COLORADO WIDE TRACKS VOLUME 37 ISSUE 5 MAY 2018 COLORADO CHAPTER MEETING IN MAY SATURDAY MAY 19 11:30 LUNCH @ D C OAKES BREW HOUSE 3581 Harmony Road #110 Fort Collins, CO 80528 Get your car out and join us for lunch and a discussion of coming events for the next few months. The weather has to be good and a great day for a drive. If your car is still a project, bring your daily driver and you are still welcome. Dues renewal forms will be sent out in May. The Colorado Chapter dues are $25 for one year Our fiscal year is from May 1, 2018 to April 2019. Marinating your dues allow you many opportunities share your Interest in Pontiac, Oakland, and GMC vehicles by participating ion Chapter events. Colorado Chapter Meeting in April In April a bunch of Colorado Pontiacer met at Bill Arnold shop, Mountain High Performance in Arvada. Bill provided burritos, doughnuts and coffee and we sat down and talked about cars and engines and whatever people wanted to discuss. It was a great get together and enjoyable for all. Thanks Bill for your hospitality and sharing your knowledge of Pontiacs. Collector Car Council of Colorado, Inc. Dedicated to the preservation of automotive history www.collectorcarcouncil.com 720-535-6097
President: Dick Thompson, Mile High Cobra Club 303-699-4819 Thompson660@cs.com 1st Vice Pres: Tom Mansfield, Looking Glass Corvette 720-344-7143 tommans@outlook.com 2nd Vice Pres: Samantha Baker, So.Colo.MOPAR 303-726-2826 Bakersams@msn.com Secretary: Dick Fritz, MG Car Club 303-774-9710 RBFritz@comcast.net Treasurer: Tom Kay, Front Range Mustang Club 303-451-9296 TomKay1167@gmail.com Legislative information: Leo J. Boyle 303-321-6611 Leojboyle@aol.com Colorado Collector Car News: Greg Akiyama 303-680-8298 gakiyama@earthlink.net Akiyamagreg@gmail.com Political Committee Liaison: Ted Rossi 303-618-3935 Tedrossi@q.com Web site liaison: Chuck Smith, No.Colo.Model T 303-973-9915 herbnut@aol.com Minutes of Meeting, 4 April 2018 The meeting was held at the Falcon Police Station, 7850 Goddard St. in Colorado Springs. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by President Dick Thompson. Officers in attendance were Dick Thompson, President; Tom Mansfield, 1st V.P; Samantha Baker, 2nd V.P.; Dick Fritz, secretary; and Tom Kay, treasurer. 23 member clubs were represented; one individual member and one associate member were in attendance. Dick thanked the Colorado Springs clubs and particularly John Mack for hosting this meeting. Due to a scheduling mixup, the meeting had to be moved to another room in the Station, and we appreciate the police officers making this possible. Legislative: Leo Boyle was unable to attend as the Colorado Legislature was debating the budget which is always a long and draw out affair. There was no news about bills that are of interest to the Council. Minutes of the March 7th meeting were approved as published.
Treasurer s Report: Treasurer Tom Kay reported balances as of the end of February: Operating Account: $ 1428.10 Govt.Relations Account: $ 4959.00 Havana Cruise Account: $ 0.00 Swap Meet Account: $ 0.00 Total, All Accounts: $ 6387.10 Reserve: $ 21736.06 Total: $ 28123.16 Tom announced and thanked 15 more clubs and one more individual for their 2018 renewals.. Swap Meet & Car Show: August 4th. The CCCC swap meet is definitely scheduled for Saturday, August 4th at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (formerly Jeffco Airport) and there will be a CCCC-sponsored car show collocated with the swap meet. We expect to need about 100 volunteers to help put on the event. The Early Mustang Club will move their traditional Horsefeathers show to the airport on that date. The airport is actively promoting the event as a Ground and Air Show. If successful, we hope to have a 5-year contract to establish a reliable date and location. Havana Cruise: June 9th. Dick Thompson reported that the Stampede Restaurant location will not be used this year due to construction and the Havana Exchange site at 2822 S. Havana will be used instead. The Gibby s site at 1555 S. Havana will feature the NAPA Show Trailer. The Havana Machine Shop at 800 S. Havana will be the third site. There will be entertainment at all sites. The Poker Run first prize will again be a 5 day ocean cruise with second prize being a mechanic s tool cabinet. Volunteers from many clubs have stepped in to manage festival sites and traffic control. The Cruise will run noon to 6 pm with poker run winners announced at 6 pm. Forney Museum Support: Tony & Ivy Richards reissued the challenge from the MOPAR clubs to match their $300 donations to assist the Forney Museum. It has been proposed that a donation from CCCC be included in the 2019 budget. The Forney has a new feature highlighting cars of the 1930s SEMA Show 2018: Again this year SEMA is offering members of CCCC clubs the opportunity to attend the show in Las Vegas Oct.30-Nov.2, free of charge. The requirements are: (1) membership in a current club affiliated with CCCC, (2) membership in the on-line SEMA Action Network (to join: sema/san.com/join); (3) be 16 years of age or older. Anyone
wishing to attend should notify the CCCC secretary no later than August 31. Don Reinke: Don is still in need of a donor kidney but he seems to be in good spirits, despite having had open heart surgery in addition to his kidney failure. Junior League: Wendy Love has requested a classic pickup truck (50 s or 60 s) for an event in mid May. Her contact is wendy.love@nccmedia.com. Encouraging young people to join the hobby: The high prices commanded by publicized auctions are one factor in dissuading young people from taking up car collecting. On the other hand, the amounts of money being spent on high performance tuner cars indicate that money may not be the only element. It was suggested that clubs holding events actively encourage young people to participate. More Happenings: The Latest Scoop.) (For details & information, check 12 May: Hagerty Driving Experience for teen age drivers, with an introduction to manual transmissions. 19 May: Holy Cross Abbey Car Show, Canon City 2 June: Oldsmobile-Pontiac-Buick Show & Shine at the Boot Barn, Greenwood Village. 1-3 June: Dirt Drags at Monte Vista, Colorado 20-21 July: 39th Annual Thin Air Nats at Green Mtn. Falls, sponsored by Colo. Springs Rod & Custom. 28-29 July: Buffalo Bill Days(3 or 4 convertibles needed for parade), car Show on the 29th. Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 2, at The Rambler Ranch, 36370 Forest Trail, Elizabeth, Colorado. This meeting will be preceded with a meal catered by Famous Dave s provided by Mecum Auctions at 6 pm. There will be time for a brief tour of the Rambler Ranch s eclectic collection of vehicles, mostly but not exclusively Nashes. Since the food has to be ordered, it is essential that attendees RSVP to the CCCC phone number (720-535-6097) no later than April 30th. The meeting was adjourned at 8:42 pm. Respectfully submitted, Dick Fritz, secretary FUTURE COPOCI CHAPTER EVENTS
BPOC SHOW, June 2 @ the Boot Barn in Greenwood Village. Cruzin Havana, June 9, Havana Street in Aurora. Cottonwood Square Car Show, June 16, Greeley. Lincoln Tech Car Show, Saturday, September 15, 11194 East 45 th Ave, Denver. 9 am 2 pm. Free, Details: Teresa 303 722-5724 x 43093 POCI National Convention, June 24 28, Wisconsin Dells, WI PONTIAC-OAKLAND CLUB INTERNATIONAL INC., P. 0 Box 56, Arvada, Colorado 80001 President John Flaherty 719-638-4458 Vice President Rich Galvin 719 660-4362 Secretary Gary Canady 303 632-8727 Treasurer Alan Jarman 303 775-7831 Newsletter Editor Gary Canady 303 632-8727 Colorado Regional Representatives John Green 970-484-6463 Northern John Bauder 719-534-9860 Southern The Colorado POCI website www.poci.org. Frank Kinion 970-249-6051 Southwestern Francis Abate 970 871-0319 Western Bill Arnold (Send e-mail questions to w.arnold@att.net) Technical PONTIAC ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements in Wide Tracks will be run free for members for a period of three months. New or revised ads should be sent to Colo. Chapter, POCI, P. 0. Box 56, Arvada, CO 80001 or by email to gccanady@comcast.net. For Sale: 1967 Bonneville fender shirts and '63 GP right fender. Contact Lee at 303 751-6823 For Sale: 1955 Pontiac Star Chief Catalina, 2door hard top, rust free, excellent paint, leather upholstery, ss skirts, lighted hood ornament, runs excellently. Contact Bob Murphy 970 222-6047
For Sale: Parts for 1967 Catalina front clip, nos brake drums, distributor, clock, chrome trim and more. Ross Richardson, 303 366-6175. For Sale 1960 Catalina convertible.... read on The car was partially disassembled and in the body shop at the time. I hurriedly packed all the parts in boxes and moved to NC. The car followed me later with no place to work on it. It all followed me back to Longmont, CO in 1996 and has just been sitting under cover in my garage ever since. Never had place, time, or motivation to finish it. Engine, transmission, front suspension all rebuilt. Body work and paint was done in 1992. I have something like $13K of 1990 dollars invested in it with quite a way to go yet. A re-assembly challenges. I think I still have all the parts but no guarantee. We are moving again and this time it cannot follow me. Do you know of anyone who might be interested in it? Ken Bushaw 303-507-5148 cell 2018 ANNUAL CHAPTER REPORT COLORADO CHAPTER P. O. BOX 56 ARVADA, CO 80001 Report submitted by: Gary Canady FINANCIAL STATEMENT Ending Balance as of April 1, 2017 $ 3112 Sources of income since April 1, 2017 Dues and Car Show Total income since April 1, 2017 $ 2980 Expenses since April 1, 2017 Meeting expense, Collector Car Council Dues newsletter expense, and charitable donations. Total expenses since April 1, 2017 $ 4073
Balance of all accounts as of April 1, 2018 $ 2039 CHAPTER EVENTS SUMMARY Chapter membership as of April 1, 2017 48 Chapter membership as of April 1, 2018 54 Percent of change 8% Chapter Events: Chapter meeting = 11 including our annual meeting and elections. Car Shows since April 1, 2017: The Colorado Chapter co-hosted a Pontiac- Oldsmobile-Buick-Cadillac show. Chapter operated the food concession at the Front Range Aircraft/Car Show and Swap Meet at the Front Range Airport in Watkins, CO. The Colorado Chapter continued its active support of the Collector Car Council of Colorado with participation of the membership and financial support. The Colorado Chapter was a co-host of a festival site at the Cruzin Havana event. The Colorado Chapter gave financial support to local charities. The Colorado Chapters of the Oldsmobile Club of America and The Pontiac- Oakland Club Intl are pleased to host: The 14th Annual Buick - Pontiac - Oldsmobile Cadillac GMC Show and Shine 2018 Sat June 2nd - 10:00 to 2:00 Location Boot Barn Western Wear Store I-25 and Orchard Rd Parking begins at 8:30 Rain or Shine! Bring your antique or classic model Pontiac, Oakland, Buick, Cadillac, Oldsmobile or GMC for a day of fun and cool cars There will be awards - door prizes - dash plaques goodie bags - concessions **** Pre-registration is $20.00 per car $25 Day of Show **** Awesome Goodie Bags and Dash Plaques for First 90 cars Awards based on People s Choice Plus a Manager s Choice Award
Registration forms also available at www.rockymtnoldsclub.org Cut and return to RMOC c/o Helen Smith 9022 N Corral Ln. Castle Rock, CO 80108 Make checks payable to Rocky Mountain Olds Club Name Make Address Model City, State, Zip Year Phone Additional Vehicle Make Model Year $ Total amount enclosed: Email Address: @ (Email address will ONLY be used to inform you of next year s show) Please let us know how you heard about the show: