[Steve Barcak]

Here are some pics at Beeline Dragway 1977 high school drags with my first car bought at 15 2 years prior. 1969 GTO. I was runner up in bracket 1 both junior and senior year. I went to a small private school that no one heard of plus I drove a Pontiac I built myself. Many of the other entrants were from large high schools that had votech classes and most ran chevs. I put most of them down with my 69. ran around 13.7



Here is the 69 GTO with 'glass tilt front end about a year later Senior year high school. Towed out with a tow bar with my '72 GTO 455HO. You can see the Beeline Dragway sign in the back ground.




This was my collection in 1978 at 18 years old. 3 GTOs, 65 Conv, 69 'race car' and 72 455HO date car and cruiser. I actually had 4 GTOs at this time but, my parents didn't know about it at the time. More to come on that one!....

[Steve Barcak]

This Mayfair maze 68 GTO ht was the first Pontiac I saved from the crusher ( little did I know at the time there would be hundreds more saved later. 1st pic is the 'before' pic. Second 2 was when car was finished and was selling it.
Bought it for $1OO and saved it, age 17. Towed it home and, 'for some reason', mom didn't like it sitting in front of the house. Father abliged and I was ordered to get rid of it. Not wanting to see it get crushed, I found a place to stash it for about 2 years when, situations changed and I was able to 'get it back'. This was the first GTO I restored, 35Ohp 4OO, auto Dual Gate, a/c, I was painting lacquer in those days and it was hand rubbed out. Quite a bit of work, built bone stock. I think I sold it for around $1,2OO. Just wanted to see the car live on. Did all the work myself except a handful of things. age 18 to 19. Taking body shop really helped as it was too expensive to pay someone to paint your car for you.



The bottom pic shows part of my stash at around the same time. 2 '68s, '69, 2nd '65 conv. '72 was not in pic. Dog 'Judge' in foreground.

[Steve Barcak]

Here is my 2nd '65 GTO conv. I restored this one after I sold the '68 in prior post. My 1st '65 GTO drop top was totalled when hit hard from behind on Central ave cruising. 2 guys were street racing and one of them rammed me and my girlfriend and destroyed the GTO.
With some diligent searching, I found another '65 GTO in a wrecking yard that had a nice body. The engine, trans, and front end were already sold so it was a perfect car to build with the parts off of my 1st 65 as a donor. I scrapped the 1st one after stripping it out completely to build the second one. Still, I wish there was a way I could have kept it.
This one I restored with Montero red laquer, red int, rally gauges, including a NOS wood dash insert I was still able to buy new at the dealer! Tilt, ralley 1s, tri power, console, ps and pb. It was a 4 speed but, for money reason, built the car with the HD Dearborn 3 speed. Forgot how much I got for this one, maybe $4,OOO in 1981. The only thing I did not do myself was have the top installed.
After this car, I said good bye to 64 to 67 GTOs and concentrated on the 68 to 72s as I liked them much better. By the mid 9O's I was back to collecting the 64 to 67s though.
That is me in the car, 2O or 21 years old.

[Steve Barcak]

By 1981 or so, got interested in autocrossing and built this 69 GTO to handle pretty good. I got engaged in this car but, things did not work out and we went our own ways.
Painted it Carousel red lacquer, parchment int, 4OO, auto, posi, big sway bars, disc brakes, 8 1/2" wide DIA mags, etc, etc, etc. Did all the work myself on this one too.
Forgot how much I sold it for, probably around 1981 or 1982.
the bottom pic is how I bought it.

[Jack Gifford]

Who's Wally?

[boater bill]

The first one is the day after I painted my saved from the crusher Firebird, named Phoenix.
It was 1986 and my mom's new Parisianne is in the background.
The second is the last time I drove Phoenix. At Texas World Speedway in 1994.

[Keith Seymore]

Sorry - I think I caused the system to crash yesterday...

(lol)

This is the last of the first batch that I was going to do:





Me, 1978 (Lapeer International Dragway):























I could probably do a separate thread on just vintage magazine covers if there is any interest (about 1500 or so) -

K

[Kell]

Originally Posted by Steve Barcak

I was painting lacquer in those days and it was hand rubbed out. Quite a bit of work, built bone stock.

great pics, I love vintage 80's pics since that is when I got my first car, 71 firebird. Anway I understand the hand rubbed lacquer, I was too poor to afford a buffer and had to wet sand and hand rub mine as well, that things was like a mirror though.

here is a pic I always thought was cool of my brothers 72 firebird, circa 1986, my bird was very similar (buccaneer red)

[Steve Barcak]

Another great slingshot photo!





Arnie Beswick in '65 at Beeline AHRA Winternationals no helmet



Lew Arrington working on his 392



Don Prudhomme getting ready to take a spin

[Steve Barcak]

The man himself.. This is the car he got hurt in. Lost part of his foot because of a trans explosion. Broke car in half, Lions march '7O




Here is a great looking Ford Funny car. Ran a 427 wedge for power.




You will rarely see me posting anything to do with chevies because I do not like them but, this 'Vette is simply bitchin.

[Steve Barcak]

Here is Don Gays last funny car. Very pretty paint. To my knowledge, this car never ran Pontiac power. If anyone knows different, post pics.

[Steve Barcak]

56 Pontiac toy car. How neat it would be to have this.

[brians]

Originally Posted by pontiac jack

Who's Wally?

You’re kidding - right??

http://www.nhra.com/results/thewally.aspx

[MikeNoun]

Originally Posted by Steve Barcak

56 Pontiac toy car. How neat it would be to have this.

Same pedal car?



Here's a few more vintage pics....

[68gtoMN]

Visiting a buddy in 1985 in Los Angeles. While walking out to the car port I noticed a Blue GTO parked a couple of cars down and snapped this picture. Notice the stripes and the 455 HO emblems. Lucerne Blue with White interior. I don't know where this license plate is from, but we can make out the numbers: 746 EMR



Directly behind this car, under the car port, was a 68 GTO painted Carousel Red.



License VIV 550 California

[MikeNoun]

Looks like someone used a bumper jack at one time on that 72 GTO. Great looking car!

Here's a 71 out on the street, back in the day...

[Keith Seymore]

A few AA/FA pics (and an interesting dragster pic):

[Keith Seymore]

Fisher Body Plant, Pontiac Michigan



GM Tech Center, 1955



North Saginaw Street in Pontiac, Michigan

[Keith Seymore]

Dad driving Pete Seaton's car (far lane); Indy Nationals, 1963

[Keith Seymore]

Always use jackstands when working under a vehicle: