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ponyakr · 10-17-2016, 03:01 PM

'69 Birds.

ponyakr · 10-17-2016, 03:07 PM

My neighbors 1st gen & a Texas 2nd gen.

ponyakr · 10-17-2016, 03:23 PM

'69 GTO & GP.

ponyakr · 10-17-2016, 03:34 PM

This was a nice lookin 2nd gen. The hood was closed. But, it's just as well. Somebody said they thought it had a Chevy engine.

ponyakr · 10:13 PM

This month I'm celebrating 40 years of being alcohol free !

That's right. The last I had was in Oct of 1976. And, I remember it well. My last brewsky was a little Miller "Pony", which was given to me by a member of this forum. He and his girlfriend were riding by & saw that I was out in my shop, the Speed Barn. So, he pulled in and offered me a cool one. Well, I always liked to be sloshable, and rarely turned down a free one, so I gladly accepted the offer. I had no idea that it would be my last.

I had been a consumer for 10 years. During that time I said and did a lot of things I'm not proud of, and wish I had not said & done.

But, THANK GOD ! My Mom, my girlfriend, & others, were praying for me. So, I survived those years, and I'm still here to talk about it--40 years later.

And, by the way, that girlfriend is now my wife !

PTL !

skipp65 · 11-07-2016, 07:40 AM

Wow, good for you! Alcohol is a controlled substance , too much substance and it controls you!

Engine-Ear · 11-07-2016, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by skipp65

Wow, good for you! Alcohol is a controlled substance , too much substance and it controls you!

Agreed! Moderation is tough. Abstinence solves that one, but we're imperfect (therein lies the challenge!). Admittedly, I'm not there yet.

87PONT.TA · 11-07-2016, 10:46 PM

might be able to find a few more miller pony. who wants one! lol

MUSLCAH · 11-07-2016, 11:56 PM

How much for the paperback book ??

jk

ponyakr · 04-15-2017, 04:33 PM

Just left our local show. All our Pontiac gang was there. Had everything from Mikey's '64 Lemans to Tab's late 2nd gen Bird.

ponyakr · 04-15-2017, 05:08 PM

The last pic shows 4 of us old Pontiac codgers, holding a Pontiac Pow-Wow. Parts of 2 more of our gang are barely visible, seated, across the street. One more is out of view, behind the '68 Bird, on the hill. And, one more, with a Pontiac powered S-10 drag truck is roaming around somewhere.

We were sittin beside Mikey's '64 Lemans, which was beside Wild Bill's '69 Bird. As WB was draggin up a chair, to join our group, we heard a bump, then a groan from Mikey. But, I don't think the Lemans was totaled.

There ain't many of us. So, it's good to get together ever now & then.

And, I'd better not forget to mention that TJ was also present, & took the pics. I'll have to include her as part of our Pontiac club, considering her experience with both street & drag Pontiacs. We had a hilarious time racin our old Ponyaks & whuppin up on the high dollar Chevies !!!

ponyakr · 04-15-2017, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MUSLCAH

How much for the paperback book ??

jk

Nope, ain't gonna be no book. I might be a little fuzzy on some of the minute details. But, most everything in this thread happened exactly as I described it. It's just a fairly detailed account of a big part of our lives, as we remember it.

And much of it is supported by records & pics. TJ is an eye witness to most of it. Any MANY others witnessed some of it. Made lots of mistakes, & were budget limited. But, we didn't give up. Eventually won lots of races & had LOTS of fun. And, we had some very interesting experiences along the way.

Greg Reid · 04-15-2017, 07:28 PM

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Just left our local show. All our Pontiac gang was there. Had everything from Mikey's '64 Lemans to Tab's late 2nd gen Bird.

Look like Pontiac folks are in high cotton around there. Nice quality of cars.

ponyakr · 04-15-2017, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Reid

Look like Pontiac folks are in high cotton around there. Nice quality of cars.

Yeah, only one local Pontiac guy was missing. Don't know if he has something against the car show officials, or what. Anyhow, he has a nice original '77 Bandit car, and an '81 T/A which he bought new.

I've posted pics of both cars, from a previous show. But they're worth posting again.

ponyakr · 09:42 PM

Made it to the Saline Watermelon Festival today, for the 1st time. Actually, I made it to the Fri of the festival many times, on my milk route. But, never made it to the Sat festivities.

Today, I made the car show, saw the parade, took lots of pics, and had a pow-wow with some of the area Pontiac boys. There were 5 of us, total. But, there were only 3 Pontiac powered vehicles.

2 of 'em entered the parade. I'll post some show & parade pics.

The larger melons, pictured below were $15 !

I left 'em all in Saline. Didn't see anybody buy one. I remember driving my milk truck out to a field near Saline, and paying a price of 3 for $1. But hey, that was a LONG time ago. Gas was probably still under 40 cents a gal.

Greg Reid · 07-08-2017, 09:33 PM

Were they good n' sweet? I had some ice cold with lunch today. Can't beat it after being out doing yard work all morning.

ponyakr · 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Reid

Were they good n' sweet? I had some ice cold with lunch today. Can't beat it after being out doing yard work all morning.

I'm sure they were. Saline melons have always been top quality. They say it's got something to do with the type of soil in the area around Saline. There have always been roadside melon peddlers in this area. All they do is park, on the side of the road or in a parking lot, and put out a makeshift sign that reads "Saline Melons". And, even at today's higher prices, people still stop & buy 'em.

But, at those prices, TJ & I will just keep buying the small Wal-Mart $5 melons. All of 'em we've had this year have been real good. And, with the smaller size, the halves will fit easily into our fridge.

On the way back from the festival, I stopped in at our local all-you-can-eat "ching-chong" place, for lunch. Had LOTS of catfish, shrimp, & other stuff, including watermelon.

ponyakr · 07-08-2017, 10:11 PM

Well, not EVERYbody. But, lots of folks do. They sure do, around Saline. There were lots of festival goers and lots of parade entries. Anybody on wheels or horseback could enter.

2 of the Pontiac powered vehicles entered. One of 'em was this vert Goat.

TJ let me use her Tacoma to make the trip. I see that it got in the 4th pic below.

ponyakr · 07-08-2017, 10:35 PM

This was, by far, the quickest and LOUDEST parade entry. It was the only vehicle engine I could hear, over a block away.

It has a BIG Pontiac engine, with fenderwell exit headers, and a nasty idle. It would sound right at home, at a drag strip. But hey, this was in a small town parade. Hey, for an old Pontiac drag racer like me, it was cool !

And I really LOVE the pic in which the truck is right in front of the LA State Trooper ! Reckin what he thought about it. Open headers, slicks, no plates. Hey, just another reason to love a parade !

ponyakr · 07-08-2017, 10:50 PM

WB had his Red Bird there, but didn't enter the parade. He picked a great parking spot, right in front of the church. Was in the shade of a nice Magnolia tree. In the shade, is a good place to be, when the sun is shining, and it's 90° or more, in Louisiana.

I'd like to offer a big THANKS to the church folks for letting the car show be in their parking lot, and providing rest rooms. It was real nice of 'em !

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