The Modifier. Charlie Huntington attended the Michael Dingman Collection Auction in New Hampshire. One of the signs followed him home (above).

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1 The Modifier Street Rod & Modified Chapter Pontiac Oakland Club International May/June 2013 Michael Dingman Collection: Neon & More Charlie Huntington attended the Michael Dingman Collection Auction in New Hampshire. One of the signs followed him home (above). Chapter #7 The Dare to be Different Chapter Founded 1976 Page 1

2 The Modifier Newsletter of the Street Rod & Modified Chapter Pontiac Oakland Club International Modifier Editor Alan Mayes 219 Lakewood Drive Tullahoma, TN Phone: Please send all Modifier materials articles, news, photos, letters, classified ads, etc. to this address. Chapter Officers President Lou Calasibetta PO Box 46 Stillwater, NJ Directors Steve Cook Lancaster Est. Dr. Grove, MO Vice President Ray Schwedhelm 56 Redneck Ave. Little Ferry, NJ Ron Chalmers 1500 Echo Lake Dr. Piqua, OH Treasurer Steve Cook Lancaster Est. Dr. Grove, MO Fred Menger 1725 Chateau Way Maple Plain, MN In This Issue: President s Message Page 3 Annual Meeting Notice Page 3 Michael Dingman Collection Auction Page 4 Pontiacs at Santa Maria Page 6 Member Car Information Sheet Page 7 Membership Application Page 8 Chapter #7 The Dare to be Different Chapter Founded 1976 Page 2

3 President s Message - Lou Calasibetta, Chapter President Well, here I am writing this June 21, 2013, otherwise know as the first day of the official Summer. Up here in the northeastern part of our country, we have not had a great Spring but with a lot of rain and gloomy days in the past few weeks. Now today the sun popped out and all was forgotten. To tell you all the truth, we are about three weeks from the Dayton convention. As usual, I am not prepared for the event. There are just so many hours in the week and for some unknown reason, the days just fly by really quickly. I had the pleasure of hosting a car breakfast this May and it was a good time for those that attended. The Garden State Pontiacs chapter had a bunch of their members show up. Also, there was a variety of rods and customs of other makes. In early June, I went to the East Coast NSRA event in York, Pennsylvania. I took my 1951 Mercury Woodie there. Had a nice time at this one, too. There were about 3500 rides in total. Also went to a custom show in Gettysburg. I met with a man from Maryland that just finished a custom GMC pickup. I hope to send in an article to Alan on this pickup in the near future. This year, I registered a 1957 Safari for the POCI Co-Vention. It will be entered in the Popular Vote class. For some reason there is much less stress in the Popular area than in the Judged area. Hey, I am for them both; there is room for both at such a convention. Folks, remember we are having a meeting and lunch at the Quaker Steak café on Thursday morning. It is nice to break bread with the members and have an open meeting. Hope all of you can join us for the food and friendship. Did you ever realize that the convention is the only time of the year that some of us see one another? It s sort of like a high school reunion. See you in Ohio. Lou Calasibetta Street Rod & Modified Chapter Annual Meeting Our annual meeting will be held during the Co-Vention at Quaker Steak & Lube (just down the street from the Holiday Inn), on Thursday, July 11, from 11:00 AM-12 noon. Assemble in front of Holiday Inn Fairborn (host hotel) at 11:00 and we'll cruise there together. We'll grab a bite before it gets the noon crowd, and have a short meeting towards the end. Chapter #7 The Dare to be Different Chapter Founded 1976 Page 3

4 The Michael Dingman Collection Photos by Charlie Huntington In June of 2012, Charlie Huntington attended the auction of the Micheal Dingman collection of neon signs and other memorabilia, along with over 50 cars. Here are a few pictures of the collection. Don t drool on the paper, OK? Chapter #7 The Dare to be Different Chapter Founded 1976 Page 4

5 The Dingman Collection, continued Chapter #7 The Dare to be Different Chapter Founded 1976 Page 5

6 Pontiacs at the West Coast Kustoms Show in Santa Maria, CA Photos by Mary Minor & Marcus Edell Chapter #7 The Dare to be Different Chapter Founded 1976 Page 6

7 Santa Maria, continued Street Rod & Modified Chapter Information Sheet - Tell us about yourself and your cars Please complete the following information and return it along with pictures of your car(s). Send to Alan Mayes, 219 Lakewood Drive, Tullahoma, TN or to: alanpoci@gmail.com NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP ADDRESS OCCUPATION CAR MAKE MODEL YEAR BODY STYLE ENGINE ENGINE MODIFICATIONS TRANSMISSION REAR END CARB/INDUCTION EXHAUST INTERIOR CHROME COLOR TYPE OF PAINT BRAND OF PAINT BODY MODIFICATIONS CHASSIS MODIFICATIONS TIRES WHEELS DESCRIBE THE WORK DONE AND FUTURE PLANS FOR THE CAR Chapter #7 The Dare to be Different Chapter Founded 1976 Page 7

8 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION POCI Street Rod/Modified Chapter This chapter is for those interested in Modified Pontiac, Oakland & GMC vehicles. Name Spouse Street City State Zip Phone # Fax # POCI Membership # Address Pontiacs/Oaklands/GMCs owned & Modifications: PLEASE SEND A STORY AND PHOTOS OF YOUR VEHICLE FOR THE MODIFIER AND FOR THE CLUB SCRAPBOOK TO BE DISPLAYED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION. POCI dues are $35.00 per year for the U.S., $37.00 in Canada, $46.00 elsewhere. Associate members are $2.00 extra each. Street Rod & Modified Chapter dues are $15.00 per year (July 1 through June 30), pro-rated for new members who join after January 1 to $8.00 for the remainder of the year. Chapter dues include bi-monthly issues of The Modifier newsletter. Please return this form and a check payable to the Street Rod & Modified Chapter to: Steve Cook, Lancaster Est. Dr., Grove, MO The Modifier c/o Alan Mayes 219 Lakewood Drive Tullahoma, TN The SRM Website is BACK. Check out Send Charlie your photos & info. IF YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS MODIFIER BY MAIL AND WOULD RATHER RECEIVE IT BY (or vice-versa), LET US KNOW. Send a message to alanpoci@gmail.com Chapter #7 The Dare to be Different Chapter Founded 1976 Page 8