Poncho Paper - Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club | Edmonton

Issue 11
June 2013
Edmonton Chapter
Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club
Poncho Paper
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:

Members Rides
Page 3.

Support Our
Sponsors.

Feel free to send
articles to newsletter .

Remember it is all
about enjoying
Pontiacs and
having fun.
First Cruise Of The Season
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Bodnar’s Collection
2
Members Ride
3
Pontiac Race News
6
Editor, Classifieds
8
World Of Wheels
10
Presidents Corner
10
Sponsors
11
Around Town
12
ALL Pontiac S & S
14
June Meeting Dates
15
CFB Cruise
12
VIN Information
16
Sponsors Story
19
Sponsors
23
Important News
24
Mr. and Mrs. Bodnar’s Private Collection Of Beautiful Vehicles' and Memorabilia.
A Big THANK YOU From The AIIPC EC Members!
It all started 40 years ago
when Edmonton machine
shop entrepreneur and inventor Ron Bodnar acquired a tin
Lincoln toy fire truck that
caught his eye.
The Bodnar family private
collection of things from the
late 1800s through the mid1900s now fills about twothirds of a 26,000 square-foot
museum in the Argyll Road
district of southeast Edmonton. And it’s still growing.
Words cannot give justice to
the Bodnar Collection, but can
merely help reportage with
AIIPC Edm.Chpt. V-P Jerry
Stanic’s photo coverage of the
club’s invitational tour of the
museum, conducted by Ron
and Danin Bodnar recently.
Danin Bodnar began chipping into the collection in the
1970s when she acquired a
snappy white 1957 Thunderbird. My wife, Donna, was still
talking days later about
Danin’s amazing oldfashions dress shop collection. Ron’s toy truck
collection lines the walls
of a small room, along
with old Meccanno sets.
His collection of Daisy BB
guns and cap pistols in
six-gun holster copies of
Hollywood cowboy idols
Roy Rogers, Gene Autry,
Hopalong Cassidy and the
Lone Ranger – hard to
imagine any collection
Cont. Pg 2
P a g e
2
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
Bodnar’s Collection
W
O
W
!
anywhere that could be more
complete.
Another of Ron’ pride and joy
collection is that of the Franklin
car. He’s got several beautifully
restored, the latest of which is a
1932 coupe. He’s working on a
1914 Franklin.
The museum, of, course, fea-
W
O
W
!
tures Mustangs and 1950s Chevy
ragtops. Replicated gasoline stations.
An awesome collection of immaculately restored gas pumps, air pressure pumps, old fire station pumps
and some of the most sought-after oil
company signs ever created.
There’s a couple of rooms displaying Coca Cola soda fountains and
cold Coke dispensers. There’s a Pepsi
room; one for Orange Crush; Canada Dry.
There’s another room featuring Juke boxes – Wurlitzers, Rock-O-Las.
The Stan Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin and the Bodnar Family Private Collection in Edmonton. Yeah, we could be
known as Motor City North, you know
that?
--Garry Cooper
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
3
Member’s Ride
B o b D ay ’ s 2 0 0 9
G8 GXP
Instant Classic or Collector Car Oddity
Y O U
D E C I D E
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP
Manufactured by Holden/GM, Elizabeth, SA
(Suburb of Melbourne, Australia)
Engine: LS-3 6.2L V8
309KW (415HP) 563Nm (415 Ft/Lbs torque)
Transmission: 6 speed manual shift
Rear wheel drive
Speed: Governed to 262KPH (155MPH)
Heritage: The most powerful Pontiac sold out the front door of a Pontiac
dealership in North America in stock form EVER.
Owner: Bob and Cheryl Day
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
Story On Page 4
P a g e
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
P o n c h o P a p e r
4
Member’s Ride Continued
From Page 3
Canada
The Holden car company is located in Elizabeth, SA a suburb of Melbourne Australia and is a wholly owned subsidiary
of General Motors in America. For the past 40 plus years a 4-door sedan has been their flagship
Cont. Pg 5
The Edmonton Chapter AIIPC Executive
Executive
President: Dave Scragg
aiipcdave@gmail.com
Vice President: Jerry Stanic
stanfam@telusplanet.net
Secretary: Liam Hicks
lrhicks@telus.net
Treasurer: Terry Beuerlein
terrybeuerlein@msn.com
Sponsorships: John Dampf
Shawn Genge
jdampf@shaw.ca
firehawkconsulting@hotmail.ca
Special Events: Cliff Riles
rilesc@shaw.ca
Memberships: Bill Moffat
Martin Sharren
billmoffat@shaw.ca
msharren@shaw.ca
Apparel: Doug Kandt
aiipc.doug@gmail.com
Committees
Sponsorship: Shawn Genge
John Dampf
Dave Scragg
Terry Beuerlein
Special Events: Cliff Riles
Dave Scragg
Martin Sharren
Newsletter: Jerry Stanic— Photographer
Garry Cooper— Editor
Dave Scragg— Typesetter
Shawn Genge-- Racing News
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
5
Member’s Ride Continued
From Page 4
vehicle. Since 1979 that sedan has been the Commodore.
The Commodore has always been built in a right hand drive configuration and been sold in Australia, New Zealand, and
South Africa. It has also been re-badged and sold in India as a Chevrolet Impala and in China as a Chevrolet Caprice and
the United Kingdom as a Vauxhall. More recently the car has also been marketed in the Arab Emirates.
General Motors needed a four door rear wheel drive car to sell into the very lucrative North American police cruiser market and they didn’t have one. So in late 2008 General Motors began importing the re-badged Commodore to America to
sell as the Pontiac G8. This required the vehicle to re-configured to a left hand driving position. The first and only time
that has occurred. Three models were offered, the G8, the GT, and the GXP.
The Holden Commodore has always been a 4-door sedan with a V8 motor and rear wheel drive. In more recent years
Holden has introduced a V6 engine to attempt to improve fuel mileage and driveability. Australian cars have always been
built as V8 rear wheel drive cars. In fact there is a racing series in Australia and New Zealand called V8 Super Car for only
two cars models, the Holden Commodore and the Ford Falcon. The series consists of 28 races annually and draws an
average of 70,000 spectators per race. The cars are run on alcohol and deliver 690HP and run to 190 MPH making
them at least the equal of Nascar in America. The Ford-Holden rivalry has always been fierce.
Australian cars have always been more European in nature, all about speed and road handling. Much more so than
American cars whose focus has mainly been straight line horsepower and speed or luxury.
Holden decided the best way to proceed with an American high HP version was to obtain a number of the LS-3 V8 6.2L
motor and transmission set-ups used in the American Corvette and install them in the Holden as a limited production
model, the Holden VE Commodore SS V-series. That car came to America as the G8 GXP car. It was meant to compete
with high-powered European style sports sedans such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes at about half the price. The GXP car
was tested and found to have a 0-60MPH time of 4.6 seconds and a quarter mile time of 12.7 seconds with a top speed
of 109.6 MPH. Not bad for a four door grocery getter.
In early 2009 the GXP car was brought to America in limited numbers. From a U Tube Pontiac Promo a total of 1829
GXP’s (awaiting confirmation Pontiac.Ca) came to America out of a total of 38,159 G8’s produced in total for America and
Canada between 4 July 2007 and 18 December 2009. The other models offered were the standard G8 with V6 256HP
and the G8 GT with the 6.0L V8 361HP. Only the G8 and G8-GT were brought to Canada in late 2008 and early 2009.
Pontiac intended to introduce the G8 GXP and the Pontiac Ute (think El Camino) to be called the G8 ST (Sports Truck) and
possibly an Estate (think station wagon) and if market sales would support it a G8 Coupe after midyear 2009. That never
happened as General Motors decided to cut the entire Pontiac line in March of 2009. If you come across a GXP car in
Canada it was imported from America. The pictures of the G8 ST and the G8 Coupe I saw on the net were amazing. From
the photos they must have made a couple of each as concept cars. We can ply “If only” for as long as we want but that
isn’t going to make it happen. I wonder what they did with the concept cars. The usual practise is to crush them after the
project dies to keep them out of the publics hands. Go figure.
You will remember that two things occurred in early 2009. First the markets tumbled and secondly the world went into
recession. As a result General Motors along with other motor companies in America came perilously close to bankruptcy.
So close in fact that they had to be bailed out by the American Government. At the time our local General Motors dealerships were very concerned as to what their outlook might be especially since General Motors had announced the intention to eliminate at least 100 dealerships Canada wide. This resulted in local dealerships not being able to access new
product to sell. You might also remember that their lots were nearly empty for a number of months.
In order to obtain product to sell they determined to go south and buy whatever they could. Several truckloads of vehicles
were brought into Canada in September and October 2009. These consisted of mostly lease returns and low milers one
to two years old. (Still attempting to confirm where they bought the cars) In those loads they received two GXP cars. The
black one was placed at Ulmer Chevrolet and the Teal green placed on Westridge’s lot. Cont. Pg7
Lloydminster is a small market for exotic or rare cars sales. The two GXP cars arrived in October of 2009 and hung
around until the spring of 2010 as nobody here really knew what they were. Since they look very much like any other
front wheel drive commuter car it’s a hard sell to get about twice the price out of them. After 6-8 months of good sales
effort the teal green one was sent off to Calgary to a larger market and the other remained behind. That’s the car I
P a g e
6
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
P o n c h o P a p e r
Pontiac Race News
As you receive this
monthly new letter,
race season is fully
engaged in the Edmonton Area. Brackett
Racing has begun
along with the weekly
Street Legal racing on
Friday nights at
Castrol Raceways and
every track in Western
Canada is open
The IHRA Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam will be
held July 5 to 7th at
Castrol Raceway, this
is a world class event.
Those who like old
school Muscle Car and
Old Car racing check
out The Loafers Old
time Drags will be held at Mission
Raceway the last weekend of July.
SIR Raceways in Saskatoon has a
full schedule of events being held
this summer.
* Brain Teaser *
What year and month was the
Edmonton Chapter born.
Answer Page 24
The 421 being pulled out in VP Jerry Stanic garage.
On the local circuit, John Dampf looks
to take out his 1970 by the end of
June to be ready for the IHRA Nitro
Jam. John has had AIIPC member
Marty Cochrane and his partner Gene
Kucera of Pro Max Performance rebuild his 540 CU IAII engine and is
looking to have his 1970 GTO into the
9 second range.
This winter with the help of our VP
Jerry Stanic the 1966 Dated Coded
421 on my GTO has been pulled as a
precaution as I trying to find vintage
421 is getting harder and harder to
find and a Pontiac Stoker engine is in
its final stages at Pro Max as we go to
press and should be on the road for
the end of June.
Vegerville Drag Racing Association
has Racing on June 15th, August
17th and Sept Vegerville Drag Racing
Association has Racing on June 15th,
August 17th and Sept 7th. Please see
the website for more information.
www.vdra.org
Look forward to articles on Pontiac
Race dealerships Royal Pontiac and
Knafel Pontiac, Edmonton Speedway
and 240 Gordie Bonin and other Pontiac Race news.
This September in Las Vegas we have 2
auctions on the same days Sept 26th to
Sept 29th, both Barrett Jackson and
Russo Steele will be highlighting over
1000 cars being held at the Mandalay
Bay Hotel and Casino and the Tropicana. www.russoandsteele.com and
www.barrett-jackson.com
If you get a chance go to Castrol Raceways this summer please stop by our pit
and say hello.
--Shawn Genge
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
7
Member’s Ride Continued
From Page 5
bought. Under the Ulmer sticker I found the remains of a dealer sticker reading Peruzzi, Langhorne, Pa. Also on the
driver side door post is a dealer sticker for a towing firm from Fairless Hills, Pa.
A search of the Internet at the time I bought the car in May 2010 revealed only 4 GXP cars available for sale in Canada
of which I had driven two of them. On 14 May 2010 an exhaustive search of the Internet found only eight of the GXP’s
for sale in all North America. Of those eight, only the two I drove were manual shift cars, all the others were automatic.
As it stands today I would be surprised if more than a dozen of the GXP cars ever got to Canada.
So it’s up to you to decide if this car is an instant classic or just a rare collector car oddity, meantime I am going to drive
it and have a lot of fun. Sometime in the distant future I hope to determine if I made a wise deal or not.
R.F. (Bob) Day
17May2010
Update: March 2013
Further research on the Internet has turned up a number of interesting bits and pieces. There are a lot more articles to
read than I am prepared to take the time to go though but here are some highlights.
On the Australian auto show Top Gear, which you can find on You Tube, they traveled to America and drove around talking to people about the G8 in fact being a Holden Commodore. The interviews are quite funny as you well know most
Americans would be hard pressed to pick out Australia on a map never mind have any clue that automobiles are made
there. In the piece they state the HP to be 415. I point this out because the figure varies depending on the source.
I found another You Tube promo comparing the GXP to the current Corvette based on the fact they shared the same
drive train. In that piece it was stated that a total of 1826 GXP cars were imported to America. As they were going
through the interior comparison they mentioned the door locks flip the opposite way to the American car. A small thing,
but also correct.
Auto Blog. Com had an article from November 2009 that talked about the Australian “Pontiac G8” being given an extended run. The plan is that for a premium of $1000AUS($923CN) the Pontiac G8 front facia and trimmings will be offered on the Holden VE Commodore SS V-series as a Special addition while parts last. The sheet metal swap was also
offered on the Ute and the Estate as well. The Special Edition was unveiled in August 209 at the Deni Ute Muster (the
largest Ute muster in Australia). It turned out to be so popular that in November 2009 Holden decided to continue the
series “indefinitely”. Many dealers are ordering G8 and GXP badges to add to the cars to further complete the whole
Pontiac theme.
I have found, printed, and attached several other blogs and articles about the GXP , most are from American sources.
The HP numbers move around a bit depending on whom you wish to quote. The Canadian dealer promo brochure,
which was printed prior to the cars release in Canada states the HP will be 411. On the net all the articles from early
2008 and up until the car was released all state 402HP and 402FtLbs torque. The most quoted number is 415 with
415 ftlbs torque. I have also seen quotes as high as 433. The same engine trans set up in the 2010 Camaro (virtually
same platform) is listed at 426. The 09 Corvette was listed in one article at 413 with the same engine trans set up. So
who knows for sure what the right number is. I am going to go with 415 as it is the most often quoted from several different sources as being correct.
Further to the above I came across another article that puts all this HP business straight. Before the car was released
no precise HP rating was given. Apparently this is done regularly for a purpose. The 411 in the brochure was stated as
an estimate and intentionally a little low. It is likewise with the pre-release number 402. That way once the car is released and someone takes the time to dyno the car, as one or another of the car mags will do everytime, it looks optically better for GM if the dyno number is higher than the estimated number. If it was the other way around guess how
much fun the auto reviewers would have. Once the dyno number is published then GM will revise their data and use the
correct number, which in this case is 415HP. In the same article they also explained why the 2010 Camaro is rated at
Cont. Pg 9
P a g e
8
A l b e r t a
I r o n I n d i a n s
C l u b
P o n t i a c
Le tt e r To Editor
Dear Editor: I' m hoping to tap into
the collective wisdom of AIIPC Edm.
Chpt. members with a problem that has
come up regarding a wire-spoked wheel
rim for my collector car.
I'd put up with a slow leak in my tubeless tire -- or so I thought -- for some
time and finally decided to get it fixed
for good rather than topping up my tire
pressure every time I'd go out for a
cruise. I took the wheel off and hauled
it to a tire repair shop. But when I returned to pick it up the next day, I was
shocked when they told me they couldn't fix it! It wasn't a leaking tire; it was
a tiny pinprick leak through one of the
wire spoke junctures into the rim, each
of which is daubbed over with some
kind of hard epoxy-like material.
Does anybody know of a fix for the
fix I'm in?
Zane Kelly
Editor's Reply: You know, Zane, I
might be able to help you here, but I'd
also like to hear some other good ideas from our readers.
I found myself in a similar fix recently and, rather than strain my brain
for a solution I took my leaking wirespoked rim to a talented hot-rodder
body shop man whose creative skills
had gotten me out of a number of fixes before. Although James (at his
IROC Custom Auto shop) had never
encountered the problem before he
said he'd "give it a shot.
Using a grinder, James cleaned up
around the old juncture glue and regooed it with gasket maker, which
hardened exactly as had the original
stuff. I took the rim and tire back to
the tire shop and soon it was good to
go. . . . uh, not yet, alas. There was
still a slow leak from somewhere. Not
a big deal, however, or so I thought.
I'd simply put an inner tube in it.
Not so fast, said the tire man. The
rough gasket goo stuff would rub
holes in the tube.
What to do now? AIIPC Edmonton Chapter
Editor: Garry Cooper.
Why, said the
tire man; this
looks like a job
for . . . Duct
Tape!
Duct tape to the
rescue! Wife
Email Letters To Editor
Donna and I
aiipcdave@gmail.com
taped about four
wraps -- as
smoothly as we could -- around the
bottom of the rim. Then a tube was installed with the tire. And you know,
Zane, it's been happy motoring ever
since.
--Garry Cooper
Classifieds
FOR SALE 1964 Bonneville wagon as follows, fully loaded with P.S.,
P.B., Air ,power seats, power windows, roof rack, 389 C.I . Automatic transmission, , 8 lug Pontiac wheels and too much more to
mention, with freight and GST I am into this car for $18,500.00
this is what I would have to have for it, hopefully I will be able to
find somebody in our club who sees the value in this wagon, P.S
this was also a feature wagon In Vintage Truck magazine who
feature a wagon in every issue. Call Glenn at 780-477-1777
For Sale Chrome moldings from a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne, excellent condition, they are from both front fenders and run the length
of the fenders, also have 4 1963 Pontiac Hub Caps off of a 1963 Bonneville, spinner type, asking $100.00 for the set, also asking
$100.00 for the chrome fender moldings . Call Glenn at 780-477-1777
FOR SALE
New Edelbrock Super Series
Chrome Valve Covers (still in original box). Designed for 262/400
Chevy motors, with left breather
hole. Center bolt style, comes with
Bolt Kit. First $75.00 takes it.
Contact Lorrie Baker at E Mail :
lsbaker1@telus.net or 780 462 0918
FOR SALE
1967 FIREBIRD
350 SBC (bored 0.30 over, older rebuild),
Turbo 400, new gas tank, Magnaflow exhaust, Hooker ceramic headers, tires, Pontiac Rallye wheels, Holley Street Avenger
670, Grant wood steering wheel, starter, battery. NOTE: the flexplate will need to be
replaced. I have a 455/400 set up out of a 1973 Grand Prix SJ that ran and drove that
I pulled myself that I will sell WITH the car ONLY for EXTRA money. I will not
sell the 455/400 by itself. Great car but have no time for. SERIOUS INQUIRES
ONLY PLEASE. $23000 O.B.O.
Rob at: 780-963-7221 Email: r obhewko@shaw.ca
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
9
Member’s Ride Continued
From Page 7
426HP. Apparently it has a substantially different exhaust system and a minor tuning change otherwise the motor is the
same. The article went on to speculate that with minor upgrades in exhaust and cold air intake and some tuning they
suggest the HP of the GXP could easily be brought up into the 450 range.
Autoline Daily did a review of the GXP car in March 2009 and made some pretty loud statements after explaining the
whole Australian built, European sedan car handling HP thing, to the effect that in their opinion the G8 and specifically the
GXP was the best handling American Sports Sedan bar none. He also said that the GXP car is the highest HP car offered
by Pontiac for sale in stock configuration EVER.
In the Wikipedia article attached it is stated that at the end of 2008 there were 11,000 unsold units left in the inventory
and 13,000 units sold for a total of 24,000 units. By July 2009 there were only 5000 unsold G8’s in inventory with almost 30,700 sold.
Bob Lutz, then American GM chairman made the off hand comment at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show that the G8 should be
revived as the Chevrolet Caprice. Makes sense, after all the Holden is sold as a Chevrolet currently in many other places
in the world.
And finally, this from AutoBlog showing a Pontiac G8 GXP spotted in California wearing Holden HSV front facia, spoiler,
wheels and other trimmings. Had to happen I suppose.
One 8 January 2010 the last brand new GXP car for sale, a white one, was located at Pearson Buick Pontiac in Sunnyvale,
CA for a sticker price of $46,585. I suspect he sold it for more than that if he figured out it was the last one. White isn’t
really my colour anyway.
A recent internet article says that a G8 ST was shown at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. In photos taken at a Pontiac Owners
Show in Seattle during the summer of 2012 by members of Alberta Iron Indian Pontiac Club members there is a photo of
a Ute purported to be a G8 ST. There not quite enough photos to see clearly but the vehicle is definitely wearing a Pontiac
front valance and grill and appears to have left hand steering. If it is exactly what it’s purported to be its pretty much got
to be the only one in existence.
Also in another internet article it is suggested that six GZP’s were released in Canada. So far I have not been able to establish this as fact.
The Pontiac G8 was the only rear wheel drive that GM had in America for the police cruiser market. I wondered at the time
that it didn’t make sense for them to stay out of that market for long. In February 2013, GM showcased the Nascar SS
pace car at the Daytona 500 race. The 4 door car is badged Chevrolet and is, guess what, built in Melbourne, Australia
equipped with the LS-3 6.2L V8 and rear wheel drive. Initially the car will only be available to the commercial police market and at present there are no plans to release the car in Canada. No surprise there.
I think this proves once and for all that this Australian car is every bit as good a vehicle as it is purported to be no matter
whether right hand, left hand drive or whatever badge Holden, Vauxhall, Chevrolet, or Pontiac it wears. The car has been
around since 1979 and will be with us in some form or another for many, many, years to come.
Cheers--Bob Day
I have had this 1973 Firebird Formula for 16 years since I was
15 years old and due to circumstances I would like to offer it
only to AIIPC members
1973 formula 400
Have the numbers block but not in the car ( come with it)
1973 455 block in the car (not SD)
Restored in 2005.
Appraised for $26,500
Asking $19,000
Please no tire kickers
They can email me to see
gogreenelectric@gmail.com
Thanks Cole
P a g e
1 0
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
P o n c h o P a p e r
World Of Wheels 2013
Overhead Shot Of AIIPC Fantastic Display And Great Cars!
Richard & I left Viking with our
car show in Calgary February 22-24,
1966 Acadian Station Wagon load- 2013. We were really excited. We had
ed up in a trailer and headed to participate with the Alberta Iron Indians
Pontiac Club at the World of Wheels
been asked to take our Pontiac to be
one of the six AIIPC in entries. The
other north entry was Lance Briggs,
Cont. Pg 18
and for the south, their entries were
Ken Brandick, Stewart Smith, Pat
Ronak and Rick Field.
The move in and set up day went
really smooth. The south members
Presidents Corner
Welcome all! After a very
long snowy winter we are all glad to
put the shovels away and start up our
cruising cars.
Our Christmas party was a
great success thanks to Sylvia and
staff at the ABC Country Restaurant.
We had two cruises this year
so far. I would like to thank Mr. and
Mrs. Bodnar for their hospitality on
offering us a chance to tour their
awesome collection of cars and
memorabilia and Shawn Genge for
providing us with a scrumptideliscious barbeque after the
tour.
Special thanks to Clifford
Riles for arranging a tour of the Canadian Forces Base Edmonton and
to Dean DiCesare for being an excellent tour guide for the Leopard
Tank area.
The club has grown in membership
considerably thanks to the dedication, support and attitude of many
of our members.
In May I was voted in as a
Director for the Specialty Vehicle
Association of Alberta (SVAA) The
SVAA is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and enjoyment of
all antique, collector, vintage and
specialty vehicles. The association
is committed to bringing all auto
related clubs in Alberta together to
promote and protect our common
interest in the automobile hobby.
I am looking forward to another enjoyable season for our members and sponsors.
Remember it is all about having fun
and enjoying our hobby.
--Dave Scragg
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
1 1
AIIPC Sponsors
P l e a s e
s u p p o r t
o u r
s p o n s o r s
Custom remanufacturing of antique
brake shoes and components.
Member of the GM Marketing Guild. Triple Crown Award.
Ph: 780-458-7100 Cell: 780-909-4921 Fax: 780-459-4450
Toll Free 1-888-385-8814 www.ronhodgson.com Email:
naz@ronhodgson.com 5 Galarneau Place, St Albert AB. T8N 2Y3
For all you plumbing and heating service
needs call Willy.
Give Jason A Call.
SPECIALIZES IN TIRES
AND
VINTAGE VEHICALS
AIIPC members will receive a 20% discount
should these services be required.
SVAI Certified
P a g e
1 2
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
P o n c h o P a p e r
Around Town
CHIPMAN
13TH ANNUAL SHOW'N SHINE
Date: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - Sunday, June 02, 2013
Chipman Car Crafters 12th Anniversary Show and Shine
The Chipman Car Crafters will be celebrating twelve years in existence by
hosting a special show and shine on June 3rd, 2011. Once again, the seniors will provide a breakfast; the volunteer fire department will provide a
concession. Entertainment will take place and several vendors will be on
site. The Chipman Glider Club will have their glider on display again. The
Village of Chipman now offers all paved streets for participant parking.
This show is open to all classes of vehicles but unfortunately the antique
tractor class had to be discontinued.
Registration starts at 9:00a.m.
Show & Shine 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Trophy presentation 4:00 p.m.
Seniors Breakfast 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Fire Dept. concession 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ukrainian plate (National Hall) 12:00 to 4:00
We are looking forward to having everyone join us!
For more information Contact:
Ray @ 780-477-2392
Alf @ 780-363-2324
Allan @ 780-895-1054
Please bring a non-perishable food donation to support our county food
bank!
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
Around Town
1 3
P a g e
1 4
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
P o n c h o P a p e r
Around Town
P a g e
1 5
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
P o n c h o P a p e r
Show & Shine Meeting Places
For June 2013
SHOW AND SHINE EVENTS THE ALBERTA IRON INDIAN PONTIAC CLUB
EDMONTON CHAPTER WILL BE ATTENDING IN JUNE 2013
Crystal Kids Show and Shine at Sherbrooke Community League on 13008 – 122B Ave – June
1, 2013 we will meet at Tim Horton’s at Westmount Mall and will depart at 8:30 A.M.
Chipman’s Show and Shine in Chipman – June 2, 2013 we will meet at Tim Horton’s by Wal
Mart at the north end of St. Albert Trail in St Albert. We will depart at 7:00 A.M.
Reynolds Show and Shine in Wetaskiwin – June 8, 2013 we will meet at Tim Hor ton’s in
Leduc, follow QE 2 south to exit 522 and its on Sparrow Crest, we will depart at 8:30 A.M.
25th All Pontiac Show and Shine – June 9, 2013 in Langley BC, call or email Dave Scragg
on this event.
Alberta Iron Indian’s Pontiac Show and Shine in Calgary – June 16, 2013, would love to see
lots of members for this event, some members are going down on the Friday or Saturday and
staying with friends, families or a hotel. Location is at the Douglas Square Mall,24th St and 114
Ave SE.
Pacemaker Motorsports Classic and Performance Auto Show – June 23, 2013, at Ron Hodgson
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC at 5 Galarneau Place St Albert. Anyone who has volunteered for this
event we need to have you there by 8:00 A.M to set up for the event.
The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Show and Shine – June 30, 2013 we will meet at the
Tim Horton’s off Broadmoor Blvd and Pembina Rd, follow Yellowhead East and take exit for
Broadmoor Blvd for Sherwood Park. We will depart at 8:30 A.M.
NOTICE TO ALL VOLUNTEERS
The Volunteers for our Pacemaker S & S will be meeting at ABC Country Restaurant on Wednesday June 5 to get acquainted with the Ron Hodgson”s location for the Show and Shine. (Parking, setup for tents etc.) We will be departing ABC at
7:00PM, meeting at Ron Hodgson Chev Buick GMC at 5 Galarneau Place, St Albert before 7:30 PM.
PLEASE ATTEND
P a g e
1 6
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
Cruise To CFB Edmonton
May 11, 2013
Great Bunch Of Pontiacs On Our
Cruise To CFB Edmonton!
AIIPC EC Members Posing On The
Leopard 2 Tank
As the President of the
Alberta Iron Indians
Pontiac Club Edmonton Chapter I would
like to offer our sincerest THANK YOU to
both Clifford Riles for
arranging the tour and
our fantastic tour
guide Dean Di Cesare.
This is a very interesting site to tour and I
heard lots of
comments from the
members stating “we
should do this again”. I
was very nice for Dean
to take the time from
his weekend to give
the members an informative tour.
--
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
OUR PREFFERED CHARITY
PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND
Open To ALL Makes And
Models Of Cars, Trucks
And Hotrods!
1 7
P a g e
1 8
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
World Of Wheels 2013
Richard And Penny’s Awesome Ride!
Lance Showing His Stuff!
Iron Indians In Full Force!
Penny Serving Refreshments To WOW Rep.
had created an amazing display. They
all knew what to do and worked hard to
develop the “Cantina.’ On opening day
and every day after, all participants
wore bright golden-rod coloured shirts,
black aprons, and hats to look like a
team! Everyone was responsive to
the visiting enthusiast to share their
car details and amazing stories that
go with their ‘pride and joy.’ The
World of Wheels certainly held up to
is WOW factor. We are happy to re-
port our Acadian station wagon won
Outstanding in Class for 59-66. . It
was an amazing weekend of fun,
friendship and education on Pontiacs.
--Penny Hammer
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
SPONSORS STORY
PRIMCO DENE GROUP OF COMPANIES
Primco Dene Group of Companies provides a
wide range of services to businesses in Northeastern Alberta. Owned and operated by the Cold
Lake First Nations, since 1999. We are proud of
the ability, to balance relationships between industry and government to ensure success of every project we take on.
Primco Dene Group of Companies is extremely
proud to be one of Canada’s largest aboriginal
employers, we currently employ over 800 people
and 80% are of aboriginal decent in all aspects of
our company. Our dedicated management team
consists of highly skilled professionals who oversee all of the daily operations; we thrive and excel on all new challenges.
We recently moved into our new facility in March
2013, the “Primco Business Centre” which encompasses some of Cold Lake First Nations most
successful businesses.
Primco Dene LP services include Administration,
courier services, management consulting, payroll
contracting and safety auditing services.
Primco Dene Catering LP is committed to providing companies in the oil and gas industry with
complete customized turnkey operations for
camp and catering services at competitive rates.
Our janitorial division is operated under this
company as well.
Primco Dene (EMS) LP provides emergency medical services in basic and advanced life support,
training, mobile first aid, industrial health and
safety programs, Paramedics, EMT-A, EMRs, ambulance and mobile treatment centres.
Primco Commercial LP provides commercial retail space for development and helps promote
small businesses in the Cold Lake & Lac La
Biche areas. Our current ventures include Com-
1 9
P a g e
2 0
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
SPONSORS STORY
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
2 1
SPONSORS STORY
mercial Retail Space, Leasing and Rental, Jiffy Lube & Wok Box Franchises.
Primco Security Services LP specializes in emergency & alarm response, roving patrols, stationary gate and loss prevention in the Cold Lake and surrounding areas.
Our joint venture companies are with well-known successful businesses, which include:
Royal Camp Services, Canada North Camps, Northgate Industries and Bee-Clean.
Awards presented to Primco Dene Group of Companies and affiliated companies
include:
2008 Aboriginal Human Resource Development Strategy and Meadow Lake Tribal Council: recognized for dedication to the growth and development of the First Nation
workforce.
2008 “Eagle Feather Award” from the Alberta Chamber of Commerce -Awards of Distinction. This award sponsored by Indian & Northern Affairs Canada and given to a
First Nation owned business that demonstrates outstanding achievement in business and has incorporated entrepreneurial and cultural concepts into its operation
for long-term success.
Cold Lake Chamber of Commerce: in recognition for ten years in business from 1999 to
2009.
2010 sub-company - Seven Lakes Oilfield Services also received the “Eagle Feather
Award” from the Alberta Chamber of Commerce Awards of Distinction
2010 Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” finalist.
2012 Alberta Chamber of Resources “Aboriginal Rewarding Partnerships Award” is an
industry recognition program created to celebrate and recognize companies and Aboriginal partners that have demonstrated excellence in innovation, best practices in
Aboriginal programs, sustainability and capacity building. The long-term goal is to
build relationships and enhance the capacity of Aboriginal businesses and communities.
We were nominated for the 2013 “Best Practices Award” from the Alberta Chamber of
Commerce – Awards of Distinction with one of our joint venture companies.
P a g e
2 2
A l b e r t a I r o n I n d i a n s
P o n t i a c C l u b
I s s u e
1 1
P a g e
AIIPC Sponsors
P l e a s e
s u p p o r t
OVERDRIVE CONVERSIONS
DIFFERENTIALS
TRANSFER CASES
o u r
s p o n s o r s
2 3
WE ARE ON THE WEB
WWW.IRONINDIANS.AB.CA
Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club
E D M O N T O N
C H A P T E R
8 Guenette Crescent
Spruce Grove AB
T7X 3G8
Dave Scragg
Phone: 780-962-8430
Cell:
780-940-2641
E-mail: dscragg@shaw.ca
* It Is All About Having Fun *
* Preservation of Pontiacs *
* Helping Charity *
Alberta Iron Indians
Pontiac Club
Mission Statement
Promote camaraderie among our
members.
Strive to preserve and enjoy Pontiacs.
Support the enjoyment and
preservation of the Old Car Hobby.
Support Charity by fund
raising throughout the year.
Encourage others to support our
efforts as a Club.
Encourage likeminded individuals
to join us!
I m p o r ta n t N e ws
AIIPC Edmonton Chapter Meetings held the
last Monday of every month at ABC Restaurant
127 st and 140 ave from 6:00 pm for supper,
meeting starts at 7:00pm to 9:00 pm. All food
costs are members responsibility.
AIIPC Edmonton Chapter Cruises every
Wednesday evening, through the summer,
weather permitting, 6:00pm at ABC Country
Restaurant , then leaving at 7:00pm for a
cruise around town. ABC offers 15% off of
food and drinks on Wednesday evenings for
club members.
Please support all club
functions…..can be very
rewarding.
Check Out Page 15
S & S Meeting Places
Listed!!
Wednesday Cruise
Nights at ABC
See You There!!!
AIIPC Calgary S & S
June 16, 2013
PLEASE ATTEND!!
ANY COMPLAINTS?
The Poncho Paper newsletter editor
will handle any and all complaints on
the second Tuesday of next week.
Thank you, Ed.
Answer from page 6.
*BRAIN TEASER*
April , 2009 at Powerama,
Signed Up 21 Members.
ELEVENTH EDITION