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(1) STEPHANIE VS. THE STANDOUT GTO — RTTH7

As great a car that the GTO is the first thing I notice when look at these pictures is Stephanie. Sorry Bill it’s not even close. I didn’t get to talk to Stephanie much, her husband was wanting to go. But if I had to guess I’m saying Stephanie is a dental hygienist, played high school basketball and at the age of twenty eight Stephanie is serious, semi-competitive runner. Steph, please let me know how close I came.

 

 Run Thru The Hills 7, 2011Run Thru The Hills 7, RTTH7, Bill Howell, AmericanStreetCar Series, RTTH7

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IT WAS A GREAT TWO DAYS — 2011Viper

On Friday 06/04/11 I made my way up the Dragon’s Tail to Deals Gap. It was there I was to meet up with the Southern Region of the Viper Club of America as they made their annual run of the Dragon’s Tail. I get to Deals Gap insanely early which is my style. You have to know me to appreciate that statement. While I’m waiting at Deals Gap I meet a group of  guys and get a few pictures( Gallery Picture 1) and get know them just a little bit. As I wait a little longer I get some outstanding Biker Babes pictures (Gallery Picture 2). Finally The Viper’s arrive and I get some great pictures of them (Lead Picture:below) and plus a pretty neat video.

On Saturday morning I make it to Pigeon Forge to get some more Viper pictures(Gallery Picture 3) before they head out for their Saturday activities. Across the street from the Viper motel parking lot was a 1949-53 Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Convention (Gallery Picture 4). After a few pictures of the Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Convention I head up I40- I81 to Morristown Tn.to the 20th annual Smoky Mt. MOPAR Show. I have a great time there and get more than enough material for an interesting article. As I was leaving the MOPAR show Tammy and her husband were just arriving with their Dodge drag car. I guess I was so taken by Tammy’s Pretty In Pinks (Gallery Picture 5) I neglected to take any pictures of the car. Several weeks later I was able to meet up with them at the English Mt. Dragway and get pictures of their car plus more of Tammy plus enough stuff for a whole nother article.

So let’s see: Dragon’s Tail, Deals Gap, GTOs, Biker Babes, Vipers Deals Gap, Video,Vipers Pigeon Forge, Ford/Mercury, MOPAR, Tammy, English Mt. Dragway; IT WAS A GREAT TWO DAYS.



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NICOLE — Pontiacs and Politics

I approached Nicole and her husband Doug with the possibility of Nicole poising for ACAG. Doug was ok with it but Nicole said ‘’Maybe let me think about it.’’. It was an hour later when I checked back. She had used the wonders of her Blackberry cell phone and Verizon service to check the legitimacy of AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com. We passed the litmus test and her she is posing with her and her husband’s 1969 numbers matching,400ci RAIII, 4sp GTO Judge. It can be bought for $25,000. Nicole and Doug are from Spartanburg, South Carolina where Nicole is a mover and shaker in the Republican Party. Will Nicole follow in the footsteps other political hotties like Sarah Palin and Nikki Haley.? We can only hope especially since she is a Pontiac Girl?.jpg” alt=”" width=”600″ height=”509″ />I approached Nicole and her husband Doug with the possibility of Nicole poising for ACAG. Doug was ok with it but Nicole said ‘’Maybe let me think about it.’’. It was an hour later when I checked back. She had used the wonders of her Blackberry cell phone and Verizon service to check the legitimacy of AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com. We passed the litmus test and her she is posing with her and her husband’s 1969 numbers matching,400ci RAIII, 4sp GTO Judge. It can be bought for $25,000. Nicole and Doug are from Spartanburg, South Carolina where Nicole is a mover and shaker in the Republican Party. Will Nicole follow in the footsteps other political hotties like Sarah Palin and Nikki Haley.? We can only hope especially since she is a Pontiac Girl?

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MELODY — Music to my Ears

I asked Melody if she would like to pose for AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com. With some hesitation she gave me a positive answer but said first she needed to go to the bathroom. Sounded like a reasonable idea to me. My abilities as a photographer are minimal and I need the models to be at 100%. As Melody and family headed to the bathroom I headed to get my pictures with Nicole — Pontiacs and Politics. When I returned to our designated meeting spot some 30 minutes later no Melody. After fifteen more minutes of waiting I thought that Melody and given me the old slip out the back door. About that time I saw Melody and family heading my way. I asked Melody if she was ready for the shoot and she said ‘’absolutely’’ which was Music to my Ears.

The car Melody is posing with is a beautiful 1965 GTO owned by Steve Passmore out of Knoxville Tn. The GTO is a numbers matching 389ci, 3 deuces, 4sp car.

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Dwight Banks and his ’66 GTO

Dwight’s 1966 GTO is a absolutely beautiful full body-off  restoration. Dwight did the all the work himself  but that’s what he does for a living, Dwight owns ‘’Banks Restorations GTOs Only’’. Dwight’s a super nice guy and his work is impeccable. The shop is in Waynesville N.C. and the phone number is 828-506-0703. If you want your G.T.O. restored you know where to go.

The G.T.O. was restored back to numbers matching save a  few minor engine and exhaust upgrades. The 389 c.i.,  3 duce, Pontiac engine was given a Lunati cam with 245/245 degrees of duration with 490/490 inches of lift. The exhaust has Dyno Max headers, 2 ½’’ stainless steel exhaust with an X-pipe.

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CAROLYN, DALLAS AND GTO

I’m not sure who loves who or what the most but this is one happy threesome. The story behind the GT0 is that Dallas owned one just like the one in the picture when he was a young man and of course sold it. He later married Carolyn. At some point with VIN number in hand Dallas and Carolyn started a massive search for the original GTO. They never found it. So they decided to clone the GTO that they coveted down to the smallest detail. It’s a happy threesome so don’t tell the GTO that it’s not the original.

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Three Duces ANNA Four Speed

Unless you’ve heard Ronnie and the Daytona’s song ‘’Lil GTO’’ you will never understand my attempt at the humor here.  Even those that have heard the song still may not get the attempt but if there is just one person who smiles I will feel that it was all worth my efforts. Anna came in for the show from Ashville, N.C. to support her grandfather who had a car at the show. Anna almost looks a little out of place at the Pontiac event in Pigeon Forge Tn. To me she has a Formula 1 race at Monte Carlo look going on.  Actually Anna was a little shy but the girls with her cheered her on and she ended up hitting some very sexy poses

The 1964 GTO was the was the work of Dwight Banks and his son-in-law Vince Medford from Banks Restoration GTOs Only.

The sun was too bright and I was hot and tired and honestly missed most of the shots of Anna and the GTO, my apologies to all.

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CAROLYN, DALLAS AND GTO

I”m not sure who loves who or what the most but this is one happy threesome. The story behind the GTO is that Dallas owned one just like the one in the picture when he was a young man and of course sold it. He later married Carolyn. At some point with VIN number in hand Dallas and Carolyn started a massive search for the original GTO. They never found it. So they decided to clone the GTO that they coveted down to the smallest detail. It”s a happy threesome so don”t tell the GTO that it”s not the original

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CUTE TIFFIANY and a GORGEOUS 1969 GTO JUDGE

This  1969 Judge is owned by Don McDavid out of East Stone Gap Va. I did not get to talk to David about his car so I did  some web research on the 1969 Judge,  My web resourse said that there were no 455 Judges made in 1969, the first 455  judge appeared in 1970.  So 1(my web research is wrong, 2)David just put a 455 in a 1969 Judge, or 3)David made a 1969 judge the way he wanted it. What ever it is a great lo0king car and Tiffinay evn makes it look better.  David will probably kick my ass when he runs into me at the 2010 show runs.