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SHELBY

After Nikki and Rebecca I could have gone home a happy camper but my beginners luck was just beginning. I walked a little further there they was SHELBY and her boyfriend Josh both from Ashville N.C. Quite frankly they didn’t look real happy when I first saw them uncomfortably setting in the little bit of shade they could find. When I asked Shelby if I could take some pictures of her with Josh’s car and the light switched and she immediately went into pose mode. It was evident she knew how and loved to pose. The picture of Shelby, Josh and Camaro is AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com.

Shelby is a student in Ashville N.C.

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KATIE and the PINK CADDILAC

Katie is a seventeen year old high school student from Rome Ga. Her boyfriend is a Marine serving a tour of duty in Iraq. In a couple of the pictures Katie seems to have this younger, fresher Angela Jolie thing going on.

Katie was attending the Rod Run with her boyfriend’s parents who were the owners of the outrageous Pink Cadillac convertible. In the mega cubed Cadillac engine the distributer is put in front of the engine. Huge Mickey Thompson’s on the rear, a super cool dual exhaust, sound and stereo equipment in the trunk and even video screens on the back of the front seats. I wish I would have gotten more information on the Caddie. Just a rookie mistake.

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CHRISTY

Christy and her boyfriend were two of the thousands people sitting in their folding chairs on the strip watching the cars. I stopped and asked Christy and her boyfriend kind of at the same time if it would be ok to take Christy’s picture. They both said sure and I began to take some pictures of Christy next to a nice C4 Vette.  As I was taking the pictures there was a banter going on between Christy and her boyfriend and was obvious that they were both getting a little bit of a turn-on from Christy having her picture taken. Her boyfriend owes me big time. I have included a picture that has the boyfriend just to show there is hope for the rest of us regular guys.

Christy is a Registered Dental Assistant from Franklin, Tn.

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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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David Barger and his ’69 Camaro

There were a minimum of several hundred first generation Camaros at the Rod Run but David’s  just caught my eye. It was the simplicity of the car, nothing overdone, a beautiful, strong running driver. 

468 c.i. Chevy Big Block, Tremec 5 sp., 12 bolt 3.42 rear end, drilled and slotted rotors, power rack and pinion steering, American Racing Torque Thrust II wheels, 2’’ drop spindles. Most of the stuff it needs to make it go faster, stop better, with better efficiency but the remainder of the car looking stock inside and out.

David is from Mount Carmel, Tn.

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EMILY

I’m walking back to my car to pack it in for the day thinking I couldn’t have been more fortunate my first time out. Fortunately I was wrong. There Emily was, poking her head out of her boyfriend’s LT1 4^th generation Camaro, smiling and vigorously talking on her cell phone. As I approached the car I heard her say into her cell phone “some crazy guy is taking my picture”. Truer words never came out of a prettier face.

Emily and her boyfriend were great sports. I wish I would have found out more about her boyfriend’s car. I do know he wasn’t pumping 87 octane and there was a nitrous bottle bolted behind the driver’s seat.

Emily lists her hometown as Lavernge Tn. and her occupation as a nurse.

Thanks for reading my stuff!!!!

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ROBBIE LEWIS’s 2002 WS6 TRANS AM

Robbie’s Firebird was the feature car in the 09/09 issue of High Performance Pontiacs and winner of numerous first place trophies including Best in Show award at the prestigious 2009 Wide Track Warrior Show in Orlando Fl. The list of the work done to make his T/A the special car that it is is not in the scope of this site. Just get a copy of the 09/09 issue of HPP or go to their web site and you’ll be amazed and impressed.

 

THANKS EVERYONE FOR READING PONTIAC’S IN PIGEON Forge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge 2009

This is a great little show that has been running for the last nine years. At least for the last year or so the event has been held at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center. I like the venues that are close to civilization. It”s a good thing to have air conditioning, clean bathrooms and a decent restaurant that are not too far away. This year I was a little rushed because I was trying to get through with the Pontiac show in the morning and make a Mopar show in the afternoon, bad mistake for several reasons. Next year I”m bringing my chair, a cooler and setting up camp for the entire day on the neat little stream that runs next to the Pontiac event.

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