Issue 11 June 2013

Edmonton Chapter

Alberta Iron Indians Club Poncho Paper

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Bodnar’s Collection 2 Members Ride 3

Pontiac Race News 6 Editor, Classifieds 8 World Of Wheels 10 Mr. and Mrs. Bodnar’s Private Collection Of Beautiful Vehicles' and Memorabilia. A Big THANK YOU From The AIIPC EC Members! Presidents Corner 10

Sponsors 11 It all started 40 years ago Words cannot give justice to Danin’s amazing old- Around Town 12 when Edmonton machine the Bodnar Collection, but can fashions dress shop col- shop entrepreneur and inven- merely help reportage with lection. Ron’s toy truck ALL Pontiac S & S 14 tor Ron Bodnar acquired a tin AIIPC Edm.Chpt. V-P Jerry collection lines the walls June Meeting Dates 15 Lincoln toy fire truck that Stanic’s photo coverage of the of a small room, along caught his eye. club’s invitational tour of the with old Meccanno sets. CFB Cruise 12 The Bodnar family private museum, conducted by Ron His collection of Daisy BB VIN Information 16 collection of things from the and Danin Bodnar recently. guns and cap pistols in late 1800s through the mid- Danin Bodnar began chip- six-gun holster copies of Sponsors Story 19 1900s now fills about two- ping into the collection in the Hollywood cowboy idols Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Sponsors 23 thirds of a 26,000 square-foot 1970s when she acquired a museum in the Argyll Road snappy white 1957 Thunder- Hopalong Cassidy and the Important News 24 district of southeast Edmon- bird. My wife, Donna, was still Lone Ranger – hard to ton. And it’s still growing. talking days later about imagine any collection Cont. Pg 2 P a g e 2 Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club Bodnar’s Collection

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anywhere that could be more tures Mustangs and 1950s Chevy room; one for Orange Crush; Canada Dry. complete. ragtops. Replicated gasoline stations. There’s another room featuring Juke box- Another of Ron’ pride and joy An awesome collection of immacu- es – Wurlitzers, Rock-O-Las. collection is that of the Franklin lately restored gas pumps, air pres- The Stan Reynolds Museum in Wetaski- car. He’s got several beautifully sure pumps, old fire station pumps win and the Bodnar Family Private Collec- restored, the latest of which is a and some of the most sought-after oil tion in Edmonton. Yeah, we could be 1932 . He’s working on a company signs ever created. known as Motor City North, you know 1914 Franklin. There’s a couple of rooms display- that? The museum, of, course, fea- ing Coca Cola soda fountains and cold Coke dispensers. There’s a Pepsi --Garry Cooper I s s u e 1 1 P a g e 3 Member’s Ride Bob Day’s 2009 G8 GXP

Instant Classic or Collector Car Oddity

Y O U D E C I D E

2009 GXP

Manufactured by /GM, Elizabeth, SA (Suburb of Melbourne, )

Engine: LS-3 6.2L V8

309KW (415HP) 563Nm (415 Ft/Lbs torque)

Transmission: 6 speed manual shift

Rear wheel drive

Speed: Governed to 262KPH (155MPH)

Heritage: The most powerful Pontiac sold out the front door of a Pontiac dealership in North America in stock form EVER. Owner: Bob and Cheryl Day Lloydminster, Saskatchewan

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Canada

The Holden car company is located in Elizabeth, SA a suburb of Melbourne Australia and is a wholly owned subsidiary of in America. For the past 40 plus years a 4-door has been their flagship Cont. Pg 5 The Edmonton Chapter AIIPC Executive

Executive Committees

President: Dave Scragg [email protected] Sponsorship: Shawn Genge John Dampf Vice President: Jerry Stanic [email protected] Dave Scragg

Secretary: Liam Hicks [email protected] Terry Beuerlein Special Events: Cliff Riles Treasurer: Terry Beuerlein [email protected] Dave Scragg

Sponsorships: John Dampf [email protected] Martin Sharren Shawn Genge [email protected]

Special Events: Cliff Riles [email protected] Newsletter: Jerry Stanic— Photographer Garry Cooper— Editor Memberships: Bill Moffat [email protected] Dave Scragg— Typesetter Martin Sharren [email protected] Shawn Genge-- Racing News

Apparel: Doug Kandt [email protected] I s s u e 1 1 P a g e 5

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vehicle. Since 1979 that sedan has been the Commodore.

The Commodore has always been built in a right hand drive configuration and been sold in Australia, , and South Africa. It has also been re-badged and sold in India as a and in China as a and the United Kingdom as a Vauxhall. More recently the car has also been marketed in the Arab Emirates.

General Motors needed a four door rear wheel drive car to sell into the very lucrative North American police cruiser mar- ket and they didn’t have one. So in late 2008 General Motors began importing the re-badged Commodore to America to sell as the Pontiac G8. This required the vehicle to re-configured to a left hand driving position. The first and only time that has occurred. Three models were offered, the G8, the GT, and the GXP.

The Holden Commodore has always been a 4-door sedan with a V8 motor and rear wheel drive. In more recent years Holden has introduced a V6 engine to attempt to improve fuel mileage and driveability. Australian cars have always been built as V8 rear wheel drive cars. In fact there is a racing series in Australia and New Zealand called V8 Super Car for only two cars models, the Holden Commodore and the Ford Falcon. The series consists of 28 races annually and draws an average of 70,000 spectators per race. The cars are run on alcohol and deliver 690HP and run to 190 MPH making them at least the equal of Nascar in America. The Ford-Holden rivalry has always been fierce.

Australian cars have always been more European in nature, all about speed and road handling. Much more so than American cars whose focus has mainly been straight line horsepower and speed or luxury.

Holden decided the best way to proceed with an American high HP version was to obtain a number of the LS-3 V8 6.2L motor and set-ups used in the American Corvette and install them in the Holden as a limited production model, the Holden VE Commodore SS V-series. That car came to America as the G8 GXP car. It was meant to compete with high-powered European style sports sedans such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes at about half the price. The GXP car was tested and found to have a 0-60MPH time of 4.6 seconds and a quarter mile time of 12.7 seconds with a top speed of 109.6 MPH. Not bad for a four door grocery getter.

In early 2009 the GXP car was brought to America in limited numbers. From a U Tube Pontiac Promo a total of 1829 GXP’s (awaiting confirmation Pontiac.Ca) came to America out of a total of 38,159 G8’s produced in total for America and Canada between 4 July 2007 and 18 December 2009. The other models offered were the standard G8 with V6 256HP and the G8 GT with the 6.0L V8 361HP. Only the G8 and G8-GT were brought to Canada in late 2008 and early 2009. Pontiac intended to introduce the G8 GXP and the Pontiac Ute (think El Camino) to be called the G8 ST (Sports Truck) and possibly an Estate (think ) and if market sales would support it a G8 Coupe after midyear 2009. That never happened as General Motors decided to cut the entire Pontiac line in March of 2009. If you come across a GXP car in Canada it was imported from America. The pictures of the G8 ST and the G8 Coupe I saw on the net were amazing. From the photos they must have made a couple of each as concept cars. We can ply “If only” for as long as we want but that isn’t going to make it happen. I wonder what they did with the concept cars. The usual practise is to crush them after the project dies to keep them out of the publics hands. Go figure.

You will remember that two things occurred in early 2009. First the markets tumbled and secondly the world went into recession. As a result General Motors along with other motor companies in America came perilously close to bankruptcy. So close in fact that they had to be bailed out by the American Government. At the time our local General Motors dealer- ships were very concerned as to what their outlook might be especially since General Motors had announced the inten- tion to eliminate at least 100 dealerships Canada wide. This resulted in local dealerships not being able to access new product to sell. You might also remember that their lots were nearly empty for a number of months. In order to obtain product to sell they determined to go south and buy whatever they could. Several truckloads of vehicles were brought into Canada in September and October 2009. These consisted of mostly lease returns and low milers one to two years old. (Still attempting to confirm where they bought the cars) In those loads they received two GXP cars. The black one was placed at Ulmer Chevrolet and the Teal green placed on Westridge’s lot. Cont. Pg7 Lloydminster is a small market for exotic or rare cars sales. The two GXP cars arrived in October of 2009 and hung around until the spring of 2010 as nobody here really knew what they were. Since they look very much like any other front wheel drive commuter car it’s a hard sell to get about twice the price out of them. After 6-8 months of good sales effort the teal green one was sent off to Calgary to a larger market and the other remained behind. That’s the car I P a g e 6 Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club Poncho Paper Pontiac Race News

As you receive this monthly new letter, race season is fully engaged in the Ed- monton Area. Brackett Racing has begun along with the weekly Street Legal racing on Friday nights at Castrol Raceways and every track in Western Canada is open

The IHRA Rocky Moun- tain Nitro Jam will be held July 5 to 7th at Castrol Raceway, this is a world class event. Those who like old school and The 421 being pulled out in VP Jerry Stanic garage. Old Car racing check out The Loafers Old time Drags will be held at Mission On the local circuit, John Dampf looks Association has Racing on June 15th, Raceway the last weekend of July. to take out his 1970 by the end of August 17th and Sept 7th. Please see SIR Raceways in Saskatoon has a June to be ready for the IHRA Nitro the website for more information. full schedule of events being held Jam. John has had AIIPC member www.vdra.org this summer. Marty Cochrane and his partner Gene Kucera of Pro Max Performance re- Look forward to articles on Pontiac build his 540 CU IAII engine and is Race dealerships Royal Pontiac and looking to have his 1970 GTO into the Knafel Pontiac, Edmonton Speedway 9 second range. and 240 Gordie Bonin and other Ponti- * Brain Teaser * ac Race news. This winter with the help of our VP Jerry Stanic the 1966 Dated Coded This September in Las Vegas we have 2 421 on my GTO has been pulled as a auctions on the same days Sept 26th to precaution as I trying to find vintage Sept 29th, both Barrett Jackson and 421 is getting harder and harder to Russo Steele will be highlighting over find and a Pontiac Stoker engine is in 1000 cars being held at the Mandalay its final stages at Pro Max as we go to Bay Hotel and Casino and the Tropi- press and should be on the road for cana. www.russoandsteele.com and the end of June. www.barrett-jackson.com If you get a chance go to Castrol Race- What year and month was the Vegerville Drag Racing Association ways this summer please stop by our pit Edmonton Chapter born. has Racing on June 15th, August and say hello. 17th and Sept Vegerville Drag Racing Answer Page 24 --Shawn Genge I s s u e 1 1 P a g e 7

Member’s Ride Continued From Page 5 bought. Under the Ulmer sticker I found the remains of a dealer sticker reading Peruzzi, Langhorne, Pa. Also on the driver side door post is a dealer sticker for a towing firm from Fairless Hills, Pa.

A search of the Internet at the time I bought the car in May 2010 revealed only 4 GXP cars available for sale in Canada of which I had driven two of them. On 14 May 2010 an exhaustive search of the Internet found only eight of the GXP’s for sale in all North America. Of those eight, only the two I drove were manual shift cars, all the others were automatic. As it stands today I would be surprised if more than a dozen of the GXP cars ever got to Canada.

So it’s up to you to decide if this car is an instant classic or just a rare collector car oddity, meantime I am going to drive it and have a lot of fun. Sometime in the distant future I hope to determine if I made a wise deal or not.

R.F. (Bob) Day 17May2010

Update: March 2013

Further research on the Internet has turned up a number of interesting bits and pieces. There are a lot more articles to read than I am prepared to take the time to go though but here are some highlights.

On the Australian auto show Top Gear, which you can find on You Tube, they traveled to America and drove around talk- ing to people about the G8 in fact being a Holden Commodore. The interviews are quite funny as you well know most Americans would be hard pressed to pick out Australia on a map never mind have any clue that automobiles are made there. In the piece they state the HP to be 415. I point this out because the figure varies depending on the source.

I found another You Tube promo comparing the GXP to the current Corvette based on the fact they shared the same drive train. In that piece it was stated that a total of 1826 GXP cars were imported to America. As they were going through the interior comparison they mentioned the door locks flip the opposite way to the American car. A small thing, but also correct.

Auto Blog. Com had an article from November 2009 that talked about the Australian “Pontiac G8” being given an ex- tended run. The plan is that for a premium of $1000AUS($923CN) the Pontiac G8 front facia and trimmings will be of- fered on the Holden VE Commodore SS V-series as a Special addition while parts last. The sheet metal swap was also offered on the Ute and the Estate as well. The Special Edition was unveiled in August 209 at the Deni Ute Muster (the largest Ute muster in Australia). It turned out to be so popular that in November 2009 Holden decided to continue the series “indefinitely”. Many dealers are ordering G8 and GXP badges to add to the cars to further complete the whole Pontiac theme. I have found, printed, and attached several other blogs and articles about the GXP , most are from American sources. The HP numbers move around a bit depending on whom you wish to quote. The Canadian dealer promo brochure, which was printed prior to the cars release in Canada states the HP will be 411. On the net all the articles from early 2008 and up until the car was released all state 402HP and 402FtLbs torque. The most quoted number is 415 with 415 ftlbs torque. I have also seen quotes as high as 433. The same engine trans set up in the 2010 Camaro (virtually same platform) is listed at 426. The 09 Corvette was listed in one article at 413 with the same engine trans set up. So who knows for sure what the right number is. I am going to go with 415 as it is the most often quoted from several dif- ferent sources as being correct. Further to the above I came across another article that puts all this HP business straight. Before the car was released no precise HP rating was given. Apparently this is done regularly for a purpose. The 411 in the brochure was stated as an estimate and intentionally a little low. It is likewise with the pre-release number 402. That way once the car is re- leased and someone takes the time to dyno the car, as one or another of the car mags will do everytime, it looks optical- ly better for GM if the dyno number is higher than the estimated number. If it was the other way around guess how much fun the auto reviewers would have. Once the dyno number is published then GM will revise their data and use the correct number, which in this case is 415HP. In the same article they also explained why the 2010 Camaro is rated at Cont. Pg 9 P a g e 8 Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac C l u b Letter To Editor Dear Editor: I'm hoping to tap into also like to hear some other good ide- holes in the tube. the collective wisdom of AIIPC Edm. as from our readers. What to do now? AIIPC Edmonton Chapter Editor: Garry Cooper. Chpt. members with a problem that has I found myself in a similar fix re- Why, said the come up regarding a wire-spoked wheel cently and, rather than strain my brain tire man; this rim for my collector car. for a solution I took my leaking wire- looks like a job I'd put up with a slow leak in my tube- spoked rim to a talented hot-rodder for . . . Duct less tire -- or so I thought -- for some body shop man whose creative skills Tape! time and finally decided to get it fixed had gotten me out of a number of fix- Duct tape to the for good rather than topping up my tire es before. Although James (at his rescue! Wife pressure every time I'd go out for a IROC Custom Auto shop) had never Donna and I Email Letters To Editor cruise. I took the wheel off and hauled encountered the problem before he taped about four [email protected] it to a tire repair shop. But when I re- said he'd "give it a shot. wraps -- as turned to pick it up the next day, I was Using a grinder, James cleaned up smoothly as we could -- around the shocked when they told me they could- around the old juncture glue and re- bottom of the rim. Then a tube was in- n't fix it! It wasn't a leaking tire; it was gooed it with gasket maker, which stalled with the tire. And you know, a tiny pinprick leak through one of the hardened exactly as had the original Zane, it's been happy motoring ever wire spoke junctures into the rim, each stuff. I took the rim and tire back to since. --Garry Cooper of which is daubbed over with some the tire shop and soon it was good to kind of hard epoxy-like material. go. . . . uh, not yet, alas. There was Does anybody know of a fix for the still a slow leak from somewhere. Not fix I'm in? a big deal, however, or so I thought. Zane Kelly I'd simply put an inner tube in it. Not so fast, said the tire man. The Editor's Reply: You know, Zane, I rough gasket goo stuff would rub might be able to help you here, butClassifieds I'd FOR SALE 1964 Bonneville wagon as follows, fully loaded with P.S., P.B., Air ,power seats, power windows, roof rack, 389 C.I . Auto- matic transmission, , 8 lug Pontiac wheels and too much more to mention, with freight and GST I am into this car for $18,500.00 this is what I would have to have for it, hopefully I will be able to find somebody in our club who sees the value in this wagon, P.S this was also a feature wagon In Vintage Truck magazine who feature a wagon in every issue. Call Glenn at 780-477-1777 For Sale Chrome moldings from a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne, excellent condition, they are from both front fenders and run the length of the fenders, also have 4 1963 Pontiac Hub Caps off of a 1963 Bonneville, spinner type, asking $100.00 for the set, also asking $100.00 for the chrome fender moldings . Call Glenn at 780-477-1777

FOR SALE

New Edelbrock Super Series Chrome Valve Covers (still in origi- nal box). Designed for 262/400 FOR SALE Chevy motors, with left breather hole. Center bolt style, comes with Bolt Kit. First $75.00 takes it. 1967 FIRE- BIRD Contact Lorrie Baker at E Mail : 350 SBC (bored 0.30 over, older rebuild), [email protected] or 780 462 0918 Turbo 400, new gas tank, Magnaflow ex- haust, Hooker ceramic headers, tires, Pontiac Rallye wheels, Holley Street Avenger 670, Grant wood steering wheel, starter, battery. NOTE: the flexplate will need to be replaced. I have a 455/400 set up out of a 1973 Grand Prix SJ that ran and drove that I pulled myself that I will sell WITH the car ONLY for EXTRA money. I will not sell the 455/400 by itself. Great car but have no time for. SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY PLEASE. $23000 O.B.O. Rob at: 780-963-7221 Email: [email protected] I s s u e 1 1 P a g e 9

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426HP. Apparently it has a substantially different exhaust system and a minor tuning change otherwise the motor is the same. The article went on to speculate that with minor upgrades in exhaust and cold air intake and some tuning they suggest the HP of the GXP could easily be brought up into the 450 range. Autoline Daily did a review of the GXP car in March 2009 and made some pretty loud statements after explaining the whole Australian built, European sedan car handling HP thing, to the effect that in their opinion the G8 and specifically the GXP was the best handling American Sports Sedan bar none. He also said that the GXP car is the highest HP car offered by Pontiac for sale in stock configuration EVER. In the Wikipedia article attached it is stated that at the end of 2008 there were 11,000 unsold units left in the inventory and 13,000 units sold for a total of 24,000 units. By July 2009 there were only 5000 unsold G8’s in inventory with al- most 30,700 sold. Bob Lutz, then American GM chairman made the off hand comment at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show that the G8 should be revived as the Chevrolet Caprice. Makes sense, after all the Holden is sold as a Chevrolet currently in many other places in the world. And finally, this from AutoBlog showing a Pontiac G8 GXP spotted in California wearing Holden HSV front facia, spoiler, wheels and other trimmings. Had to happen I suppose.

One 8 January 2010 the last brand new GXP car for sale, a white one, was located at Pearson Buick Pontiac in Sunnyvale, CA for a sticker price of $46,585. I suspect he sold it for more than that if he figured out it was the last one. White isn’t really my colour anyway. A recent internet article says that a G8 ST was shown at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. In photos taken at a Pontiac Owners Show in Seattle during the summer of 2012 by members of Alberta Iron Indian Pontiac Club members there is a photo of a Ute purported to be a G8 ST. There not quite enough photos to see clearly but the vehicle is definitely wearing a Pontiac front valance and grill and appears to have left hand steering. If it is exactly what it’s purported to be its pretty much got to be the only one in existence. Also in another internet article it is suggested that six GZP’s were released in Canada. So far I have not been able to es- tablish this as fact. The Pontiac G8 was the only rear wheel drive that GM had in America for the police cruiser market. I wondered at the time that it didn’t make sense for them to stay out of that market for long. In February 2013, GM showcased the Nascar SS pace car at the Daytona 500 race. The 4 door car is badged Chevrolet and is, guess what, built in Melbourne, Australia equipped with the LS-3 6.2L V8 and rear wheel drive. Initially the car will only be available to the commercial police mar- ket and at present there are no plans to release the car in Canada. No surprise there. I think this proves once and for all that this Australian car is every bit as good a vehicle as it is purported to be no matter whether right hand, left hand drive or whatever badge Holden, Vauxhall, Chevrolet, or Pontiac it wears. The car has been around since 1979 and will be with us in some form or another for many, many, years to come.

Cheers--Bob Day

I have had this 1973 Firebird Formula for 16 years since I was 15 years old and due to circumstances I would like to offer it only to AIIPC members 1973 formula 400 Have the numbers block but not in the car ( come with it) 1973 455 block in the car (not SD) Restored in 2005. Appraised for $26,500 Asking $19,000 Please no tire kickers They can email me to see [email protected] Thanks Cole P a g e 10 Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club Poncho Paper World Of Wheels 2013

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Richard & I left Viking with our car show in Calgary February 22-24, and for the south, their entries were 1966 Acadian Station Wagon load- 2013. We were really excited. We had Ken Brandick, Stewart Smith, Pat ed up in a trailer and headed to partic- been asked to take our Pontiac to be Ronak and Rick Field. ipate with the Alberta Iron Indians one of the six AIIPC in entries. The The move in and set up day went Pontiac Club at the World of Wheels other north entry was Lance Briggs, really smooth. The south members Presidents Corner

Welcome all! After a very Riles for arranging a tour of the Ca- related clubs in Alberta together to long snowy winter we are all glad to nadian Forces Base Edmonton and promote and protect our common put the shovels away and start up our to Dean DiCesare for being an ex- interest in the automobile hobby. cruising cars. cellent tour guide for the Leopard I am looking forward to an- Our Christmas party was a Tank area. other enjoyable season for our mem- great success thanks to Sylvia and The club has grown in membership bers and sponsors. staff at the ABC Country Restaurant. considerably thanks to the dedica- Remember it is all about having fun We had two cruises this year tion, support and attitude of many and enjoying our hobby. so far. I would like to thank Mr. and of our members. Mrs. Bodnar for their hospitality on In May I was voted in as a --Dave Scragg offering us a chance to tour their Director for the Specialty Vehicle awesome collection of cars and Association of Alberta (SVAA) The memorabilia and Shawn Genge for SVAA is dedicated to the preserva- providing us with a scrump- tion, restoration and enjoyment of tideliscious barbeque after the all antique, collector, vintage and tour. specialty vehicles. The association Special thanks to Clifford is committed to bringing all auto I s s u e 1 1 P a g e 11

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CHIPMAN

13TH ANNUAL SHOW'N SHINE

Date: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - Sunday, June 02, 2013

Chipman Car Crafters 12th Anniversary Show and Shine The Chipman Car Crafters will be celebrating twelve years in existence by hosting a special show and shine on June 3rd, 2011. Once again, the sen- iors will provide a breakfast; the volunteer fire department will provide a concession. Entertainment will take place and several vendors will be on site. The Chipman Glider Club will have their glider on display again. The Village of Chipman now offers all paved streets for participant parking. This show is open to all classes of vehicles but unfortunately the antique tractor class had to be discontinued. Registration starts at 9:00a.m. Show & Shine 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Trophy presentation 4:00 p.m. Seniors Breakfast 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Fire Dept. concession 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ukrainian plate (National Hall) 12:00 to 4:00 We are looking forward to having everyone join us! For more information Contact: Ray @ 780-477-2392 Alf @ 780-363-2324 Allan @ 780-895-1054 Please bring a non-perishable food donation to support our county food bank!

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SHOW AND SHINE EVENTS THE ALBERTA IRON INDIAN PONTIAC CLUB EDMONTON CHAPTER WILL BE ATTENDING IN JUNE 2013

Crystal Kids Show and Shine at Sherbrooke Community League on 13008 – 122B Ave – June 1, 2013 we will meet at Tim Horton’s at Westmount Mall and will depart at 8:30 A.M.

Chipman’s Show and Shine in Chipman – June 2, 2013 we will meet at Tim Horton’s by Wal Mart at the north end of St. Albert Trail in St Albert. We will depart at 7:00 A.M.

Reynolds Show and Shine in Wetaskiwin – June 8, 2013 we will meet at Tim Horton’s in Leduc, follow QE 2 south to exit 522 and its on Sparrow Crest, we will depart at 8:30 A.M.

25th All Pontiac Show and Shine – June 9, 2013 in Langley BC, call or email Dave Scragg on this event.

Alberta Iron Indian’s Pontiac Show and Shine in Calgary – June 16, 2013, would love to see lots of members for this event, some members are going down on the Friday or Saturday and staying with friends, families or a hotel. Location is at the Douglas Square Mall,24th St and 114 Ave SE.

Pacemaker Motorsports Classic and Performance Auto Show – June 23, 2013, at Ron Hodgson Chevrolet, Buick, GMC at 5 Galarneau Place St Albert. Anyone who has volunteered for this event we need to have you there by 8:00 A.M to set up for the event.

The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Show and Shine – June 30, 2013 we will meet at the Tim Horton’s off Broadmoor Blvd and Pembina Rd, follow Yellowhead East and take exit for Broadmoor Blvd for Sherwood Park. We will depart at 8:30 A.M.

NOTICE TO ALL VOLUNTEERS The Volunteers for our Pacemaker S & S will be meeting at ABC Country Restaurant on Wednesday June 5 to get acquaint- ed with the Ron Hodgson”s location for the Show and Shine. (Parking, setup for tents etc.) We will be departing ABC at 7:00PM, meeting at Ron Hodgson Chev Buick GMC at 5 Galarneau Place, St Albert before 7:30 PM. PLEASE ATTEND

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Great Bunch Of Pontiacs On Our Cruise To CFB Edmonton!

AIIPC EC Members Posing On The Leopard 2 Tank

As the President of the Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club Edmon- ton Chapter I would like to offer our sin- cerest THANK YOU to both Clifford Riles for arranging the tour and our fantastic tour guide Dean Di Cesare. This is a very interest- ing site to tour and I heard lots of comments from the members stating “we should do this again”. I was very nice for Dean to take the time from his weekend to give the members an informative tour. -- I s s u e 1 1 P a g e 17 OUR PREFFERED CHARITY

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Richard And Penny’s Awesome Ride!

Lance Showing His Stuff!

Iron Indians In Full Force!

Penny Serving Refreshments To WOW Rep. had created an amazing display. They team! Everyone was responsive to port our Acadian station wagon won all knew what to do and worked hard to the visiting enthusiast to share their Outstanding in Class for 59-66. . It develop the “Cantina.’ On opening day car details and amazing stories that was an amazing weekend of fun, and every day after, all participants go with their ‘pride and joy.’ The friendship and education on Ponti- wore bright golden-rod coloured shirts, World of Wheels certainly held up to acs. black aprons, and hats to look like a is WOW factor. We are happy to re- --Penny Hammer I s s u e 1 1 P a g e 19 SPONSORS STORY

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Primco Dene Catering LP is committed to provid- ing companies in the oil and gas industry with complete customized turnkey operations for camp and catering services at competitive rates. Our janitorial division is operated under this company as well.

Primco Dene (EMS) LP provides emergency medi- cal services in basic and advanced life support, training, mobile first aid, industrial health and safety programs, Paramedics, EMT-A, EMRs, am- bulance and mobile treatment centres.

Primco Commercial LP provides commercial re- tail space for development and helps promote small businesses in the Cold Lake & Lac La Biche areas. Our current ventures include Com- P a g e 20 Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club SPONSORS STORY

I s s u e 1 1 P a g e 21 SPONSORS STORY mercial Retail Space, Leasing and Rental, Jiffy Lube & Wok Box Franchises.

Primco Security Services LP specializes in emergency & alarm response, roving patrols, sta- tionary gate and loss prevention in the Cold Lake and surrounding areas.

Our joint venture companies are with well-known successful businesses, which include: Royal Camp Services, Canada North Camps, Northgate Industries and Bee-Clean.

Awards presented to Primco Dene Group of Companies and affiliated companies include:

2008 Aboriginal Human Resource Development Strategy and Meadow Lake Tribal Coun- cil: recognized for dedication to the growth and development of the First Nation workforce. 2008 “Eagle Feather Award” from the Alberta Chamber of Commerce -Awards of Dis- tinction. This award sponsored by Indian & Northern Affairs Canada and given to a First Nation owned business that demonstrates outstanding achievement in busi- ness and has incorporated entrepreneurial and cultural concepts into its operation for long-term success. Cold Lake Chamber of Commerce: in recognition for ten years in business from 1999 to 2009. 2010 sub-company - Seven Lakes Oilfield Services also received the “Eagle Feather Award” from the Alberta Chamber of Commerce Awards of Distinction 2010 Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” finalist. 2012 Alberta Chamber of Resources “Aboriginal Rewarding Partnerships Award” is an industry recognition program created to celebrate and recognize companies and Abo- riginal partners that have demonstrated excellence in innovation, best practices in Aboriginal programs, sustainability and capacity building. The long-term goal is to build relationships and enhance the capacity of Aboriginal businesses and commu- nities. We were nominated for the 2013 “Best Practices Award” from the Alberta Chamber of Commerce – Awards of Distinction with one of our joint venture companies. P a g e 22 Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club

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Promote camaraderie among our members. EDMONTON CHAPTER Strive to preserve and enjoy Ponti- acs. 8 Guenette Crescent Support the enjoyment and Spruce Grove AB T7X 3G8 preservation of the Old Car Hobby. Support Charity by fund Dave Scragg Phone: 780-962-8430 raising throughout the year. Cell: 780-940-2641 E-mail: [email protected] Encourage others to support our efforts as a Club. * It Is All About Having Fun * * Preservation of Pontiacs * * Helping Charity * Encourage likeminded individuals to join us!

Important News

AIIPC Edmonton Chapter Meetings held the ANY COMPLAINTS? last Monday of every month at ABC Restaurant Check Out Page 15 127 st and 140 ave from 6:00 pm for supper, S & S Meeting Places The Poncho Paper newsletter editor meeting starts at 7:00pm to 9:00 pm. All food will handle any and all complaints on costs are members responsibility. Listed!! the second Tuesday of next week. Thank you, Ed. AIIPC Edmonton Chapter Cruises every Answer from page 6. Wednesday evening, through the summer, Wednesday Cruise weather permitting, 6:00pm at ABC Country *BRAIN TEASER* Restaurant , then leaving at 7:00pm for a Nights at ABC cruise around town. ABC offers 15% off of food and drinks on Wednesday evenings for See You There!!! club members. AIIPC Calgary S & S Please support all club June 16, 2013 April , 2009 at Powerama, functions…..can be very Signed Up 21 Members. PLEASE ATTEND!! rewarding. ELEVENTH EDITION