- Southeastern GTO Association

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Southeastern GTO Association
...a chapter of the GTO Association of America
www.segtoa.org
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February Event:
Febuary 2016
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Museum
Volume 30, Issue 2
Celebrating
our 30th
Year!
Dawsonville, GA
Inside this issue:
Next Event
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President’s Message
Officers & Board
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February Event
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Save the Date!
4
Memories in Monroe
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Tech Tips
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Club Gear
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SEGTOA Classifieds
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Resources
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Details on Page 3
2015
Officers &
Board Members
President
John Link
linkltrs@bellsouth.net
Treasurer
Ed Downing
edwarddowning@bellsouth.
net
Membership
Kim Fowler
Kfowler@segtoa.org
Newsletter
Jim Andrews
jb6733andrews@etcmail
.com
Meetings
Mike Walling
mwalling@leitransportation
.com
Webmaster
David Trees
dlt1@cdc.gov
President’s Message
Hope all of you are working on your cars to have them
ready for Spring, and the upcoming BOPC Show on
April 30th. We will be having a BOPC Committee
meeting at the Piedmont Church Cruise-in (8-11:30)
Saturday Feb 6th. Any interested member can attend.
The Motorama at Atlanta Motor Speedway is April 16th,
2 weeks before the BOPC. The Motorama is
expanding to compare/compete with the Spring
Charlotte Show in Charlotte, NC. If you’ve never been
to Charlotte, the Motorama will have what Charlotte
has, without the 4 hour drive, and a chance to drive
your classic car around the track. FUN FUN FUN!!
Have your car ready and attend both events!
Check out the upcoming Meeting plans and attend!!
The reason for a car club is to have more fun with our
hobby, so join us and have fun around Pontiacs!!!!
John Link
Board Members
Bob Immekus
brimmekus@gmail.com
Ed Bellair
ebellair@segtoa.org
P.S.
SEGTOA Annual dues ($20.00) are due Jan 1st of each
year. If you haven’t paid your 2016 dues, please send
them to our new Treasurer Ed Downing, 381 St. Marys
Lane, Marietta, GA 30064. We consider you non-renewed
if we haven’t received your dues by Feb. 28, and you will
not receive the March newsletter. Please include your
GTOAA member number and expiration date.
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February Event:
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Musem
Dawsonville, Georgia
Saturday February 13, 2016
Come out and see “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville!” Well, maybe not, but you never
know. What we do know is that if Bill Elliott makes an appearance at the museum and
you’re not there, you’ll definitely miss him! Everyone is probably aware that NASCAR
racing got its start through the Moonshiners of old. The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame
Museum celebrates those original racers and continues to induct new ones into the Hall
of Fame. Join us as we view some of that history. Our January event was cancelled due
to poor attendance. Let’s make February’s event happen!
Meet at 10 AM at:
Macy’s at Perimeter Mall (I-285 and Ashford Dunwoody Road)
4300 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta GA 30346
Drive 44 miles north to:
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Museum
415 Hwy 53 East
Dawsonville GA 30534
Arrive at 11 AM
Spend an hour or so inside the museum
Then drive half a mile over to:
Old Towne Pizza
104 Highway 9 North
Dawsonville GA 30534
Have lunch
Around 1 PM or so we would be done and headed on our way.
Museum website:
http://georgiaracinghof.com/
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SEGTOA—Save The Dates!
Saturday March 19 — Memories in Monroe
Saturday-Sunday April 16-17, Summit/Atlanta Motorama - Atlanta Motor
Speedway
Saturday April 20 - BOPC Show - Piedmont Church, Marietta
June 3-5 - Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge
October - Tail of the Dragon overnight trip
Make plans to attend as many of our 2016 events as possible! Some are
“official,” some are tentative.
Memories in Monroe is a great event in downtown Monroe around the square, which will
be closed off to traffic. See the flyer and registration form on pages 5-6.
The Atlanta Motorama sponsored by Summit Racing is an incredible two-day meet at
AMS in Hampton. Even though it rained last year, attendance was good. There’s a huge
vendor tesnt, all sorts of outdoor displays and many car clubs participate. There are lots
of activities for everyone, including the kids. This show gets bigger every year.
Of course, we’ll need you to participate in the BOPC show on Saturday, April 30.
Whether you bring your car(s) or not, we will need a lot of help to make this a successful
event. This is out only fund-raiser, and we only host it once every four years. Please
help us out with this one!
Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge is another great one. We had 11 people in 7 cars last year. Let’s
see if we can beat that number. This is a Pontiacs Only show, and there will be more
than 200 of them at the show. Saturday evening there’s a cruise up to Newfound Gap
near Gatlinburg. There’s a free dinner Friday night for all registrants. There will be
additional paved parking this year. This is one of those shows that just gets better every
year. You can trailer your car or drive it up, and if you drive you won’t have to go it
alone. There should be several of us making the trip on Friday this year, taking a route
with spectacular scenery.
The Tail of the Dragon overnight trip is a popular one that’s becoming a regular event.
Ask anyone who went last year and they’ll tell you what a great tome they had!
These are your club events! Help us make all of them a success!
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Tech Tips -- Where you turn for help?
It’s a common question: “Where do I go, who do I ask for advice on this
issue I’m having with my car?” The answer is simple: Your fellow SEGTOA
members!
A recent email request to the SEGTOA membership for technical
assistance to adjust the hood of my 1967 GTO was received with
enthusiastic replies! Members Jim Andrews (‘67 GTO), Jim Norton (‘70
GTO), Ed Bellair (‘68 GTO), Michael Daugherty (‘71 Lemans and ‘59
Bonnie), Steve Weisbarth (‘67 GTO and ‘72 Lemans and Jim Schultz
(‘67 GTO) and our President John Link had all contributed their input
which helped me get very good results! Most notable was the
recommendation to loosen the front bracket bolt and lift up the hinge to
close the gap between the hood and cowl panel. All other
recommendations for adjustments were used to close gaps between hood
and fender and front valence panel. Thanks to my fellow club
members, I am happy with my little GTO!
Ernie Stephens
My ‘67 GTO may be a perpetual a rolling project. Though it’s far from
finished, I drive it wherever and whenever I can. Winter, though much
milder in Georgia than the Michigan/Ohio/Indiana winters I grew up with,
is generally when I do my major projects. I am currently refinishing a
dash bezel that I got with a set of original Rallye gauges purchased from
member Jon Ward. Since I enjoy doing any work I can myself (and enjoy
saving a ton of money in the process), I solicited the club for advice on
removing the bezel insert. Paul Sorrells stepped up and offered advice
on removing the glue left behind after removing the insert. Thanks to
Paul, I was able to remove the remaining semi-dried-up glue using
Naphtha, which did not harm the bezel plastic. I knew there was a
suitable solvent to use, but I was able to avoid the time and money of the
trial and error of determining which one to use.
Jim Andrews
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A blast from the past…
Remember the Monkees? Remember the Monkeemobile? The Monkeemobile's origins began
in 1966 when Dean Jeffries was asked to design and build a car for a new TV show called
"The Monkees". Jeffries, under contract with Model Products Corporation (MPC) at the time,
told CEO George Toteff about the project. A make of vehicle had not yet been chosen for
the project. Mr. Toteff then told his friend Jim Wangers of these developments. Mr.
Wangers was working with Pontiac
promotion and advertising at the
time and saw the show as a huge
promotional opportunity for
Pontiac. After making the deal, Jim
Wangers supplied two base 389 4barrel 1966 GTO convertibles with
automatic-transmissions to be
converted into Monkeemobiles. MPC
was in turn given exclusive rights to
market a model kit of the
Monkeemobile. They would end up
selling over 7 million copies of
these kits.
Club Gear
Since we are not in the retail business, we will not be obtaining
and selling hats, shirts, and other club gear any longer. But you can
now get many items with the SEGTOA logo on them by contacting:
Pirate Printing
770-445-6399
Hiram, GA
wayne@pirateprinting.net
Wayne Clark is our contact,
and he is anxiously awaiting your
order!
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SEGTOA CLASSIFIEDS
Miscellaneous used parts from 1965 Pontiac GTO for sale
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OE Tripower Intake Manifold
Power Brake Booster
Custom Auto Sound Model SST Hidden
AM/FM Radio
Drive Shaft
OE Heater Box
OE Bell Housing
OE 4-Sp Tunnel Hump (to be used for
Auto to Manual
Conversion)
All of the above are in good working order
For Sale:
Ring & Pinion 3.08 from '74 SD
455 T/A - $50
Rotating engine stand—$30
Paul Sorrells (404) 702-3398
p.sorrells@comcast.net
Ben Hatfield
(251) 605-8111
behatfield3@gmail.com
‘67 GTO Parts for Sale
Gas tank
4 - G70-14 Wide Oval Red Line tires, bias-ply, off rims
Larry Greer
GreerLawrence245@gmail.com
For Sale-NOS
Heater Cores for:
’65-’66 Full Size Pontiac ( B-body) with A/C-- p/n 3004820
’61-’62 Full Size Pontiac (B-body) no A/C-----p/n 3003143
‘64 Chevrolet truck ---p/n 314850
Water Pump
’68-’69 Oldsmobile F-85 –no A/C---p/n 230899
’69 Firebird 8 cyl.—p/n 9797581
Cost—Donation to SEGTOA
Contact-John Link 404-578-8973
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Resources
From club member Ernie Stephens :
SEGTOA members have the opportunity to join the North Georgia Car Club ngautoclub.com. The
club was formerly known as the Lockheed Martin Auto Club. Lockheed Martin is no longer affiliated
with the club and it now operates as a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). North Georgia Auto Club is
located on Atlanta Road, Marietta Georgia and it features three (3) work bays, an extensive tool
collection, tire changer, tool check out opportunity, 3 phase air compressor, brake change
rack, and oil change rack. New membership dues are only $75.00 annually!
GTO Parts & Services Sources
Thank You to Jeremiah Riggio, Bob Mohalley, and Jim Racela for tracking down some useful on-line
sources for GTO parts and services. Hopefully these will prove useful to you in keeping your GTO
looking like a proper time machine!
General Info
http://www.oldride.com/library/pontiac_gto.html
http://ultimategto.com/cgi-bin/statsexplorer.cgi?year=1968&f1=vinmatrix
Carbs
http://www.scgg.com/carbs.html
http://www.carburetion.com/quadnumber.htm
Engines & Heads
http://www.spottsperformance.com/engineid.htm
Radios
http://www.wonderbarman.com/codes.html
Wheels
http://www.pontiacserver.com/wheels.html#rally2
Pontiac Tripower
http://www.pontiactripower.com/catalog/1965-tripower
Pontiac Literature
http://www.gt-37.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=191
From member Jim Racela:
The first link is a listing of copies of original brochures for classic cars. The 2nd is a link to an
example, in this case a PDF file of the available accessories and prices for 1966 Pontiac full car
line. (Aside to John Link: Sorry buddy, but there isn't anything listed under the 1969 Buick category!
Darn!)
http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-bin/pub9990289237970.cgi?categoryid=9990289238012
http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/members/
AardvarkPublisherAttachments/9990414098658/1966_Mini_Accessorizer_Catalog.pdf
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SEGTOA Technical Advisory Panel
The members listed below have volunteered to share their special knowledge with other
members. Please feel free to contact these involved members.
1964
Doug Askew
t-daskew@segtoa.org
706-453-2234
1965
Jerry Hamilton
jhamilton@segtoa.org
706-754-3194 (home)
1966
Bob Immekus
brimmekus@gmail.com
770-686-4592 (cell)
1967
Steve Pullen
s_pullen@bellsouth.net
404-402-4917 (cell)
1968
Denny Sanford
dsanford@segtoa.org
770-365-3916 (cell)
1969
Russ DeLamater
russdelam@aol.com
770-316-2185 (cell)
1970
Kenny Simpson
dksimpson54@gmail.com
770-277-1626 (home)
1971-1974
BJ Benton
bjbenton@unitedpump.com
678-414-7135 (cell)
2004-2006
Paul McGinnett
pontiacbubba@aol.com
770-653-0365 (home)
Tiger Tales is 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 also associated with Pontiac Oakland Club International
(www.poci.org). POCI members receive their monthly magazine Smoke Signals.
SEGTOA is an organization dedicated to the survival of the Pontiac GTO, LeMans, and other classic
Pontiacs. SEGTOA is open to anyone who shares our common interest in GTOs and other Pontiacs.
We enjoy monthly Chapter meetings, including cruises, car shows, picnics, technical sessions and
other fun activities. Our members hail from four different states! Members and their spouses,
significant others and children are invited and encouraged to attend each monthly club function.
Club Membership Dues
Dues are $20 per year, payable January 1st each year. New members receive a $10 discount on
membership their first year. SEGTOA dues requirements are waived for all active military.
Membership in GTOAA and/or POCI is required for all members joining after 2007. Members must
be in good standing to attend meetings, with the option to bring their membership up to date at
any scheduled meeting.
Membership application is available on the SEGTOA website.
Checks should be made payable to Southeastern GTO Association and mailed to Ed Downing, Club
Treasurer, 381 St. Marys Lane, Marietta, GA 30064.
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