T o m a t a l k September 2014 Pikes Peak Hill Climb Pace Car
Tomatalk September 2014 Volume 39 ~ Number 9 The Tomatalk is published monthly by the Minnesota Chapter 13 of the Pontiac Oakland Club International. The Tomahawk Chapter was founded in 1977. 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 Tomahawk Chapter Officers President - Tony Miller 8044 Wood Duck Tr. Circle Pines, MN 55014 toplessindian70@gmail.com 651-786-1214 Vice-President Todd Lewis 5895 St. Albans No. Shorewood, MN 55126 651-895-9325 tc.lewis@yahoo.com Secretary - Steve Weese 8838 Baltimore St. NE Blaine, MN 55449 763-780-0937 steveweese@comcast.net Treasurer - Jim Notch 107 Charity Circle Montrose, MN 55363 952-594-5000 bigapple14@comcast.net Newsletter Editor & Web Site Administrator Paul Bergstrom 1165 County Road 83 Maple Plain, MN 55359 763-479-2248 pontiacpaulb@gmail.com Page 1
President s Message Our August meeting was at the Peppermint Twist and we had a nice turnout from members who drove their cars. The drive-in loved it and took pictures of the cars and the meeting and will be posting it to their website. Members are still talking about where to have the 2016 POCI Show and currently the preference is to head to Southern Minnesota. Some information has been presented to the Club but nothing has been finalized as of yet. If you have additional information for us to consider, please bring it to the September meeting. Summer is now unofficially over with the passing of Labor Day and the State Fair, so there are only a few more weekends to enjoy those cars. Our next show will be at Valley Buick GMC on Saturday, September 20th and we are keeping our fingers crossed for nice weather and hope to see you all there. Tony Miller, Tomahawk Chief WANTED Feature stories for the Tomatalk newsletter Contact Paul Bergstrom pontiacpaulb@gmail.com Page 2
August Meeting Minutes We met at the Peppermint Twist in Delano with 14 members present and 7 nice cars parked at the drive in. The burger I ordered was great and our members liked the food there. Last month s meeting minutes were read and accepted. Jim Notch gave a treasurer s report and it was accepted. Old Business -The Pontiac Happening had a nice amount of cars and was a success. The featured car was the GTO Judge. The Muscle Car Classic was a nice show with a good turn out. We still have 30 wooden plaques left from our POCI convention in Spearfish. They have the Pontiac arrowhead mounted on them. If anyone has an idea or use for them please call Paul. He needs the space back. Some members discussed their recent trip to the museum in Pontiac, Illinois. known to allow some special events to occur in there downtown area in the past. Cedar Falls Raceway is about 2 hours away and Tri-State Raceway is about 3 hours. Jim suggested trying to sell some more advertising in the newsletter. $25 for a business card size ad for a year is a really reasonable rate for any automotive related businesses. We will meet at the Rosetown Legion on September 16th for the next meeting. We will discuss the Valley Show at that time. Steve Mudbird Weese Tomahawk Chapter Secretary FEATURE CARS WANTED! Want to see YOUR car featured in the Tomatalk? Contact Paul Bergstrom 763-479-2248, or email pontiacpaulb@gmail.com and we ll make it happen! New Business - Paul is going to be a grandfather! POCI Convention bid: Paul had some information from the city of Rochester. They have a fairgrounds and plenty of hotels as well as some tourist attractions. They do not have a drag strip there but have been Page 3
Meanwhile... Back at the Pontiac Ranch September Membership Meeting September 16th 7:00 p.m. September is here which means it s time for our Valley Buick/GMC Fall BBQ and Car Show. Please plan to attend and bring along some donations for the food shelf. The date is Saturday, September 20th (see flyer on page 6 for more details). Hope to see you there. Rosetown American Legion 700 County Road C Roseville, MN Rosetown American Legion Location I need some feature cars for the newsletter, let me know if you re interested. Even if you car was featured years ago and you want to give us an updated story and photos that would be great. It s not too early to plan and register for the 2015 POCI Convention in Louisville, Kentucky (July 21-25). Let me know if you have any questions. Keep those Ponchos rollin! Paul Bergstrom, Tomatalk Editor POCI s 2015 Convention Louisville, Kentucky July 21-25 Register on-line at www.poci.org Page 4
2014 Convention 2015 POCI Convention Louisville, KY Louisville Fair and Expo Center July 21-25 On-line registration is available at poci.org. The host hotel is accepting reservations also. Call the Crowne Plaza-Louisville Airport, at (888) 233-9527. Check the poci.org website for convention updates, or call the the POCI Club Office at (877) 368-3454. Thanks to Terry & Karen Ford for the photos. Page 5
VALLEY BUICK/GMC FALL BBQ & CAR SHOW 13 th Anniversary Tomahawk Chapter Fall Car Show Get Together & Barbecue Saturday, September 20, 2014 9:00 am 3:00 pm Valley - Buick - GMC 7500 145th St.West- Apple Valley Buick Olds Pontiac Cadillac Oakland - GMC Minneapolis Bring a Can(s) of Food for Food Shelves - Trade for a Barbecue Oldsmobile! 35W 494 Cedar Ave Hwy.77 St. Paul Cadillac! Pontiac! B'Ville Center Co.Rd 42 Apple Valley Free Participant Admission Free Barbecue Lunch to Participants with Canned Goods Spectator's Choice Awards Swap Spaces for $5.00 Page 6
Pikes Peak Pontiac Pace Car Take a look at this early 1980 s Sunbird that was the Official Pace Car for a Pikes Peak Hill Climb. I wasn t able to find out any more information on this car on the internet. Thanks to John Sawruk, Jr for sharing these photos. Below: Louis Unser at the pumps filling up his 1959 Pontiac racer stock car to compete at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb auto races. The winner in 1959 was Bobby Unser in an Unser Special with a time of 13:36.50 Photo from ebay Page 7
2014 Professional Car Society Meet Rochester, MN Here are photos of the Pontiac professional cars that I saw on the PCS meet. It was great to meet up with the POCI members Jim & Alice Koenigsmark and Gregg Merksamer. They had an emergency vehicle light and sound show on Saturday night that we stayed for... it was really cool (and L-O-U-D)! Page 8
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Cool Pontiac street rod turned out for a car show in Maple Plain. Car Shows September 20th: Tomahawk Chapter Fall BBQ and Car Show, Valley Buick/GMC, Apple Valley Thanks to Karen Ford for the Pluggers submission below. Page 10
TOMATALK CLASSIFIED ADS ~ Parts For Sale ~ 1962 Pontiac parts: rechromed windshield wiper bezels for single speed wipers only (will not fit 2-speed overlap wiper cars), fits P/8 (big car) 1961 & 1962. Never installed after rechrome $175. Power brake vacuum reservoir, bead blasted, powder coated black & tested to hold vacuum, fits 61 & 62 Pontiac big cars (may fit other years) $75; rear electric antenna mount, replated with clear zinc (silver coat) w/ rubber grommet, for 62 Pontiac, may fit other years $25. Contact Nick at (651) 451-7701 or (651) 263-5918, email nmann7701@comcast.net For sale: numerous 1970-1976 Firebird parts. Passenger side door with glass, rear window, chrome rear bumper, gauges, grills. Dash vents, A lot of odds and ends and more. Email me what you are looking for. Steven@greeneryschack.com 1955 Pontiac parts for sale: stainless, 2 wheels, steering wheel, heater sytem, call for more details. Al Breitbarth (952) 933-4874 ~ Wanted ~ Wanted set of four restored 14 X 6 rally II wheels in 4 3/4 bolt circle. Don t need any trim. Thanks. John Zeglin 763-972-2907 1963 & 64 Pontiac: Full size parts. Regular and rare parts. Some 59 parts, 64 GP body 64 conv. Call or email with needs. Ed Kodet Evenings (612) 377-8256 or edpont@kodet.com Parting out: 1951 Pontiac Streamliner 2-door and 1952 Chieftain 4-door. Jarrod (612) 206-0074 For sale: Mad Dog Headers - Pontiac 1961-1964 $200; #96 Heads - good condition $250; 1963 reproduction drivers side quarter panel 2dr HT $50. 1963 - kick panels, drive shaft, rocker panel covers. Doug (651) 786-2145 For sale: (1) TH-350 tranny crossmember (used) for 75-81 F-body $30; (1) TH-400 tranny crossmember (new) for 70-74 F-body $50. Contact Todd Lewis (651) 895-9325 email: tc.lewis@yahoo.com Wanted: 1958 Pontiac cars/parts/ memorabilia/toys/etc. Call Jim 952-594-5000 email bigapple14@comcast.net Wanted: #13 heads for a 1970 GTO 400 engine, Fred Klokonos (507) 332-7060 Send want ads to: pontiacpaulb@gmail.com Page 11
Tomahawk Chapter Technical Advisors Tomahawk Chapter web site: tomatalk.org Oakland and 1926-41 Pontiac Gary VanKempen 763-561-3911 1942-54 - Al Longley 763-421-6953 1955-62 - Dan Druk 763-757-8927 Photos and stories of member cars wanted. Send them by mail, e-mail or carrier pigeon to: Paul Bergstrom, Tomatalk 1165 County Road 83 Independence, MN 55359 e-mail: pontiacpaulb@gmail.com TOMATALK Classified Ad Rates 12 issues: $250 full page $150 half page $75 quarter page $25 business card size 1963-72 - Rollie Pederson 763-434-7400 1973-90 - Dan Druk 763-757-8927 High Perf. - Tom VanKempen 763-434-7156 Firebird - Tom Hegland 651-592-9305 TATA455@aol.com Trans Am - Lee Warneka 612-386-0289 Club Historian Mark Boyum 651-462-8493 Page 12
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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: E-mail 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 email SEND APPLICATION FORM AND DUES TO: Jim Notch, 107 Charity Circle, Montrose, MN 55363
Minnesota Tomahawk Chapter of POCI c/o Paul Bergstrom, Editor 1165 County Road 83 Maple Plain, MN 55359 Minnesota Tomahawk Chapter NEXT MEETING September 16th @ 7:00 p.m. Rosetown American Legion Roseville, MN POCI