IF YOU GO * What: Falcon Club of America Choo-Choo Regional and Old Ford Show.* When: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5.* Where: Chattanooga Choo Choo, 1400 Market St.* Admission: $25 to enter, free to view cars.* Website: www.tnfalcons.com/2013TVFCRegional.htm.CAMARO CLUB SHOWScenic City Camaro Club will present Showdown in the Scenic City, an open car show and fall festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Mountain View Chevrolet, 310 E. 20th St. The event includes arts and crafts, food, children’s activities, raffles, live music, trophies in all classes and a grand trophy showdown between Chevrolet and Ford. Car entry fee is $15. Spectators get in free. Proceeds benefit T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. Find out more at www.scccevents.com.
Mary Wagner says the first car she and her husband, Dave, had after their marriage was a 1965 Ford Falcon convertible, so she’s always been a little partial to the model.
Their Falcon was totaled when it was hit by a pickup truck in 1971, and it took them almost 25 years to get another one.
Once the Wagners bought another Falcon, they didn’t stop there. Today, they have four: a 1965 Futura convertible the same color as the one that was totaled and one they plan to restore, a 1964 hardtop, a 1965 Sprint convertible and a 1967 sports coupe.
When the couple retired and moved back to the Chattanooga area, they started the Tennessee Valley Falcon Chapter of the Falcon Club of America.