2012 Pontiac-Oakland Club National Show

[olredalert]

----Just wondering, Stealthbird, I went thru all those great pics and saw virtually no 69-72 Grand Prix's. Are there more pics somewhere that would show later stuff? I did notice one pic of a row of 69-72 GPs but none of the great detail shots as seen in the pics you gave us access to......Bill S

[StealthBird]

There were at least 20 Grand Prix's there (69-72), and at least a dozen lined up next to each other, along with a couple Hurst SSJ's. Problem is, I videotaped more than I photographed this time around, so I don't have any pics of the GP's.

For those interested, here's a link to some 73-up A-bodies.

https://picasaweb.google.com/roger75...OICJuly212012#

Some more POCI Nats pics from the Cruisin' Tigers guys: http://cruisintigersgto.com/

Mike

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[grantprix]

Bill, I've got the '69 to '72 GP's covered for ya. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] The '69s were all in a row, in their own class. The '70 to '72s were in another class, but only three were present. Included in the '69 lineup were two of the 116 built 428-HO 4-speed cars and two of the 986 built 428-HO auto cars. The '70 to '72 class included two of 60 built '72 SSJ's and a '70 SJ 455 4-speed, one of 199 built. There were a couple of others too in different classes and one low mileage '70 inside. All in all a really good showing of these body style GP's. You rarely see one of these at any given car show, I was diggin it!

[grantprix]

Some more...

[olredalert]

----Thanks so much, Grant!!! Looks like a pretty good group. Were there any leather cars among the GPs? I wish I would have taken some time off from all my boat stuff as I would have liked to meet you as well as see these bad boys......Bill S

[grantprix]

Yes, all three of my friend Jim's '69s there were leather cars, two with black and one green leather. Sorry, I didn't take any photos inside of them.

[grantprix]

Bill, I wish you could have made it too, it would have been nice to meet you as well. Next time!

[StealthBird]

Thanks for posting the pics Grant! I knew someone would have GP pics. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

There was also a ragtop GP there too, but not the Lucerne Blue one that's been to other events. Many of the guys thought the Grand Prix looked like a natural as a ragtop.

[grantprix]

That's right, there was a red/white convert there. Here's a few more...

[grantprix]

Bill, there was a '69 SJ there for sale as well... very similar to yours. The late Fred Engers owned this car for many years, his wife just recently decided to sell it. I remember meeting Fred and his friend from Illinois that both drove their '69 SJ's to Irvine, CA for the 1993 POCI convention. That was the same show that I drove Charley's red '70 SJ to the convention.