Like the man without a country, Fabulous Fords Forever has been searching for a new home since 2024. The Ford Car Club Council, event organizer, is pleased to announce the popular show will return this year on Saturday June 6 at a new venue, the Huntington Beach Central Park. Concurrent with FFF will be the June 6, 2026 Pageant of the Thunderbird also at the Huntington Beach site, but with entrants using a different driveway to access the property.
The FFF Location: 7235 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
The Pageant of the Thunderbird Location: 1711 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Fabulous Fords Forever on the Grass, hosted by the Ford Car Club Council and HB Central Park Car Shows at Huntington Beach Central Park East, a lush park with hills and trees. Co-sponsored by Ford Motor Company and celebrating Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Edsel vehicles from 1903-1978, but all years are welcome.
Spectator hours: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, spectator admission is $15 at the entrance; parking at the Sports complex is $10 and payable at the kiosk or via the Passport Parking app ($20 for oversized vehicles). Registration is limited to the first 150 vehicles and ends on May 26 at midnight. See link below for fees and online registration, with special pricing for vehicles built from 1903-1948.
Click here to register your Lincoln or other non-Thunderbird, Ford-made vehicle.
Show car entry is from 7:00 am – 8:30 am, and is just west of Talbert Avenue/Gothard Street as it dead-ends into the library and Sports Complex entrance — take the middle driveway for the FFF-only entrance.
Thunderbirds: See the Pageant of the Thunderbirds event below.
Pageant of the Thunderbird is hosted by the Earlybirds of Southern California and HB Central Park Car Shows at Huntington Beach Central Park East. Co-sponsored by Ford Motor Company, this is a judged show, with a “display only” option, held on the same show grounds as the FFF event, but instead you will enter the main driveway for the HB Central Park Car Shows.
Use the following classes for your Thunderbird:
18A – Thunderbird 1955-1957
18B – Thunderbird 1958-1966
18C – Thunderbird 1967-1997
18D – Thunderbird 2002-2005
Click here to register your Thunderbird for the Pageant.
The Ford Car Club Council is seeking volunteers to help Saturday morning from 6:30 am – 9:30 am, and the volunteers receive a free ticket to the $35 luncheon. Those who can volunteer for at least 2 hours any other time, also please let us know, as we could use help throughout the day. If you would like to volunteer, contact JIm Ayres at jayres01@ca.rr.com.
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