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Hello friends.
My name is Jake Thomas. I turned 42 yesterday. I live in upstate SC, and although I've drove a Festi for a long time (off and on), I've just inherited a treasure trove of Festiva .
My father died of a motorcycle accident Oct 7. Mitchell Thomas was a great dad, father , pastor who enjoyed a lifelong love of car restoration. Although surrendering to the ministry in the ear80's to pastor a small rural church, mechanic was his vocation. He ran "Mickey's Garage" paint & body shop for 30 years putting me and my late Brother Mitch through school. He had over 100 festis in his junkyard in the late 90's, developed a love for the little car (always keeping me & my bro in wheels), but upon retiring sold or crushed them all @2002..............but he was hooked. it wasn't long he traded for a running festiva, and keeping with his collector nature, soon had built a few festis to sell (or give to needy family & others) and the junk yard field soon had another festiva section!
FESTIVA MADNESS attendees may remember my dad. He had the "Festero" truck conversion painted fire engine red with 2 white stripes the length of the car.
Anyway...this is what he left me:
- 14 junk festivas
- 2 running gl's
- 2 "festero" truck conversions (one is best of show FMadness circa 2010)
- 4 Mercury Capri turbo donor cars. ( all complete, 2 or more will run im pretty sure)
With y'alls help, I look forward to sharing my journey in making one of the worlds Baddest Festivas!
My name is Jake Thomas. I turned 42 yesterday. I live in upstate SC, and although I've drove a Festi for a long time (off and on), I've just inherited a treasure trove of Festiva .
My father died of a motorcycle accident Oct 7. Mitchell Thomas was a great dad, father , pastor who enjoyed a lifelong love of car restoration. Although surrendering to the ministry in the ear80's to pastor a small rural church, mechanic was his vocation. He ran "Mickey's Garage" paint & body shop for 30 years putting me and my late Brother Mitch through school. He had over 100 festis in his junkyard in the late 90's, developed a love for the little car (always keeping me & my bro in wheels), but upon retiring sold or crushed them all @2002..............but he was hooked. it wasn't long he traded for a running festiva, and keeping with his collector nature, soon had built a few festis to sell (or give to needy family & others) and the junk yard field soon had another festiva section!
FESTIVA MADNESS attendees may remember my dad. He had the "Festero" truck conversion painted fire engine red with 2 white stripes the length of the car.
Anyway...this is what he left me:
- 14 junk festivas
- 2 running gl's
- 2 "festero" truck conversions (one is best of show FMadness circa 2010)
- 4 Mercury Capri turbo donor cars. ( all complete, 2 or more will run im pretty sure)
With y'alls help, I look forward to sharing my journey in making one of the worlds Baddest Festivas!
My buddy jack built a blue festiva pickup. The two trucks were side by side at madness one year. Your dad was nice. I'm sorry. I know.
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