JULY H A P P Y F o u r t h Of J u l y!! In This Issue: Official Newsletter of the Northern Colorado GTO Association

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1 T H E T R I P O WJULY E R 2014 T I M E S Page 1 Official Newsletter of the Northern Colorado GTO Association JULY In This Issue: 2014 POCI Convention Page 2, 3, 4 Business Minutes Page 5 Letter from the Editor Page 6 Upcoming Events Page 7 Classifieds Page 8 H A P P Y F o u r t h Of J u l y!!

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5 JULY 2014 Page 5 BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER - WELCOME MEMBERS AND GUESTS: The July meeting was never called to order, as there was no July meeting! There were 0 members in attendance. MEETING MINUTES: There are no minutes for July, as there was no meeting. Echo car show is July 12. The brewery will not be providing shelter from the heat, so club members are asked to bring canopies if you have them. $100 was donated towards door prizes. Tebo Museum in Longmont: August 23, BBQ at Chris Jaworski's to follow. Brian needs a head count by July 31. Meeting adjourned. Before it began. TREASURER S REPORT: We hope there is still money in the account, and it is anybody's guess as to how much.. OLD BUSINESS: NEXT BUSINESS MEETING: The next Business Meeting will be held August 7th at Johnson's Corner - dinner at 6pm, meeting at 7pm. (NOTE: We need more members not only showing up for the meetings, but ordering food as well. We get the room for free, as long as we continue to order meals by the majority of members in attendance). (Editor's note: These minutes are an edited version of the minutes from the June meeting since there are no July minutes) The date is set for the Club's 30th anniversary party. It will be on the 7th of September at North Lake Park in Loveland. More details to follow. Orders are still being taken for the Drag Race shirts, please contact Jon Chevalier with your shirt size. Shirts are $15 each.

6 JULY 2014 Page 6 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR CLUB OFFICERS 2014 President: Jon Chevalier 1803 Daphne Drive Loveland, CO heavychevy47@gmail.com Vice President: Brian Schachtner 9002 Eldorado Avenue Frederick, CO (h) (c) bkschachtner@msn.com Secretary / Newsletter Editor: Jay Robinson 655 Zuni Circle Fort Collins, CO (h) (c) secretary@ncgtoa.com Treasurer: Mary Chevalier 1803 Daphne Drive Loveland, CO heavychevy47@gmail.com Webmaster: Jay Robinson secretary@ncgtoa.com This year I attended my very first POCI Convention June 17 through 21. Needless to say I was more than impressed. To see row after row after row of beautiful Pontiacs, other than the typical GTO's, was a sight for sore eyes. The Convention was held at the same location as the 2010 GTOAA Nationals; the big difference this time was that it didn't rain 24-7 for 5 straight days! Instead, it was mid to upper 90's for 5 straight days, with suffocating humidity. I guess that was better?? It was great that so many Club members attended, and brought their beautiful cars! It was nice to hang out with people you knew, as well as getting to know other Pontiac addicts. My car was in with the points judged cars, about a half a mile walk from the entrance door, so it seemed. The nice thing was that you got to walk through all those beautiful popular vote cars to get back to where I was, and I always took a different route, as there were always nice cars to look at along the way. There were some outstanding Drag Race cars there, including Club Member Paul Dreyer's 1964 Tempest. Friday night they all headed to the local dragstrip, and did some pavement pounding. Paul's car was running great, and turned a personal best of mph. Unfortunately Paul went out in the early rounds. Bill Hagan made it all the way to the 1/4 finals in his class, and picked up a cool $50 bucks in the process! There were several show awards given out to our Club members. Bill Hagan won best in his class for his 1968 Parisienne convertible, Brian Schachtner won an Outstanding in Class for his 1967 GTO, Art Floyd won a GOLD Award for his 1969 GTO Judge Convertible, and I won a Silver Award for my 1969 GTO Judge. As for Denver Club member Tim Burton, he won a Gold Champion Award for his 1969 GTO Judge. Congratulations to all!! For the people who worked so hard putting on the convention - from the representatives of POCI, to the local Wichita Chapter, to all the volunteers, YOU ALL ROCKED. I was more than impressed with your availability and willingness to help. The judges were accessible, and gladly answered all of my questions. Everyone involved in putting on this show was visible; not hiding behind some table selling t-shirts, and they made sure you felt comfortable and showed that they were there for the participants, not the participants there for them. Basically, they went out of their way to let everyone know they cared about each and every person that was in attendance. What a concept.

7 UPCOMING EVENTS JULY 2014 Page 7 July 2, 9, 23, 30: CSP Responsible Speed Test Night Bandimere Speedway July 4: Wellington 24th Annual 4th of July Parade, Car & Tractor Show presented by the town of Wellington July 4: Jet Car Nationals and Family Fun Fest Bandimere Speedway July 5: 7th Annual All American Car Show presented by the Northern CO Mustang Car Club, Outlet Malls, Loveland CO July 5: Golden Super Cruise Golden, CO July 8: Taco John's Cruise night th Street, Wellington, CO July 12: Echo Brewery GTO Car Show ALL MAKES AND MODELS WELCOME Iris Parkway, Frederick CO July 13: Fort Collins Marketplace Show N Shine College and Horsetooth, Fort Collins CO July 17: Eaton A&W Cruise Night 680 Oak Avenue, Eaton CO July 18-20: MOPAR Mile High Nationals Bandimere Speedway July 25-27: 44th Annual Rod Festival presented by ColoRODans, Friday Concert, Saturday Cruise, Sunday Car Show, Longmont July 26: Larimer County Fair and Rodeo Parade Downtown Loveland, Thanks to club member Jared Warnock for supplying some of the event information listed here! 2014 CLUB CLASH SCHEDULE MAY 2 and 30 JULY 25 SEPTEMBER 5 and 26 JUNE 20 AUGUST 8 PHS, PO Box , Shelby Twp, MI 48318, hppt:// Our new numbers will be: 586/ (fax) and 586/ (office) By supplying PHS with the VIN of your car, along with the other information listed on our "Order" page, you will receive the most complete historical background and VIN information ever offered by any automobile nameplate. Want to know more about your Pontiac? Contact Pontiac Historical Society today! Price is just $50! The information packet from PHS will include the following: A copy of the factory invoice or billing history A letter decoding the options (when necessary) A copy of a dealer order form for that year Other specific information for that year and model Pontiac, if available

8 JULY 2014 Page 8 CARS FOR SALE 1964 Pontiac Bonneville 2 door hardtop. 421 car. Red with white top and interior. Has been sitting for 30 years, local Fort Collins car. Complete, motor needs rebuilt, and car needs restoration, but solid. Quite a few options. $3800. obo contact Jared Warnock ; westernskies65@hotmail.com NOTE: If you want your existing ad to remain here, notify me each month, or it will be purged. If you have a car, any parts for sale or wanted - PLEASE let me know! PARTS FOR SALE Cast Iron 4 barrel intake manifolds. Many years available, price dependent upon year and condition. contact Jared Warnock westernskies65@hotmail.com 1964 Pontiac Tempest Hood - good condition, 4" fiberglass cowl induction scoop riveted on $300; Trunk lid $150; RH front fender (fair) $100; LH front fender (buckled) free; front chrome bumper (needs straightening) $200; trunk lid (fair) $200; headlight assemblies (call for prices and parts needed). All prices negotiable 15" Pontiac Rally II wheels Custom made 11" wide, 5x4-3/4", no date codes 5-1/2" backspace, had R15 on them, fit great on my '64 Tempest $300 obo contact Jay Robinson , secretary@ncgtoa.com

9 JULY 2014 Page 9 ABOUT THE NORTHERN COLORADO GTO ASSOCIATION The Northern Colorado GTO Association was founded in 1984 with several objectives in mind. The primary objective is to HAVE FUN and to promote interest in the Pontiac GTO. With that in mind, we try to schedule at least one club event every month. These events may be car shows, picnics, club member attendance at car shows, sanctioned drag races, participation in charity events, Drive-In movie nights (Yes we still have a drive-in theater in Northern Colorado!) or any other event that involves people getting together to enjoy the fun of owning a true muscle car. DUES: $30.00 yearly for the entire household CLUB WEBSITE: Follow us on Facebook! Group Name - "Northern Colorado GTO Association" (On electronic version of newsletter - control "click" to follow link for both website and Facebook site) The club business meetings are held the first Thursday of each Month Please see the minutes for the time and place of the next business meeting ABOUT THE GTO ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA The Northern Colorado GTO Association is an affiliated chapter of the GTO Association of America, and we encourage all of our members to become members of the GTOAA. As an affiliated chapter of the GTOAA, your club is supplied with a $3,000,000 liability insurance policy. This covers both Officers and Members while conducting approved Chapter events. When you become a member of the GTOAA, you get a monthly publication of the Golden Quill award winning magazine, THE LEGEND. This is a 32 page monthly magazine that contains technical articles, stories about members GTO's, a large classified section and much more information. The GTOAA hosts an annual National Convention where GTO enthusiasts can come together and see the vast diversity within this great organization. From the Technical Seminars to the Concours Judging to the Activities and Popular Vote Car Show, there is no other single GTO event like a GTOAA National Convention. No other Pontiac organization or publication does more to bring together the issues, ideas, needs and wants of GTO enthusiasts worldwide. Technical experts for each of the production years are available through GTOAA to answer those difficult questions we all have encountered while working or restoring our GTO's. The annual dues to join the GTOAA are $35.00 and $5.00 for each additional family member. To become a member of the GTOAA online, you can visit To receive a membership by mail, write to GTOAA, PO Box 455, Timnath, CO You can contact Bill Vantuono at chapters@gtoaa.org for Local Chapter Information.

10 JULY 2014 Page 10 Northern Colorado GTO Association c/o Jay Robinson, Newsletter Editor 655 Zuni Circle Fort Collins, CO Address service requested