2 hours ago, Phxtallguy said:

Good morning Mr beck! I joined this group just to say how much I enjoyed reading your posts here.

Brian Johnson

Thanks for your kind words Brian.  Do you own a Pontiac today?  When I joined here I had 1, a 1970 Trans Am.  Now I have 3.  In addition to the TA I acquired a 1970 Ram Air IV, 4-speed, GTO Judge.  Palladium Silver with a black interior and black vinyl top.  Today it's completely disassembled and receiving a rotisserie restoration.  And my latest buy 3 weeks ago was a 1971 455 H.O., 4-speed, GTO Judge.  Laurentian Green with a black interior.  I'm probably going to leave the vinyl top off of the silver Judge when it goes to paint but not sure.  The green Judge has some battle scars in it's paint but still shows well and I'm going to drive and enjoy it as-is for now.  Musclecar Memories in Lincoln Nebraska just installed Vintage Air and a few other upgrades including a factory center console and tilt wheel in my Trans Am while getting it ready for the Copperstate 1000 here in April.  I'm driving my truck & trailer to Nebraska on Tuesday to bring it home.  All the best.

Chip

Gentlemen,

Yesterday I came across another picture of my father Bud Beck.  Earlier in this thread I posted a black & white photo of my dad taken on December 4, 1967 as he was signing his franchise paperwork making him Scottsdale’s original Pontiac dealer.  The photo below I took on April 15, 1997, almost 30 years later on his last day as a Pontiac dealer.  Well, I had actually been the dealer principal for a decade but it was still Bud Beck Pontiac.  It was a bittersweet day for both of us but I was certain that GM’s coming bankruptcy was inevitable (I was right but it took 5 years longer than I expected) and I didn’t want to go bankrupt with them.  I had a great offer and took it.  My dad is smiling here but we were both agonizing over the end of Bud Beck Pontiac.  All the best.

Chip Beck

I love this sort of personal history. Thanks for sharing.

On 10/14/2024 at 11:34 AM, ChipBeck34 said:

Here's a dealership photo.  I'm delivering a new GMC Suburban to Glen Campbell.  And a watercolor of the store remodeled with the new Pontiac fascia a couple years before I retired and sold it.

Chip

Is that Kevin Deporter and me in the background?

On 4/28/2025 at 2:59 PM, ChipBeck34 said:

Gentlemen,

Yesterday I came across another picture of my father Bud Beck.  Earlier in this thread I posted a black & white photo of my dad taken on December 4, 1967 as he was signing his franchise paperwork making him Scottsdale’s original Pontiac dealer.  The photo below I took on April 15, 1997, almost 30 years later on his last day as a Pontiac dealer.  Well, I had actually been the dealer principal for a decade but it was still Bud Beck Pontiac.  It was a bittersweet day for both of us but I was certain that GM’s coming bankruptcy was inevitable (I was right but it took 5 years longer than I expected) and I didn’t want to go bankrupt with them.  I had a great offer and took it.  My dad is smiling here but we were both agonizing over the end of Bud Beck Pontiac.  All the best.

Chip Beck

Your Dad was awesome. Such an honest and very very fair man. Loved his dealership and his employees very much.

15 hours ago, CarGuyMatt said:

Is that Kevin Deporter and me in the background?

Your Dad was awesome. Such an honest and very very fair man. Loved his dealership and his employees very much.

What is your last name Matt??

Chip