Classic GTO Association of DenverAn affiliated chapter of the GTO Association of America

June 2010

On Saturday, May 1, Colorado Academy inLakewood hosted a dinner and concert to raisemoney for their scholarship program. Schoolattendees and supporters arrived early for theevening and enjoyed themselves on campus.

At the request of Ivette Dominguez of Alpine BuickGMC, Bruce and Sara displayed their 1967 GTOhardtop just outside of the entrance to the "PontiacCafe" - a part of the athletic center building for theschool. They greeted and chatted with interestedguests and even met the guest of honor andfeatured performer. Do you recognize the haircut?

THIS ISSUE’S HIGHLIGHTS:

Bruce Garvais and Lyle Lovett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1Secretary’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 3June Calendar and Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . .Page 4Havana Cruise Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 5Progressive Dinner Photo Coverage . . . . . . . . . .Page 5Funny Stuff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11

Bruce Garvais and Lyle Lovett! “Nice Car”

Red Car, Red Carpet

Alpine Buick GMC Car Show8120 W. Tufts Ave., Littleton, CO 80123, Saturday, June 19, 10:00 - 2:00

Alpine is located just south of W. Quincy Ave. and west of S. Wadsworth Blvd.

The CGTOAD holds this show each year. A free lunch will be served by Alpine. We’ll meet at

9:30 at the Park & Ride at W. Hampden and S. Wadsworth, and cruise together to the show.

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NEWSLETTER INFORMATION

The Classic GTO Association of Denver (CGTOAD) newsletter is published monthly in Denver, CO. It is aninformative news bulletin to keep our membership up-to-date on past, current and future events in which we areinvolved, as well as to publish information about the GTO. Articles from club members and other sources arewelcome. Please send them to John and Linda Lawrence, 3308 S. Dayton Ct., Denver, CO 80231-4713. Allmaterial submitted prior to the 15th of the month will be considered for the next issue. Please contact John or Lindawith questions, 303-337-7502. The club’s mailing address is: Classic GTO Association of Denver, P.O. Box745092, Arvada, CO 80006-5092.

GTO HOTLINE

The CGTOAD operates a recorded telephone hotline to inform members and other interested parties aboutupcoming club events and other activities. Call the hotline at any time: 303-907-4730. You may leave a messageif you wish.

MEETING TIME AND PLACE

The CGTOAD holds a general membership meeting each month except for December. CALL THE GTOHOTLINE FOR THE MEETING TIME AND PLACE.

CLUB WEB SITE

http://clubs.hemmings.com/denvergoats/This site contains club contact information, membership information (including an application), pictures of somemembers’ GTOs, and the last four issues of the club’s newsletter. You can print the newsletters from the web site.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

The CGTOAD membership dues are $30.00 per year. This includes one primary and one associate membership.Annual dues are payable in June for the period of July through the following June. New member fees will beprorated if a member joins in a month other than June. To obtain a membership application, visit the club’s web siteor call the CGTOAD Hotline (303-907-4730) and leave a message.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Sharlene Jung 303-233-9109 sharlenejung@comcast.netVice President Mike Mikutis 303-940-7237 mlgto@yahoo.comSecretary Joanne Cikowski 720-981-0846 jociko@hotmail.comTreasurer Sara Garvais 303-688-4023 brucegarvais@comcast.netNewsletter Editors John Lawrence 303-337-7502 jdl1hotgto@comcast.net

Linda Lawrence 303-337-7502 ldlgto@comcast.netEvent Coordinator Bill Lewis 303-644-3240 wgmllewis@esrta.com

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Joanne CikowskiMinutes of the May 22 Membership Meeting

The May membership meeting was held at the BPOC Car Show at Shepler’s Western Wear. There were 17members in attendance. The meeting was called to order by Sharlene Jung at 11:00 am. Rich Cikowski read theApril Membership Meeting minutes and Sara Garvais read the Treasurer’s report. Bruce Garvais reported on theClub Clash racing team.

Old Business

The Progressive Dinner was very successful despite the questionable weather early. It turned out to be abeautiful day. Twenty members attended the 1st stop at Gary Riley’s shop, and the majority continued on to dinnerat the Mikutis’ home and dessert at the Reed house (Cikowski’s daughter’s home).

Jack George of the racing team lasted five rounds at Club Clash. A total of 18 racers attended.

New Business

Shar presented a series of questions to the Northern Club regarding the proposed 2012 Nationals. Theanswers were reported via member email.

George Racz offered his open car trailer for use by anyone needing to transport their vehicle to the 2010Nationals in Wichita.

Thirteen cars from our club members and possible new members were at the BPOC Show. Steve Dischand his unique 1964/2006 GTO won First Place in the Specialty Car class. George Racz and his 1967 GTO wonthe Shepler’s Manager’s Choice Trophy. An invitation to participate in our annual Alpine Auto show will be extendedto the BPOC groups.

Planned activities:Jun 4 Club Clash.Jun 7 Board meeting.Jun 19 Alpine Car Show with lunch provided, 10:00-2:00 followed by the Havana Cruise.Jun 27 Monthly Membership Meeting at Apple Creek Restaurant.Jun 30 Scheduled departure date for “caravan” to GTOAA Nationals in Wichita, KS. Those leaving this day

will meet at 5:00 am at I-70 exit 305, at King Soopers in Bennett, to cruise together to Wichita.Jul 5 Group return from Nationals.Jul 11 Jay’s Family Dining Car Show for GTOs only. 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.Jul 24 Monthly Meeting at Apple Creek Restaurant at 10:00 am.Jul 30 Club Clash at Bandimere with special BBQ for members and friends.Aug 14 CGTOAD Annual Picnic at Sterne Park in Littleton.

Other activities discussed:Jun 5 Monthly Golden

Cruise.Jun 12 Golden Wild

West CarShow.

The meeting was adjourned

at 11:30 am.

Annual Dues Renewal!

In May, letters were mailed out to all CGTOAD

club members requesting membership renewals for the

2010-2011 dues year. If you did not receive your letter, please

call John Lawrence, 303-337-7502, and request a replacement.

Your renewal in the amount of $30.00 is due by July 1. If you

joined the club during the current dues year and paid the

full $30.00, your renewal amount may be pro-rated. Call

Sara Garvais for info on this, 303-688-4023.

Thanks for your renewal!

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Friday, June 4: Club ClashBandimere Speedway. Gates open at 3:00 pm. Info: Bill Lewis, 303-644-3240.

Monday, June 7: Monthly Board Meeting6:30 pm, Village Inn, I-25 and I-70. Info: Shar Jung, 303-233-9109

Saturday, June 19: Annual Alpine Buick GMC Car Show10:00 - 2:00. Alpine Buick GMC and the CGTOAD sponsor this show every year. See Page 1 for details.

Saturday, June 19: Havana Cruise3:00 - 9:00. See Page 5 for details.

Sunday, June 27: Monthly Membership Meeting10:00 am, Apple Creek Restaurant, 10600 E. Iliff Ave., Aurora.

Wednesday, June 30: Caravan Departs for GTOAA NationalsThose wishing to convoy to Wichita leaving this day will meet at 5:00 am at I-70 Exit 305, at King Soopers in Bennett, tocruise together.

Monday, July 5: Caravan Returns to Denver from WichitaDetails to be decided on at the Nationals.

!!! Mark This Date and Reserve It !!!The CGTOAD Annual Picnic will be on Saturday, August 14 at Sterne Park in Littleton. We’ve held ourpicnic at this site before, and it’s one of the best! Mark you calendars now and don’t miss it! Details to come.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 Club Clash 5 Monthly

Golden Cruise

6 D-Day 7 Monthly Board

Meeting

8 9 10 11 12 Golden

Wild West Car

Show

13 14 Flag Day 15 16 17 18 19 Alpine Car

Show, Havana

Cruise

20 Father’s Day 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 Monthly

Membership

Meeting

28 29 30 Caravan

departs for GTOAA

Nationals

June 2010

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Havana Cruise information supplied by the Old CarCouncil of Colorado. Crusin’ Havana 2010 presentedby Stevenson Toyota East & Scion.

Saturday, June 19, 3:00 - 9:00 p.m.

The 2010 Cruzin’ Havana event will be bigger andbetter than ever with an estimated 4,000 classic carsand hot rods participating. This is a free event withno admission or registration fees. The exclusiveradio sponsor is Crusin’ Oldies AM 950. Theproceeds from the event go toward a benefit for theD.A.R.E. Program and the Old Car Council ofColorado.

There will be a free poker run from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.To participate, simply stop by any of the five festivalsites and pick up a registration form and a card. Thegrand prize for the poker run is a 50” Big Screen TVdonated by Havana Auto Parts. If you don’t have awinning poker hand, you can enter the “SecondChance” drawing for a chance to win a $500 VisaDebit Card. Both the grand prize and the secondchance prize will be awarded at the Gibby’s festivalsite at 8:00 p.m. At each site, the first 250 carsregistering for the poker run will receive a Cruzin’Havana hat pin.

Also at each site you can roll the fuzzy dice for achance to immediately win gas cards and other greatprizes. Here is the breakdown of the five festivalsites for the event:

This year’s event was held on Saturday, May 15. The weather in the morning looked a little threatening, but by mid-afternoon the occasional gloom gave way to warm sunshine. The following photos document the weather change,but more importantly the fun times and great cars that were enjoyed by all the participants. We began at 10:00 amwith light breakfast fare at Gary Riley’s shop, Level One Restorations.

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The second stop was for the main course at the home of Mike and Linda Mikutis. Food, friends, and fine cars!

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Warning: Rated PG 60One day, while walking to the store, I passed by a retirement home. On the front lawn were six old ladies

lying naked on the grass. I thought this was a bit unusual, but continued on my way to the store.

On my return trip, I passed the same retirement home with the same six ladies lying naked on the lawn. This

time my curiosity got the best of me and I went inside to talk to the Administrator.

“Do you know there are six ladies lying naked on your front lawn?”

“Yes,” he said. “They are retired prostitutes, and they're having a yard sale.”

Funny And True?

George Phillips , an elderly man in Meridian, Mississippi, was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd

left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back

door to go turn off the light but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"

He said "No, but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.”

Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along

when one is available...”

George said, "Okay."

He hung up the phone and counted to 30. Then he phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed... Well,

you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both, and the dogs are eating

them right now." Then he hung up.

Within five minutes, six police cars, a SWAT Team, a helicopter, two fire trucks, a paramedic, and an

ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

We Rebuild the Excitement

The GTO Association of America

The Classic GTO Association of Denver is an affiliated chapter of The GTO Association of America, thepremier national organization for GTO enthusiasts. Every month, GTOAA members receive TheLegend magazine, a Golden Quill Award winning publication, which is full of useful and interestingfeature and technical articles on all GTOs, 1964-74 and 2004-2006. Members also have access to theGTOAA Technical Advisory Staff, can use 50 words of free classified advertising monthly, and canacquire GTOAA Club Store merchandise. The GTOAA National Meet is hosted by various localchapters, and is held annually in various cities across the United States. The acclaimed Concours andPopular Vote categories bring some of the finest GTOs together in one location. Other Nationalshighlights include renowned technical and special-interest speakers, a multi-day swap meet, dragracing, autocross, cruises, and other great events for the whole family to enjoy. For an on-line previewof The Legend and to become a member on line, go towww.gtoaa.org. To receive a membership application by mail, writeto: GTOAA, PO Box 455, Timnath, CO 80547, or send an emailto membership@gtoaa.org for more information. Forlocal chapter information, contact NationalChapter Coordinator Bill Vantuono atChapters@gtoaa.org or call 732-208-6860.

The May issue Pontiac belongs to

Linda Lawrence. Whose GTO is this?

The answer in the July Issue!