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Welcome to the home of Arkansas's premier Pontiac car club. Our objective is simple. We offer Pontiac car enthusiasts a family environment in which they can enjoy their automobiles and each other. We welcome any past, current or future owner of Pontiac automobiles to join us.

Bring your car for a photo in front of the barn! Bring your fishing pole, there's a lake! Member Mark Osborne has graciously invited us to his home for a cookout and photo opportunity during our July meeting. We will move the meeting to Saturday, August 14th at 6:00 p.m. We're shooting for later in the day in case the heat stays with us. At least it starts to cool down some in the evening. The photo opportunity is the barn that Mark has on his properity with the old service station signs on it. It makes a great backdrop for a picture of your car!

Marks address is 525 East Lee in Sherwood. He says you should get there by coming in off Keihl because the bridge is out on Lee. So you will be turning south off of Keihl on Holiday and then west on Lee. Mark has offered to grill some chicken so we'd like to make a pot luck out of the event. That means I need a head count as soon as possible. Send me an email and let me know if your going to attend, how many are in your party and what you'll be bringing to contribute to the meal.

The annual Dad's Old Car gathering sponsored by CAMS car club at Ft. Roots veteran's hospital was HOT! The record heat gripping the mid-south had us all parking under the trees and looking for whatever shade there was. The heat didn't dampen the enthusiasm however. Many of the veterans elected to view the cars from the windows of their air conditioned rooms but a hardy few came outside long enough to view the selection. We took some pictures so click on the one up above for the gallery.

The June Cruisin' In The Rock was H-O-T. Lots of hot cars and lots of hot people 'cause the temperture was up there, even for June. I suspect that helped hold down the turnout. We still had a good crowd but we didn't break 100 cars like we normally do at this monthly event sponsored by the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau. Take a look at the photos we shot for you.

When it rains, it pours! The Cabot Cruizer's delayed their show one week due to rain only to get stung by mother nature again last Saturday. At least it was only rain and not any of the killer storms that roared across so much of Arkansas. Hats off to Eric Ray and his merry band of high school friends. They did a fine job for their first show. Betty Mitchell was tickled to win best in show honors and several other members took home trophies as well. Sorry I didn't get many pictures. My foul weather camera fouled out at the end. Click on the one above for what I do have.

There are no words adequate to express how humbled the Arkansas Pontiac Association feels today. The support you folks gave us for the Annual Wheelin' and Healin' car show was over the top. We registered 151 cars and had 20 of our club cars on the field. Thanks to you there will be some extra money for the Arkansas Children's Hospital this year and we can all be proud of that. We can't thank the participants and our sponsors enough for this record setting show. Without all of you it is impossible to have a quality show for such a great cause. Our hats are off to all of you. I also have this link from Don Searls from Conway who shot some images. Visit him at
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The Rock's Auto Extravaganza continues to gain momentum and the APA is proud to be part of this national caliber show. The Statehouse Convention Center was packed with cars that could easily grace any of the major car shows. We put in our time helping out with the chores but still had time to mess around with our club display. Betty Mitchell set our theme of "Always In Style" and a few of us took the cue to dress up in our Sunday best! OK, not our Sunday best but for some of us it was as easy as reaching to the back of the closet to find period correct clothing. We hope all our friends and fellow car ethusiasts had as much fun as we did. If you didn't attend, make a note to be ready for next January when we'll do it again. As always, click on the picture of the old hippies to see the the gallery of shots from the show.

It was too cold to race but we did it anyway. A handful of APA members braved the cold to join the Arkansas Sports Car Club of America for their annual "Hangover Race" at War Memorial Stadium parking lot. Some of us punked out after the first session due to the blustery weather but Daniel Sullivan and Dewayne Ford toughed it out for the duration. Betty Mitchell took a bunch of photos. Click on the one above for all the pictures.

It was an honor to host the APA Christmas party this year. Around 30 members attended the annual gala and we had a blast. We always eat well and then laugh until we hurt at these celebrations. This year was no exception. The Dirty Santa leads to some devious tactics by our members but it's all in fun. Here's a few photos to give you an idea of what it was like. happy holidays and Merry Christmas to all of you!

Two days of driving the wheels off your car is enough to make any car guy or gal smile. The annual Poncho Power Tour had the crew driving everything. By everything I include a Buick, and Oldsmobile, a motorcycle and a whole mix of vintage and modern Pontiacs! Yep, we don't care what you choice of motovation is, just come on and try to keep up. This year's route had the crew running from Searcy to Hardy, over to Mountain View and back down through Heber Springs. It was great fun and some super driving roads. Plan on joining us next year. You don't have to be an APA member to come along. Ask about it next fall and we will be happy to share the details of the next drive. Brian and Mary Ann Ray provided all the pictures. Click on the photo of our intrepid adventurers above for the gallery.

We can't catch a break on the weather this year. It rained on Thursday and was so dog gone windy and cold on Friday that we thought we were in Alaska! At least Saturday was a great day for the annual Big Cruisefest and we had the cars to prove it. Thanks as always to all the APA folks who worked their butts off to make it a great show. To all the vendors and LRCVB, along with all you wonderful car folks who braved the weather, another heart felt thank you. Even with the bad weather, it was a party. It's always good to rub elbows with the likes of Norm Grabowski and George Barris. How often do you get to talk to living legends? Here's praying for better weather next year. We'll see you then!

Mother nature got the best of us for this one. We had decent weather Friday night to begin Cruisapaloosa but the showers cleared the park as the evening wore on. Saturday at the State Fairgournds was great but the threat of rain kept the numbers down. There was still a healthy turnout with an estimated 600-800 cars attending. Saturday night's cruising was short lived due to the rain again. But who cares! We had a great time! Thank yous go out to LRCVB and Hot Rod Momma (Carol Dolan) for once again bringing a premier event to Little Rock. I will also offer a special thank you to all the APA members who worked to make Friday night's Cruisapalooza a smooth event. We can't wait for better weather and next year. The first round of photos is available by clicking on the photo above.

It was one for the record books. With 1090 Pontiacs (and a couple of GMCs) and over 3000 registrants & spectators, the combined GTOAA/POCI �Co-Vention� was the largest Pontiac show in the world. APA's Brian, Mary Ann and Eric Ray attended. There was a lot to see so be prepared when you click on the picture above. They came back with over 300 images. Prepare for sensory overload!