[77 TRASHCAN]

Steve,
This year at the GTO Nat's in Wichita, there were several tech sessions, they were all good, BUT, there was a panel session w/ Craig Hendricksen, Arnie, Jess, Art Peterson, John Clegg, Jim Wangers, and a couple others. Each spoke of their Pontiac Exeriences, and you got to ask questions afterwards....

Man, was that cool!!! There was someone there taping the session, wish I had a copy...

Jess Tyree told about how he got involved w/ Pontiac's. He had been at a race (and won it, I believe) w/ his new Plymouth. This Plymouth was also served as daily transportation for he, and his family, and he was still making payments on it...(I'm not sure of the year 57 or 58)

Well some nicely dressed ya hoo approaches him, and asks him if he'd be interested in racing Pontiacs??? He didn't know what to say... The guy introduced himself, as John DeLorean... Offered him a free car, and parts.....The car came to the local dealer w/ no invoice and special instructions....The guy from the dealer called, TOLD him to come get this no idling thing off his hands...LOL...The best part (to me) Jess got his parts, it was a whole semi trailer load of parts, he had no where to put ALL this stuff, he had to rent space to store all the extra parts......

I wish I could have been at Denver in 1996, Smokey Yunick and John Delorean both spoke at that event...I can only imagine...
Get that 265 shoe horned in and tell us about it
Jeff

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by 77 TRASHCAN

Steve,
This year at the GTO Nat's in Wichita, there were several tech sessions, they were all good, BUT, there was a panel session w/ Craig Hendricksen, Arnie, Jess, Art Peterson, John Clegg, Jim Wangers, and a couple others. Each spoke of their Pontiac Exeriences, and you got to ask questions afterwards....

Man, was that cool!!! There was someone there taping the session, wish I had a copy...

Jess Tyree told about how he got involved w/ Pontiac's. He had been at a race (and won it, I believe) w/ his new Plymouth. This Plymouth was also served as daily transportation for he, and his family, and he was still making payments on it...(I'm not sure of the year 57 or 58)

Well some nicely dressed ya hoo approaches him, and asks him if he'd be interested in racing Pontiacs??? He didn't know what to say... The guy introduced himself, as John DeLorean... Offered him a free car, and parts.....The car came to the local dealer w/ no invoice and special instructions....The guy from the dealer called, TOLD him to come get this no idling thing off his hands...LOL...The best part (to me) Jess got his parts, it was a whole semi trailer load of parts, he had no where to put ALL this stuff, he had to rent space to store all the extra parts......

I wish I could have been at Denver in 1996, Smokey Yunick and John Delorean both spoke at that event...I can only imagine...
Get that 265 shoe horned in and tell us about it
Jeff

Thanks for the comments but, how about posting some pics???

[Steve Barcak]

" I wish they would have creamated the son of a so and so"





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnRwQjTYfGI

[Steve Barcak]

"Look over your LEFT shoulder"



ooops! not sure how this got here but, for sure, every red blooded American male can appreciate a gal in nice fitting jeans




"What we're dealing with here........."




From a few years later..

[MikeNoun]

Couple of 1972 pics...

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

Couple of 1972 pics...

Great pics Mike. Both are significant. The race car is Sonny Rays and ran a 455HO. It being a sedan body, if it was original, that is a single digit production automobile but, have no way to know for sure. This car was featured in the 'High Output' newsletter in the day and I think was the first NHRA legal Pontiac powered Super/Stocker in the 10s.

[Steve Barcak]

Here I am, 10 years old at Beeline Dragway in 1971 at the AHRA Winternationals after begging my Dad to take me. I saw this rail with Pontiac power so I HAD to get my picture taken with it! Hmmmmmmmmm, maybe one day, I could own and build something like this.....



If you lived in Phoenix or the southwest, it was always a big deal to make the Winters at Beeline as it was the first big race of the year.

[77 Canamman]

Originally Posted by Steve Barcak

"Look over your LEFT shoulder"






"What we're dealing with here........."

Here is my tribute to the Great One's performance in this film:

[Steve Barcak]

[Steve Barcak]

Probably my 2 favorite albums of all time. Cars, girls and having fun.

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by 77 Canamman

Here is my tribute to the Great One's performance in this film:

That's a neat tribute car. I have a Lemans 4dr here at my yard that I have thought about doing the same thing except I want mine to look more what the car looked like at the end of the movie. The one I have already has the right quarter smashed. Want to cut the roof off and have the right rear door hanging bya cable, etc. It is just a matter or priorities. maybe in the next few years. Should not take much to do because, it will not be pretty.

[77 Canamman]

Originally Posted by Steve Barcak

That's a neat tribute car. I have a Lemans 4dr here at my yard that I have thought about doing the same thing except I want mine to look more what the car looked like at the end of the movie. The one I have already has the right quarter smashed. Want to cut the roof off and have the right rear door hanging bya cable, etc. It is just a matter or priorities. maybe in the next few years. Should not take much to do because, it will not be pretty.

Like this one, but make the damage more authentic...







Real one: