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Pontiacs of Central California Makes $1000.00 Donation!

After the 2010 Central Valley Classic Car Show last April when the dust settled, and all the bills paid, club members voted to donate the proceeds to Wish Upon A Star. This organization grants wishes to children with catastrophic illnesses; mainly from here in our own Central Valley. This donation was made in memory of Ken Mueller, a POCC member who recently passed away. Ken's grand daughter is a leukemia survivor, and during the families ordeal was also the recipient of a wish from this great organization. We were proud to make this donation, and proud to do it in Ken's name. Pontiacs of Central California would like to thank Don Bonander of Bonander's Vintage GM Dealership in Madera who's generous support of our club and our car shows made this donation possible.

This donation makes a grand total of $14,000.00 that POCC has donated to help children with catastrophic illnesses.

Pictured left to right: Dave Valla, POCC President; Carmen Perez, Wish Upon A Star Director; Carl Smith, 2010 Car Show Director.

Meet Dennis Zager!

Dennis and I attended high school together in Southern California. I remember well cruising around Bell Gardens/Southgate/Maywood/Downey in his Pontiac. Dennis recently submitted the following to the Orange County Register and his story was accepted for publication. I asked him to share his Pontiac story with the club and he was happy to do so.

Here's what Dennis had to say about his car over and above what's in the story;

I also split the exhaust manifold to add dual exhausts which increased horsepower by another 10 or 12. I then began to drag race with all comers on the city streets. I was very successful against everything except ’49 or later Oldsmobiles. (Dennis told me on the phone that if he pulled up next to an Oldsmobile and heard the Rocket V8 going tick tick tick, he didn't even try.) We only raced for a city block; not a full quarter mile. My Dad started calling me Barney Oldfield.

A few friends and I would drive out to Calico Ghost Town near Barstow every Christmas break. We would camp out along the dirt roads in that area. We would hike and just get away from the city. I had the Pontiac up to 105 MPH on one of the paved roads around Yermo. The car never let us down; we always made it home safely after our adventures.

I did run the car at Lion’s Dragstrip in Long Beach just once. I turned a very disappointing 69 MPH in 19 seconds. The hydromantic would go into overdrive and there would be a lag. It’s a good thing I only raced a block on the streets!!

Here are some other Pontiacs Dennis owned;

Submitted by Brian Massey

Pontiacs of Central California Mission Statement:

OUR MISSION, FUN!

We are made up of a group of people with various backgrounds who have one thing in common, we LOVE Pontiacs. We drive 'em, work on 'em, polish 'em, restore 'em, break 'em (even cuss 'em) and have a lot of fun doing it. Be it an old '52 Chieftain straight-eight, a new WS6 Trans Am, or anything in between.

We are individuals, couples, and families that like to get together for a variety of activities. We host an annual judged car show and participate as a club in other local and regional car shows. We have informal BBQ Show and Shines and get together for Brunch and Dinner Cruises. We also attend the local Cruise Nights as a group. The cars in the club range from Concours cars, daily drivers, drag racers and cars undergoing restoration. Our goal is to have FUN while enjoying our Pontiacs.

If this sounds like something you would enjoy, JOIN US!

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