Founded in 1979, The Southern Ontario Thunderbird Club was born out of a group of Ford Thunderbird enthusiasts who felt a need for a social aspect to their car hobby passion and so the SOTC was born. For years the various Thunderbird clubs in the United States and Canada only supported and recognized the 1955 to 1957 Thunderbirds to the exclusion of the later models, a move that some felt was discriminatory or elitist.

The SOTC was formed initially as a club for Thunderbird owners that were built between 1958 and 1966 which had become 4 seat Thunderbirds a substantially larger version than their 2 seat cousins the "Baby Birds" or "Little Birds".  As time moved forward the SOTC, through some forward thinking members, decided not to fall into the exclusive club that the Classic Thunderbird Club of Ontario had become. The club executive, in their wisdom, decided to open our doors to Thunderbirds 20 years and older. In time and with the realization that you could not exclude the newer cars, because eventually a car club like the Classic Thunderbird Club would wither and die. As the Baby Bird owner's club members aged and sold their Baby Birds or passed them on to their heirs, who had no interest in them they likewise sold them off to the highest bidders with many of the cars going to the United States.

With all years of Thunderbirds being cherished, restored and collected, it was felt that the club needed to be flexible and include "ALL THUNDERBIRD" models as both an inclusive and preservation move to ensure that a Thunderbird Club would be there for the future owners of these magnificent automobiles.

"We are just the caretakers for future generations of Thunderbird owners."

Today the Southern Ontario Thunderbird Club is the largest single group of Thunderbird owners in any region (Ontario) in the world with  250 plus paid members and approximately 600 cars registered.

Join the SOTC today!

Right Click on Application Form

and select

"Print Picture"

from your drop down menu and forward to along with your cheque to

Bob Ranick

296 Village Green Ave.

London, Ontario

N6J 3Z6

Our Mission:

We at the SOTC are dedicated to the "Enjoyment and Preservation of the Ford Thunderbird 1955 thru 2005"

(and beyond!)

Past President Dan Johnston's beautiful 1966 Ford Thunderbird Landau in Ember Glow and tan at the Fleetwood Auto Show, in 2009

Pictured above is an example of Technical Advisor Martin Brugmans' 2003 "James Bond"  007 Special Edition   

The 1957 Thunderbird above is another fine example of Ford's better idea of a personal luxury car.

Other Fine Examples below: