The GMC TIMES - GMC Truck Chapter of POCI

The
GMC
TIMES
The Newsletter of the GMC Truck Chapter of POCI
May / June 2014
GMC TRUCK
CHAPTER
GTC Head Honchos
The GMC Times
19425 E. 48th St.
Broken Arrow, OK 74014
david.beetle@cox.net
Volume 8 ~ Number 3
Vice President
Steve Cook
President
David Bailey
gtcpoci.info
May / June 2014
16565 Lancaster Est.
Grover, MO 63040
(314) 795-4700
jumbodog54
@sbcglobal.net
The Official Publication of POCI’s
GMC Truck Chapter
Pontiac Oakland Club International
Chapter #93 ~ Established 2007
The GMC Times is published six times
per year by the GMC Truck Chapter
of the Pontiac-Oakland Club International (POCI), a nonprofit organization.
The GMC Truck Chapter, founded in
2007, is dedicated to the preservation, restoration, education and enjoyment of all
GMC vehicles, stock or modified. Membership in POCI is highly encouraged
when joining the GMC Truck Chapter.
Dues are $15.00 per year (U.S. funds,
$20.00 outside of U.S.) Annual “subscription only” rates for the GMC
Times newsletter are $20.00 U.S. and
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Treasurer
Ron Van Zytveld
4101 Byron Rd.
Hudsonville, MI 49426
Secretary,
Newsletter Editor,
Web Site Administrator:
Paul Bergstrom
1165 County Road 83
Maple Plain, MN 55359
(763) 479-2248
pontiacpaulb@gmail.com
PREZ SEZ
Hello GMC Truck Chapter members!
I hope everyone is well and guess what
- winter is gone! At least here in Oklahoma I think it is, we had 90 degree
temps here in Broken Arrow (early
May) with 100 degree in western part
of Oklahoma! That’s our crazy weather for you.
Paul is waiting on me once again so I
am making this short. Take care every
one and let’s get those trucks out and
show them off!!
David Bailey,
GTC Prez.
proud owner of this
’57 GMC truck
I have the Monday morning blas, can’t
seem to get started on anything. Even
being retired I have those days!
Anyway, winter is gone, and the POCI
convention is looming upon us real
soon! Car shows going on everywhere
around almost every weekend. According to Ron, our treasurer, we keep
adding members to the chapter awesome news for sure! I appreciate each
and every one who has contributed to
this chapter! Thanks to Paul and Ron
for their hard work in the chapter doing the newsletter and website and
keeping up with the finances!
Membership Dues
If your dues are due, we have enclosed a renewal form in this issue
for your convenience.
As I have said before if you attend a
car show get some pictures and write
a line or two and send on to Paul to
share with the rest of us in the chapter.
It would be awesome to have a group
of GMC trucks at the 2014 convention
in Wichita! I’m not sure if mine is going to make it but I am sure there are
other trucks ready to go and show.
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Thanks everyone
for your continued support!
The GMC Chapter Officers
GTC Mailbag
Share your GMC photos and vintage ads with the GTC!
Items can be scanned and returned, contact Paul B.
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From The Driver’s Seat
Wichita is right around the corner.
I
hope to see a few GMC Trucks in attendance. Our annual chapter meeting is
scheduled for Thursday 6/19, from 1-2
PM in the Redbud Ballroom A at the Hyatt (host hotel). Hope to see you there!
Thanks to: Alex Millar and Gerson
Goldberg for contributions, Tom Jordon for sharing the photos and article on
his GMC trucks, and to Don Meyer for
the letter and for sharing the 1951 GMC
photo for the front cover.
2014
POCI Convention
Wichita, Kansas
Century II
Convention Center
June 17-21
On-line registration and activity sign
up is available at poci.org. The schedule of events and the Activity Packet
Guide can be downlaoded and viewed
from the web site also.
Call the POCI Club Office at (877)
368-3454 if you have any questions.
Hot off the press... Old Cars Weekly just
announced that the GMC Times received
an Honorable Mention in the 2013
Golden Quill Awards. Until next issue...
Keep on Truckin’!
Paul Bergstrom, Editor
THANKS TO ALL OF OUR
MEMBERS FOR YOUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT!
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
TO RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS!
GMC Truck Chapter
website:
gtcpoci.info
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GTC e-Mail Bag
Three years ago, I had the opportunity to go through the GM Heritage Cen-
ter. Took a few photos, including some of the GMC Trucks on display. These
trucks, and all of the vehicles there, are in better condition than even the photos
show. Gerson Goldberg
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State of the GTC Report
Here are the stats we turned into POCI for our annual chapter report. Thanks
to out Treasurer, Ron Van Zyttveld for keeping up with our financial reporting!
Talk about a balanced budget - check it out - how cool is that!!!!
Balance, 4/1/13 = $2,582.14
Total Income = $1,525.00
Total Expenses = $1,527.79
Balance, 4/1/14 = $2,579.35
# members 4/1/13 = 93
# members 4/1/14 = 99
Let’s continue to grow,
spread the word about the GTC!
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Darrell G. Becker
Aurora, CO
Owns: 1956,’62,’02 GMCs
Michael Bomstead
Pickens, SC
Owns: 1957 GMC 250, ‘95
Yukon
Rainer Nielsen
Tom Denning
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Owns: 1957 1/2 ton PU,
1976 Firebird Formula
Dripping Springs, TX
Owns: 1946 GMC
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Tom Jordan’s GMCs
My 1st pick-up....In the summer of 1979, I traveled from NH
to NC to help a friend move to
Statesville. I was driving a 1969
Chevy Suburban retired telephone repair vehicle. I ended up
staying 3 months. While there,
an old pick-up caught my eye at
a used car lot. I checked it out,
a 1956 GMC 100 SB, pontiac V8, 3-on-the-tree, for $595. I was able to make a
deal by trading the Chevy, plus they gave me $300, enough cash to make it back
to NH. I used the truck for 10 yrs in my work, then parked it in a barn for 10 years,
waiting for the day I would have the time and money to restore it. I spent many
hours for the next 2 winters working on it. It now has a new 350-300 hp with a
Muncie 4 speed. All parts and colors are original to the year except engine,tranny,
and tires and wheels. I still have the 316 Pontiac in storage.
My 1st Brand New Pick-up... 2006 GMC Sierra 5.3-4 speed auto, 8’ regular cab,
4x4. It’s my work truck now, just turned 50,000 miles. I waited for the 2006’s to
come out because I wanted my trucks to be 50 years apart.
My 1st 2 Ton Truck....In Nov.
2010 I was able to buy a 1957
GMC 350 L.C.F. dump truck.
It has the 270 six,4 speed and
2 speed rear end. I had my eye
on this truck for a few years
which was sitting on a hill in
a guy’s yard. It took multiple
tries to convince him to sell it
to me. It’s in real good shape
with little rust and only 33,000 miles that seem to be right. Pedals, seat, and steering wheel are hardly worn. So far I’ve removed the dump body, sandblasted and
painted wheels, added 6 new tires. My plans are to build it into a car hauler.
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This last story is only
1/2 GMC related!....
It’s about a 1983
Crown Vic LTDS Interceptor on a 1977
GMC frame....I purchased the original police cruiser as a parts
car back in 1986 fom
the Meredith NH police department. It was considered totaled because someone had smashed all windows, mirrors and lights with a hammer. At the time,
new glass costs more than the car was worth. The town and police chief knew
I would never put it on the road which is why they didn’t bother to de-mark it.
The car sat out in the woods for 25 years with no glass in it. In the winter of 2011
we mounted it to a 1977 GMC 1/2 ton 4x4 350 auto. Because the car is now an
antique, it can be put on the road with antique license plates but the blue lights
can’t be operable.
I trailer it from place to place,
the local police dept loves it
and borrows it now and then
for it’s DARE program. The
car has all original markings
and has never been painted.
Blue lights were donated
from another department and
because car is not registered,
the blue lights DO work!
Feature Stories Wanted for the GMC Times
Members are encouraged to contact the editor to discuss ideas for feature
storries. We are looking for stories about members and their trucks, vintage
ads and photos related to GMC Truck history and also any tips or technical
advice you have that may be of help to other members.
E-mail: pontiacpaulb@gmail.com or call (763) 479-2248
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GMC STEET COUPE
Coverge on the GMC Street Coupe
continues....
You were asking for Street Coupe info. They were produced from 1978 to 1981 it was
RPO Z77. About 1,500 made each year but very few originals are left.
Alex Millar, Red Deer AB email: z77@shaw.ca
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FOR SALE
GMC Times On-Line
Members have access to the newsletter on-line from our web site:
gtcpoci.info
Enjoy the GMC Times newsletter
in FULL COLOR! The member’s
password is:
1970 GMC C2500: 350 cu in engine,
4 speed transmission. When I bought
this truck it didn’t have power any
thing, now it has power steering and
brakes, I have replaced the seat cover,
dash pad, radiator, shocks, voltage
regulator, tires, and rebuilt the carb.
Parts for disc brakes for the front and
AC if you want to do the work? Asking $4500.00. David Bailey 918-2314253 or 918-355-0842
JIMMYGTC
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GMCs FOR SALE
PARTS FOR SALE
For Sale: NOS 1965 GMC Truck
Right Side Front Fender Part #13781472 $150 or best offer John
C. Zaborowski (814) 739-9421
(PA), e-mail zabs85@verizon.net
1939 GMC panel delivery truck,
runs great. New grill, tires and rims,
original engine. $18,000. Ronald
Bush, Bayport, NY. Call (631) 4720530 for more details.
1962 GMC 1/2 ton 4x4 V6; ‘54 GMC
1 1/2 ton 6 cyl 4-spd w/hydramatic;
‘55 Pontiac Chieftain 2-door wagon; ‘59 Catalina convertible & ‘59
Catalina 4-door wagon ‘60 Catalina
2-door. Contact Charles Jorgenson
(701) 680-0777 cjchevys@drtel.net
(Lisbon, ND)
1976 GMC Sprint Classic - a southern vehicle that has been in Michigan
since 1990. Hasn’t been driven in
the past 7-8 years. Currently garage
stored. Appears to be in overall good
shape. Solid through out. $5,000 obo.
Gary Burr (989) 288-5216 (MI)
Literature for sale: 1998 GMC
Denali info in styrofoam block,
unopened $18 postage paid; 1999
GMC Sierra tri-fold box info. $15
postage paid; 2002 GMC Envoy
tri-fold box info $15 postage paid.
Contact Mark Jaffke, 8101 Westview Lane, Woodbridge, IL 60517
(630) 910-1247 (weekends only)
Have rear ends, trans, etc for larger
trucks. Richard Hurt (925) 2005279 (CA)
1958-59 GMC hood, no damage
with hood emblem (chrome condition extra good). $200. Ralph
Wescott, (727) 430-3599, Largo FL
GMC Times
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PARTS FOR SALE
Wanted: Any GMC truck or tractor
prior to 1950. Joe Castellana 404808-1010 (GA)
1970-72 GMC pickup: 1500 1/2 ton,
2WD, shortbed. #1 or #2 condition.
Reward paid to leads that end up in a
purchase! Contact Steve Ledger (847)
487-5340 (IL) email buickbullitt@
netzero.net
GMC Pocket Price Books. These
were produced by an outside vendor for GMC Truck and sent to each
Dealer for use by the sales staff. In
addition to base and option pricing for
all 1500-3500 models, also includes
specifications, etc. Years available
are: 1975, 76, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86,
& 87. Including 1st class postage to
U.S., $9 each. Gerson Goldberg,
gmgold@q.com, (575) 521-9116.
WANTED
Wanted-Front Grill Emblem for 410
GMC 55-59, will pay in advance and
pay for shipping. Contact: Lawrence
Pilgrim, (706) 892-6440 (GA)
1959 GMC wanted: fleet model
(stripped down pick up). Send photo
to Jerry Welden, 202 Glen Dr., Iowa
Falls, IA 50126 or email jerry.welden@yahoo.com
1956-1959 GMC Pickup with original factory Pontiac V-8 engine. Contact Jim Ketchersid at (205) 9795387 (AL) or jimketcher@aol.com
Frame to Transfer case bracket
shown on page 368 of GMC Service
Manual (1968 GMC 3/4-ton, 4WD,
4-speed pick-up with Rockwell-Standard trans. case). David Harris (860)
584-9377 (CT)
Wanted: Literature/brochures for
1937 to 1958 Canadian GMC light
duty truck showing panel trucks and
sedan deliveries. Wanted for 1984
1500 GMC High Sierra; fender emblem, sales and accessory catalog,
dealer album, factory photos, AMFM-CB cassette radio, any unusual
dealer items, Las Vegas GMC dealer
emblem. John Preikschat (306) 7712929 email bigjohn@sasktel.net
Wanted: Doors for GMC T-19, or
complete cab. Engine (Pontiac split
head) or parts, and trans. Also“740”
chromed numbers for a 1951 GMC;
(2) sets of GMC chrome V6 emblems
for 1964-66 hoods. Lloyd Oman, Box
131, Brady, NE 69123 (308) 930-0131
Wanted: 1946 GMC lower front
grille. Louis Flippin (336) 986-8802
(NC)
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Wanted: Any speed equipment for
50’s GMC 228-302 C.I. engine (intake manifold, exhaust headers, carbs.,
etc). Duane Peterson 716-664-1973 or
doodlebug@windstream.net
Wanted: 1954-59 GMC COE “Cannonball” diesels: artifacts, memorabilia, photos Also driver’s stories running
these trucks. James Semon (440) 9790831 nkp40@aol.com
Wanted: 1936 GMC T14 Panel Truck
to restore. Also wanted: windshield
wiper vacuum motor for a 1936 GMC
T14. Roger Hippen (641) 869-3796
velmahippen@hotmail.com
Wanted: GMC COE, Delane Langton Billings, MT (406) 248-7205 email
bluebodyandpaint@yahoo.com
Wanted: V-6 plaid valve covers (‘68),
decals for Gentleman Jim (‘75), info on
Longhorn model (‘69 with 8.5’ bed),
grille for 1946 GMC. Paring out:
1960 GMC pick up, cab and good bed.
Don Berringer (OH) 419-289-0591
Wanted: GMC hood emblem for
1941-47 GMC C.O.E. Walter Heiniger (208) 835-4720 (ID)
GTC Technical Advisors
GMC Historian
Don Meyer, GMC Historian, is available to field your questions. You may
contact Don at (248) 693-1227 (Michigan)
GMC Motorhomes
John Biwersi, (651) 779-6498 Central
Time Zone, email jbiwersi@mac.com
1947-53 Series 100-250 GMCs
American Truck Historical Society
(A.T.H.S.) mechanical advisor George
Bennett has offered to help out GTC
members with questions on 1947-53
Series 100-250 GMCs. Send a SASE
please. George Bennett, 8678 US Highway 98, Sumrall, MS 39482 George
has owned a 1961 GMC pickup for
44 years. He is also looking for used
chrome park light trim rings for 195163 GMC pickups. Contact him if you
can provide any leads.
Canadian GMCs
John Preikschat call (306) 771-2929
email bigjohn@sasktel.net
Question for Don Meyer: did GMC
ever manufacture a trailer like this
one? I had an inquiry on this and they
say there is a GMC mfg tag on it.
Late 1955 (2nd version)
and 1956, 1957 GMCs
Steven Cook, 16565 Lancaster Estates
Dr., Grover, MO 63040 (314) 795-4700
or email: jumbodog54@sbcglobal.net
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