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...and Mopars and Mustangs and others. Yesterday (Saturday 6/30) I went to the Pypes open house car show in Hatfield PA. It is four shows in one: a Pontiac show, a Mopar show, a Mustang show, and a Other Musclecars show. By far and away there were WAY more Pontiacs than anything else. The fact that the GTOAA convention was just down the road a bit helped as there was a ton of Goats. This is the first Pontiac show I've been to in four years. One of the main reasons for going, I was hoping I would run in to my old '68 GTO Black Betty (she wasn't there 😞). Anyway, it was a long day for me, it's a 4.5 hour drive one way, it was mid to high 90s (this being the east coast, it was NOT a dry heat), and, being an old fart, I only lasted about two hours. It was pretty brutal, not much shade. Because of the intense sunlight, most all my pictures were overexposed, I made up for it as best I could in Lightroom, so they are just ok not great. They are in no particular order other than Pontiacs are first, then Mopars, Mustangs, and others. Hope you enjoy the slideshow! http://s931.photobucket.com/user/us_strat/slideshow/Pypes 2?sort=4

I went to the Pypes Open House Car Show in Hatfield PA today (6/30). The highlight of the show (as far as I'm concerned) was the inaugural unveiling of the Pontiac Hall of Fame. There was to be a banquet and induction ceremony later in the evening at the GTOAA convention down the road, but this the first time the public has seen it. I couldn't get a picture of the whole monument because of all the folks there, but I think you can piece it together from the pictures and see the initial 10 hall of famers. Future Pontiac HOF Milt Schornack was there also.

Great pics, 31pontiac! I was a few miles north of you today (Saturday 6/30) at the Pypes Open House Show. I'm sure some of the GTOAA cars were there! Concerning the OCC '65 GTO tribute bike: um... no.

Very sinister looking Firebird... I always thought Pontiac should have painted the front bumper on the '69 Firebird like you have... I like it!

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You are absolutely right, Frosty... the 2+2 was an option on the Catalina as the GTO was an option on the LeMans in '65. The article did say he added a number of options that weren't on the PHS docs also. Perhaps the donor car was a triple black Catalina 2-door hardtop, then the data plate would match except for the VIN.

Great shot of this cool building, Frosty! How did you get this perspective and what/where is it?

Hi Fred and In the upper left-hand corner there a "zone" and "dealer" box... that is where it was shipped to, but unfortunately you would need someone who knows the codes to decipher that for you. I found out the dealer my '68 was sent to by ordering a reproduction window sticker. Mike Noun is the best, you just send him a copy of your billing history. He knows all the codes and will make you the most authentic window sticker out there. Here's his web site: http://musclecarfilms.com/PontiacWindowSticker

I'm right there with you Frosty... the 2+2, 1965 specificity, is is one of my all-time favs also. I have a question for you, Frosty... The article says that except for the right front fender, right front door, and trunk lid, all the other body parts and frame came from the donor Cat. If that is true, then he would have had to swap firewall data plates. I have always been under the impression that it a BIG no-no to do that, but, judging from all the awards the car has garnered, it must be ok. Am I wrong then?

Nice work, Rocket! 👍 I hear you about the cost of hoods... I want to get an L88 hood for my C3, but haven't pulled the trigger (yet, lol!).

Nice pictures, JUSTA and Frosty! 📷

Some random photos I have taken in the last year or so... Sedona AZ

Hmmm... I wonder how that happened? Oh well, it should be good now.

Today, on my way to the North Carolina Outer Banks, I did a side trip to Norfolk VA to see the battleship U.S.S Wisconsin. I need a new lens because I could not get a picture of the entire ship with the ones I have. Here are some pictures in totally random order. http://s931.photobucket.com/user/us_strat/slideshow/Wisconsin?sort=3

Congratulations!

Beautiful GP!

Nice!

Happy birthday young man!

Excellent and thorough article , Frosry! The "Indy 4" is indeed a forgotten engine, thanks for the reminder. When I was a kid, my older brother (by seven years) had a '62 Tempest with the 4 cylinder. That's all I remember about it, because he had an Austin Healey 3000 before the Tempest and I couldn't believe he got rid of the really cool Healey and got this (in my 12 year old kid's opinion, lol) 4 cylinder grandma car...This was the first Pontiac in the family and I was not impressed! The Healey of course, being British, required constant "tinkering", and I think my brother got sick and tired of it and just wanted something that was cheap, reliable transportation as he was in college at Virginia Tech. Alas... no more being the cool kid riding around in an Austin Healy, lol! Here's Mickey Thompson's Indy 4 racers... http://www.tachrev.com/NHRA_Museumpg4.htm

Great minds think alike! The King Julien bit was stuck in my tiny brain all day one day when I came up with the idea for the plates.

I really like the Pontiac colonnade body style of the '70s, very rarely (like once, lol) do I see them at car shows. Keep up the good work, 68veable! I tried to make the sky in your first picture a little more dramatic...

You bet I did!

Wow!... almost 400mph! Found this on YouTube...

I will seriously consider it next year. You are right, there is a great deal of Indian land out there. Some of the reservations you can fit a medium sized state in!