Newsletter of the Northern California ChapterOldsmobile Club of America

Inside This Issue;l Pack Rat Flat Tourl Clovis Trip l Long Top Story and More

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July/Aug 2017

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* Car Show Chair Available Could be You!

Club Historian BobGriffith(209) 329-1506 Lodi, CA 1955oldsmo@gmail.com

President andNewsletter Editor Larry EwingTechnical Librarian 3330 Henriette Ct(408) 528-9770 San Jose, CA 95135Rkt88LL@earthlink.net

Vice-President Denise La Centra(510) 299-1403 144 Virginia St.dancinde@comcast.net Hayward, CA 94544

Treasurer/Membership Dan Haggerty(408) 268-7904 6208 Balderstone Drdnehaggerty4957@ San Jose, CA 95120comcast.net

Secretary and Health & Welfare Linda Sutherland

(209) 833-3413 1460 Velasquez Lanemlkprod@mac.com Tracy, CA 95377

Pacific S.W. Zone Directors Dan Haggerty 6208 Balderstone Dr San Jose, CA 95120 (408) 268-7904 dnehaggerty4957@comcast.netJon Manji, 2257 Moorbrook Way Sacramento, CA 95826916-386-1642j.y.m@sbcglobal.net

(209) 833-3413mlkprod@mac.com1460 Velasquez LaneTracy, CA 95377

Nor Cal Olds Club Website: www.norcalolds.com

DonSutherlandNor Cal Olds Webmaster

Officers and Representatives 2017

* Note: Our longtime Car Show Chair Jon Manji has resigned this post. He has offered to help with the transition to a new person offering to still do paperwork details such as obtaining insur-ance, etc. Please contact Pres Larry or Jon to find out if this job is for you.

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Hi Oldsmobile Club members:

The nominations for officers are on the agenda and I am happy to announce Bob Griffith is accepting the run for president. VP nominee now is Jeff Stanish. We do need a nominee for secretary, Dan Haggerty will continue as Membership/Treasurer. Please contact me or any board member shown on the front inside cover if you would like to be a nominee or nominate someone willing to participate. The Sept 6 meeting is the deadline for nominations. Also a car show chair-person is needed but is not an elected position, just volunteer. The ballots will be in the Nov/Dec Oldsletter with the results announced at our annual Christmas party.

The OCA Nationals are being held in Albuquerque, NM July 18-23. For those going Jon Manji has given some suggestions in his Ask Your Zone Director on page 7. If you are planning to drive to the Nationals I’m leaving Sunday 7-16 for Barstow.

The next event coming up after the Nationals is the Cadillac Club show and picnic on July 30th If you decide to go call me if you want to park together. Arrive around 10 am. This issue has coverage, starting on page 8, of our outing April 1 at Pack Rat Flat. We did go there as a club back around 2007 and it’s much different now as Gary spent most his days work-ing to make it special. It was good then as it is super good now!

May 5-7 was the BOP+ Cadillac and GMC show in Clovis. This year 10 Nor Cal members were in attendance. Dan and Elaine Haggerty and Linda and I went up to Bass Lake about an hour from Clovis to check out their facilities. We found it charming but prices were even more than the increased prices we found at Sea Crest. So a zone show there would be expensive and not too convenient as far as cabins and show field. It’s geared more for the summer family vacation spot. The Clovis show was great and I encourage our club and So Cal to attend next year as a substitute for our zone show. See this year’s show coverage starting on page 14.

We are actively looking for a location for our 2018 Zone Show but have not secured a place.My thought was to combine with the Central Valley Pontiac Club in Clovis in conjunction with their annual All GM Show held the end of April or the first part of May. This would be about 2 weeks prior to our regular mid May time that we usually have with our costal shows.The Pontiac contact, Andy Hoff, welcomes us and is open to any arrangement we may choose.Their event starts Friday night with a BBQ followed by the car show at the park Saturday with lunch and awards in the afternoon. By 3 pm they are done. The question is how do we want to incorporate our zone show with them.They book two hotels that share the same parking lot, The Homewood Suites and the Hampton Inn and they can handle the increase of our club attendance. There is plenty of room on the show field for us and Andy would be OK if we parked and judged our cars separately. This is a nice offer but I think that would take away from his show. We could have the Park the next day for our show but our members at the last meeting were opposed to the idea as this is a travel home day for those working. Another idea is to be a part of Andy’s show but incorporate our judges to look at our Oldsmobiles and have our awards banquet Saturday night.This task would be a time challenge if we went by our OCA type judging so a simple judging process would be a must. Your thoughts? President, Larry Ewing

President’s Message

Cover: Above are pictures of the Pack Rat Flat outing at the home of Gary and Joanne CopeBelow are some of the Oldsmobiles present at the Pontiac/GM show in Clovis

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Our club bank account is solvent.Nor Cal Olds Club Treasurer, Dan Haggerty

Treasurer Report

Membership Report

Membership as of June 1, 2017 is 118 members with 48 associate members.NCOC 2018 membership dues are due by January 1, 2018; $25 for member only or $25 + $5 for member and spouse; send to Dan Haggerty membership chairman.Applications for NCOC and OCA are on our club website at ( www.norcalolds.com ).Membership Chairman, Dan Haggerty

Below a flyer for the Roamin Angels Show. A group of us went last year and experienced a great show starting with the Friday night BBQ. We were able to have our own row of Olds-mobiles with our club sign on display. We plan to go again and encourage more members to do so. Our point of contact is Dan Haggerty. We will have a registration flyer available on our website and the Roamin’ Angels site has on-line registration and accepts Pay Pal.http://www.roaminangels.com/htmls/carshow.html

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Other Events

Official Olds Club Events 2017July 18-23: OCA Nationals, Albuquerque, New Mexico. See JWO for details.Sept 6 Club Meeting, Denny’s Hayward 6 PM. See page 6 for details.September 8-10: Roamin’ Angels Car Show, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, CA, point of contact, Dan Haggerty. see page 4September 23: Rocket West, Pete and Christi Clayton, Hollister, CA. see page 13October 8: Micke Grove Car Show, Bear Creek Picnic area, Lodi, CA. Registration form available on our website. All members were sent by mail this form, June 17 as an insert.December 3: Christmas Party, Cattlemen’s, Livermore, CA.

June 23-25: Monterey Rock & Rod Festival 11 (831) 809-6252June 24: Santa Cruz - Woodies on the WharfJuly 1: Elk Grove - Cars under the Stars - 4am-9pm - (916) 585-0857July 4: San Jose - Red-White-and Blue Parade, Rose Garden/Alameda St. 10 am July 4: Plymouth - Cru-Zin in the Vineyard Car Show - 8am-3pm - (209) 245-6942July 8: Bass Lake - Bass Lake Veteran’s Car Show - 8am-2pm - (559) 760-1143July 15: Hollister-31st Annual St. Festival Car Show&Swap Meet-10am-4pm-(831) 636–8406July 16: Saratoga - Saratoga Car Show - 10am-5pm - (408) 596-4321July 28-30: Sonoma - NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Nationals - (800) 870-7223July 30: Portal Park Cadillac Show, Cupertino, CA - Registration form available on our website as well as CLC Nor Cal Club site. This was mailed to all our members June 17. Aug 8-13: Reno, NV - Hot August Nights - (775) 356–1956Aug 11-18: Bonneville - Speed Week Land Speed RacingAug 17-20: Monterey - Monterey Motorsports Reunion - 9am-5pm - (831) 242-8201August 26: Wheels and Windmills Car Show, Solvang, CA Bob (805)688-6112 or www.wheelsnwindmills.com Website indicates show is Full but does have a waiting list.Aug 18-19: Lakeport - 2017 Lakeside Car & Boat Show - 4pm-5pm - (707) 272-6932Aug 20: Pebble Beach - Concours’ dEleganceAug 25-27: Pleasanton - Goodguys West Coast NationalsAug 26: Fairfield - Historic Hwy 40 Car Show & Chili Cookoff - 9am-4pm - (707) 628-2247 Sept 15-17: Sonoma - Grand Prix of Sonoma - (800) 870-7223Oct 20-22: Bakersfield - NHRA Hot Rod Reunion Nostalgia Drag Racing - (661) 399-5351

http://www.calautomuseum.org/Events:-Current Exhibit; Fire Trucks and People that Saved our CitiesMembers Only; Free Train to Sonoma Raceway June 25. - Power Summer Camp June 26-30, week 2 July 10- 14, -Night on the River Cats Game July 1- Plus more summertime hands on events, check website -Third Thursday: Collector Car Tune-Up Series, see website for dates and times.Show your valid Nor-Cal Oldsmobile Club Membership Card and get free admission.Admission$10 Adults, $9 Vintage (65+), $9 Military & Students (with ID), $5 Youth (5-17) Kids 4 and under FREE Members are always free! Hours 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; last admission at 4:00 pmClosed on Tuesdays. Every Third Thursday is open until 9:00 pm; last admission at 8:00pm

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ActivitiesHello Everyone, hope you’re enjoying your summer!Just wanted to touch base with all of you and bring you up to date on our upcoming activities. The next big one is the OCA Nationals in Albuquerque, NM, July 18 - 23rd. I know some of the club members are going. It should be a great time for everyone that attends.Also in July, on the 30th is the Portal Park Show in Cupertino. This show is put on by the Nor-Cal Cadillac & LaSalle Club. It is a nice show to go to. Several of our members have attended this one and are planning to go again this year.August is the Wheels and Windmills car show in Solvang. According to the website the show is full. If you were planning to attend and haven’t registered yet, you will have to sign up for the waiting list.Coming up in September is the Roamin’ Angels Car Show in Grass Valley. This is a nice three day car show at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, Sept 8 - 10. There were quite a few of us that went last year and we are all going back!!And don’t forget our annual club Car Show at Micke Grove in Lodi on October 8th. Hope to see you there!Hopefully you will join us at some or all of these activities. Get those Olds’ out on the road!!Denise

General Club Meeting Wednesday Night Sept 6thDenny’s Industrial 6:00 to 8:30 PM in Hayward

30163 Industrial Parkway South West, Hayward 94544. Just off Nimitz FrwyNote: there is the another same address on Industrial Parkway West but it’s not a Denny’sRSVP Dan Haggerty at 1408-268-7904 if you plan to attend, meal provided. Denny’s

Hayward

Directions: Take Industrial/Whipple Rd Exit #24 off Nimitz Freeway #17.Denny’s is located just north of Whipple Rd between Nimitz Freeway and 30163 Industrial Parkway SW.Motel 6 shares the same parking lot.

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Ask Your Zone Director By Jon Manji

It’s hard to believe, but just about this time next month, the OCA National Meet will be in full swing.

For those of you attending the Meet, I’d like to encourage you to attend the General Mem-bership Meeting on Saturday. The time and location of the Meeting will be listed in your registration packet. This is your club, and the meeting provides an opportunity for you to hear firsthand what is happening in your club. The meeting starts with introductions of the club of-ficers, followed by updates about club activities, voting on action items requiring the approval of the membership, and concludes with a question-and-answer session.

Also, if you have not yet volunteered to judge, I encourage you to do so. The judging experi-ence will expand your knowledge of Oldsmobiles and provide insight into how to better pre-pare your own Oldsmobile for all shows, not just National Meets. Please contact Bob Surran (505-263-7571) or Ken Halvorsen (505-263-3565) to volunteer.

Have a safe trip, and see you in Albuquerque!

June 7, 2017 Nor Cal Meeting MinutesPresident Larry Ewing called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm at Denny’s Restaurant in Hay-ward with 13 members in attendance, Larry asked Linda Sutherland to read the January 7, 2017 minutes.

Officer Reports:Vice-President: Denise LaCentra reported the Castello di Amorosa Winery in Calistoga was a good tour and everyone would like to repeat it next year.

Treasury and Membership: Dan Haggerty reported we now .have 118 members. Our treasury is solvent.

Health and Wellness: Linda Sutherland stated she had nothing to report.

Webmaster: Don Sutherland reported that our website had an up-tick of visits the last three months of 2016 and remains steady.

Newsletter Editor: Larry Ewing plans to add the Micke Grove flyer in the next newsletter. He stated that the overall cost of putting out the six issues of the newsletter for the year remains constant. He added that there has been no hits on the club library.

Old Business: Discussions were held about upcoming car shows: Father’s Day Car Show at Black Hawk Museum, Danville, CA, June 18th; OCA Nationals in Albuquerque, NM, July 18-23; Portal Park Cadillac Show, Cupertino, CA July 30; Roamin’ Angels Car Show, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, September 8-10; Rocket West, Pete and Christi Clayton, Hollister, CA, September 23; Micke Grove Car Show, Bear Creek Picnic Area, Lodi, CA, Oct 8th, Christmas Party, Cattlemen’s, Livermore, December 3rd.

New Business: Larry Ewing started discussions regarding a new location for the annual Zone Show. One possibility is to combine it with the Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac show at Bicentennial Park, Clovis, CA. He has spoken with the Southern California Olds Club about

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Minutes continued;this location and they will discuss with their membership and then resume discussions with Larry after their meeting. Discussion on how we want to do judging at a zone show and pros and cons were presented.Consensus was only one person out of 13 is interested in doing OCA type judging at our zone shows. People’s Choice is liked by all at our Micke Grove Show and a variation of that would be acceptable for our zone shows. Also most people were not interested in a Sunday show be-cause that’s travel day for many. Saturday night banquet preferred.

Micke Grove’s theme this year will be 7-7-7, based on the theme, participants that register cars with year’s ending in 7 will be charged a $7 registration fee. All others the regular registration rate applies. It was suggested those bringing potluck dishes switch this year, i.e. A-M bring desserts and N-Z bring salads. Volunteers will be needed this year for setting up tables, parking, and registration. Larry also reminded everyone this is an officers’ election year. Larry nomi-nated Bob Griffith for President, Jeff Stanish, seconded the motion. Jeff Stanish said he would be interested in the Vice President position. Dan Haggerty said he would continue as Member-ship/Treasurer. Linda Sutherland said she would not continue as Secretary, that position will be available. It was also mentioned again that we still need a new Car Show Chairman, vacated by Jon Manji.

Next meeting will be Wednesday, September 6, again at the Denny’s Restaurant on Industrial Parkway SW, Hayward.

Larry made a motion to adjourn and Don Sutherland seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm.

Minutes submitted by: Linda Sutherland.

It was a beautiful day in Auburn California on April 1. Joanne and Gary Cope opened their home to us and we had a wonderful picnic on their patio. After lunch we were treated to a tour of Pack Rat Flat, a name they came up with to describe their unusual landscaping. Twelve of our NorCal members attended and we also invited The Buzzard Racing car club that added another dozen people to the event. I took many pictures but you can’t get the sense of the overwhelm-ing impact of this place! Gary has collected over many years almost every thing to do with aftermarket speed equipment for Olds V-8 and GMC/Chevy inline engines. Many items are on display and do include other GM products with a strong emphasis on land speed cars of which Gary has a few recorded holders on display. There is an Oldsmobile, Pontiac room and an engine room along with a ‘50s era gas station and work shop, all full of period correct signs and parts.Words can’t do it, you have to be there!Our thanks to Gary and Joanne for hosting such a wonderful day!

Our Outing April 1 to Pack Rat Flat

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Pack Rat Flat

Above; Members cars, Patti & Dick Engle, Linda & Larry Ewing, and Jan & Andy Lundback

Above; Gary’s ‘57 88 post,Above left; display of speed equipment on shelves and glass cases.Left, on tour from left, Dan Haggerty, Dick Engle, 2 guys from The Buzzard Racing Club, Andy Lundback just behind Jim Tanovitz, and past members Terry and Joan Spillers.

Left is a view of the gas station and shop area. Note the ‘50 Olds on the rack.

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Above is host Gary Cope explain-ing items in the Oldsmobile room.

Right are some of the ladies,left to right, Elaine Haggerty, Hostess, Joann Cope, Linda Ewing and Sharlyn Bedford. Not shown is Jan Lundback.Below the Norths, Jerry and Norma with kids

Guys leaving the Olds-mobile Rocket Repair building, Dan Haggerty, Gary Cope center and Lynn Bedford on right.

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A Tale of a Long Roof to a Short Road by Steve Spatola

On Thursday, 11 August the mighty (weak) Custom Cruiser made its way to Castle Automo-tive for a heart transplant and some muscle re-alignment. Out of allegory this means I took the Olds to a shop that pulled the engine and transmission and is sending those “organs” to separate shops for overhaul.I got the shell returned to me yesterday to wait the re-creation of what I hope is an improvement on the 1980’s lack of under the hood manhood! Today, my work began! I climbed inside the ample engine bay and scrubbed, power-washed and rinsed for four hours. The once oil crusted frame and engine cross member is now sparkling clean with the steely look of true steel. I also scrubbed the inner fenders and gave it my best for the radiator overflow container. The engine may take up to two months as Ron is about the last machine shop left in town. Dennis will have the tranny done in about one week. The engine is the venerable Oldsmobile 307, some 140 HP with 255 ft. lbs. of torque. B&R Engine of Stockton will be performing the machine work and rebuild. I hope to install a Comp Cam with .505 Lift with .210 duration and the rest of the package kit to include a double chain timing chain. Adding an Edelbrock 3711 intake which is supposed to be smog legal will add some much needed torque and some more HP! All Custom Cruisers came with the 4 bbl. carburetor and according to Mondello Olds this Y engine also has the roller cam and lifters, something Chevy didn’t have until much later and needed TPI to do it. This allowed Olds to supply highway gearing of 2.41 rear gears! The transmission, a 200R4 went to Paz Performance in Stockton to have Dennis do his magic of ensuring a smooth ride and a leak free one at that! A new radiator will be added to enhance and accommodate safe motoring. We plan to take the wagon to Albuquerque this summer for the Olds Nationals. As it will be hot on I-40 everything is being considered a must for safety and comfort. We also are attending the Mercury Cougar 50th indoor show in Tulsa, OK in April.

We will be towing the Cat to this one but will take it on the Route 66 cruise along the river we will gather for pictures too. Stay tuned for another report and some pictures. Above is a shot of work done. A little black spray paint will cover the sins of time.Thanks to Tap Plastics I fashioned a new below the radiator air dam. Using ABS plastic and the remnants of the OEM air dam I affixed the new over the old. This will help air to the radiator area as original design intended.Much time has elapsed since the foregoing para-graphs. In fact, nearly nine months between a pre-op and post operation works. Let me explain.

I had no intention of such a long time to redo the engine and transmission. Somewhere around the end of October a trial delivery was presented to my eager driving hands. The engine looked so bright and clean inside its factory cubby. I was excited and I needed a reason to start putting miles on so that the break-in oil can be used up and it would be safer to put some pedal to the metal.That opportunity was a drive to the Dixon, CA area Veterans Administration (VA) cemetery for a ceremony of my brother’s demise. My wife and daughter jumped in and we were on our way.

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Taking it easy keeping the speed around 60 mph I took the exit from I-5 to Hwy 12 heading west. I crossed Hwy 12 at the light and WHAM! The engine seized! All the looking and cussing couldn’t put the restart in the engine. I called a tow truck, letting others know I would be late to the services. Along comes my cousin Ronnie and he took Sonia and I to the VA and Val waited for the Olds to return to the shop.The wagon returned to my usual shop for a temporary haven, Paz Performance. The engine shop sent me to his warranty shop where they removed the heads and determined that the intake valves had seized from a lean burn situation. Obviously the 1984 PCU thinks I cannot improve this engine unless it has first say!The repair to the heads did not fix the lean burn. Here are the lessons in this scenario. Paz ran in to Lynn Welfinger (Mondello Oldsmobile) at the Bakersfield race track sometime in February. He asked Lynn if he knew anything about an ‘84 Olds with his 307 kit in it that is having prob-lems running correct. Lynn couldn’t recall but I followed up this encounter with a call to Lynn.Asking him “when you have such a lean burn problem and need to be able to smog an engine what do you do for the carburetor to comply with the PCU?” He said, “We send them to Jet Performance in Huntington Beach”. I called them and passed on my concerns andAway it went to Jet Performance with the specifications of my engine build, cam duration, intake manifold, piston type and head information. They will build the carburetor to properly run in harmony with the computer.Meanwhile the long roof sat in the air of Paz’s rack until the carburetor returns, it is installed and smogged. Before I left for the Cougar show on Easter Sunday I let Paz know that I had just got the new registration and smog requirement due on the wagon.When we returned I was notified that the Olds did indeed pass smog in flying colors. Wow! Was this a relief after all the money I had poured in the engine and the 200R4 rebuild?I was given an Rx for the car. Drive the s#$t out of it so it can break in. Meaning around 500 miles then change the oil.This small tale can’t convey my angst that if this did not work! What do I do with the car? I never came up with a solution in that I believe good mechanics solve bad problems.So far the engine has a lope that I have not experienced since my days of cheap gas and four speed trannies. I did bump up the rpm idle speed so that some cold morning doesn’t kill my thrill of a green light and an engine needing a restart. We took it to the A&W cruise in one Thursday evening. All ran well and I even got brave to see if the kick down would provide any trace of improved oomph that was missing in its original form. Yes, some spirit was there and with some controlled Elan it should improve.I learned that with smog burdened cars, there are not a lot of shops in California that will try anything fancy if you will be making this a street-able car. Do your homework. Mondello Olds-mobile provided top quality conversion parts. I wanted the car to be smogged so I can continue driving it; I wanted some reliability that later engines got with roller cam and rockers and some better performance. I think I have achieved this, time will really tell.Be sure to communicate exactly what you want and within any restrictions that are applicable to your desires or the law. I still would like to add on gauges to eliminate the idiot lights and a tranny cooler. I am not sure if any aftermarket stuff can be added because the sensors may not allow without messing up some smog requirement. The trans-cooler should be no problem, just get the car in the air.Alas! We have had to forgo that trip to Albuquerque Olds nationals. Some other family priorities came up that my grandson needed more than I did another trip on I-40. Another show closer to home and we will try and make it.The Cougar trip in April to the 50th Anniversary

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show was fun. The rain in Tulsa cancelled the photo opportunities and the Route 66 cruise but a lot of fun and new friends were made at the indoor show on Saturday. 111 Cougars and 2 Comets took the arena in style! The trip to and from was fun though the home trip had head-winds and gusts to 60 mph! Ouch! Taking in the sights and museums along the Mother Road is always exciting. Since our last trip many businesses have closed so be sure to make the Route 66 journey sooner rather than later.

See you on the road in your Olds and mine!Steve Spatola, Stockton: 78 Olds Cutlass Salon Brog; 84 Olds Custom Cruiser; 85 Olds Cut-lass Supreme Brog

The Rocket West Car Show, Sept 23, 2017 The Rocket West Car Show (no judging or awards) and Shine Picnic Event will be held at Pete and Christy’s home in Hollister on Saturday September 23, 2017, from 10:00 AM till the last car leaves. The Picnic will consist of pizza, soft drinks, and water; a final head count for food & drink will be taken at about 11:00 AM so that pizza can be ordered. Cost per person will be $10. Pete will provide a guided tour of his 45 + collection of 1957 Oldsmobiles.Host:Pete Clayton300 Swan CtHollister, CA 95023peteclayton455@aol.com831-637-6949

Three Rocket88s and two a half members.From left; DougRichardson, John Smith and Larry Ewing all at Canyon Inn.

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The Central Valley Pontiac Club put on their 19th Annual all GM (less Chevy) Show in Clovis again this year and it was a great success.Starting off with the Friday night Kitahara Buick Sponsored BBQ at the Homewood suites. Held at the pool patio next to the parking lot with a sample of show cars that were entries for the fol-lowing day show.The host hotel also had complimentary beer and wine inside the dining area until 6 when at that time the BBQ was served. A delicious Tri-Tip steak, with salad, roll, rice and string beans was our meal.

After dinner event organizer Andy Hoff introduced the President Bill Richards of the Central Valley Pontiac club who thanked us all for coming. Nearly 150 people were in attendance. Bill Richards also introduced Larry Kitahara the Buick dealer who sponsored the BBQ.Then the introduction of Jim Wangner who is known as Mr. GTO was having his 91st birthday so 2 sheet cakes were provided for dessert after we all sang “Happy Birthday”

The following morning we all met at Sierra Bicentennial Park which is a few miles from the host hotel. We were met by friendly Pontiac Club members who gave us a goodie bag and directed us to our pre-planned destinations on the park lawn.Nor Cal members present were Dan and Elaine Haggerty, Albert and Vicki Esquivel, Barb and Harv Goldhammer, Gerald Nickles, Linda and Larry Ewing and Ginger and Dennis Baker.Dennis is totally involved with the show judging and a very busy guy on show day with his cell phone and clipboard in hand. He is also is the MC who announces all the awards. Each class which represents 5 to 10 cars gets judged and the top 3 cars are awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.A special crew is selected to go pick from the show field of 90 cars and to come back with their favorite Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and GMC truck. Also Larry Kitahara got to choose his favorite vehicle.Jim Wangner was the presenter so every winner got a photo with Mr. GTO himself (on right).

Vicki & Albert Esquivel, Dennis Baker, Harv Goldhammer, Dan Haggerty, Linda Ewing, Elaine Haggerty and

Barb Goldhammer, all from our Nor Cal Club

Left is the group of award winners

Clovis Show, Sierra Bicentennial Park, May 6th

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The Best of; The ‘66 Toronado was judged Best Oldsmobile.Below the Best GMC truck, Best Cadillac, and Best Pontiac.The black cabover truck was the favorite of Larry Kitahara the local Buick dealer and sponsor. (also shown bottom right.)

The ‘57 Caballero Wagon was judged the Best Buick. License plate HR57 WAGThat’s her in front.

‘50 Olds Club Sedan won 1st place in 1950 to 1959 class. Above an Olds in repair owner George Inahara

Larry Kitahara’s favorite vehicle of entire show 1929 Oldsmobile coupe

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Above; Harv and Barb Goldhammer’s ‘70 442 W30 judged 2nd in class.

Above right; Larry Ewing with 3rd place in class ‘50-59 all

Right; Vicki & Albert Esquivel‘50 convertible 2nd in Modified class

Above; Ray Angel’s ‘70 442

Above; ‘67 442,left ‘60 Dynamic 88 convertible, below a ‘69 Hurst Olds.Below left; Bruce & Brian Olson’s ‘90

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1969 442 convert (clone) 400/400 all cor-rect $28k Dennis 1 650-464-2547

1966 98 Holiday sedan low mi. Full pwr Like new, $17.5, Dave 916 655-1588

1960 98 2 dr Holiday, new tires, brakes, rebuilt eng & trans 54Kmi, $22K 209-923-0460 or 209-470-9728

1955 88 Holiday Cpe – Street stock car. Scored 975 points at the 2011 Olds-mobile national show in Reno. Dark metallic green and white. Tried to keep it original, but with some upgrades. Have lots of pictures and a list of what I have done to it, that I can email. Better yet come and drive it. $25K. Larry 408-892-3821

1952 98 Holiday HT. I am getting too old to finish the car. It is 80% completed and is a frame off restoration. I will sell the car at a great loss to someone who will complete it. It comes with all the necessary parts. Call if interested, Ron Raff (650) 583-0103

1950 88 Holiday Deluxe. All StockMultiple Award Winner$50K DAVE @ 818 904-9000 So-Cal

1950 88 Club Sedan, 324/hydro, Paint &interior done, many new parts. Seri-ous buyer only$18k obo 415-519-7125 Harry

Cars Wanted1970-1972 442, W30, W31 or SX Conv. or hardtop – OCA member looking for true col-lector car. The more original and documented the better. Prefer numbers matching. Any condition – from restorable car to show-room condition. John Bumb, St. Louis, Mo. (314) 713-3444 or email me at johnbumb@charter.net

Cars For Sale

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Parts For Sale455 CID engine F block, C heads, JE pis-

tons, H beam rods, Crane hyd roller cam/lifters/rockers, hardened seats, APR fas-teners, Edelbrock intake. All new, never started, over $7.5k invested. All reason-able offers considered. 775-351-8067

1949-50 88-76 Front and rear bumpers com-plete with guards, middle grille bar with both outer ends, all fresh chrome. Upper grille bar used but good cond. Pair gravel shields $2K for all 707-262-1932 Rick

1968-69 “C” Heads Casting #394548 big valve, homan1954@att.net1964 394 Alum water pump/housing $125,

‘55 4bb carb #7005900, $50. 1950/’51A SS rocker moldings, 2 pair, $300 for the best pair, $200 other. Jim 916-801-0687

New Nor Cal white tee shirts with front and back full color Golden Gate logos. Will be for sale at our events. $10 for XL, L, M, S only. Denise La Centra 510-299-1403

Parts Wanted1978-80 Cutlass (A47)Notchbacdrivers side

rear wheel molding GM#963549 122mm Wide. NOS or excel used. Jeff Stanish

408-370-9142 /jeffandshrie1988@att.net 1966 Cutlass front bench seat, black pre-

ferred. contact Bob Griffith 209-329-1506 1948,49,50 51 88a, Chrome door locks, left

grille bar extension. Jim 916-801-0687

1950 88 Convertible. Custom body by Bill Hines $40k 1-805-937-4286 Sam

See Ramon’s Rocket sign above for specs

1949 98 Holiday HT. Body work and paint completed. Frame painted, undercoated etc. 350 Chevy, at, pb, ps, new radiator. $12,000 in the project but must sell. Lots of parts including glass, rubber, chrome, handles, stainless. Best reason-able offer 1-805-937-4286 Sam

1949 88 Fastback 425 eng, auto, ps, pb, air, Crower cam, power windows

$26k 1-805-937-4286 Sam

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