Post 1 Pic Actually At A Car Show Event
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Yep, came in yellow and red too. The Pontiac Oakland Club International (POCI) magazine Smoke Signals did a great article on them within the last year or so.
One of the last great Pontiac magazines left that I know of.
One of the last great Pontiac magazines left that I know of.
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Saw this at a cruise in yesterday. 38k mi, 92 Z28 LB9 auto. Man drove from south Louisiana all the way to Indiana to pick it up for his wife.
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That's mine in red, at the Trans Am Nationals in Dayton this past weekend.
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Thank you sir.
To be honest, this was my first real "show". I watched my brother show cars for years, and I know mine needs a level of work, detailing, and prep that I was not able to give it this year. But I'll keep working on it, getting a little better each year. It's a friendly crowd, and I did receive quite a few compliments and positive comments on the car. So it was a lot of fun.
To be honest, this was my first real "show". I watched my brother show cars for years, and I know mine needs a level of work, detailing, and prep that I was not able to give it this year. But I'll keep working on it, getting a little better each year. It's a friendly crowd, and I did receive quite a few compliments and positive comments on the car. So it was a lot of fun.
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Looing good Dave, I'll bet your wheels were the Talk Of The Town.
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Funny you should mention it Franny, but yes, they were mentioned several times. When we pulled in around 10:30pm or so on Friday night, the lot was alive with people out walking around, enjoying a beverage, and talking cars, saying hello to old friends, etc. Three guys sitting on the bench under the entry canopy to the hotel...first thing they yelled out before I even came to a stop..."Hey, I like those red wheels". They were the topic of discussion several more times during the weekend.
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Dave, I was parked in the same row. Nice car! Great show again this year.
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I think the wheels you are talking about was a different car. Mine are stock finish. There was another car with polished wheels that did look very nice
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@live4formula
Ahhh, ok. Definitely fooled me with that shime coming off your wheels in the picture! Have you ever had them refurbished?
Ahhh, ok. Definitely fooled me with that shime coming off your wheels in the picture! Have you ever had them refurbished?
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There was discussion on here last year about printing dash plaques with TGO names to help spot members, but something was said about copyright issues with logos so nothing happened. I think it would be nice to meet some of the people.
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I actually printed a sign with my username, and all of the sites that I'm on.
But I forgot to put it in the window on Saturday, and with the hood up, you couldn't see it walking by. As a result, no one approached me and said "I'm on such-and-such a forum also".
I tried to start a thread here to find out who was going. The only "logical" place was in the mid-west region forum, where there was a thread last year. But that garnered little attention. And if someone was coming in from outside the mid-west, they probably didn't even look in the sub-forum.
I asked JT about posting it in with the handful of shows that have their own sub-forums, but he rightly pointed out that those are shows where all 3rd gens. are welcome (not just Pontiacs), and also shows run by forum members.
So there just didn't seem to be a good, high-volume place to post about it.
But I forgot to put it in the window on Saturday, and with the hood up, you couldn't see it walking by. As a result, no one approached me and said "I'm on such-and-such a forum also".
I tried to start a thread here to find out who was going. The only "logical" place was in the mid-west region forum, where there was a thread last year. But that garnered little attention. And if someone was coming in from outside the mid-west, they probably didn't even look in the sub-forum.
I asked JT about posting it in with the handful of shows that have their own sub-forums, but he rightly pointed out that those are shows where all 3rd gens. are welcome (not just Pontiacs), and also shows run by forum members.
So there just didn't seem to be a good, high-volume place to post about it.
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Local cruise in this weekend. Almost stayed home due to the plague of love-bugs right now down south but it was only 7miles away so..
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I missed all the good shows around me by the time I got the car back from being painted, but some local cruise nights still draw 100+ cars and are a good time! Haven't seen a lot of third gens.
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
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Pretty convertible.
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This past weekend at an all Pontiac Show held at Toth Buick (former BOP dealer)in Akron, Oh. Lots of great Birds and other Pontiacs too!!
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Pound Ridge Car Show,Can You Locate My Car.
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You'd have to commit your entire day to be an entry into that show! There really is no way to leave early.
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Car show this past weekend, somewhere North of 200 entrants. Didn't win my class, they gave it to one of the older guys in the car club that had a 100% stock 99 Plymouth Prowler. Same story with the 2000-2010 class. Rather than stew about it I'm going to get on the committee for this car show and change the way they judge. I've seen some good examples of judging score sheets that gave enough points to modifications to level the playing field against 100% stock cars that sit under car covers and maybe see 100 miles a year.
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At a car show in San Antonio this weekend. The old IROC picked up an award in the 'Most Original Car' category 1970 to present.
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Nice pics wow what a nice shady place for a show Arnold.
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F-Body Nationals, Memphis, TN., 9/17/17.
F-Body Nationals, Memphis, TN. The winners of all F-Body catagories lined up on the drag strip, 9/17/17.
F-Body Nationals, Memphis, TN. The winners of all F-Body catagories lined up on the drag strip, 9/17/17.