at the special 75th celebration combined events:
2001 6th Annual Tour de Wangers, Oceanside, California
&
16th Annual GTOAA Western Regionals,
Hosted by
Southern California Gathering of Goats, West Covina, CA
&
Pontiac Drag Days, Carlsbad, CA
Photo Page 48
Here is an interesting detailed description about one of the show attendees and his Pontiac
-
Owner
: John Erdman, San Diego, CA (My second GTO. The first one was a turquoise 4-speed, 4-bbl purchased used in December, 1966 with my re-enlistment bonus upon return from Viet Nam.)
A member of the local
POCI club
(
J.C. Dumas, President
)
Car
: 1965 Pontiac GTO (
PHS certified
)
Body
: 2-dr hardtop
Acc
: Power steering, power front disc brakes
Color
: Burgundy on black
Interior
: Rally gauges, console, wood steering wheel, remote driver's mirror
Wheels
: Rally I
Engine
: 389 cid
Fuel delivery
: Rochester Tri-power w/ram air
Exhaust
: Ram air head pipes, DynoMax mufflers, custom splitter tips
Transmission
: 4-speed, wide ratio, Muncie
Differential
: 3.36 to 1
Mfg plant
: Baltimore
Body, chassis and paint resto
: Hotrods and Custom
Stuff
(Randy Clark), Escondido, CA
Engine resto
:
DMACs
(Dennis McDonald), Escondido, CA"
Look for this fine GTO in the July/August 2001 issue of Pontiac Enthusiast Magazine in the special
"Pontiacs USA! Readers Rides"
section, page 22 - headlined as:
"A Tiger by the Tail"
Congratulations John!
Visit these great show related websites:
Pontiac Legend -
Jim Wangers'
'
.
The
Pontiac Drag Days
&
Happy Birthday to Jim Wangers
!!!!
Pontiac Artist
Art Fitzpatrick
'
.
The
Pontiac Enthusiast Magazine
'
.
The
Outlaw Pontiac Racers Association
.
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