Club President

To all the members of the Garden State GTO’s I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as your new president. My name is Michael Williams and I have been a member of this club since 1996. I was secretary from 1998 to 2002 and have worked with the Regional event and the GTOAA Nationals in 1999. First, I would like to thank all the outgoing officers, who have done an outstanding job leading the club and making it a great place to gather and support this hobby of ours. We have over the years been blessed with enthusiastic members who are passionate about these cars and events we use to record the history of the Muscle Car, Pontiacs, and GTO’s in particular. As we move forward, I am counting on the support, suggestions, ideas and opinions of all the members. This is your club and as President, I am merely the one who helps to achieve the kind of club that its members wish to have. Your officers and board members will be meeting soon to start planning for the upcoming season.

Please feel free to contact me with any events and activities you would like to see in the future. I look forward to seeing and talking to you all at our next meeting.

Sincerely,

Michael A. Williams

gtotripwr65@yahoo.com

Club Vice President

Oh My!!!!! What did I just do!!!! Nah..... It's all good, I look forward to the coming years..... To everyone who does not know me..... My name is Troy Gratt, and if you didn't catch my story in last months newsletter, I will try and give you some cliff notes of who I am....43yrs old, Born in Brooklyn NY, grew up in Parsippany NJ, now live in Rockaway with my wonderful wife Monika. I also ride a Honda 919 sport bike and have recently got back into an old hobby.... shooting, recently picked up a S&W MP 9mm and hope to compete in USPSA shooting competitions. I work in the auto industry for the past 20+ years. Currently a Service Advisor at Norman Gale Pontiac/Buick/GMC in Cedar Knolls. I tend to be on the quiet side, and I’m not really comfortable talking in front of groups, but I will try and work thru this little quirk of mine.I have been a GTO owner and club member for about 7 years now. My 67 GTO is my dream car, wanted one since I was 13yrs old, which was a wait worth waiting. I spent several years as club treasurer. I’ve also been one of our Concours judges for our Regionals.I have some concerns for our club, but also still have many hopes. This club is NOT about cars.... it's about people, and in recent years, In my personal opinion.... we have lost touch with that. This will be my personal focus for our club. We need to get back to basics..... being friends and doing social stuff together. Picnics, Cruise Nights, wrenching on our cars together, etc..... This is what we should be about. Best example was last years Hudson Sunset cruise that Joe Lounsberry arranged for everyone..... what a great time that was!!! So lets have fun!!!! Feel free to contact me with any concerns or just to chat, best and my favorite way to communicate is email.

1967 GTO

Special Paint Code

Thanks, Troy!

tmg1065@gmail.com

Club Vice President

WOW! One minute you are just a lowly member helping out on the web, next you are a club V.P. Stranger things have happened I guess. My name is Dave Dixey. Has a ring to it doesn't it?! I grew up with cars cutting my teeth on MOPARS. My cousin had a Barracuda, and I can remember ICE COLD mornings changing 727 transmissions to a 904. I fought becoming a Pontiac guy, but now it is exclusively Ponchos. My current "under-restored" car is the Tempest. I pride myself that I have done ALL of the work. My brother has helped a lot, but the only thing that I have paid for is the alignment and tire balancing as I do not have those machines.

I like to cruise in the car and see other Ponchos and mods. I have been known to drive with the hood off and a few times a year I will go to a show or a cruise every night of the week.

I WILL see you at a meeting and I WILL see pictures of you car on the web!!!

EMAIL ME!!!

Thanks,

Dave Dixey

1967 Tempest Custom

david.dixey@gmail.com

Club  Treasurer

My name is Harold Murray. Most of you know me as being your club president for the past six years. That’s right, I’m the guy who wrote all of those wacky President’s letters consisting of somewhat dysfunctional content causing some to reconsider their rabid contempt for that utterly annoying next door neighbor. You know the guy who looks at your GTO and asks "how come it’s so loud and why don’t you buy a new car"? The guy that power washes his house at 6:00AM Sunday. The guy whose kid roller blades in your driveway while your GTO is parked outside. The guy who asks to borrow your tools and never brings them back. How could one find solace in proximity to such a person? Think about it, someone has to live next door to me. There, now don’t you feel better? I thought so. But enough about that guy and more about me (has anyone ever actually wrote that before?) Mike wanted me to write a "blurb" about myself so consider this a run-on blurb -a new form of grammatical error. I have been involved with this club for many years, serving as Secretary, Vice President, President and now Treasurer. I presently own four classic cars consisting of a 1965 GTO convertible, a 1968 GTO hardtop, a 1966 Lemans four door hardtop (see- they did make them) plus a 1967 little fiberglass thing that starts with a "C" which cannot be left with the keys in it around Rocco Scotellaro. I work on these cars for club members and others on a regular basis and it is indispensable to have the knowledge and help provided by club members. It is perhaps the best bargain you’ll ever get for $22.00. So come out to our meetings and help support our new regime of officers – you’ll have fun plus you might just learn something!

Club  Secretary