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Tomatalk October 2017 Volume 42 ~ Number 10 The Tomatalk is published monthly by the Minnesota Chapter 13 of the Pontiac Oakland Club

The chapter is dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of Pontiac, Oakland and GMC vehicles of all years and models, stock and modified.

Articles, letters and editorial content represent the opinions and viewpoints of the authors and not necessarily that of the Tomahawk Chapter

com 651-786-1214 Vice-President Todd Lewis 5895 St. Albans No. Shorewood, MN 55126 651-895-9325 tc.lewis@yahoo.

2 Tomatalk October 2017 Volume 42 ~ Number 10 The Tomatalk is published monthly by the Minnesota Chapter 13 of the Pontiac Oakland Club International. The Tomahawk Chapter was founded in The chapter is dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of Pontiac, Oakland and GMC vehicles of all years and models, stock and modified. Club events are organized for the enjoyment of our members. All letters to the editor should be signed. Articles, letters and editorial content represent the opinions and viewpoints of the authors and not necessarily that of the Tomahawk Chapter or POCI. web site: tomatalk.org Officers President - Tony Miller 8044 Wood Duck Tr. Circle Pines, MN toplessindian70@gmail.com Vice-President Todd Lewis 5895 St. Albans No. Shorewood, MN tc.lewis@yahoo.com Secretary - Steve Messer 59 Lilac St. Lino Lakes, MN (651) Treasurer - Jim Notch 107 Charity Circle Montrose, MN bigapple14@comcast.net Newsletter Editor & Web Site Administrator Paul Bergstrom 1165 County Road 83 Maple Plain, MN pontiacpaulb@gmail.com Page 1

President s Message Our September meeting was a success with 17 members enjoying

Joy again went above and beyond by providing not only a great place to meet, but

of course) and a drawing for prizes. Thanks to both Norm s and to Joy personally.

obtaining the jackets that were ordered.

soon. Upcoming ideas include a possible alliance in working the Muscle Car Classic

3 President s Message Our September meeting was a success with 17 members enjoying the hospitality provided by Norm s Tire. Joy again went above and beyond by providing not only a great place to meet, but regaled us with wonderful treats (a hint to my wife here - with a wink and a smile, of course) and a drawing for prizes. Thanks to both Norm s and to Joy personally. Business was discussed, with a mention that some members are having trouble obtaining the jackets that were ordered. This has been addressed by Terry Ford and everyone should be seeing the jackets soon. Upcoming ideas include a possible alliance in working the Muscle Car Classic show with the GTO Club which we will discuss further in October. We hope to see you at the Rosetown Legion on the 17th for our next membership meeting. Tony Miller, Tomahawk Chief Page 2

August Meeting Minutes 9/19/17 The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM at Norm s

The minutes from last month s meeting were read and accepted.

Old Business: Several members were upset in the delays in getting their club

New Business: There was a lot of discussion on the 2018 POCI convention.

There are two overflow hotels listed on www.poci.org.

4 August Meeting Minutes 9/19/17 The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM at Norm s Tires in Roseville. There were 18 members present. The minutes from last month s meeting were read and accepted. Jim Notch gave a treasurer s report and it was accepted. Old Business: Several members were upset in the delays in getting their club anniversary jackets. New Business: There was a lot of discussion on the 2018 POCI convention. As of today all rooms at the host hotel are sold out. There are two overflow hotels listed on Harley Hanson is planning a fall color tour or October 7. We are invited. October Membership Meeting October 17th 7:00 pm Rosetown American Legion 700 W. County Road C Roseville, MN Pontiac Adventures... One of the driving tours Submitted by Steve Messer, Tomahawk Chapter Secretary Messer s 69 GTO Page 3

Meanwhile... Back at the Pontiac Ranch The leaves are falling but there is still some time left here in October for convertible rides!

It s a great ride - who knows, maybe these 80s Pontiacs will be worth taking care of and hanging on to?

Smoke Signals. Register on line at www.poci.org.

5 Meanwhile... Back at the Pontiac Ranch The leaves are falling but there is still some time left here in October for convertible rides! My son just purchased the cool blue 88 Sunbird GT pictured above. It has 71K actual miles, he s the 3rd owner. It s a great ride - who knows, maybe these 80s Pontiacs will be worth taking care of and hanging on to? 2018 POCI Convention Wisconsin Dells, WI June 24-28, 2018 (Sunday-Thursday) POCI s 2018 Convention announcements are being published in the Smoke Signals. Register on line at I need stories and photos of feature cars for the newsletter, please consider making a contribution! Keep those Ponchos smokin! Paul Bergstrom, Tomatalk Editor FEATURE CARS WANTED! Want to see YOUR car featured in the Tomatalk? Contact Paul Bergstrom , or pontiacpaulb@gmail.com and we ll make it happen! Page 4

Pontiac Resources NEED A BUILD SHEET/FACTORY INVOICE INFO FOR A 1987 AND NEWER PONTIAC? www.

com Telephone: 1-734-261-5086 Fax: 1-734-261-5216 Thanks to Karen Ford for the Pluggers

40th Anniversary Jackets NOW AVAILABLE: Custom jackets and sweatshirts for members to celebrate

To review the choices and place a jacket or sweatshirt order, log on to their website at: www.

6 Pontiac Resources NEED A BUILD SHEET/FACTORY INVOICE INFO FOR A 1987 AND NEWER PONTIAC? Contact information: vehicleinvoice@gmmediaarchive.com Telephone: Fax: Thanks to Karen Ford for the Pluggers submission. 40th Anniversary Jackets NOW AVAILABLE: Custom jackets and sweatshirts for members to celebrate our 40th Anniversary as a chapter of POCI. The chapter logo and the POCI logo will be available. To review the choices and place a jacket or sweatshirt order, log on to their website at: Choose District Stores then Tomahawk and you will see the selections that are available, as well as the prices.questions? Contact Lakes Apparel at shirts@lakesapparel.com or call (651) Page 5

7 Goat-land Auction in Hutchinson! Mike Arries sent over some photos from the September 30th GTO and GTO parts auction that was held in Hutchinson, MN. Wow, lots of project cars and tons of GTO parts. To see the auction results, visit: www. vanderbrinkauctions.com/auction/ pontiac-gto-cars-parts/ Out and About Like Us On Facebook! Page 6

2017 Pontiac Adventures Check out this group of

Here are the attendees at the 2017 Pontiac

and it looks like 60 Pontiacs were on display in

8 2017 Pontiac Adventures Check out this group of Pontiacs! Here are the attendees at the 2017 Pontiac Adventures held at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. Several Tomahawk members made the trip and we all had a great time. As you know, this will be the site for POCI s 2018 Convention next June. There were, I believe, around 80 registrations and it looks like 60 Pontiacs were on display in the photo above. Thanks to Chris, Debbie, Joe and Ed for putting on another great event! Enjoy the photos, more next issue... Dan Reed Ian Bergstrom Al & Kathy Longley Page 7

9 Miller s GP Ford s Page 8

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10 PROTECT YOUR DREAMS FOR LESS THAN YOU THINK. Better service, better coverage and better value with our great lineup of discounts. Call today for a competitive quote. Your dream is out there. Go get it. We ll protect it. Kim Bennett Agency, Inc Rice St Little Canada, MN (651) kbennet1@amfam.com Sarah Vankempen - Licensed Representative (651) (651) svankemp@amfam.com American Family Mutual Insurance Company, American Family Insurance Company, American Standard Insurance Company of Ohio, American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin American Parkway, Madison, WI /13 Want your 15 minutes of Tomatalk fame? Send in a member profile & photos today! Page 9

Classifieds ~ Parts For Sale ~ ~ Pontiacs For Sale ~ 1957 Starchief: Fontaine blue/kenya Ivory, 347 CI, 3-2 carb, 4 sp. A.T.

96,300 original miles, loaded with factory options. Medium metallic red exterior. Low production (2,697). Excellent overall condition. Asking $3,500.

Ed Kodet Evenings (612) 377-8256 or edpont@kodet.com Mad Dog Headers - Pontiac 1961-1964 $200; #96 Heads - good condition $250; 1963 reproduction drivers side quarter panel 2dr HT $50.

11 Classifieds ~ Parts For Sale ~ ~ Pontiacs For Sale ~ 1957 Starchief: Fontaine blue/kenya Ivory, 347 CI, 3-2 carb, 4 sp. A.T., 3 bar spinners, PB wonderbar radio, PS, PB, power rear antenna, continental kit, George McNeilus (Dodge Center, MN) $47, Pontiac 6000 SE-All Wheel Drive, rare and unique! 96,300 original miles, loaded with factory options. Medium metallic red exterior. Low production (2,697). Excellent overall condition. Asking $3,500. Call or text John at or jjmsp@yahoo.com 1963 & 64 Pontiac: Full size parts. Regular and rare parts. Some 59 parts, 64 GP body 64 conv. Call or with needs. Ed Kodet Evenings (612) or edpont@kodet.com Mad Dog Headers - Pontiac $200; #96 Heads - good condition $250; 1963 reproduction drivers side quarter panel 2dr HT $ kick panels, drive shaft, rocker panel covers. Doug (651) Pair 67 GTO trunk extension moldings, polished original parts in excellent condition, reduced price to $50. Bob Tueffel (763) Pontiac 400 engine for sale, many Pontiac parts for sale: doors, trim, radio, fender skirts, hubcaps. Front clip for a 1949 Pontiac, turbo 400 transmission, 1960s-70s hub caps, 14 PMD factory snowflake wheels, PMD 14 tru-spoke wire wheels, some 62 Pontiac parts also. Contact Paul Bergstrom (763) or pontiacpaulb@gmail. com for more information Tomahawk Chapter web site: tomatalk.org Send want ads to: pontiacpaulb@gmail.com Page10

Classifieds ~ Parts For Sale ~ 1958 Pontiac Bonneville parts: stainless trim, moldings, chrome, interior parts, body parts, wiring connectors, and other parts for sale, most in very nice condition.

12 Classifieds ~ Parts For Sale ~ 1958 Pontiac Bonneville parts: stainless trim, moldings, chrome, interior parts, body parts, wiring connectors, and other parts for sale, most in very nice condition. For a complete listing, Pontiac.Bonneville@ gmail.com, Robert Grossenbacher (608) WI 1961 Pontiac Ventura stainless door trim and ventura script, professionally polished Very rare one year, one model only pieces.$ or $ without vent trim pieces. Have many other 1962 Pontiac P/8 parts for sale Pontiac lighted hood ornament, beautifully rechromed by J.R chrome plating, just picked up from plater. Lucite Indian head is origonal and also polished, me for pictures. $1,000. Contact Nick at (651) or nmann7701@comcast.net 2002 Pontiac Sunfire trunk applique / light panel. May fit New in box, OEM, still wrapped. GM part # BL MR A. $150. Mona or at rewuertz@ hotmail.com. ~ Parts Wanted ~ Wanted: set of (4) restored 14 x 6 Rally II wheels in 4 3/4 bolt circle. Don t need any trim. Thanks. John Zeglin Wanted: #13 heads for a 1970 GTO 400 engine, Fred K. (507) Wanted: 14 Rally II trim Rings. Randy Stallman (319) Wanted: 1960 VENTURA fender emblems, good to excellent condition. Both left & right sides. mr.g.man5544@ gmail.com Wanted: 69 Grand Prix: left front corner light bezel and a right front wheel opening molding. No cracks or dents! rnesheim@owensco.com Wanted: Exhaust manifold for a Pontiac Straight flathead in nice condition. Please contact Dan at if you have anything available. Wanted: Plastic speedometer driven gear for 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix w/ Borg-Warner T-10 4-speed manual transmission- 19 tooth, Light green, and large O.D. gear (.870) The G.M. part number was from the 1962 Pontiac parts manual. It is for a car with a 3:23 rear axle ratio. It is the same gear as a standard 3- speed with 3:23 rear axle ratio. Contact Nick Mann at (651) or nmann7701@comcast.net Wanted: 68 Catalina: driver s side door sill plate w/fisher Body logo. Martin Johnson (612) Page 11

Wanted: 1957 Pontiac 3-bar spinner hubcaps.

Call Jim 952-594- 5000 bigapple14@comcast.net Wanted: (For 73, 74, 75) Pontiac Grand Am. Set of Twin Trumpet Horns that came stock from the factory on all 73, 74 & 75 Grand Am Coupes.

Bob Karlquist email: quister65@comcast.net (763) 496-1338 Visit our website: www.tomatalk.org GET CONNECTED! Tomahawk Chapter on Facebook: facebook.

13 Wanted: 1957 Pontiac 3-bar spinner hubcaps. Jack Shemmory (651) Tomahawk Chapter Technical Advisors Oakland and Pontiac Gary VanKempen Wanted: 1958 Pontiac cars/parts/memorabilia/toys/etc. Call Jim Wanted: (For 73, 74, 75) Pontiac Grand Am. Set of Twin Trumpet Horns that came stock from the factory on all 73, 74 & 75 Grand Am Coupes. The 2 horns were mounted on the underside of the passenger side fender. The two horns measured about 10 inches for the long one & 6 inches for the short one. Bob Karlquist quister65@comcast.net (763) Visit our website: GET CONNECTED! Tomahawk Chapter on Facebook: facebook.com/tomahawkpoci TOMATALK Classified Ad Rates 12 issues: $250 full page $150 half page $75 quarter page $25 business card size Al Longley Position Open Rollie Pederson Position Open High Perf. - Tom VanKempen Firebird & Trans Am Tom Hegland TATA455@aol.com Club Historian Mark Boyum Page 12

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14 Support our advertisers! Sponsors of the Annual Fall Tomahawk Get Together/BBQ - New and Used cars - Parts and Service Valley Automotive Group Apple Valley, MN (952) Hastings, MN (651) Rich Rabanus Classic Auto Storage Downtown Motorcar Sales 2011/2017 North 2nd Street Minneapolis, MN (612) rich@downtownmotorcarsales.com Kent Kienitz th Ave. No. Plymouth, MN (763) (phone) (763) (fax) Page 13

Minnesota Tomahawk Chapter Membership Application Form POCI Membership Number: Membership in the Pontiac Oakland Club International is encouraged (see poci.

15 Minnesota Tomahawk Chapter Membership Application Form POCI Membership Number: Membership in the Pontiac Oakland Club International is encouraged (see poci.org) Name: Address: City, State, Zip/Postal Code: Country: Phone: Fax: address: Pontiac(s) owned: Referred by: Annual dues are $20.00 (check payable to MN Tomahawk Chapter) $15.00 for an electronic membership, newsletter received via SEND APPLICATION FORM AND DUES TO: Jim Notch, 107 Charity Circle, Montrose, MN Page 14

16 Minnesota Tomahawk Chapter of POCI c/o Pontiac Paul B., Editor 1165 County Road 83 Maple Plain, MN Minnesota Tomahawk Chapter NEXT MEETING October 17th at 7:00 p.m. Rosetown American Legion POCI

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T o m a t a l k. August 2018 T o m a t a l k August 2018 Tomatalk August 2018 Volume 43 ~ Number 8 The Tomatalk is published monthly by the Minnesota Chapter 13 of the Pontiac Oakland Club International. The Tomahawk Chapter was founded