Tiger News! March Published Monthly By The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club, Inc. GTO Specialty Chapter / Pontiac Oakland Club, International

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1 Tiger News! Published Monthly By The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club, Inc. GTO Specialty Chapter / Pontiac Oakland Club, International March 2014 Don t forget to register with Betty Last at (630) to attend the club s 25th Anniversary Party at Magianno s in Schaumburg at noon on April 13th. Tiger News: Recipient of The Old Cars Weekly Golden Quill Award 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 & 2012 Club: Co-Host POCI 40th Annual International Convention / July, 2012

2 About P.O.C.I. The Cruisin' Tigers GTO Club is the GTO non-regional specialty chapter of Pontiac-Oakland Club International (POCI), the premier national organization for Pontiac, Oakland & GMC enthusiasts. Why Join POCI? The Pontiac-Oakland Club International, the world s oldest and largest organization (over 8,800 strong) of Pontiac enthusiasts, is devoted to the restoration and preservation of Pontiac, Oakland and GMC vehicles. The POCI promotes the preservation and accurate restoration of these vehicles through its various services, publications and events. Membership in POCI allows access to a vast pool of information, experience and parts resources. Local and specialty chapters are also available to further the POCI membership experience. $35 annually for U.S. membership.. Smoke Signals POCI s full-color, monthly magazine, Smoke Signals, is devoted to Pontiac, Oakland and GMC vehicles and their owners. It contains owner profiles, event coverage, technical data and restoration tips. You will find stories about our members and their vehicles, along with performance articles and news of chapter activities across the USA, Canada and around the world. The Classified section provides the membership with a forum for the exchange of parts, information and vehicle-related items. Ads from members, whether for sale or wanted, include parts, sales and service literature, and promotional items as well as complete cars. Classified advertising privileges are extended to members only - FREE of charge. Only Pontiac, Oakland and GMC related, non-commercial items are permitted. Web Site: The newly updated web site is a wealth of information for members: registration forms, tech forums, chapter news, event listings, convention information, online classifieds, ID codes, links to an on-line member forum, many vendors and sponsors- the list goes on and on. Members can also access on-line POCI member information including name, phone number and vehicles owned. The website is constantly adding new and useful information. Credit cards accepted include: VISA, Master Card & Discover. Technical Advisors The POCI Technical Advisor program has been a great success and continues to grow as membership expands and new needs arise. These advisors are board-appointed members possessing expertise in a particular area. Questions from correct paint and upholstery, to mechanical rebuilds, to performance issues, can be addressed by PO- CI technical advisors. Library The POCI library is a massive collection of Pontiac, Oakland and GMC literature, unlike any other, anywhere else. It contains valuable technical data (manuals, engineering reports, etc.) as well as marketing and sales information (brochures, posters, photos, material samples, etc.) All this is available to our members. Materials cannot be sent out, so photocopies are available at a modest cost. POCI Convention This is the gala event of the year for POCI, attracting hundreds of members and their cars from all over the world. The convention rotates annually to various locations throughout the US and is jointly sponsored by the POCI and the POCI chapter servicing the area or a POCI Specialty Chapter. Cruisin Tigers Technical Advisory Staff Chief Tech Advisor: Steve Lucas Mechanical: Marvin Minarich Jr Transmissions: Steve Lucas Engines: Ron Rocchi Electrical: Marvin Minarich Jr Paint & Body: Marvin Minarich Jr : Rich Edwards : Rich Edwards : Clay Novak : Marvin Minarich Sr : Tim Ray : Doug Mecklenburg : John Campbell & 1972: Bill Nawrot : Tim Smith : (open: call Chief Tech Advisor) 2004: (open: call Chief Tech Advisor) 2005: (open: call Chief Tech Advisor) 2006: Clay Novak All Years of Judges: Mike Lannom Parts Interchange: Steve Lucas '70 1/2 -'71 GT-37: Norm Johnson

3 Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Officers & Staff President: Randy Ray (847) st Vice President Ken Arendt (773) nd Vice President Rich Kroon (312) Treasurer: Nick Spensieri (847) Secretary : Mike Brandt (630) mb67gto@att.net Director (Chairman of the BOD): Mark Grimmenga (847) mark@beaconfunding.com Director Bob Bruzek (847) gtobob68@gmail.com Director: Rick Last (630) rickbettylast@yahoo.com Director: Doug Rudisuhle (630) gus067@aol.com Director: Nick Spensieri (847) spensieri@aol.com Director: Jim Stern (630) Jim-stern@att.net Director: Bob Zeiger (630) rwzeiger@gmail.com Club History and Mission: The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club was founded in April 1989 by six GTO enthusiasts. This club has grown into the GTO non-regional specialty chapter for Pontiac Oakland Club International (POCI). 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. 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 first of the month. All correspondence for the newsletter should be directed to: Tiger News Editor 2030 Audubon Drive Glendale Heights, IL or - Kenz64GTO@aol.com Newsletter Editor & Membership Coordinator: Ken Smith (630) Kenz64GTO@aol.com Tech Editor: Marvin Minarich (815) Club Historian/Photographer: Betty Last (630) rickbettylast@yahoo.com Social Director: Ric Murphy (847) lansystem@megsinet.net Multi-Media Director: Charles Singer (847) kcmsinger@sbcglobal.net Club Store: Mark Grimmenga (847) mark@beaconfunding.com The monthly club meeting is at: Mr. Beef & Pizza 1796 Elmhurst Road Mt. Prospect, IL Beginning at 4:00 PM 3rd Saturday of each month (except January & December) 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 The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Website

4 Tail-Less Tiger By Ken Smith So what did I forget to mention in last month s issue of Tiger News? Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but my dear, it s so delightful And since we ve no place to go let it snow let it snow let it snow! My personal opinion is I DO have someplace to go, so knock off the continual depositing of the white stuff. Let it rain a couple of times to get the salt off the streets. And it will be time to fire up my 50 year old baby. Every year as Spring approaches, I anticipate the first time I get to fill my garage with the pungent smell of burning fossil fuels. My mind keeps trying to remember what sound comes out of the exhaust pipes when at idle. Also how much fun it is to light em up. So let s get on with the rain and clear the streets of the de-icing agents. First, there have been a couple of deaths within the Cruisin Tiger family that need to be addressed. Former club president Ed Dreksler (CT #84) lost his wife Roberta last December. Also, Bernice Caniglia (mother of Torry Caniglia) passed away in December. I wish to express my sympathy to our club members and their friends and families at these losses. Second, the photographs on the Tiger News cover of the February 2014 issue from the club Christmas party were taken by Mark Grimmenga. Credit where credit is due. Third, our connection to being an international car club is Jan Ekman (CT# 910) of Helsingborg, Sweden. Denny Vodvarka (CT# 325) sent me an about a car show in Sweden ( that has over 20,000 U.S. cars covering a three square mile area. I bet if we look real hard we may see Jan and his 68 Solar Red with black vinyl top GTO on the field. Fourth, I have been promising many club members to do a public service announcement, so here goes. Never have your cruise control active during rain. Hydroplaning could be the consequences, which will cause the car to accelerate once the tires have poor or no contact with the highway surface. Snow, ice, slush, or even rain can cause wheel-spin and loss of control, situations to which drivers must react quickly. Although cruise control can generally be cut off by the driver's simply tapping the brake pedal, the extra reaction time required for a motorist relying upon cruise control to recognize the danger of the situation when his wheels begins to spin or slide on a slippery surface, bring his foot up off the floor to the brake pedal, and disengage the cruise control can be crucial (especially for drivers lured into a hazardous level of inattentiveness on long, flat stretches of road). So be careful and we ll see you down the road.

5 Notes From The Pres. By Randy Ray Hi, and thanks for taking the time to take a look. I want to thank everyone for coming out to the first meeting of It s nice to have the first one behind me. For those of you that were not there we announced a lot of fun items are on the docket for Monthly meetings will have some sort of presentation from a sponsor and key industry/hobby participant, or we ll have a demonstration or discussion on an aspect of repair or restoration. The schedule as of now is: March Joe from the Parts Place will be speaking on the reproduction parts industry. April the Howard Baker Insurance Agency on classic car insurance and Dennis from Ride On Appraisals will speaking obviously on valuations and appraisals. May will be a hands on demonstration by Ric Murphy of Meguiar s in the parking lot on proper buffing procedures and materials. He will be working on a car that needs some degree of assistance. June will be a presentation by Ron Moller of RM Restorations and myself on how to set your valve lash this is key when putting a new engine together or you want those new roller rockers from Summit. July is still to be determined but I d like to do detailing as we get close to our show. The next months are still in the planning stages, but will be fun as well. The other big item covered is we will have a Fall Color Cruise so start planning on attending that. It ll be the first Saturday of October, the 4th, and will be a one day event heading into the Northwestern part of Illinois. Details will follow as we get closer. And, it s our 25th Anniversary a club this year, this is a really big deal as most clubs do not survive, it s a testament to all the hard work done by those previous to us, and being continued by our current Staff. Accordingly, we will have a 25th Anniversary event at Maggiano s in Schaumburg, a great Italian restaurant, please contact Betty Last if you plan on attending, cost is $25 per person, non-refundable. I look forward to seeing everyone on the 15th this month, and the You Must be Here to Win pot may break a $1000at this meeting just like the lottery, you have to play to have a chance, in this case, its simple, just come to our meeting. Tip For The Day By Randy Ray It s almost Spring and some of us may be getting ready to pull cars out and start cleaning them. Before it gets hot is a great time to Clay Bar the finish. Do not use a lubricant with silicone, silicone is a polish and can make the clay bar slide right over the old wax you are want to remove. Mequiar s Final Inspection #34 is non-silicone cleaner that is a recommended product for use as a lubricant with a Clay Bar cleaning. A Clay Bar removes the grit and goo that has adhered to your car s finish, this is road grime, sap, even charcoal or fallout from your favorite burger joint. When your car has been washed just slide your fingers down the finish, if you can feel anything, or its not slick, it needs to be cleaned.

6 February Meeting Minutes By Mike Brandt New Club President Randy Ray called the meeting to order at 4 PM, and introduced himself to the 61 attending members. He said the Club has a lot of events planned for the year. One of the new things we will see at meetings is an easel at the back of the room for members to place for sale or wanted ads for their junk in the basement (extra Pontiac parts). At the end of the meeting he will collect those notes and make sure they get posted in the newsletter and our internet website to help members sell their extra parts. Some of the familiar things we will see is Betty Last and Jane Lucas going around the room selling 50/50 raffle tickets. Randy asked if there were any new members in attendance. Rich Presz of Homer Glen, IL said he has a 71 GTO convertible that he is presently working on and hopes to have the car done this summer. Welcome, Rich. Randy said he has a 73 T/A that he has owned for about six years and it is nowhere near done. Presently it has the trunk cut out of it and is at a shop near his house. Randy mentioned that Club member Jim Nieciak s 65 GTO is the subject of an article in the January 2014 issue of Lead Foot News and a copy of that magazine is being passed around for the room for all to see. Congratulations, Jim. Club member Gary Firch recently scored a 995 out 1000 points judged with his 81 Trans Am at the Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals. Interestingly, Gary does most of his own work on the car. Excellent job. Randy introduced the present Board of Directors and the present and former Club Officers. BOD members include Bob Bruzek, Mark Grimmenga (Chairman), Rick Last, Doug Rudisuhle (absent), Nick Spensieri (also Club Treasurer), Jim Stern (past President), and Bob Zeiger. Club Officers are Ken Arendt, 1 st Vice-president, Rich Kroon, 2 nd Vice-president, and Mike Brandt, Secretary. Randy also thanked Denny Vodvarka, (former 2 nd Vicepresident), and John Campbell (former Treasurer), for their dedicated service to our Club. Randy talked about some of the shows and cruises going on this summer. The third week of Sept. will be the POMARC Show in Pontiac, IL. In the past, we have organized cruises from a couple of meeting points in the Chicago area for the cruise down to Pontiac. On Oct. 4 th there will be a Fall Color Cruise that will cover a couple of hundred miles of northern Illinois. Our cruise organizer, Rich Kroon, will be coming up with many more cruises throughout the year, so stay tuned to our newsletters and website for more info as it becomes available. One idea floated about was to have a Poker Run in September. A starting point, various stops along the way, and a finish point would need to be figured out. There will be plenty of subjects of interest during our future monthly meetings. During our March meeting, Joe from the Parts Place (Club Sponsor) in DeKalb, IL will be on hand to tell us about the world of restoration parts, which we all depend upon to keep our vintage Pontiacs running and looking GR Our April meeting will feature new sponsor, Mike Baker, to talk to us about insuring our classics and present club sponsor, Dennis Parus, from Ride on Appraisals, to talk about the importance of having a current appraisal value of your car. May will bring a live buffing demonstration from Ric Murphy, an authorized Meguiars representative. Our June meeting will cover valve train adjustments on our Pontiac engines. July will deal with the detailing of your car in preparation for a car show or other event. For September, we are hoping to organize a cruise to one of our sponsors shops to demonstrate the contribution they offer to make our classics what we dream they can be. Club member Jim Zeivel came in from Arizona and gave us some insight on some of the bigger collector car auctions like Russo and Steele, Barrett-Jackson, and Mecum, and what is hot and what is not. It just so happens that Mustangs are hot right now and our beloved Pontiacs are a little slow. Rich Kroon presented our Newsletter Editor and Membership Chairman, Ken Smith, with a stained glass Pontiac emblem for all the tireless work that he does, and has done, for this Club. Every time there is some sort of Club activity going on, you can be sure that Ken is helping out in some shape or form. Ken is the epitome of volunteerism and dedication when it comes to the Cruisin Tigers. He has bailed me out several times by taking the meeting minutes when I was unable to attend a meeting. I am honored to call him a friend and want to thank him on behalf of the entire Club for what he does to make the Cruisin Tigers the amazing organization it is today. Club member and POCI Vice-president, Wayne Beran, talked about the elections for the POCI regional directors. He wanted everyone to read the candidates bio s in the February 2014 issue of Smoke Signals magazine to

7 Feruary Meeting Minutes (cont.) By Mike Brandt make an informed decision on who to vote for. Election ballots are included with the magazine. Indian Uprising Co-chairmen, Paul Weinstein and Ken Arendt, talked about the preparations for our upcoming August Show. Remember, this year s Indian Uprising will be held one week later than in previous years. The new dates are Saturday August 9th and Sunday August 10 th. We did this to avoid the conflict of going up against the Ames Tri-power Nationals in Norwalk, OH, and another big show in Elkhorn, WI. This also gives Pontiac owners the opportunity to display their cars without having to decide to go to one place or the other. Parking for the indoor arena has been increased to $120 per car and a sign-up sheet is available for anyone who is interested. There are 52 spaces available and they go pretty fast, so don t wait too long. Online registration is now open, so register now. Due to its success last year, we will again have our Saturday night all-makes cruise-in along with a new band and some new and exciting activities. As in past years, we will again be offering Uprising Show license plates at a cost of $40 per set. If you had a number last year that you would like again this year, you must contact Rob Lozins. Stay tuned for more Uprising Show info as it becomes available. Don t forget about the Cruisin Tigers 25 th Anniversary Dinner Celebration on April 13 th, 2014 at noon at Magianno s in Schaumburg. Contact Betty Last to sign up. Hurry, limited space is available. Our resident fabricator of all things Pontiac, Steve Lucas, has made some items to be given away at the anniversary dinner. Steve has made some unique and fascinating things in the past, and I m sure he won t disappoint us this time either. Ken Smith (there he is again), will compiling a 25 th Anniversary Souvenir Book that can be purchased at a later date. Ken is asking anyone with photos of the early days of the Club to contact him for possible use in the souvenir book. Some decisions were made at the Annual Board of Directors Meeting with regards to membership dues. Dues will remain at $30 per year, and still will be due on April 1 st. However, due to the rising cost of printing and postage (which isn t even covered by the dues), Tiger News will be only available electronically as of October If you must continue to receive the newsletter in hardcopy form, there will be an additional charge. There will now be a multi-year discount of $5 available to those who sign up for three years. One year $30, two years $60, three years $85. Sorry for any inconvenience. Ken Smith said that we signed up four new members and that our membership numbers have reached four digits, the newest member being #1003. He also had new club roster books for those in attendance and will mail the rest out to those not at this meeting. Ken s home computer crashed on Feb. 7 th and he lost some newsletter content and had to redo them when he got his new computer. Ken will be purchasing a new Club computer in the next two weeks (with additional backup capabilities) that will be dedicated to Club information. This was voted on during the Jan Board of Directors Meeting. As the meeting winds down, it s time to get to the serious stuff. Money. Betty and Jane did their job of selling $324 of 50/50 tickets. Half of that, $162, was won by Ken Arendt. The other $162 was added to the you have to be here to win pot which stood at $815. The name drawn for the big pot was #976 Steve and Rhonda Ollerich. Unfortunately, they were not present and the pot rolls over to next month. That means next month s pot will be very close to $1,000. If that s not incentive enough to come to next month s meeting, you must be independently wealthy, or nuts. The meeting adjourned at 5:17 PM.

8 January Hot Rod Magazine By Bill Nawrot Back in September I submitted a photo showing my grandkids pretending to replace the oil filter on my '72 GTO to Hot Rod Magazine. The January issue just came out and they published the picture. So now I can add to my bragging rights that my car was featured in "Hot Rod Magazine" (there's no reason for me to say, they only showed the oil pan). I've attached the article. My grandkids (Jack & Will) are in photo #12.

9 My Pontiac Life By Gary Firch (12/21/2013) Now that John Deere has shut down for Christmas I have some time to do some repairs on the Grand Am. One week ago when it was the coldest morning of the winter, I went to the ATM to get some cash at 4:30 AM before work, I rolled my driver s window down and it would not go back up. I had to stay home from work to find a window switch to get my car fixed. I bought a new switch from the GM dealership and it worked until today. I rolled the window down halfway at the post office to mail letters today, this time it locked up and would not move. I was lucky and the Car Qwest auto parts had a regulator and motor assembly. After I drove to Tim Smith s garage in Andover, IL; I got it to work perfectly. Another problem is a slow loss of coolant, on other GM V-6 s that I have owned. The intake gaskets go bad and start to leak coolant into the crankcase. The easy way to spot this is to remove your oil fill cap and look for sliming milky material on your oil fill cap and inside the top of the valve cover. If there is a lot of coolant in the crankcase with the cap off and motor shut off, steam will come out the oil hole in the valve cover. This is not good for the engine oil, especially in cold weather. So next week I will replace the intake gaskets this should fix it. I am sure the head gaskets are fine, I have replaced the intake gaskets before on other GM V-6 s and it has worked. While I am doing this I am replacing all coolant hoses. Two years ago on my way to Texas I had a heater hose burst when I was passing a car on the interstate. I was lucky to have bottled water and a shop rag to put a wrap on it. This helped me to get to a auto parts store for a new heater hose. It is time to replace the water pump as this can now fail anytime also. The last item I am going to replace is the fuel pump, past experience has been the fuel pump to quit around thousand miles. My Grand Am has 140,000 miles on it. I need this car to run until it gets 200,000 miles on it, then I will find another Pontiac for a work car. So I will be busy next week fixing these problems. (12/24/2013) I did not know that my Trans Am won the Platinum Pick Judges Choice Best Pontiac Modified Award at the Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals. I was looking at the winners list about a week ago and saw my name on the bottom of the list for specialty awards. I left the car show too soon, so I ed Bob Ashton and asked him if there was an award for me. Bob said that Vicki would mail it to me, well I finally got it about a month after the show. This is truly the best for last! I had a great time at the MCACN and will always remember the show experience. This is the best indoor car show that I have been to; with the greatest collection of Muscle cars and Corvettes in the country! This is the last car show award for 2013 season, my Trans Am is finishing the year on top. I never thought this car would go this far in the Nationals, I have enjoyed every minute of it!!! (02/21/2013) I was not having a good day at work to begin with production delays and working 12 hour days. I thought that I had my problems with the 2004 Grand Am behind me. About 3 months ago I noticed a pudding colored slime on my oil fill cap. GM 3.4 L v-6s can have problems with leaking intake gaskets, so I replaced them. Well, I was leaving John Deere after another 12 hour day, I got on I-74 and was getting up to 70 mph cruising speed. I looked down at my temp gauge it was reading 260 degrees! It is time to pull over and let it cool. After it cooled down a little, I thought, well, let s see what happens next. I drove to the nearest gas station to check the coolant level; the reservoir tank was empty, so I filled it up. On the way home the temperature gauge was only reading 130 degrees. This just one reason why I use a failsafe thermostat. The thermostat stuck open with the temperature spike this allowed the coolant flow to open up. This type of thermostat won t cure your cooling problem; but if you need to get home this can buy you some time, until you can get your car to a repair shop. I drove the Grand Am 25 miles home to Geneseo, great I made it home! The next day I called to work, sorry I won t be in to work today. Now what am I going to do? I need to get this car repaired quickly. I am facing a 4 month layoff from Deere for paint system upgrades. Money is going to be tight; this repair job is going to be expensive. I talked to a couple of shops, but their booked up. I stopped at the local GM dealership and got a price quote. The service manager started to tell me all the horror stories about my car, warped heads, bearing wiped out from coolant in the oil, and having to evac the A/C system. I dared to ask what is this going cost me. His reply was $1800 without cylinder heads, if the heads are warped. Replacement cylinder heads will cost $800 a piece. I was just about ready to bite the bullet and let them do the work. I needed to get my car fixed quickly, this is my daily driver. About that time a mechanic friend of mine Dave Gradertt came into the shop. I said, Dave how many warped 3.4 L cylinder have worked on? Dave said very few, it is a rare occasion to have one warp that bad. I told Dave thank you for your advice, this I am sure did not make the service manager happy. I told both of them I am going to roll the dice and hope it is just a blown head gasket. My computer code scanner was showing a misfire on the #2 cylinder. I pretty sure this is the problem. I bought the parts from my local CAR QWEST parts store, and started to drive to Andover, IL. The car is really running bad now a real lack of power, the temperature was going up and down. Cruisin Tiger member Tim Smith helped me out by letting me use his new garage. A big thank you Tim! Well I finally got the cylinder removed, sure enough bulged metal ring around the gasket I found the problem. The surface of the head looked okay as well as the block. I checked both the cylinder head and block for warp age with a straight edge. This was fine, it was in spec. When I knew what the problem was, I had no problems putting the engine back together. I rolled the dice on this repair job and came out a winner. What could have cost me up $3400, only cost me $416. I beat the odds again, I try to do car repairs myself whenever I can. It is a rare occasion for me to take any of my cars to a repair shop. The down side of this all is the fact that I had to pull my 1999 Trans am out of winter storage. I needed this car to drive until the Grand Am repairs were finished. It must have rained 2 inches here on February 20 th, so it washed all the salt off the roads. The other side of this coin was all that rain flooded roads going to Tim s Garage. I did drive through some flood waters, I assure my Trans Am is okay. After all this I still like cars.

10 Cruisin Tigers Membership Renewal Name: Spouse: Address: City: State: Zip: Home: ( ) Cell: ( ) Membership #: Membership Dues are: $30.00/year due April 1 st Make Your Check Payable to: The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Mail to the club Membership Chairman: Ken Smith At: 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. Office Use Only: Date Paid: Amount Paid: N/L Mailed: In Computer: Roster Mailed:

11 Limited Supply! The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club, Inc. is proud to offer a 2014 Illinois Special event automobile license plate commemorating our 24th Annual Indian Uprising All Pontiac Weekend. This great looking 3-color (3 color text, green 68 GTO & red 68 Firebird) 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, 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. Your current plates must be valid though August 31st. Plates may be displayed June 12, 2014 and expire on August 10, 2014 at 11:59 PM at which time they must be removed from your vehicle. THIS INCLUDES REGISTERED WITH ANTIQUE VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES!!! Only 100 pairs are being made available don t miss out on getting a set. They always sell out fast! To place your order you must provide all the following: (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. Your current plates must be valid through August 31st, (3.) Please fill out the 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 cannot be placed without ALL of the requested information. If you would like the same number as last year, your payment, plate application, driver license number and copy of your registration card must be received by April 15, 2014 or your number may be assigned to someone else. Get your plates now and display them during the cruising season!! Mail your order to: Robert Lozins Your plates must be current thru August 31,2014. If 1030 N. State Street #41E ~ Chicago, IL they expire before August 31, 2014 you can renew Phone: (312) pontiaccollector@usa.net them up to 60 prior to the expiration date at a Please feel free to call with any questions Illinois Secretary of State facility. Name: Phone Number: ( ) Address: Please print clearly Home Street Address: IL Driver s License Number: City,State, Zip: Make, Model & Year of Car: 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 collections 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

12 February Club Meeting For Sale Items By Randy Ray This past Saturday at our first Club Meeting we started something simple and new, a quick posting of for sale items here they are this will run for 2 months and then be removed from the newsletter. Come to the meeting, fill out a Post-It and get your items listed, we ll do this at every meeting: Car 1969 Custom S Convertible, numbers matching 350-2bbl, Powerglide, frt. Disc brakes, posi, Rally II s, black interior, needs paint, $10k obo. Rich (312) Car 1979 Trans Am, 403 auto., Gold w/black interior, Good Condition. $8500. Mike (847) Parts 4 spd Muncie case broken mount $20. Hood scoop inserts pair, fair cond. $30. Head rest, white, small split $15, all parts from 1970 Judge. Bob (630) Doors 1968 GTO doors, RH and LH, $50 ea. John (847) Parts 1968 GTO passenger side window with regulator Free to good home. Bob (847) Parts NOS 1967 RH Headlight Bezel, Mint!, $175. Roger (847) Parts NOS 1966 GTO call w/needs, Rally II wheels, 1969 GTO call w/needs. Ric (847) Engine Part New Flywheel for 389 call Jim (630) Engine Part Radiator from 65 GTO w/389. Ron (630) Interior spd Console, nice shape - $100 Steve (630) Interior 1967 A/C dash restored, $200 obo. Steve (630) Wheels Vintage 1970s era 1 piece aluminum American Racing 200S 15x7 (Daisy Wheel), all 4, excellent condition w/lugs, caps, and like new BF Goodrich Radial T/A (less than one season). $700 obo Randy (847) Parts core support filler panel for 68 and 69, fair, $10 ea. Randy (847) WANTED 1966 GTO Standard Steering Wheel, driver condition ok, any color. Paul (847) New & Returning Cruisin Members By Ken Smith CTGTO# 1004 (New) James Bernash 7726 West 39th Riverside, IL blue GTO 400/4BBL/Auto CTGTO# 1005 (New) Paul Howell 917 Milne Drive Lockport, IL pshowel1@sbcglobal.net 1969 black GTO 455/4BBL/5-Speed CTGTO# 1006 (New) Scott Lehor 9 East Clarendon Street Prospect Heights, IL smlehor@aol.com 1966 black GTO 389/4-Speed WELCOME! Active Membership Count = 280 WELCOME!

13 Newsletter Printed And Distributed By: Allegra Print & Imaging 460 Windy Point Drive Glendale Heights, IL Phone: Proud to be a Cruisin Tigers GTO Club Sponsor Jacqueline Rausa GRI, SRES sellinghomes@yourpad.com 5 Star Agent Chicago Magazine s 2011, 2012, 2013 Award and Prudential American Heritage Ask about a special offer for all car enthusiasts A woman goes into the local newspaper office to see that the obituary for her recently deceased husband is published. After the editor informs her that the fee for the obituary is 50 cents a word, she pauses, reflects and then says, "Well, then, let it read 'Fred Brown died'." Confounded at the woman's thrift, the editor stammers that there is a seven word minimum for all obituaries. The woman pauses again, counts on her fingers and replies, "In that case, 'Fred Brown died: 1983 Pick-up for sale'."

14 Cruisin Classifieds Wanted: GTO parts. Call James Heyser at or CT#724 ** _ Looking for 250 gallon oil tank for oil burner. Call Marty Windelborn at CT#848 _ Side modeling for 72 LeMans. Call Marty Brennan at CT#417 _ Anyone have a 66 GTO project car that they started on and no longer want?? Or Parts?? Sheet Metal? Front Tubular Control Arms, 4 Wheel Disc Conversion? Call Daniel Russo at CT#961 _ 70 GTO Radio Dash Pad for a 63 Bonneville 73 GTO Call Steve Ollerich at or at OllerichFeedyards@hotmail.com CT#976 ==================================================================================== For Sale: Pontiac Turbo $ Ford 460 ci V8 - $ Misc. Nova Parts - Must Call Radiator & Generator for a 40 Pontiac - Must Call Call Chris Gregor at (Cell) or (Home) CT#989 New set of two black tow hooks with bolts for a 2010 thru 2012 Silverado or Sierra. $50.00 Near new muffler (only 238 miles on it) for a 2010 thru 2012 Silverado or Sierra. New price at dealer is over $ Asking $ Call Marty Windelborn at CT#848 _ Engine parts, heads, and many misc. pieces (large & small) from 1960 s & 1970 s motors. Set of Ram Air III heads #48... all machined & finished inquire. Call Ron Rocchi at CT#143 _ 1966 and 1967 GTO parts for sale: NOS, Reproduction and good used. Too numerous to list. Please call Dennis Parus at or me, dfp67@aol.com with your needs. CT#1 _ 1969 GTO convertible. PHS documented. Project car. Call for details after 4 PM and make offer. Jim Micetic CT#716 Looking for the letter T that goes on the hood of a 66 LeMans. Joe Kolar at jkolar_2000@yahoo.com or call him at CT#582

15 Cruisin Classifieds (cont.) For Sale (cont.): 1974 GTO 4X Heads $ shipping, or you pick up. Clay Novak at yeoldgoat1966@yahoo.com or call him at CT# GTO hardtop, 389, Tri-Power, 4 speed Hurst. Color: dark maroon w/ white interior. Chrome wheels, custom Auto sound system, traction bars & air shocks. 84,000 +/- miles. Car is in excellent shape. Reason for selling have only had time to drive twice in the past 2 years. Asking Price: $ 39, Call Jim Gaffney at (Cell) or at J.Gaffney@GaflandLtd.com CT#448 1) Intake Manifold (stock cast iron) 4bbl. from a 1968 (E298) pn $ ) Intake Manifold (stock cast iron) 4bbl. from a 1970 (455) (C050) $ ) Intake manifold Edelbrock Aluminum (p4b) $ ) Trunk Lid from a 1965 GTO light rust $ ) 65 GTO rocker moldings. (Needs to be polished.) $50.00 Call John Gloff at CT#37 ** 1) 1967 HO aluminum exhaust pipes & tail pipes. (Mufflers & hangers not included). $ ) 1967 Pontiac A body convertible driver side & passenger side glass. $ ) 1967 Pontiac A body convertible window regulators. $50.00 Call Tony Boehm at CT# Series Cushman motor scooter: It is a 1954 Road King. 2 speed transmission. Runs good, but needs a good home with someone to restore and enjoy it. For sale $ or best offer. Also 67 GTO parts for sale. Call Doug Rudisuhle at CT#213 Custom California Car cover for a GTO Judge (Made for cars w/ wing) *Highly dust resistant *Great for extended storage *Lightly used New $ Will sell for $ Call Bob Zieger at CT#357 Original Sunoco sign with working cold start fluorescent lights for outdoor or indoor location. Ready to go with 20 foot power cord. Perfect size for a garage wall or over the door. Just over 4 foot long and 30 inches tall. Excellent condition with no cracks in original plastic face & the body has been repainted in original blue color. A perfect rare gift for your favorite gearhead s garage or man-cave. $600 See cruisintigers.com website for pictures. Buyer to pay shipping. Call Dan Meyer at CT# /67 reproduction red fender liners. These are new and never mounted on a car. I'm located in Genoa il and I will be willing to deliver or meet within 100 miles of Chicago. Price is $ for the set of 4 plus shipping. Call Mike Lannom at CT#180 ==================================================================================== (If your For Sale item has sold or Wanted item has been located, please inform the Tiger News Editor so your listing can be removed. Thanks.)

16 2014 Tiger Of The Year Denny Vodvarka! RETURN ADDRESS: The Cruisin Tigers GTO Club 2030 Audubon Drive Glendale Heights, IL 60139