VOLUME 20, ISSUE 8 SAN DIEGO PONTIAC OAKLAND CLUB INTERNATIONAL AUGUST MEETING NOTICE ZOOM MEETING AT 4 PM ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. DETAILS ON PAGE 6. ENJOY YOUR SUMMER! Notes From the Chief 2 Letters to the Editor 3 SDPOCI July Meeting 8 Rusty Chang’s Firebird 10 Alec. J. Babiarz’s ‘34 Ford 12-13 C.J. Larsen’s Firebird 17 Our Pontiacs 19-24 National Convention Info. 24-25 Officers’ Contact Info. 27 Spotlight Form 29 SDPOCI Application 30 Join The Club Flyer 31 Helpful Links Car Show 32 33 Members’ Ads 37-39 SDPOCI Mission Statement 40 Inside this issue: AUGUST 2020 THE WAR WHOOP WWW.SDPOCI.COM
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VOLUME 20, ISSUE 8
SAN DIEGO
PONTIAC
OAKLAND CLUB
INTERNATIONAL
AUGUST MEETING NOTICE
ZOOM MEETING
AT 4 PM ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 8.
DETAILS ON PAGE 6.
ENJOY YOUR
SUMMER!
Notes From the Chief 2 Letters to the Editor 3
SDPOCI July Meeting 8 Rusty Chang’s Firebird 10
Alec. J. Babiarz’s ‘34 Ford 12-13
C.J. Larsen’s Firebird 17 Our Pontiacs 19-24
National Convention Info. 24-25
Officers’ Contact Info. 27 Spotlight Form 29 SDPOCI Application 30 Join The Club Flyer 31
Helpful Links
Car Show
32 33
Members’ Ads 37-39 SDPOCI Mission
Statement
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Inside this issue:
AUGUST 2020
THE WAR
WHOOP WWW.SDPOCI.COM
SAN DI EGO PON TI AC
OAKLAND CLUB IN T’L
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AUGUST 2020
NOTES FROM THE CHIEF
MEETINGS
My first San Diego Pontiac Oakland Club International meeting was at El Torito in Mira
Mesa around 2008. I had just bought a 1971 T-37 with a 389 V-8 engine and automatic
transmission and was excited to join this Chapter. Another meeting was held at
Callahan’s in the same shopping center. I think Alan Sugarman was the President. Other
meetings were held at Boll Weevil, Casa Grande, Studio Diner, Bumper Doc, JBA Speed
Shop and Mission Valley Café. We even held our meeting at a car museum in Sorrento
Valley many years ago. Have I forgotten any, please let me know? I think that it was Bill
Baugh that secured the back room at Sizzler for the recent meetings. I have talked to
JBA about holding a meeting there, but the virus hit. Now what?
I hosted a Zoom meeting for our Chapter and it went well for my first rodeo. It was a lot
easier than I thought. Everyone had a chance to talk or voice his or her opinion in a
discussion. Some members wore their San Diego Pontiac Club shirt. One wore his hat. I
saw a red GTO in the background. We even saw a dog on the screen! Geoff Fischer gave a
Treasurer’s Report. Bill Baugh gave us the Car Council report. I missed OM Taylor
giving a Wangers update. Roland Short told us about Chapter activities. Motions were
made and voting was done by holding up our right hands or saying “Aye.” I banged the
gavel on my Wife’s cutting board to start the meeting and when motions were passed. It
was very similar to the way I held the past meetings except we had no food! August’s
meeting will be the same way, online. It was a lot of fun to see those who logged in at
their homes or shop but it just was not the same as everyone meeting together in one
room.
Will that be a thing of the past? Let us discuss this topic at our next meeting along with
other Chapter business. I hope you will join us. Let me know if you want to set up a
“practice meeting” to get familiar with Zoom. It is so easy, even a Caveman can do it!
When was the last time you drove your Pontiac and where did you go? Do you start it up
and drive it every weekend as I do just to charge the battery? Driving nowhere is a great
place to go. Wherever you want. Around the neighborhood or stopping at a store, it is
fantastic to get out and so much fun to drive a Pontiac! Do it. Just drive around and I will
see you on the road!
Tom Diot
SDPOCI President
SAN DI EGO PON TI AC
OAKLAND CLUB IN T’L
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AUGUST 2020
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Hi Tom,
I hope you are doing well, sir. As always, another interesting and informative
Newsletter. Thank You!
I'm responding, not to be argumentative, but to offer the other perspective on COVID-19 that
mainstream media and the medical elite just don't allow us to hear. The numbers of new
cases are up because the numbers of people being tested is at an all-time high. When you
look at number of deaths compared with total # of reported cases, that % continues to get
smaller and smaller (currently about 1/4 of 1%), making cv-19 less lethal than the seasonal
flu. Mainstream media and the Fauci/Gates elite don't report this because mandatory
vaccination is a multi-billion dollar, continuous revenue stream for the Deep State.
The fear-mongering perpetuated by the media is unfortunate. There is no "true" science
behind the wearing of masks and for a COPD patient like myself, the extra CO2 breathed in
as a result is downright dangerous. Dr. Fauci and the WHO both stated back in February
that masks don't have any affect in suppressing the virus. Why do you suppose they have
changed their tune? Herd Immunity has always been nature's way of letting a virus peak
and allowing human beings to develop their natural, permanent immunity to a bug like
this. That's what we did as kids with measles, pumps, chicken pox, etc.
Tom, I'm only responding to your editorial comments because there are truly 2 sides to this
issue, but unfortunately, we are not allowed to hear both sides. That is not the American
way that we are accustomed to. It is sad to see the hysteria generated over COVID-19 and
the unnecessary affect it has had on our lifestyles, personal freedoms and economy.
I wish you, your friends and family a safe and relaxing 4th of July weekend as we celebrate,
now more than ever, the freedom and independence that we enjoy and take for granted in
OWNER: _________________DOES YOUR PONTIAC HAVE A “NAME”? ______________________ YEAR: ______ MAKE: PONTIAC MODEL: _____________________COLOR: _________________ ENGINE: __________________________________________ CARBS: _________ TRANSMISSION: ___________________ INTERIOR COLOR: ____________________________ OPTIONS? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ POWER STEERING? Y / N ______ AIR CONDITIONING? Y / N _________ POWER BRAKES? Y / N ___________ POWER WINDOWS? Y / N ______ ORIGINAL OR RESTORED? ____________ YEARS OWNED? _______ WHERE DID YOU PURCHASE YOUR PONTAC? _____________________ WHY DID YOU BUY YOUR PONTIAC? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR CAR AND WHY? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ HOW MUCH DO YOU DRIVE YOUR PONTIAC? DAILY ___ WEEKENDS ___ SUNNY DAYS ___ CAR SHOWS ___OTHER______________________ WHAT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE YOU MADE TO YOUR PONTIAC SINCE PURCHASE? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY WITH THIS PONTIAC? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ WOULD YOU EVER SELL YOUR PONTIAC? Y / N ______ WHAT OTHER PONTIACS WOULD YOU LIKE TO OWN? ______________________________________________ HAVE YOU OWNED ANY OTHER PONTIACS OR COLLECTOR CARS? _________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ANY OTHER FACTS OR DETAILS ABOUT YOUR PONTIAC: ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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