[Steve Barcak]

By the Way Jeff. Thaks for posting the great pics. I wish I could have gone. At least I get to go to norwalk

Steve


* Apache County Motorsports day Sat August 29 St Johns, Az www.apachecountymotorsportsday.org

* Maricopa Motorsports Day Sat Octorber 17, 2009 Maricopa, Az

* 12th annual Pontiac Heaven March 27, 2010 Phoenix Speedworld Dragstrip

* 8th annual Nostalgic Show and Go! Sunday March 28, 2010 Phoenix Speedworld Dragstrip www.nostalgicshowandgo.org

make plans to attend

[Scott M]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

So that's all for now.

Hey, wow.

They're still pushing that Union Park wagon as being the original car, eh?

[Jeff Hamlin]

Then & Now.

[Keith Seymore]

I also have home movies of the Royal car at Michigan's Milan Dragway. It has a red roof in this footage as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj0M4DQhXKE

(48 seconds into the video)

K

[63Banshee]

GTO Nationals in St Louis in the early 90's. Don't remember the year.

[goatman65]

Anybody have COLOR pics of the 65 GTO Bobcats? I've never seen them in color.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by goatman65

Anybody have COLOR pics of the 65 GTO Bobcats? I've never seen them in color.

Goatman - I'm not sure I know which cars you are referring to. Do you have some B&W photos you could post up?

K

[triathlonx13]

Originally Posted by 63Banshee

GTO Nationals in St Louis in the early 90's. Don't remember the year.

Very COOL !!

.

[Alvin]

Nice!

[goatman65]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Goatman - I'm not sure I know which cars you are referring to. Do you have some B&W photos you could post up?

K

I have a pic in mag. article I saw recently,I'll look for it.There were two 65's,Royal cars.I think they had tiger footprints on them and Hurst wheels

[a73formula]

I love these notalgia cars. Theres something about them to, it just doesn't get any better to me. After I finish my formula I think I'm gonna do a 61 or 62 catalina superduty replica.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by goatman65

I have a pic in mag. article I saw recently,I'll look for it.There were two 65's,Royal cars.I think they had tiger footprints on them and Hurst wheels

Ok - I know which ones you mean now. Let me check my files...

K

[Steve Barcak]

I've never seen this pic before...


Hosting- 12th annual Pontiac Heaven March26-28, 2010 Phoenix

[Hammertime Mike]

Arnie sure had some hot looking cars!

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by Hammertime Mike

Arnie sure had some hot looking cars!

Yes, his '66, '68 and '69 GTOs had very fancy, pretty and wild paint jobs. He went back to a much more conservative and factory look for the Boss Bird.


Steve

Hosting- 12th annual Pontiac Heaven March 26-28,2010

[Steve Barcak]

Here is a Pontiac powered ( by reading the fender ) Firebird I've never seen before! Can't tell if it is blown or not but, does anyone know of this car? Name is Dick Stokes. Looks like it even has a Pontiac push car too. Very cool.

Steve
Hosting 12th annual Pontiac Heaven weekend March 26-28, 2010 Phoenix
make plans to attend

[Silver Judge]

Originally Posted by Brian Baker

Well, whoever came up with the idea to paint a red roof on those cars back in the day should be shot. That red roof looks like $h!t on what is otherwise a beautiful car.

Yeah, I agree, they should be shot alright....shot again with a camera next to that catalina with the GREAT LOOKING red roof, !
Old Catalinas look great with a complimentary roof color
Next you know, you'll be slamming whoever painted Jess Tyree's firebirds 'cuz they're not stock looking --Bwahaaa, haa, HA !

Keep all these pics coming guys--I'm drooling-Nice, Nice, NICE !
Jeff Hamlin, those are killer pics
Steve Barcak, Man, I love that shot of Arnie's Super Judge, man that is CQQL

[pont406]

Originally Posted by Steve Barcak

Here is a Pontiac powered ( by reading the fender ) Firebird I've never seen before! Can't tell if it is blown or not but, does anyone know of this car? Name is Dick Stokes. Looks like it even has a Pontiac push car too. Very cool.

Steve
Hosting 12th annual Pontiac Heaven weekend March 26-28, 2010 Phoenix
make plans to attend

Steve, haven't seen that car before either, but I believe Dick Stokes was running the Don Gay's 66 GTO Funny car prior to this one. i think he ran out of Illinois.

[ramairthreegto]

Early 70s



Those were the days for car lovers.
He was no longer racing by 72 or so, tracks were going to paved and increasing costs.

He had a 65 GTO tri power his last two years of high school, working part time at the local garage.

Graduated in 68 and bought a 442 Cutlass as he started working full time at the garage.

In 70 he got a brand new SS454 Chevelle 4 speed,
traded it less than a year later for a 69 Daytona that was still in a show room and never titled, (couple of hundred miles on it from test drives)



while he had the Daytona there was also a 69 Z28 he had, maybe around 1973 or so.
he sold it after having it only a year or so.

Sold the Daytona in around 76, and used money as down payment on logging equipment. he was sick of working indoors, and that was the end of cool cars.

Cars cost a whole lot more of our income nowadays.

Can you imagine a kid that had a part time job affording and driving a 2006 GTO the last two years, graduating from high school this year, and then getting a 2010 Camaro SS with his first full time job. Then maybe an SRT in a couple of years.

[Old Man Taylor]

These are pictures of D-Mac's Pontiac powered '40 Chevy when he lived in Connecticut, about 1962.