- Southeastern GTO Association

President’s Note
Tiger Tales
May 2010
The weather just will not corporate this year.
Even with the all day Saturday rain the 29th annual BOPC still had over
80 cars to admire and judge.
Certainly the hotel ―Pub‖ was full for afternoon lunch.
The attached photos (thanks to Kim Fowler) were late in the day so you
do not see the 19 members with 10 GTO‘s represented. And the club
handed out name tags to all members present so you will have to attend
a meeting to get yours.
SOUTHEASTERN GTO ASSOCIATION
Trophies went to:
David Fieseler
Dallas Petrey
BJ Benton
David Peebles
Jim Norman
1964 GTO
1965 GTO
1971 GTO
1968 GTO
1970 GTO
And will have to mention John Link and his Buick Riveria.
As spring continues let‘s hope the sun will finally choose to shine for
the May 8th meeting. Details seen separately.
It will be our first cook out for the year so after the tech session we
hope to see you there.
Jim Norman
Inside this issue:
Board Members & Advisory Panel
2
May Club Meeting
3
Miscellaneous information
5
Ferrari GTO
6-8
2010 BOB&C
9-11
Classified Section
12-13
OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
The members listed below have been elected and/or volunteered to act on your behalf in their respective positions.
Jim Norman
President
jnorman@segtoa.org
Bob Immekus
Board Member
bimmekus@segtoa.org
Denny Sanford
Vice president
dsanford@segtoa.org
John Link, Past President/Board Member
jlink@segtoa.org
Ed Bellair, VP treasurer
3301 Stoney Acres Dr
Kennesaw, GA 30152
ebellair@segtoa.org
David & Eija Trees
VP Newsletter Editors
dtrees@segtoa.org
Jon Ward
VP Membership
jward@segtoa.org
David Peebles
VP Meetings
dpeebles@segtoa.org
Barry Dameron
VP Merchandize
bdameron@segtoa.org
Pam Immekus
VP Webmaster and Secretary
pimmekus@segtoa.org
TIGER TALES
Welcome!
Published monthly by the Southeastern GTO Association
SEGTOA is a chapter of the GTO Association of America (www.gtoaa.org), the premier organization for
GTO enthusiasts. Each month GTOAA members receive The Legend Magazine, a Golden Quill Award Winning
publication.
SEGTOA is an organization dedicated to the survival of the Pontiac GTO, LeMans, and any other Pontiac
muscle. SEGTOA is open to anyone who shares our common interest in GTOs and other Pontiacs. We enjoy
Chapter meetings monthly, including cruises, car shows, picnics, technical sessions and other fun activities. Our
members hail from four different states! Members and their spouses, significant others, kids are invited and
encouraged to attend each monthly club function.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES
Dues are $20 SEGTOA & $35 GTOAA per year, payable January 1st each year. New Members receive a $10
discount on combined membership their first year. Checks should be made payable to Southeastern GTO
Association and mailed to Ed Bellair, Club Treasurer, 3301 Stoney Acres Drive, Kennesaw, GA 30152-4615.
Members must be in good standing to attend meetings, with the option to bring their membership up to date at
any scheduled meeting. Membership in GTOAA is strongly encouraged.
SEGTOA TECHNICAL ADVISORY PANEL
Welcome New Members!
The members listed below have volunteered to
share their special knowledge with other members.
Please feel free to contact these involved members.
Kenny and Tricia Simpson
Auburn, GA
'64 GTO post, 4spd, tripower
'70 conv, 4spd
1964
Doug Askew
Tim Askew
t-daskew@segtoa.org
1965
Jerry Hamilton
jhamilton@segtoa.org
1966
Bob Immekus
bimmekus@segtoa.org
Dan and Cecilia Stracener
Douglasville, GA
'67 htp, Signet Gold
1967
Jon Ward
jward@segtoa.org
1968
Denny Sanford
dsanford@segtoa.org
1969
Russell DeLamater
rdelamater@segtoa.org
1970
Jim Norman
jnorman@segtoa.org
1971
Terry Hunt
thunt@segtoa.org
2004-06
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2010 May Club Meeting
Saturday, May 8th
What:
A Tech session focusing on ―hot starting problems‖ and wiring techniques followed by a cookout
When:
May8, 2010, 12;00 NOON.
Where: Bramble Motorcare, 6285 Ballground Road, Ballground, GA 30107
Directions to Bramble Motorcare: take 575 north to exit 19a (GA 20) and turn right on GA 20.
Travel approximately 9.1 miles and turn left on GA 369/Hightower Road. Travel 2.1 miles and turn
right onto GA 372/Ballground Road. Bramble Motorcare is located about 100 yards on the left.
This month the club meeting will be held at Bramble Motorcare located at 6285 Ballground Road,
Ballground, GA 30107 at 12:00 noon. Frank Bramble is the owner and President, a SEGTOA member and the owner of a 1967 GTO, a 1966 GTO Tempest wagon, as well as a car collector of other
makes and models. We will have a tech session given by Russel Delameter, a certified Mechanic,
SEGTOA member and GTO enthusiast. Russel has personally built from the ground up 2 GTO's as
well as a number of other makes and models of classic cars and Street Rods. He is currently building
from the ground up a Ford Street rod.
I have personally had the pleasure of working with Frank and Russel recently as they worked on my
1968 GTO replacing the suspension, rebuilding the air conditioning and heating system as well as rewiring the dash and replacing a number of other components. I would recommend them to anyone.
The tech session will focus on "hot starting problems" and proper wiring techniques. After the tech
session we will proceed to Frank Brambles residence for a cookout and to view Frank's collection of
classics. We would like to see a great turnout for this meeting.
David Peebles
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SEGTOA 2010 Activities Calendar
Club meetings (Saturdays, unless otherwise noted):
June 12, 2010: Chattahoochee River Club (Donahue) Picnic with a tech session on GTO cooling system.
July, 2010: Canton Cruise??
August 14, 2010: Fayetteville, GA--event to be determined. Give us your suggestions.
September 11, 2010: Year One car show & Rally
October 9, 2010: Amelia Island??
November 13, 2010: Stone Mountain, GA car museum
December 11, 2010: Christmas party
May
2nd, Sunday 7:30am to 11:30am, Car cruise at the Avenue: Roswell Rd and Johnson Ferry Rd
7th, Friday, Cruise, Chick-fil-A, 2005 Macland Rd. Marietta
14th , Friday, Cruise, Zaxby‘s, 4410 Brownsville Rd. Powder Springs
29th , Saturday, Cruise, Bojangles, 12100 Hwy 92. Woodstock
June:
6th, Sunday 7:30am to 11:30am, Car cruise at the Avenue: Roswell Rd and Johnson Ferry Rd
11th , Friday, Cruise, Chick-fil-A, 2005 Macland Rd. Marietta
18th , Friday, Cruise, Zaxby‘s, 4410 Brownsville Rd. Powder Springs
26th , Saturday, Cruise, Bojangles, 12100 Hwy 92. Woodstock
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Matt Connolly Motorsports Apparel
As you may know, the Matt Connolly Motorsports race team apparel is now available through the
GTOAA Club Store. Here's the link for ordering:
http://www.gtoaaclubstore.com/macomo.html
GTOAA is supporting the no. 21 GTO.R, and the race team apparel we are selling will benefit the
team.
Best wishes,
Bill Vantuono
National Chapter Coordinator
GTO Association of America
Tire Safety Information
Courtesy of Roy ‘Smitty’ Smith
The following websites / documents contain some tire safety information:
http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/word_misc/NTSW_TireSafetyFacts06_3.pdf
http://www.tiresafety.com/
From the Legend: Jeff Porto’s Before and After Pictures
Courtesy of Ed Bellair
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From Autopia: Start Buying Lotto Tickets: Ferrari’s Got a
New GTO
Courtesy of Dave Ellis
For more pictures visit http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/04/ferrari-599-gto/
#ixzz0mdrUlyDd
The list of how we‘ll spend our PowerBall lottery winnings just got a new No. 1 with a highspeed bullet: Buy Ferrari‘s new GTO.
The latest thoroughbred out of Maranello carries on the tradition started with the original 250
GTO in the 1960s and carried on by the 288 GTO in the 1980s. And like the two that came
before, the 599 GTO offers stunning looks, stunning technology and, of course, stunning performance. How stunning? Well, Ferrari says it is the fastest road car it has ever built.
For those of you whose blood doesn‘t run rosso corsa, let us explain just what the GTO is.
Simply put, the 250 GTO was the sports racer of the early 1960s. GTO, of course, stands for
Gran Turismo Omologato, which is Italian for ―Grand Touring Homologated.‖ That means
this was a stripped-down, hotted-up car designed for racing but street legal. There were two
version — the original 250 GTO and the GTO 64, also known as the Type II. They were as
quick as they were sexy, and GTOs beat up on everything in sight at places like Le Mans and
the 24 hours of Spa and Sebring. If you wanted to win, you had to have one. It was just that
simple. And since Il Commendatore built just 36 of them, they are among the most highly
coveted and most valuable cars on the planet.
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Ferrari resurrected the name in 1984, when no-limits Group B rallying was all the rage. The
288 GTO was a stretched, widened, flared and generally bad-assed version of the gorgeous
308. The mid-mounted twin-turbocharged V-8 cranked out 400 horsepower, a staggering figure
for its time. The 288 was the first production vehicle capable of 300 km/hr (186 mph). Before
the Magician of Maranello could turn it loose on the tarmac, Group B rallying was banned (too
many deaths and rising costs were to blame), and all 272 of the cars Ferrari built between 1984
and 1986 remained strictly road cars.
And with the new GTO, Ferrari has decided to follow the path laid out by the 250 and 288 by
making a racer for the road. Ferrari claims the 599 GTO, which is based on the already impressive 599XX track car, is the fastest road car it has ever built. It set the new record lap time at
Fiorano Circuit, Ferrari‘s private test track, clocking in at one minute and 24 seconds. That is
nine-tenths of a second faster than the mighty Enzo.
The 599 GTO accomplishes that most impressive feat thanks to a 670-horsepower V-12 that
puts down 457 pound feet of torque. It powers a car that weighs 3,295 pounds, giving the 599
GTO a power-to-weight ratio of 4.9 pounds per pony. It‘ll go from a standstill to 100 klicks an
hour in 3.35 seconds and top out north of 208 mph.
That V-12 is mounted up front and drives the rear wheels as God and Enzo Ferrari himself intended. There‘s a six-speed paddle-shifted gearbox at the back of the car, and shifts are completed in a mere 60 milliseconds.
Bringing anything that fast to a stop requires serious hardware, and the 599 GTO has it. Ferrari‘s fitted the car with its latest carbon-ceramic brakes, which it claims are lighter and offer
better performance than those fitted on earlier cars, and aerodynamic tweaks like wheel doughnuts to increase aerodynamic efficiency and brake cooling. Clamp down on the calipers at 100
kilometers per hour and you‘ll bring the car to a stop in 106 feet.
The engine displaces 5.9 liters and complies with Euro 5 and LEV 2 emissions regs and burns
17.5 liters per 100 kilometers, which by our math comes to 13.4 mpg. It also emits 411
grams/kilometer of CO2. Neither figure will win it any plaudits from Al Gore, but then how
often will a car like the 599 GTO really be driven?
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Ferrari‘s engineers worked over the engine to reduce internal friction, then fitted it with a racingtype intake system. The intake manifold sports diffuser-type intake geometry and shortened inlet
tracts designed to improve power delivery at high revs — and we‘re sure this V-12 sounds great as
it approaches, say, 8,000 RPM. The exhaust features a pair of six-into-one manifolds derived from
the 599XX.
Weight was cut at every opportunity using composites and components manufactured with technologies you‘d find in Ferrari‘s F1 operation. The bodywork and greenhouse use thinner gauge
aluminum and thinner glass, carbon rotors cut the weight of the brakes and Ferrari even shaved
weight from the gearbox and exhaust system.
The GTO generates over 317 pounds of downforce at 124 mph. The car has a flat underbody and
airflow has improved ducting to the brake discs and pads.
The front spoiler incorporates a separate lower wing that increases downforce at the front of the
car and increases the flow to the oil cooler. There is a new sill design with a more pronounced
leading edge to improve aero efficiency of the underbody. And the underbody itself incorporates a
new, lower front section with diffusers ahead of the front wheels to optimize downforce, and a
new double-curve rear diffuser.
Inside, Ferrari gave the 599 GTO a serious high-performance, no-nonsense feel. The driver can
adjust suspension settings using the manettino, that F1-inspired switch on the steering wheel, and
the shift paddles are oversized carbon-fiber units, also inspired by the F1 racers. The car also
sports a ―Virtual Race Engineer‖ system that provides instantaneous information on performance.
Dynamic stability control and the F1-Trac traction control system help keep things from getting
out of hand.
How much? If you have to ask, you can‘t afford it, and it doesn‘t matter anyway because Ferrari is
building just 599 of them.
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2010 BOPB&C
Pictures courtesy of Bob Mohalley and Kim Fowler
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Classified Section
For Sale:
*GTO 1968 CONVERTIBLE*, Meridian Turquoise, PHS, rebuilt 400cid,
automatic, ps, power discs, dual exhaust, $35,950
See www.fraserdante.com for full details and photos on these and other
vehicles for sale.
For Sale:
For sale:
I have a Pontiac bellhousing for a 3 or 4 speed trans
if interested. Contact Smitty 877-626-2321
Free:
Pontiac honeycomb wheel 14in. & a 65 GTO battery tray
(needs painting--no rust) You pick up.
Bob. mohalley@aol.com, 770 395 5957
1968 GTO Hardtop (frame-off restore 2008)
1970 GTO Hardtop (frame-off restore 1999)
2005 GTO Coupe
'68 is a 400CI, 4BBL, Auto, AC, PS, PB, too much new to list.
'70 is a 400CU, 4BBL, 4-speed, no power anything (except the gas
pedal!).
'05 has custom grille inserts, LS2, 6-speed, Premium Sound and
Wheels (18"), 32,000 miles. Call for details.
Dave Ellis
256-430-3900
For sale:
72'Cutlass
350 rocket,400 trans, 675 street advenger holly
carb, edel b intake, competition cams, purple/white gator seats,
sunroof, lambo doors, 4 6x9 in the back deck, 2 speakers in back
seat panels, 1 speaker in each door, all speakers are jbl with jl wiring, car fully wired for your music, brand new bumpers, no rust
nowhere on da car, 442 ram air hood, 442 wing on the trunk, posi
traction, floor shifter, duel exhaust, this is an a/c car with headers.
The car is candy purple, needs wet sanding and buffing. Drives
great. For pictures visit: http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/
cto/1514088444.html
{DAYLO} (404)781-6821
The SEGTOA website is
brought to you by
Pam Immekus
CHECK IT OUT
www.segtoa.org
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Wanted:
Refurbishing ‘71 Judge: needs hood, spoiler, door panels,
etc., if you have parts you want to sell pls call ---David Sims
For sale:
Steering wheel—black fits ‘69-‘71 GTO, Lemans, Tempest
–looks great $75.00
John Link 404-578-8973
Wanted:
‗66 GTO starter, part #1107355 with a 6 F 1 to 6 F30 date
code, core or rebuilt unit. Will consider a 6 G 1 to 6 G14
date code. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Call
Lloyd Paro #11512 at (413) 786-0612 or e-mail to
lwpat212@msn.com.
For sale:
67 Pontiac Lemans GTO custom Tribute, full frame off, 1200
miles. Monster power 496 big block, 10.5/1, Topline 320cc heads,
Holley 870, 4 spd Muncie, 3.42 12 bolt, Wilwood brakes, Hotchkis
suspension, custom interior, Dynomat, Vintage A/C, massive
sound, power windows/locks, alarm… Over $100K build. Sell for
$52,000. Car is in Alpharetta. Mitch Lewandowski 786-556-0418,
MLewandowski@montagwindows.com
Classified Section
Services available:
Ed Sculley High End Detailing
To achieve excellence, excellence can not be rushed. Technique is just as important as the product used. While my approach takes
more time, the results are far superior. We are a complete mobile shop on wheels, servicing your car where YOU are. All services
performed at your HOME or OFFICE!!
Our detailing is available Monday - Saturday. No detailing is done on Sunday
For details on service packages available go to www.highenddetail.com or call 404-667-5053
Services available:
Smitty's Engraving 877-626-2321
Awards of all types. Dash Plaques Engraving all types of
Jewelry, Knives, and even some Auto and Bike Parts. Diamond and Laser Engraving
We also are Dealer for BCI Performance (Barnett Performance) and Year One so I maybe able to save members a few
bucks on parts.
Thanks, "Smitty", Roy Smith
SEGTOA Merchandise Now Available:
Contact Barry Dameron: bdameron@segtoa.org or 770-505
-2919 for availability of sizes.
Hats $20.00 plus shipping.
One size fits all (buckle in back). Currently 11 in
stock
Shirts $20.00 plus shipping.
Sizes currently available in stock:
Men’s: white:
XL 0
L5
M1
S1
Men,s gray:
XL 0
L8
M4
S4
Women’s: white:
XL 1
L2
M2
S4
If you want something that is not offered, please feel free to
make a suggestion.
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For sale:
Latest GMP die-cast 1970 GTO ‘Tin Indian’ Knafel Pontiac …
$139.00 (April delivery).
Surf City Garage car care product…The Perfect Shine package…retail $49.99…GTO Club…$29.99
Surf City Garage car care product…―Tool Box…retail
$89.99…GTO Club…$69.99
Chuck Heastings
GMP & Surf City Garage dealer
770-827-7882
Chuck@LegendaryGarage.com
For sale:
Service manual and Fisher body manual for ‘69 Pontiacs $90.00
Full line brochure for ‘69 Pontiacs $20.00
Lemans fender protector $20.00
Or all 3 $100.00
John Link cell 404-578-8973
For free:
I have some minor parts for a 2006 GTO that I will give away if
some is willing to pick them up in Dunwoody. They are:
OEM shifter
OEM air intake
OEM trunk lid panel
I'm going to discard these items and I would hope someone
could use them.
Perry Banks Email: perry.banks@comcast.net