T o m a t a l k. August 2018

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1 T o m a t a l k August 2018

2 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 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 - Gary Johnson Parkwood Dr Burnsville, MN Treasurer - Jim Notch 107 Charity Circle Montrose, MN bigapple14@comcast.net Newsletter Editor & Web Site Administrator Paul Bergstrom PO Box 68 Maple Plain, MN pontiacpaulb@gmail.com Page 1

3 President s Message The weather for our July meeting was perfect for the venue at Wagner s Drive-In, some back-van distributions, racing reminiscence, and a lot of good suggestions! We are excited with the possibilities and are anticipating that this will result in some great Club improvements in the near future. Club Officers are exploring options for a Fall Show and will have updates at the next meeting. Street Machine Nationals had a rainy start but turned out to be a nice weekend. Four Members showed up to the tent and enjoyed the rest of the weekend, including burnout contests on both days - with only one entry to represent Pontiacs. Summers are busy so this is short, but I hope you enjoy your August and stay safe. See you at the next meeting (A&W in Inver Grove Heights)! Tony Miller, Tomahawk Chief Page 2

4 July Meeting Minutes 7/18/18 We met at Wanger s Drive In. The meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m. There were 15 members present. Todd read last month minutes. No treasurer s report. Old Business: Feather car show banners were discussed. No action was taken. At the GM show we had a record number of Pontiacs. Thanks to everyone who helped. A member asked if dues paid cover our costs to print and mail the newsletter. Paul B. said the dues cover the cost. Also noted was we have about 30 electronic members. Tony is in contact with Valley about a Fall car show. Nothing to report. August Membership Meeting August 21st 7:00 p.m. A & W Drive-In 9061 Buchanan Trl Inver Grove Heights, MN New Business: Summer Nationals next weekend, Mark B. will help set up. Paul B. passed around a flyer for the POCI 2019 Gettysburg event. Tom asked if we ever had a meeting with a guest speaker. This may be interesting to for winter meetings. We are planning a picnic for fall, details at next month s meeting (August 21st at the A&W Inver Grove 7:00 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 7:34 p.m. Submitted by Gary Johnson, Tomahawk Chapter Secretary Page 3

5 Meanwhile... Back at the Pontiac Ranch I hope everyone is having a great summer and getting in lots of windshield time with their collector vehicles. We are in the midst of planning a Fall car show at Route 65 Sales & Classics in Ham Lake (see page 6 for information). Please help us promote the event. We will bring flyers to the next membership meeting. Keep those Ponchos smokin! Paul Bergstrom, Tomatalk Editor 2019 POCI Convention Gettysburg, PA July 16-21, 2019 POCI s 2019 Convention announcements are being published in the Smoke Signals. Sere pages in the July issue for the first update. Registration is now available on line ($65) at There will be two host hotels: the Wyndham Gettysburg (717) and the Courtyard Marriot (717) Mention POCI Group Block. The Wyndham is SOLD OUT but the Courtyard Marriott is now taken reservations. There is a list of overflow hotels and campground information in the August issue of Smoke Signals. COVER PHOTOS Nice trio! Longley s 56 Star Chief, Herrera s 77 Trans Am and Boyum s 2000 GP Pace Car at the POCI Convention in the Wisconsin Dells. Photos by Tim Herrera Page 4

6 Upcoming Events August 12: Muscle Car Classic Land of Lakes GTO Club: Mauer Chevrolet, Inver Grove Heights September 15: Tomahawk Fall Car Show Route 65 Sales & Classics, Ham Lake October 5-7: Pontiac Adventures Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells Home of the th Annual Pontiac - Oakland International Convention October 5 7, 2018 Wisconsin Dells Join us for 2018 Judging & Tours New Dates for 2018 October 5 7 Our 5 th Anniversary Touring Events with Show & Shine Judging and Burn Outs! Visit PontiacAdventures.com for more information Page 5

7 Spread the Word! TOMAHAWK CHAPTER FALL CAR SHOW & SWAP MEET Show Cars $10 Car Corral $10 SATURDAY SEPT. 15, :00 am - 2:00 pm Sell your stuff in the Flea Market ($10) FREE ADMISSION FOR SPECTATORS Food Vendor: Route 65 Pub N Grub BURNOUT CONTEST ROUTE 65 SALES & CLASSICS ABERDEEN ST NE HAM LAKE, MN For more information: call Tony Miller at or Todd Lewis or visit OPEN TO ALL AMERICAN-BRANDED AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS Page 6

8 POCI 2018 Convention Photos from the POCI Convention, by Tim Herrera, Steve Engelhardt and Paul Bergstrom Page 7

9 Wisconsin Dells Steve s 69 Judge at the drive in movie in the Dells. Page 8

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

11 Classifieds ~ Parts For Sale ~ ~ Cars For Sale ~ 1964 Tempest: 2-dr post, Body VG condition, fresh turbo 400 trans, many new parts call for details, needs engine asking $18K. Jim (952) Firebird engine 400 auto YT code on block, Cleaned, magnafluxed, standard bore, Casting # , Pontiac 350/400 V8 crankshaft, # modular cleaned, Pontiac OHC 6 crankshaft # N, Cleaned. Contact Robert Knudtson (701) & 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) Tomahawk Chapter web site: tomatalk.org PLEASE CHECK OVER YOUR WANT AD LISTINGS If they are outdated, or call the editor so they can be deleted! Send want ads to: pontiacpaulb@gmail.com Page 10

12 ~ Parts For Sale ~ Classifieds 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 original and also polished, me for pictures. $1,000. Contact Nick at (651) or nmann7701@comcast.net 60 Pontiac: LF fender, left door 2-dr hdtp, front & rear brake drums, convert. motor, pump cyl. & hoses, p/s unit w/ hoses, horn ring, complete tail lights (Bonne. & Cat.), drive shaft, rear shocks with coil springs, front & rear bumpers, spinner hub caps, gold Bonneville letters for rear panel. 65 Bonneville 4-dr hdtp, runs, selling as parts car $800; 350 motor with standard trans from 76 Ventura $300; 389 motor with trans from 65 Bonneville $600; Rally II wheels 15 x7 $20; 14 x 7 $30; many trim rings; 400 trans from 67 Catalina $100. Patrick Schendzielos, (320) Clear Lake, MN ~ 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: 68 Catalina: driver s side door sill plate w/fisher Body logo. Martin Johnson (612) Wanted: #13 heads for a 1970 GTO 400 engine, Fred K. (507) 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 Send want ads to: pontiacpaulb@gmail.com Page 11

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 Photos and stories of member cars wanted. Send them by mail, or carrier pigeon to: Paul Bergstrom, Tomatalk PO Box 68 Maple Plain, MN 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 Position Open Position Open High Perf. - Tom VanKempen Firebird & Trans Am Tom Hegland TATA455@aol.com Club Historian Mark Boyum Page 12

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

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 PO Box 68 Maple Plain, MN Minnesota Tomahawk Chapter 2019 POCI Convention Gettysburg, PA July 16-21, 2019 NEXT MEETING August 21st at 7:00 p.m. A & W Drive In Inver Grove Hts., MN POCI