Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Officers & Staff

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1 Recipient of the 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004 & 2007 Golden Quill Award Presented by Old Cars Weekly & 5-Time GTOAA Chapter of the Year: 1991, 1996, 1999, 2002 & 2007,

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3 Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Officers & Staff President: Jim Stern (630) st Vice President Bob Zeiger (630) nd Vice President Nick Spensieri (847) Treasurer: John Campbell (630) Secretary : Sylvia Heidlauf (847) secretary@cruisintigersgto.com Director: Rick Last (630) rickbettylast@yahoo.com Director: Doug Rudisuhle (630) gus067@aol.com Director: Jim Stern (630) Club History and Mission: The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club was founded in April 1989 by six GTO enthusiasts. Over the years the club has grown to the be the largest chapter of The GTO Association of America. The Cruisin Tigers is a not for profit club and is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Pontiac s ultimate muscle car, The GTO. The club acts as a source of information to its members through monthly meetings, a tech advisory staff and club website. The club welcomes anyone with stock, modified or an interest in The Pontiac GTO to join. Ownership of a GTO is not a membership requirement. Club meetings are held the third Saturday of every month and start at 4:00. Members are encouraged to bring their cars to monthly meetings. Club Events: In addition to monthly meetings; the club sponsors cruises, annual picnics, and the club s annual car show, The Indian Uprising. Members and their families can enjoy organized activities with other GTO enthusiasts. Membership: Membership dues are paid annually and collected April 1st. Dues are $30.00 and are subject to a prorated amount for new members. Membership in the GTOAA is not required... but strongly encouraged. Tiger News: Members in good standing receive the club s monthly newsletter Tiger News. In addition to free classified ads, members are encouraged to submit articles, tech columns and club event pictures. Deadlines for all submissions to the newsletter are the thirtieth of the month. All correspondents for the newsletter should be directed to: Director Larry Hoehler (847) lshoehler@comcast.net Director: Steve Lucas (630) sjl67gto@cs.com Director: Jim Martino (630) w314speed@att.net Director (Chairman of the BOD): Randy Ray (847) red694spd@yahoo.com Newsletter Editor & Membership Coordinator: Ken Smith (630) editor@cruisintigersgto.com membership@cruisintigersgto.com Tech Editor: Marvin Minarich (815) Club Historian/Photographer: Betty Last (630) rickbettylast@yahoo.com Social Director: Ric Murphy (847) lansystem@megsinet.net Promotion Chairman: Bob Zeiger (630) promo@cruisintigersgto.com Site Webmaster Al Gierut Tiger News Editor 2030 Audubon Drive Glendale Heights, IL The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the entire membership. Reproduction of any part of TIGER NEWS is Prohibited without express written permission of The CRUISIN TIGERS GTO CLUB INC The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Website

4 Tiger Tales By Ken Smith I m so excited I could just well, you fill in the blank! By the time you have this month s issue in your hot little hands, I ll be terrorizing the neighborhoods again! My 64 is currently getting a motor rebuild (it took up smoking about half way through last season) and well I m so excited! Now before anyone calls me up or sends an to the GTOAA about what pain in the posterior I am to this hobby, let me explain once again that I am a little more mature than most people believe. So NYAH NYAH NYAH! This is the second extended time of being away from my baby (my daughter hates me saying that cause she always thought SHE was my baby.) The first time was before I joined the Cruisin Tigers and then I had to wait until the middle of July. Getting my car back is like your first bite of Christmas fudge or... winning an office pool or... meeting someone you admire like Arnie Beswick or Jim Wangers or... GETTING MY CAR BACK! YIP- This month I decided that I need to find more room for upcoming cruise nights and car shows, so what better place than my column. So here are some events to mark on your calendars May 18 O Fallon City Park in O Fallon, IL 8 AM to 4 PM $15 ( ) May Years of General Motors Cruise Night in Downers Grove, IL June 14 Hospice of Grundy County Cruise Night at Route 47 and Washington in Morris, IL 6 PM to 9 PM June 21 Mt Prospect Cruise Night at Route 14 & Route 83 (GTO Night) We can caravan from our meeting! June 22 24th Indian Uprising Cable Road in Pataskala, OH 8 AM to 4 PM $20 ( ) June 22 Weekend In The Park in Davis Junction, IL 9 AM to 3 PM $14 (no phone or given) June 28 Gateway GTO Club Drag Racing Day in Benton, IL 9 AM to 3 PM $35 ( ) July 5 Sixth Annual George Barris Expect A Miracle Car Show at Volo Auto Museum 10 AM to 3 PM $20 ( ) July 12 We Care of Grundy County Cruise Night at Route 47 and Washington in Morris, IL 6 PM to 9 PM August 8 Pontiac GTO Cruise Night in Downers Grove, IL August 8-10 Ames Performance Tri Power Pontiac Nationals Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH ( ) August 9 MOMS Cookies (Military Support) Cruise Night at Route 47 and Washington in Morris, IL 6 PM to 9 PM August 10 Burr Ridge Arthritis Foundation Car Show at 1000 Burr Ridge Parkway 10 AM to 3 PM $15 ( ) August Great Lakes GTOAA Regional Meet & Woodward Dream Cruise ( ) Roger MacZura August 15 Mt. Prospect Cruise Night at Route 14 & Route 83 (Pontiac Night) We can caravan from our meeting! This Month s Cover By Ken Smith Surprise this month s cover was created by Paul Weinstein. However, he had the help of photos taken by Mark Grimmenga. Additional photos from that Saturday are on page 15. If you missed this year s birthday, don t do the same next year it will be our 20th birthday! Third Saturday of April 2009 mark your calendar now!

5 Presidents Page Jim Stern President s Page - Jim Stern May, 2008 S T A Y T U N E D Wow, It s May Already! Can Cruisin be far off? This year I d like to see us do much more gang cruisin. That s when 6, 8, 10 or more Cruisin Tigers gather down the street then descend on a cruise location in formation. All we need is a coordinator! YOU? BOPC Swap: Once again this year we participated in the Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac & Cadillac indoor swap meet at the DuPage County Fair Grounds in Wheaton, IL. As you can see (right), we put our new club banner to good use and, as usual, drew crowds with our continuously running burnout video s. A word of thanks to Mark Grimmenga for assembling the latest version of our video DVD and to Ken Smith for bringing, setting up and manning the video equipment all day Sunday. This event is as much social as swap meet and there are always goodies ready to suck dollars out of your wallet (example, have you ever seen so many great looking Pontiac tripower set ups in one place at one time)? Thank you Ken Smith and Jim Martino for helping Mary Jo and me with set up on Saturday evening. And Mark Grimmenga, Bob Zeiger, Paul Weinstein, Sylvia Heidlauf and Randy Ray for helping staff our table on Sunday. The contributions of Ginny s Trucking Service are also appreciated. Participation: Walter Annenberg is quoted as having said: I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer. A fancy way to say - get involved and you ll get more than you give. Your club is currently in need of: club 20th anniversary committee staff members, a Tigers for Kids administrator and a cruise coordinator. This publication is seeking reporters to cover tech subjects, upcoming events and to submit stories of roads traveled (favorite drive routes). Our only contact with approximately 80% of our members is this publication. Let s work to make it an even better read. Contact me, I m sure it s not too late! Our May Meeting Theme Is Photography: Show us your favorite auto related photo s, could be your ride or one you spotted and snapped at a cruise or show. Member and professional photographer, Dave Smolarek, can not attend but with tips from him and Tom Szymczyk, Editor of The Legend, I will hopefully be able to do an adequate job of presenting picture taking does & don ts. Also on the agenda will be Sam Mancuso of United Cerebral Palsy - Will County. Sam wants to thank us for again selecting them to be our 2008 Show charity benefactor and show us pictures of what they have been able to do with our contributions. We had great attendance last month, let s do it again! I look forward to seeing you on Saturday the 17th. Support your Club - contribute, shop with our sponsors, attend meetings & STAY TUNED! Send Comments, Criticisms & Suggestions To: president08@cruisintigersgto.com

6 April Chapter Meeting Minutes By Sylvia Heidlauf (A note from the secretary: If I have missed anything from this meeting, such as the monthly report numbers it is because in my blondeness, I accidentally erased the April meeting minutes. Ooops! I apologize for the briefness of these minutes, but sometimes stuff happens. Sorry.) The meeting started at 4:00PM at Mr. Beef and Pizza. There were 58 members in attendance. The club celebrates their 19th year. Pam Pulizze made a beautiful birthday cake. We had 7 GTO's, 1 LeMans and 1 Solstice at the meeting. New members in attendance I forgot. Randy Ray gave some information regarding different swap meets and car shows in the area. Our first candidate for What's My Line was Steve Lucas. He explained how he came to be at General Motors and showed us the different size welding rods that they use for welding. Next up was Sylvia Heidlauf. She told about finishing up 10 years of being a school bus driver, and her experiences with the many children throughout the years. Lastly was Randy Ray. He gave us his story with slide visuals on what he does at International. He was working in the school bus division, but has recently transferred to the engine building division. We then had the original remaining club members get desk top calcualors as a thank you for starting this wonderful club. The original members were and are, Dennis Parus, Larry Wyzukovicz, Ric Murphy, Davis Wyzukovicz, Jim Zeivel, Terry Weiner and Jeff Hill. Unfortunately, two have since passed. A few members remembered some old times and the fun they had. We then had pizza thanks to the club treasury. The 50/50 was pulled the winner was Mike Hill with $ The "You Gotta Be Here" was won by Bob & Sharon Bruzek for $ Unfortunately they were not here. The meeting ended approximately 5:30PM Rich Heidlauf' s Tech Tip for a Big Ooops!!! While getting Sylvia's 70 together for the High School Class Racing, a certain family member, who shall remain nameless (Hint: He's 16 with blonde hair and looks like Sylvia and is a sophomore at Warren H.S.), dropped the car off the jack onto the oil pan. With the car still incomplete and the fun of installing headers already done, we weren't looking forward to pulling the engine out again. The pan was flat against the oil pump pickup tube and had a small split where the oil pump went through. After some thought, (wrench still stuck in the overhead door), I had the idea of pulling the dent in the pan. I welded a 3/8 nut to a washer (for more surface area), and threaded an 8" piece of 3/8 threaded rod with a small weight from a barber set, with some fender washers and a nut on the bottom which equals a make shift slide hammer. After 3 easy blows down, the dent popped out. While the pan isn't straight as new, we didn't have to pull the engine to take off the pan to hammer Have you wondered about the kind of brain trust that goes into establishing an organization of the magnitude of the Cruisin Tigers? Well, stop thinking about it and look at five of the original seven people that started the ball rolling (from left to right) Jeff Hill(CT#7), Terry Weiner (CT#6), Dennis Parus (CT#1), Ric Murphy (CT#3) and Larry Wyzukovicz (CT#2). The camera shy founding fathers are Jim Zeivel (CT#5) and David Wyzukovicz (CT#4). This photo was sent in by Terry Weiner. He said this is dated circa You guys make us all proud. This is a great organization.

7 Rally Insurance Cruise Schedule By Ric Murphy Lockport Tentative Schedule 2008 (Mondays): Jun 2 Street Rod Jun 9 Pontiac Jun 16 Buick/Olds Jun 23 Mopar Jun 30 Pro-Street & Custom Bike Jul 7 Corvette Jul 14 Cadillac/LaSalle Jul 21 F body Jul 28 Import Aug 4 Kit Car Aug 11 Chevy Aug 18 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Aug 25 Sportscar/Muscle Car Lemont Legends Cruise Schedule 2008 (Wednesdays): Jun 4 Ford Jun 11 Chevy Jun 18 Street Rod Jun 25 Pontiac Jul 2 Import Jul 9 Mopar Jul 16 Antiques Truck/Motorcycle Jul 23 Pro Street/Kit Car Jul 30 Buick/Olds Aug 6 GTO Aug 13 Corvette Aug 20 Vintage Emergency/Dare Aug 27 Sportsman/Muscle Frankfort Cruise Night 2008 (Thursdays): May 22 All Cars Cruisin dust off - Open May 29 Chrysler, Dodge Jun 5 Mustangs Jun 12 Street Rods, Customs, Lead Sleds Jun 19 Buick, Cadillac, Pontiac Jun 26 Corvettes Jul 3 Trucks, Car based Pickups Frankfort Cruise (cont.) Jul 10 Race Cars Jul 17 Ford (incl. T-Birds, Lincoln, Mercury) Jul 24 Orphan Cars incl. Olds, Plymouth Jul 31 Chevrolet Aug 7 Vipers & stock Cars Aug 14 Rear & Mid Engine and Import Cars Aug 21 Rat Rods Aug 28 No Cruise (Frankfort Fall Fest) Sep 4 Vintage Scooters Sep 11 Rain Makeup Wheaton Cruise Night 2008 (Fridays): Jun 6 Chevy Jun 13 Vintage Emergency Vehicles Jun 20 Street Rod Jun 27 Corvette Jul 4 No Cruise Happy 4 th Jul 11 Pontiac Jul 18 Antique Jul 25 Buick/Olds Aug 1 Mopar Aug 8 Kit Car Aug 15 GTO Aug 22 Sports car/ Muscle car Aug 29 Fifties Richmond Final Schedule 2008 (Fridays): Jun 6 Street Rod Jun 13 Buick/Olds Jun 20 GTO Jun 27 Chevy Jul 4 NO Cruise Happy 4 th of July Jul 11 Fifties Jul 25 Pro-Street Aug 1 Antique Aug 8 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Aug 15 Corvette Aug 22 Kit Cars Aug 29 Pontiac Visit St. Charles By Toni Baratono For our members who live outside of Illinois and have not had the opportunity to make one of our Indian Uprising car shows, this two day show is a great opportunity. St. Charles is located in the great Fox Valley with the scenic Fox River running through it. It is about one hour due west of Chicago and there is a Metra train station in the area if you desire to go downtown Chicago. Along with our host hotel, there are a number of hotel/motels within a couple of miles of the show field. There are many restaurants to accommodate every taste and plenty of shopping in both indoor and outdoor malls. The adjoining city of Geneva, is famous throughout the Chicagoland area for its antique shops. There are plenty of activities for both children and adults, and are too numerous to mention in this article. The best way to see what's available is to go to the St.Charles Visitor's Bureau web site and you will be able to click your way through all the activities and events in the area, along with any other information you may want. Why not come in on a Friday and make it a weekend? If you want any recommendations, you can me at baratono2004@aol.com. Hope to see you here.

8 Tips For Tigers (Taking Your Car Out Of Storage) By Jim Martino Many knowledgeable car people may not even be familiar with the term NOS, which stands for New Old Stock. This term is given to parts that are auto parts from the original (automobile/ motorcycle/tractor/ etc) manufacturer for repair or reconditioning on their originally sold product. Sounds confusing, but really is not. You see AC/Delco, AC, Rochester, Delco-moraine, and several other manufacturers were all part of the original GM network (owned by GM), and all of these companies supplied back to the parent company(s) (Chevrolet, Olds, Pontiac, Olds, GMC) for parts required to make the new cars being delivered to dealers. These companies also were responsible for supplying parts (at a profit) to the companies dealerships to repair the new cars, should they be involved in an accident, warranty, or in need of a repair by aftermarket shops. The old rule of thumb for manufacturers were to be able to stock parts for vehicles for between years past their initial production (purists might say it was more, but work with me in this case), so AC/Delco needed to be able to supply a 1970 GTO ignition switch to a dealership that required one as recently as If the dealer bought one of these ignition switches (in 1970), but never used it, and then tried to return the part to GM in 1986, GM was under no obligation to take the return from the dealer, as the time had elapsed for GM's "responsibility" to produce parts for the continued operation of the new 1970 GTO.. Thus a "new old stock" part is at a dealer with no use for it. These parts were sold by the dealer to private citizens to help lower their inventory costs, and they would rather get something from the part rather than throwing the obsolete product out. (A new industry is born with the "reseller" of NOS parts; see e- Bay motors for listings from people who buy out entire dealerships) Nothing fits like an original part, and although more expensive, NOS parts are superior to reproduction parts in many cases. If buying an NOS part, you need to see if it is in the original wrapper, as many of these parts are now reproduced, and sold as NOS on e-bay with the disclaimer NOS-NEW, this means that somebody has duplicated the old part, sometimes with inferior methods or materials, and are claiming the part to be NOS. Many of these parts are of decent quality, but if they are reproduced by 40 year old dies or molds, the molds may not be as "crisp" as they were when manufactured new, as these dies or molds age with use, like everything else, and you may wind up with a body panel that does not have a crisp line to it, or an emblem that does not have well-defined edges. Another example would be an emblem that is now applied to a car with an adhesive backing vs. the original pin type of attachment. If a person is doing a nice cruiser for their own personal enjoyment, it might be an intelligent decision to buy some reproduction pieces to keep the cost low, but if you are truly trying to return your car to it's as delivered state, and/ or have a rare car, it is prudent to depend on the NOS parts to restore these cars. The low cost (reproduction) emblem might be the first thing to fail on that gorgeous frame off restoration, and it can be very frustrating chasing these little details on a car you just paid an enormous amount of money to restore. - OEM Manufacturer (FORD, GM, CHRYSLER etc) - Original car/part manufacturer - NOS - New Old Stock. Part made by OEM manufacturer, licensee, or subsidiary. - NOS-NEW- A new part made to replace discontinued parts, in many cases under license from the original manufacturer. Many times these are of higher quality than the "repopped" parts. They can be exceptional (See Goodmark body panels, Gardner Exhaust etc), but many false starts from early imported products have tainted the reputation of many products. - Reproduction (Repop) - Any part not made by or licensed by the original manufacturer. There are various manufacturers of widely varying degrees of skill and quality. These can be accurate (good with no problems) to (junk) ill fitting inferior panels that take longer to correct, than trying to find an NOS panel. You may be buying a fender for your Mustang from a manufacturer that is paid by the piece to produce product. (No quality assurance). Keep in mind that these products in many cases are not packaged correctly to assure a damage free ride as well. I do not pretend to know all the answers, but hopefully I have waded through some questions, as I get this question regularly when I list parts for sale. I am not necessarily against reproduction products, but I want people to realize that sometimes you may have "unfulfilled" expectations, on those products, as compared to the original NOS product. Hope this helps...

9 400 PONTIACS EXPECTED ON OVER 12 ACRES H O S T E D B Y T H E C R U I S I N T I G E R S G TO C L U B

10 PLEASE NOTE OUR SHOW S NEW HOME! THE DUPAGE EXPO CENTER ~ St Charles, IL This Years Special Guests include: Linda Miss Hurst Shifter Vaughn Arnie The Farmer Beswick Jim Wangers The Godfather of The GTO Dave Anderson & The GeeTO Tiger Ken Crocie of H-O Racing Register both days!! Saturday : 9:00AM - 3:00 PM Sunday : 8:00AM - 11:00AM / Awards: 3:00PM PARTICIPANT VOTING: NO CLASSES OVER 130 AWARDS INCLUDING: 5 JUDGED BEST OF SHOW AWARDS ~ 6 CELEBRITY FAVORITE AWARDS ~ PONTIAC DEALERS PICK OF THE SHOW Top 90 Vote Getters Receive 1st Place Style Awards Next 30 Vote Getters Receive Special Recognition Awards Huge Swap Meet (Free space to swap vendors) Dash Plaques To The First 300 Participants, Huge 50/50 Cash Drawing, Event T-Shirts, Giveaways, Live DJ - Carousel Sound, Clown from 11:00-2:00 (Sunday) & More!! Sunday Morning Religious Services Free Parking Lot Party Saturday Night Featuring Ronnie Rice Free car wash area both days TWO FULL DAYS - LOTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Drag Racing/Burnout Contest Saturday - Beat The Tiger - Dave Anderson and The GeeTO Tiger Racing Legend Arnie The Farmer Beswick Drives The Tameless Tiger II Huge All Pontiac Car Show On Sunday - Over 400 Pontiacs expected on over 12 acres Lots of attractions Do you have questions?? Please use the contact information below Show Chairman Drag Racing at Bryon Raceway Lodging / Site Seeing Saturday Activities Vendor Space Charity Information Rick Last (630) showchairman@cruisintigersgto.com Rick Bogoff (847) dragracing@cruisintigersgto.com ToniAnn Baratono (630) lodging@cruisintigersgto.com Betty Last (630) activities@cruisintigersgto.com Jim Martino (630) uprisingvendors@cruisintigersgto.com Paul Weinstein (847) charities@cruisintigersgto.com

11 A charitable contribution from the proceeds of our show will go to.. United Cerebral Palsy s Reedswood Day School program of Joliet will receive a charitable contribution from The Indian Uprising. The donation will go towards certain items that they badly need. The Reedswood School provides a comprehensive day school program with an entire range of therapies and an intensive medical support component. Currently, there are 58 children enrolled in the school with a maximum capacity of 60. Children ages 3 to 21 attend this program. In addition to their primary diagnosis of profound developmental disability (cerebral palsy, as well as the entire spectrum of neurological diagnosis) a significant number of the children have additional serious medical problems which results in their nurturing and education being much more involved (as well as often more costly). The club has allocated a large sum of money towards The UCP. In addition, The Cruisin Tigers will continue a tradition of adopting several needy families at Christmas time with funds raised by our show. Please help with a donation. When registering for the show, feel free to add an additional amount to the registration fee. It doesn't go unnoticed. Thank you for your support!!! Tigers for Kids is a division of The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club. This group was created to manage the charity and collection efforts of our club. For Event Updates, Online Registration and Lodging Information Visit: Show Vehicle Registration Form Make your check payable to: The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Mail this form & your check to: Ken Smith / 2030 Audubon Drive / Glendale Heights, IL Fill Out this form or register online Name: Phone: ( ) Address: City: State: Zip: Car Year: Model: Color: Car Club Affiliation (if any) Body Style ( ) Hard Top - Convertible - Post - 4 Door - Station Wagon - Other Sunday Car Show Registration- Pre-Registration closes July 15th Covers show field parking for two days $18.00 $ Day of show registration $20.00 Additional Charitable Donation (not required but appreciated) $ Donations are tax deductible Total $ CLUB USE Registration Number: Date: / / Check Number: Amount: $

12 Show Vendor Registration Form Make your check payable to: The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Mail this form & your check (if necessary) to: Rick Bogoff / th Street Wheeling, IL (Pre Registration is strongly recommended!!!) Name: Phone: ( ) Address: City: State: Zip: Description Of Items To Be Sold: Please reserve Spaces for me Vendor Space Is Measured In 20X20 Lots (Parking Spaces) Swap Vendors - FREE!!!! Swap Vendor is defined as a vendor selling only used items. Retail Vendors - $50.00 Per 20X20 Space Swap or Retail Vendor Information-Call Jim Martino (630) Indian Uprising Host Hotel Our host hotel is The Hilton Garden Inn which is located right on the show grounds. The hotel is new and very clean. Room rates are $ Please use code Indian Uprising when making your reservation. Plenty of trailer parking is located to the south of the hotel. The Hilton Garden Inn 4070 East Main Street St Charles, IL Make your reservations early. Please visit for alternative hotels when the host hotel is filled. The Indian Uprising All Pontiac Weekend is Sponsored By:

13 Board of Directors Minutes Limited Supply! The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club, Inc. is proud to offer a 2008 Illinois Special event automobile license plate commemorating our 18th Annual Indian Uprising All Pontiac Weekend. This great looking 3-color (red logo, blue & red Pontiacs & black text) plate design was produced for us by Eric White of White House Graphics. Funds generated by the sale of these plates, along with other fund raising activities, will benefit our selected show charity. We are requesting a minimum donation of $40.00 for a pair of these very special plates - a larger donation would be greatly appreciated. Special Event plates may be displayed on passenger vehicles, b-trucks, motorcycles, and antique automobiles. Vehicles displaying these plates must be registered in the State of Illinois and the owner MUST keep the regular vehicle license plates and registration ID card in the vehicle at all times. The plates will be sent out directly to you from the state as early as 90 days prior to our show. They will expire the day of our show, July 26th, 2008 unless you have antique plates for your vehicle in which case you can use them the entire year (antique plates must be in the vehicle at all times). Only 100 pairs are being made available don t miss out on getting a set. They will surely sell out fast! To place your order you must provide all that is requested below. (1.) Write a check payable to The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club for a minimum of $40.00 (something extra would be very much appreciated). (2.) Supply a copy of your current Illinois vehicle registration ID card which must include the current Illinois license plate number of the vehicle you intend to mount the plate on. Also included must be your full legal name, current mailing address (street, city and zip code) plus make, model and vehicle year. (3.) Please fill out all the info below with your current valid Illinois driver s license number (which must match the information on your registration ID card), and a phone number so you can be reached if questions come up. Please note: Orders can not be placed with without ALL of the requested information above. Name Phone Number Home Address IL Drivers License Number City, State, Zip Make, Model & Year of Car Address Tigers For Kids is a division of The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club. This group was created for the sole purpose of managing and the disbursement of all charity and collection efforts of our club. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this special license plate go to our selected charities. For more info on these charities visit

14 New Cruisin Members By Ken Smith CTGTO# 775 Jerry & Laurie Coglianese 14 East Camp McDonald Road Prospect Heights, IL Burgundy GTO Coupe 389-TriPower/4-Speed RETURNING MEMBERS: CTGTO# 189 Robert & Diane McCraken 3N832 Baert Lane St. Charles, IL Black GTO Convertible 400-4BBL/TH-400 WELCOME! CTGTO# 776 Robert & Gloria Kaese 513 South Philips Avenue Arlington Heights, IL Green GTO Post 400-4BBL/Auto Active Membership Count = 247 WELCOME!

15 Cruisin Tigers Membership Renewal Name: Spouse: Address: City: State: Zip: Home: ( ) Work: ( ) Membership #: Membership Dues are: $30.00/year due April 1 st Make Check Payable to: The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Mail to: Ken Smith Membership Chairman 2030 Audubon Drive / Glendale Heights, IL Don t let your membership expire or you ll miss out on the upcoming season of Pontiac GTO-related information. April Meeting Photos By Mark Grimmenga (Verbage By Ken Smith) The Indian Uprising Committee met two hours before the monthly club meeting and there were a lot of details to work out to make this year s event even better. Even though it was a brisk April day we had classic and new-gen GTOs (and other Pontiacs) in the parking lot. And our President Jim Stern apparently felt the spring chill as Jane Lucas had to find him a blanket. Not really, she was explaining the history of this club quilt. If you haven t attended a club meeting lately, do so. It a great way to meet fellow Pontiac enthusiasts and exchange ideas. See you soon.

16 SERVICE LIKE NO OTHER, QUALITY BEYOND BELIEF! About The GTOAA The Cruisin Tigers is an affiliated chapter of The GTO Association of America, the premier national organization for GTO enthusiasts. Each month GTOAA members receive The Legend magazine (a Golden Quill Award winning publication). Members can read the technical articles and have access to the GTOAA Technical Advisors Staff, use 50 words of free classified advertising monthly, view the feature articles on some of the most interesting GTOs you ll come across, and have access to the GTOAA Club Store merchandise. For an on-line preview of The Legend, go to For local chapter information, send an to John Johnson at or call (573) To receive a membership application by mail, write to: GTOAA, PO Box 455, Timnath, CO 80547, or send an to membership@gtoaa.org for more information. The GTOAA National Meet is hosted by various local chapters, and is held annually in various cities across the United States. The acclaimed Concours and Popular Vote Car Shows bring some of the finest GTOs together for superb viewing. Other highlights include many renowned Technical and Special-interest speakers, the multi-day swap meet, drag racing, cruises, and other great events. Membership with The GTOAA is not a requirement for membership within The Cruisin Tigers. However, the club does need to maintain a percentage of its membership as GTOAA members to remain a GTOAA Chapter. Benefits to The Cruisin Tigers include insurance for The Indian Uprising. Please

17 Cruisin Advertisers 720 N 17th Street #4 St. Charles, IL The new owners of this Pontiac dealership are refurbishing their entire site. When renovation is complete at this facility, let s stage a cruise in of our classic & new-gen cars to show our support. (CT Editor) The Cruisin Tigers wish to thank all of our sponsors!

18 Cruisin Classifieds For Sale: 1968 GTO Hardtop Poly Blue with white interior speed Asking $ Call for info. Pat O'Connor CTGTOC #512. Home phone Cell phone Grand Prix 2 door Tops miles, V6 runs great. interior is in great shape Goodyear steel radial r14 [ G70's] 3315 miles on 4, spare has zero mileage $ Contact: Ric Murphy - Cruisin Tiger #3, GTOAA #2645, POCI # Call: Pontiac 389 WT engine, complete from Carb to Pan. REBUILT with 30 minute beak-in run. $5,500 call for details Pontiac 389 YR Tri-Power engine, complete from Carbs to Pan. REBUILT with 30 minute beak-in run. $6,500 Call for details. Roger MacZura at gto_rog@hotmail.com or (Home) & (Cell) 1974 Pontiac GTO Ventura Custom Coupe 350 ci 200 HP original rebuilt engine w/1000 miles 3-speed auto on floor console, gauges white w/red interior (originally Buccaneer Red) car needs restoration $4,500 Call: Bob Bruzek CTGTO# (2) 255/50ZR17 G-Force TA KDWS, (2) 235/45ZR17 G-Force TA KDWS & (4)17x8 5_ Boyd Coddington Smoothie Wheels $1, or best offer Tom Glass cell (630) M/T slicks 29.5 x10.5 x 15w with tubes... great condition $ 200 Fred Mazzoni - CTGTO# 604 Call: or plumgto@hotmail.com Wanted: Center Link for 67 GTO hardtop, also a 2 speed wiper switch. Bob North Technical Advisory Staff Chief Tech Advisor: Steve Lucas Mechanical: (open call Chief Tech Advisor) Transmissions: (open call Chief Tech Advisor) Engines: Ron Rocchi Electrical: (open call Chief Tech Advisor) Paint & Body: Jim Martino : Rich Edwards : Rich Edwards : 1967: Marvin Minarich : Ed Dreksler : Doug Mecklenburg : John Campbell & 1972: John Skwirblies & 1974: John Skwirblies All Years of Judges: Mike Lannom Parts Interchange: Steve Lucas '70 1/2 -'71 GT-37: John Sawruk

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20 RETURN ADDRESS: The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club 2030 Audubon Drive Glendale Heights, IL 60139