October - Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club
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Issue 5 October 2011 Edmonton Chapter Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club Poncho Paper AIIPC EC S & S 3/9/2011 S P E C I A L P O I N T S O F I N T E R E S T : Members Rides Page 3. Support Our Sponsors. Check out our Calendar of Events . Feel free to send articles to newsletter . Remember it is all about enjoying Pontiacs and having fun. I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : AIIPC Show & Shine 2 Members Ride 3 Executive 4 Grizzly Trail Cruise 5 Pontiac Racing News 6 Presidents Corner 7 Editor, Classifieds 8 Barrett Jackson 9 Radium Show & Shine 10 Sponsors 11 AIIPC EC Barbeque 12 AIIPC EC Barbeque 13 Barrett Jackson 14 Sponsors 15 Important News 16 STARS VOLINTEERS PRESENTING THE CHIEFTAIN AWARD TO GARRY & DONNA COOPER. A ROOF TOP PHOTO AT NAIT CAMPUS OF OUR SHOW. AERIALS GYMNASTICS CLUB SERVING EXCELLENT FOOD. The “Event Tickets” That Photography By Bully Supplied For Our Show Went Over Well. Cont. Pg 2 P a g e 2 AIIPC ECShow N Shine report It's all good. What else can be said about our Edmonton Chapter AIIPC Show'n'Shine on Sept. 3, followed by the club's first annual autumn cruise on the Labour Day holiday Monday, Sept. 5, the Grizzly Trail Cruise. Much can and should be said of the events, of course, and here is the coverage in both words and pictures. Truly, the gods were smiling down on us for those two events. The weather was crisp in the morning, but sunny and warm throughout the rest of the day. That was true for both events. Naturally, our perfectionist President Dave Scragg left nothing to chance in organizing our young club's second annual show and shine held at NAIT's west-end Patricia Campus (149th St., 122 Ave.) Although it was our second club show, it was at a new venue. The Patricia Campus - aquired for us by member (and NAIT instructor) Jules Preville - is a nice setting, nestled in out of prevailing winds. It certainly served us well. If there was a complaint or any unhappiness about the show, it certainly wasn't heard or apparent among the 64 show car exhibitors. The registration ladies including Susan Scragg, Bev Rosentreter, Donna Cooper, Sybil Roche and Janice McDonald - report a smooth, complaintfree operation. After a disappointing first attempt at raising funds at last summer's Ron Hodgson's Pacemaker show, our charity cause - S.T.A.R.S. air ambulance banked an encouraging $450.00 for this one. Well done, folks, in putting up the cash in the S.T.A.R.S.' Chieftain Trophy voting, won by Garry and Donna Cooper's 1952 Chieftain convertible. Check out all the trophy winners in Jerry Stanic's picture album on these pages. As well, the burgers were great served up by the Aerials Gymnastics Club food services booth. The burgers went down well with CocaCola and the Rock'n'Roll music served up by club member DJs, Ben Lemon, John Dampf, Shawn Genge and Liam Hicks. Good work on the mike, fellas! -Garry Cooper A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r I s s u e 5 P a g e 3 Members Ride J u l e s J E W E L 1971 L e m a n s Convertible Since the early 1990, I wanted to get back into classic cars but due to other commitments it had never happened. My initial craving was for a car which I had had as a young driver. At the age of nineteen I had purchased a 1967 Mustang GTA fastback. I loved that car, but the speeding tickets, body repairs and insurance had kept me broke. That car was not the greatest on the winter roads due to the lack of treads on the tires and the amount of power under the hood. So during the summer of 2005 Janice and I put on a lot of miles searching for the perfect car. After looking at about 20 or so Mustangs, I found that none of them were worth the asking price, and I lost my interest in Mustangs. During that summer we made a trip to a Kelowna car show where I picked up the newspaper and found a Lemans Sport in 300 Mile House BC. And it was a convertible, too. After a brief telephone conversation with the owner, he assured me it was worth the twohour trip up to view this car. Upon seeing it, I knew this one was to be mine and so after some negotiation and inspection it was shipped to Edmonton. My Lemans Sport convertible had been initially sold from a Vancouver Pontiac dealer in 1971. Over the next 30-some years the car changed ownership and made its way to 100 Mile House B.C. My attachment to this classic grew. The enjoyment of tinkering and driving it brings me back to when cars were built with a more simple technology and approach. It’s so easy to work on this old girl. Over the years, most of the car has seen a restoration and or replacement of many components. This Lemans has not in some ways kept its originality, and in many cases has had the latest in technology merge with the old. When I replaced the power train I knew I wanted a fuel injection engine and Cont. Pg 4 P a g e 4 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Member’s Ride Continued a transmission with overdrive connected to a rear end that complements the whole assembly. I have kept the interior original looking, feeling that it is respectful to the car. Besides the power train many other changes have been made and more will be done. The result is a machine that is reliable and satisfies my need for a classic car. It is nice to own this relic and now that Pontiac Motor Division no longer exists, I know that whoever and whenever the time comes for someone to take over ownership of this car, they will experience this same pleasure and pride. -Jules Preville The Edmonton Chapter AIIPC Executive Executive President: Dave Scragg [email protected] Vice President: Jerry Stanic [email protected] Secretary: Liam Hicks [email protected] Memberships: Bill Moffat [email protected] Sponsorships: Terry Beuerlein [email protected] Special Events: Travis Lansing [email protected] Committees Sponsorship: Terry Beurelein Travis Lansing Dave Scragg Special Events: Travis Lansing Lorrie Baker Ed Harrison Newsletter: Jerry Stanic— Lead Garry Cooper— Editor Dave Scragg— Assistant Shawn Genge— Racing News I s s u e 5 P a g e 5 Grizzly Trail Cruise Now some horn-blowing from me - your Poncho Paper editor Garry Cooper - for the Grizzly Trail Cruise. I guess an old car guy can blow his own horn if forced to do so. And Dave Scragg and member Terry Beurerlein have insisted I write it up. The fall cruise might have been my idea, but Terry said at our August executive meeting: "Let's do it Labour Day Monday." And we did. I titled it the Grizzly Trail Cruise, and I'm wondering if that adventurous Safari-sounding appellation, contributed to a turn out of 12 Pontiac cars - from Clem and Doreen Lamoureux' 1950 businessman's coupe to Terry Beuerlein's 30th Anniversary Trans Am. The title was half right, for we drove the Grizzly Trail (Hy. 33) from Gunn through Barrhead, where some of us went through the town's A&W Drive-thru lane, and where we all gathered for a club photo-shoot opportunity at Barrhead's Grizzly Trail Motors. Some from among the muscle-car set left rubber calling cards as they peeled back out onto the highway. As Jerry Stanic's accompanying photos of the cruise show, the Grizzly Motors signage still contains the word "Pontiac", and that's a rare find anymore since GM mothballed the brand several years ago. That photo-shoot was a highlight of the cruise. I must say, we looked great, Baby! While the rest of the Grizzly Trail continues on north through Fort Assiniboine to Swan Hills, we turned back east to Westlock, stopping at J.D's Roadside Cafe (it was closed for the holiday weekend). Nonetheless, locals stopped by and checked out our troop as if we were a Westlock show'n'shine. Starting out from St. Albert (and taking Highway 37 to Onoway/Gunn) the Grizzly Trail Cruise covered a distance of something like 220 kilometres in some 3 1/2 or four hours. It was a perfect fall outing; farmers working their fields, the leaves just starting to change. And no one had any car trouble. Many of us capped it off with a stop (along Highway 44 south from Westlock) at the Alcomdale Hutterite Colony's roadside farmers' market where we bought fresh vegetable, pickles and fruit pies. Donna and I enjoyed their saskatoon berry pie (with a bit of rhubarb in it) so much that we bought another at a Hutterite booth set up the next weekend at the Fallis Show'n'Shine. Okay, because Dave and Susan Scragg were also there at Fallis, I must report that our '52 Chieftain convertible, SH BOOM, cleaned up as Peoples' Choice and Little Peoples' Choice (a committee of kids liked our A&W Drive-In window tray of yore). There. I've blown my own horn as requested. Honk! Honk! Are you happy now? -Garry Cooper JD’s Roadside Cafe Grizzly Pontiac GMC. A Lot of Class at Grizzly Motors. Donna Cooper at Fallis S & S Members Enjoying The Cruise. Purchasing food from the Hutterite booth. All 12 AIIPC EC in front of Grizzly Motors P a g e 6 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Pontiac Race News Race News Oct 2011 As we are well into fall, the race season has come to an end in Edmonton; if you have been following John Dampf and myself, we had high points and low points throughout the season, from transmission breaking, fuel systems getting contaminated, and distributors moving out of place. Racing at both the GTOAA and the Pontiac Tri Power Nationals and the IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals. It’s been a successful season as both cars had no major engine damage. Winter brings us a time to reflect on what went right and what went wrong. On my car I learned that running a 26 inch tall tire gives me my quickest ET and 60 ft. times over 27 inch tall tires that gave me a better mph. John learned that his engine and transmission performs better with a looser converter and to bring gas from Canada with him when he races. This winter I will be on the hunt for a good rolling chassis as I am seriously looking on building a Pontiac Super Stock Replica for racing in 2013. Next year it would be nice to see a few more Pontiacs at the race track. The Weekly Street Legal events give members an opportunity to race in a controlled environment. Another highlight of the year was racing at the Vegreville Airport, the Vegreville Drag race Association run four events in May, June, August and September. It’s a laid back event where people get to run their vehicles and get to see how they run against other new and old muscle cars. The cost is reasonable at 50 dollars and it’s a great fun event. We hope all our members have a great winter season and it would be nice to see what some of our members’ cars run, a well-tuned GTO can run low 14s or high 13 seconds with some proper tuning and a set of slicks. We will see everyone next May for our first point meet at Castrol Raceway . -Shawn Genge John Dampf lines up against a V-8 Vega and wins quite easily, running mid 10’s all afternoon. * Brain Teaser * What year and model of Pontiac is the picture of the hood from? A I I P C S p o n s o r s P l e a s e s u p p o r t o u r s p o n s o r s With the cellphone ban in place we have incar Bluetooth system installed for $249 on Special. I s s u e 5 P a g e 7 Presidents Corner Hi Members The Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club Edmonton Chapter in my opinion had a very good season. We had a very large increase in membership, and two excellent show and shines. The Ron Hodgson/Pacemaker show which we coordinated for our sponsor was fantastic, from the weather to the 60 top quality entries which attended the show. This Show & Shine was organized in record time and went over without a glitch. The ALL PONTIAC show put on Sch edule of Events by AIIPC - EC was a TOP NOTCH show to be proud of. Again the weather was perfect, the venue was excellent, the cream of the crop Pontiacs entered, and the food supplied by Aerials Gymnastics Club was superb. With both shows the AIIPC raised over $600.00 for STARS Air Ambulance. This is the last issue of the AIIPC—EC newsletter for 2011. The newsletter will start again on June 1 2012 and continue monthly to October 1 2012. Our year end AIIPC—EC 1st Annual Barbecue was very entertaining, even though the weather was rainy and cool ( but what can you expect for October 2). As a club we need to offer a BIG THANK YOU to Shawn Genge for supplying and cooking the steaks for our barbeque. Another THANK YOU to Doug and Sandy Kandt for hosting the barbeque on their beautiful acreage. Smoky Lake Pumpkin Fair & S/S Smoky Lake Bill 780-656-2463 Mystery Fun Run Tour III Calgary Vicki 403-569-2363 1st Cars 4Fun S/S / Make-A-Wish Foundation Calgary Ed 403-254-8878 Sun Special THANK YOU to ALL of our sponsors for supporting the AIIPC—EC and we hope you are offering the same for 2012. Mon Thank You to ALL the volunteers and executive for going up and above the call of duty for the benefit of our club. When you get involved with the workings of the club it can be very rewarding. THANK YOU ALL FOR A JOB WELL DONE! Till Next Year –Dave Scragg AIIPC — EC President October 2011 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Smoky Lake Mystery Fun 2 3 4 Club Barbecue Make-A-Wish 5 6 7 8 Calgary Meeting at ABC 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Edmonton Meeting At ABC P a g e A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r 8 Letters to Editor Dear Editor: Please do not print my name because this is about Christmas secrets! My hubby is working in our attached garage on the restoration of a '50s Pontiac but is having troubles finding some of the parts that he needs - weather stripping, for an example. I noticed in the last newsletter that you had been trying to find a source for that sort of thing for another AIIPC member; that you had tracked down a parts distributor, on line, in California and that you had ordered a Pontiac parts catalogue but it hadn't yet arrived in the mail. I wondered if you have received the catalogue; if its contents are helpful for amateur restorers (does it have, for instance, a supply of weather stripping that might be available to my husband). How much is that catalogue and how may I send for it. But, remember, this is for a Christmas stocking stuffer idea - shhhhhhh! Anonymous Dear Anonymous: Good news on all fronts! The Calfornia Pontiac Restoration Classic Parts Catalogue did indeed arrive via snail mail. The online sites www.PontiacParts.net or [email protected] - offer the 112-page full -colour cover gratis including free delivery. It took about six weeks to get here, but it was free at a postal cost - theirs - of nearly $5. The catalogue offers parts of all kinds for Pontiacs from 1926 through 1958. I've been frustrated myself trying to find a glove box catch. Such a small item, but so annoying when you either can't get to the contents of your glove box, or the darn door flops open on every bump in the road. I think this AIIPC Edmonton Chapter Editor: Garry Cooper. Email Letters To Editor [email protected] catalogue can solve my problem, hallelujah! Weather stripping? By the ton! But not a whisper that you know anything about any ole' catalogue. Your hubby will surely believe that Santa Claus slipped down the fireplace chimney to stuff his stocking with this restorers' treasure. Merry Christmas to all . . . . -Garry Cooper Classifieds For Sale Chrome moldings from a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne, excellent condition, they are from both front fenders and run the length of the fenders, also have 4 1963 Pontiac Hub Caps off of a 1963 Bonneville, spinner type, asking $100.00 for the set, also asking $100.00 for the chrome fender moldings . Call Glenn at 780-477-1777 To Advertise Email: [email protected] FOR SALE Engine Stand - MVP ProLift 750lb capacity (09-1081-2) $50 Call Liam at 780-903-5930, FOR SALE 1965 Pontiac Laurentian 4door. Parts car only, engine missing. Asking $100.00. Call Dennis at 780-418-7738. FOR SALE One 4" X 10" Sony - 150 Watt Dash Speaker - 4 ohm (Sony XS-W4121) - new in box - $30 Call Liam at 780-903-5930, pickup in St. Albert. FOR SALE 1970 Pontiac GTO Convertible, numbers matching. Original 400 V8, 350 HP plus. Turbo 400 3 speed automatic. PS, PB, PW, original 8-Track stereo. New carpeting, new convertible top. Includes GM build sheet. Recent engine refresh work. Car is professionally detailed, beautiful Class 12. Asking $50,000. Call Dennis at 780-418-7738. P a g e 9 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s Barrett-Jackson 2011 The best buy in my opinion for a Pontiac was a 1970 ½ Pontiac Trans – Am, Ram Air III car with a 4 speed for 32 k. Barrett Jackson 2011 Auction With 100 degree heat and over 5000 registered bidders the 2011 version of the Barrett Jackson was a huge success. With more than 24 million in total sales and over 60,000 people in attendance. The auction runs for 3 day in the 3rd week in September at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. This year 580 cars were sold on the auction block with a 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 topping out at over $700,000 dollars. The Top Pontiac sold was a 1965 Tiger Gold Tri Power GTO driven in by Jim Wangers and Dave Anderson. It hit the reserve and topped out at 86 thousand dollars. The Steal of the Auction at 32k Nothing like getting you picture on Speed Tiger Gold 1965 GTO The Las Vegas Auction has a wide base of cars for sale; this year there were a lot of Camaros on the auction block with only 2 GTO a 1968 and 1965. An unusual car was a 1969 Firebird Sprint Convertible with Overhead Cam 6 cylinder engine that sold for 28 thousand dollars. The 230 cu 6 cyl engine with a 4bbl carb puts out 265 HP. This has been my second year at the auction and it gets better every year. Spending hours looking at the fine examples of vehicles, he had an opportunity on purchasing bidder guest passes, which gave us full access to the floor and to experience the action of a live auction. The great Las Vegas weather in September and the Barrett Jackson Auction makes this a great trip, there is no problem keeping a car enthusiast busy for a week. The Imperial Hotel and Casino has 200—plus car museum that is a must to see in Las Vegas, plus the opportunity to rent exotic muscle cars and European sports cars for the day or on the track. I would recommend this auction to anyone who is a car buff and would like to see a broad version of different cars all under one roof. You never know you might buy one. Cont Pg 14 P a g e 1 0 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Radium Car Show The Columbia Valley Classics held their annual Show and Shine in Radium on September 16th & 17th. Registration was held Friday night at the Radium Seniors Centre with free entertainment and refreshments for the registrants. Vehicles began lining up around 7:00 AM on Saturday morning for entrance to the venue on the driving range at Bighorn Meadows golf course. The skies threatened rain and a few showers were in the area but, as is usually the case, the skies cleared around 9:00 and the sun shone for the rest of the day. Vendors of all kinds were on site to sell you food, hot rod parts, equipment, and memorabilia. Almost 800 vehicles from all over western Canada and the U.S. were on hand for the festivities. The show ran until 4:00 PM when awards were presented and the cruise to Invermere began. All along the route people gathered to cheer on the parade of vehicles. Our group was one of the first on the route and, even though we took almost an hour to complete the circuit, vehicles were still leaving the show & shine site for the cruise when we returned. Saturday evening’s dance was hosted at the Radium Ball diamond which some of you may remember as the site of previous CVC car shows. This was a new location for the dance and it was held in a large tent with wooden floors especially set up for the occasion. The 50’s was the theme and many of the attendees were dressed in their 50’s erea costumes. Live entertainment carried on into the wee small hours of the morning and the odd enthusiast could be heard cleaning his tires prior to returning to the hotel for the night. The event is one of the highlights of my car show season and each year the Columbia Valley Classics and the town of Radium do a great job in making it a memorable event. -Randy Jethon I s s u e 5 P a g e 1 1 AIIPC Sponsors New and Used Sales Consultant Ph: 780-458-7100 Cell: 780-909-4921 Fax: 780-459-4450 Toll Free 1-888-385-8814 www.ronhodgson.com Email: [email protected] 5 Galarneau Place, St Albert AB. T8N 2Y3 Member of the GM Marketing Guild. Triple Crown Award. Ph: 780-458-7100 Cell: 780-909-4921 Fax: 780-459-4450 Toll Free 1-888-385-8814 www.ronhodgson.com Email: [email protected] 5 Galarneau Place, St Albert AB. T8N 2Y3 P a g e 1 2 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Alberta Iron Indians Edmonton Chapter 1st Annual Barbeque. I s s u e 5 P a g e 1 3 P a g e 1 4 A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s P o n t i a c C l u b P o n c h o P a p e r Barrett Jackson Continued Another Unique Car was a 1970 LS6 Chevelle Convertible with 62 miles on it. It was a race car for Ray Allen and was undefeated in the 1970 season. It did not meet the 400 k reserve on it. A nice car but for 400 thousand you can buy a lot of nice vehicles. (1969 Firebird Sprint Convertible) ( Double Overhead Cam 230 CU 6 Engine) Written by –Shawn Genge I s s u e 5 P a g e 1 5 AIIPC Sponsors Custom remanufacturing of antique brake shoes and components. AIIPC members will receive a 20% discount should these services be required. SVAI Certified OVERDRIVE CONVERSIONS DIFFERENTIALS TRANSFER CASES For all you plumbing and heating service needs call Willy. Specializing in furnace repair and replacements. WE ARE ON THE WEB WWW.IRONINDIANS.AB.CA Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club E D M O N T O N C H A P T E R 8 Guenette Crescent Spruce Grove AB T7X 3G8 Dave Scragg Phone: 780-962-8430 Cell: 780-940-2641 E-mail: [email protected] * It Is All About Having Fun * * Preservation of Pontiacs * * Helping Charity * Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club Mission Statement Promote camaraderie between our members. Strive to preserve and enjoy Pontiacs. Support the enjoyment and preservation of the Old Car Hobby. Support Charity by fund raising throughout the year. Encourage others to support our efforts as a Club. I m p o r ta n t N e ws AIIPC Edmonton Chapter Meetings held the last Monday of every month at ABC Restaurant 127 st and 140 ave from 6:00 pm for supper, meeting starts at 7:00pm to 9:00 pm. All food costs are members responsibility. Thank You To All The AIIPC Edmonton Chapter meets every Monday evening, 6:00pm at ABC Country Restaurant , then leaving at 7:00pm for a cruise around town. The only exception is the last Monday of the month we have our meetings there. Club Members For All Their Please support all club functions…..can be very rewarding. Contributions ANY COMPLAINTS? The Poncho Paper newsletter editor will handle any and all complaints on the second Tuesday of next week. Thank you, Ed. Answer from page 6. For Our First Annual Club 1949 Pontiac Silver Streak. Barbeque !! FIFTH EDITION
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