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The ModifierStreet Rod & Modified Chapter
Pontiac – Oakland Club International
Nov./Dec. 2014
Driving Miss Charlotte (in a ’41 Pontiac)
POCI member Charles Ide’s Beautiful ’41 Pontiac Convertible.Read about his summer on the road on page 4 inside.
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The ModifierNewsletter of the Street Rod & Modified Chapter
Pontiac – Oakland Club International
Modifier EditorAlan Mayes219 Lakewood DriveTullahoma, TN 37388E-mail: [email protected]: 615-305-1028
Please send all Modifier materials – articles,news, photos, letters, classified ads, etc. – tothis address.
Chapter OfficersPresidentLou CalasibettaPO Box 46Stillwater, NJ [email protected]
Vice PresidentRay Schwedhelm56 Redneck Ave.Little Ferry, NJ [email protected]
TreasurerSteve Cook16565 Lancaster Est. Dr.Grove, MO [email protected]
DirectorsSteve Cook16565 Lancaster Est. Dr.Grove, MO 63040636-458-6729
Ron Chalmers1500 Echo Lake Dr.Piqua, OH 45356937-773-0005
Fred Menger1725 Chateau WayMaple Plain, MN 55359952-472-1115
In This Issue:President’s Letter Page 3Driving Miss Charlotte Page 4Northeast Rod & Custom Show Page 6Member’s Car – 1938 Pontiac Coupe Page 7Member Car Information Sheet Page 7Membership Application Page 8
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President’s Letter – Lou Calasibetta
So here we are getting ready for Christmas and New Year. I find it almost impossible that the year 2014 iscomplete. The time flew by like an old roadster racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats… very fast! Just think, 2015 is almosthere. Remember 2000? At the turn of the last century all computers and the government were going to shut down, so wewere warned. I still remember the panic many people had, wanting to leave the cities and stay in the country for fear ofelectrical failure.
The 2014 POCI convention in Kansas is history. The Modified Chapter once again had some great carsrepresented at Wichita. How can we beat this in Louisville? First of all, please bring out your cars and trucks to the event.The convention is a time for revisiting old friends and making new friends who share the same interest of Pontiac, GMC,and Oaklands. I am sure some of us may have a conflict, but if we can, let’s try to visit Kentucky. I am one of the guys whois caught in a conflict. No not a wedding, graduation, or a birthday. Having to choose between POCI and KKOA LeadsledSpectacular. Since I am now the president of two major chapters, I am heading south instead of west. It is a tough choicebut one had to be made, and I picked POCI.
All of us that are on the board of the Modified Chapter want to thank all of you for joining our club. Let’s keep theModified Chapter going strong. It is all up to our members.
We want to wish each and every one of our members a safe, sound and very healthy New Year. As always, Alanneeds input from all of us to make this an interesting newsletter. So let’s get our pens and cameras out and send Alansomething special. He will be very grateful for this gift.
In closing, I want to wish you all the best in 2015 and I will see everyone in Kentucky.__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Custom & Hot Rod Books by Alan Mayes
The above books are available at www.olskoolrodz.com.Books make great Xmas gifts & sale profits always go to charity.
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Driving Miss Charlotte (in a ’41 Pontiac convertible) - Charles Ide
Thanks for asking about our summer, Lou! I would love to share some of the tales and pictures of our latestdriving adventures in the old modified Pontiac. We now have 6200 miles on the 1941 Torpedo Convertible since wedebuted the car in 2012 at the Detroit Autorama. My youngest of four daughters is Charlotte. She was eleven years oldlast month. She took over the “shotgun” seat about four years ago from her sister Cati, who is now fifteen. I have beenvery fortunate that at least a couple of my daughters have liked hanging around with Dad and going to car shows andswap meets. Since we saw you in your station wagon at the Pontiac Nationals, in Dayton, Ohio, Summer 2013, we haveput another 3000 miles on the 1941 Torpedo Deluxe 8 Convertible.
We started off the 2014 year in May with a trip to the Goodguy’s Show in Nashville, Tennessee. Our nine-hourdrive down was uneventful except that it rained the entire way and by the time we pulled into LP Field in Nashville (homeof the Tennessee Titans NFL team), the car was filthy and the whitewalls looked black. Charlotte jumped right in andhelped me wash and dry the car and polish chrome. We had a great time hanging out at the show and in the honky-tonkson Fifth Avenue with some friends who had brought their cars up from Florida.
We left Nashville on Sunday in the beautiful sunshine, only to get caught in a three-hour traffic jam south ofLouisville. Three hours to go six miles and there was nowhere to escape. Thankfully the car idled through the mess andwe made it home at midnight. We even made a quick stop at the Corvette museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Charlotte was a trooper even though her dad was getting panic stricken as cars all around were running out ofgas or overheating. She told me that it was the worst traffic jam she had ever been in and I told her that at the age offifty, it was the worst traffic jam I had ever been in, too!
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Thankfully we made it home to learn that my alternator was only putting out about 27 amps and that we hadkilled the battery. I installed a new battery and a 150 amp Powermaster alternator for our next outing.
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Northeast Rod & Custom Show, Timonium, MD – Lou Calasibetta photos
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Street Rod & Modified Chapter members are our best recruiting tool for the Chapter.When you are at any car show, whether the POCI Convention or a local or national show - Goodguys, NSRA,
KKOA, etc. – and you see a modified Pontiac, Oakland, or GMC, ask the owner if he’s a member of POCI & tellhim about our club & chapter. POCI membership applications & extra copies of Smoke Signals are available
from Paul Bergstrom at the Club Office. Carry a few in your car.
Smoke Signals is the only all-Pontiac magazine left and it’s a great one, and agood recruiting tool, as well.
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Member’s Car – WayneKitchen’s ’38 Pontiac Coupe
This is Wayne Kitchen’s ’38 Pontiac coupestreet rod. It runs a 400 Pontiac engine and Turbo400 transmission. Wayne also owns a ’66 GTO tri-power 389 convertible with air conditioning andautomatic trans; a ‘65 GTO tri-power 389convertible with 4-speed, and a stock ’80 TransAm.
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Street Rod & Modified Chapter Information Sheet - Tell us about yourself and your carsPlease complete the following information and return it along with pictures of your car(s).Send to Alan Mayes, 219 Lakewood Drive, Tullahoma, TN 37388 or e-mail to: [email protected]
NAME______________________________________________ ADDRESS_______________________________________________
CITY_______________________________________________________ STATE ___________________________ ZIP_____________
E-MAIL ADDRESS___________________________________ OCCUPATION_______________________________________________
CAR MAKE______________________MODEL______________________ YEAR_________BODY STYLE_________________________
ENGINE______________ ENGINE MODIFICATIONS___________________________________________________________________
TRANSMISSION________ REAR END______________ CARB/INDUCTION ________________________EXHAUST_________________
INTERIOR____________________________ CHROME ________________________ COLOR_________________________________
TYPE OF PAINT___________________________ BODY MODIFICATIONS_________________________________________________
CHASSIS MODIFICATIONS_______________________________________________________________________________________
TIRES___________________________ WHEELS________________________ OTHER WORK DONE AND FUTURE PLANS___________
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION – POCI Street Rod/Modified ChapterThis chapter is for those interested in Modified Pontiac, Oakland & GMC vehicles.
Name_____________________________________________________________ Spouse___________________________________
Street______________________________________________________________________________________________________
City_____________________________________________________________ State________________________ Zip____________
Phone # ________________________________ Cell # _________________________________ POCI Membership # _____________
E-Mail Address _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Pontiacs/Oaklands/GMCs owned & Modifications: ___________________________________________________________________
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PLEASE SEND A STORY AND PHOTOS OF YOUR VEHICLE FOR THE MODIFIER AND FOR THE CLUB SCRAPBOOK TO BE DISPLAYED AT THEINTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.POCI dues are $39 per year for the U.S., $40 in Canada, $49 elsewhere, $25 E-Membership (anywhere). Associate members are $2.00 extra each.Street Rod & Modified Chapter dues are $15.00 per year (July 1 through June 30), pro-rated for new members who join after January 1 to $8.00 forthe remainder of the year. Chapter dues include bi-monthly issues of The Modifier newsletter. Please return this form and a check payable to theStreet Rod & Modified Chapter to:Steve Cook, 16565 Lancaster Est. Dr., Grove, MO 63040
The Modifierc/o Alan Mayes219 Lakewood DriveTullahoma, TN 37388
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