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    The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found
    ..... with a couple of unassuming owners in Minnetonka .....



    When organizers of one of the most prestigious car shows in the country found out General Motors was discontinuing one of its most storied brands, Pontiac, they decided they had to plan something big for this year's show. So the Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance in Westport, Conn. -- a show that routinely attracts the highest-end Ferraris, Porsches and Lamborghinis to be found -- launched a campaign to find the oldest Pontiac in existence. The organizers peppered the automotive media with notices, tapped their own network of car aficionados, and alerted every Pontiac club they could find, including the Pontiac Car Club of Australia and the Manitoba Pontiac Association. After three months of searching, they discovered 12 Pontiacs still in existence from 1926, the brand's founding year. And, based on an analysis of vehicle identification numbers, they found that the oldest of all resided in Minnetonka -- owned by Paul Jaszczak, 49, a distribution center manager, and his father, Roy Jaszczak, 76, a retired bricklayer. So on Friday, the Jaszczaks' car will be shipped out East and the Jaszczaks themselves will be flying out to New York City to enjoy a complimentary stay in a luxury hotel. Then they'll drive their Series 6-27 five-passenger coach with its classic cowl lamps, wood frame and spokes, and original golden tan corduroy upholstery in the 50-mile Nutmeg Tour for Autism, surrounded by million-dollar-plus sports cars. The Jaszczaks themselves are a little overwhelmed by it all. "When they called and said they were going to fly us to New York and all that, I thought it was a hoax," said Paul Jaszczak, who split the cost of the car with his dad seven years ago after seeing an ad in the classified section of the Star Tribune. "If you'd asked either of us what a 1926 Pontiac looked like, we couldn't have told you," Paul said. "Honestly, we just thought the car was really neat." The history of the car itself is a bit cloudy. The man the Jaszczaks bought it from -- whose name they've lost -- said that the founding owner of the Fishman-Holm dealership in Minneapolis died in 1926 and his son, who inherited the dealership, bought the $825 Pontiac as a tribute to his father. The six-cylinder, 32-horsepower car apparently sat in the Fishman-Holm showroom at 1224 Harmon Place for many years before it was passed on to an unknown number of owners over the years. The 6-27 is the first and only collectible car the Jaszczaks have owned, and they've taken their stewardship seriously. Paul has made unsuccessful attempts to find the family connected with the Fishman-Holm dealership, and he's collected reams of old Pontiac advertisements. They've cleaned up the car, given it a valve job and replaced all five tires. "Some of the tires had Lindbergh's airplane on them, they were that old," said Paul.Roy Jaszczak used to drive the Pontiac to church, to Pax Christi in Eden Prairie, but now father and son mostly take it out for leisurely spins or down to the local Dairy Queen.As they go, they hit the horn, and the car goes aw-ooga, aw-ooga! As the Pontiac whirs past, people on the sidewalks turn and smile.
    page 1 & 2 of the article
    http://www.startribune.com/local/west/5 ... page=1&c=y
    http://www.startribune.com/local/west/5 ... page=2&c=y

    where I found this
    http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/13/what ... d-rides-o/












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    Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

    woody its going to be in connecticut!!!!!!!!
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    • #3
      Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

      wow thats interesting!!!

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      • #4
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        i wish engine bays still looked like that

        Remember if "the" and "and" are spelled right its not a genuine Ahuhn post


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        you would try to tape a poptart to her then give her a bag a skittles and tell her to fart a rainbow

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        • #5
          Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

          I wonder what that car is worth?

          oldest confirmed pontiac $$$
          first year for pontiac $$$
          pontiac going by by $$$
          99.99% original $$$
          = $$$$$$$$$$$$
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          • #6
            Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

            Originally posted by ahuhn


            i wish engine bays still looked like that

            x100000000


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            • #7
              Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

              Wheres the turbo?
              Make me a signature and ill put it in here...

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              • #8
                Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

                Yea... it's gonna be in CT... but do you know how much traffic that genorates? It's set in Greenwitch, they have it every year... Greenwitch is literally the richest place in the entire nation more or less as well. Ferarri's galore down there and other cars.. You can't get anywhere near the place too.
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                  • #10
                    Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

                    YEAH! I'M LIVING IN MINNETONKA RIGHT NOW.... MINNESOTA FTW! :WILLY:
                    106,000 MILES!
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                    • #11
                      Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

                      Originally posted by jedi3
                      Literally the place gets a million visitors over the weekend
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                      • #12
                        Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

                        Originally posted by WoodburyMan
                        Originally posted by jedi3
                        Literally the place gets a million visitors over the weekend

                        well then a million people are all smarter then you if they can get in there and you cant

                        Remember if "the" and "and" are spelled right its not a genuine Ahuhn post


                        Dear God, please send clothes to all those poor ladies in Daddy's computer. Amen.
                        Originally posted by snowmanG6
                        you would try to tape a poptart to her then give her a bag a skittles and tell her to fart a rainbow

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                        • #13
                          Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

                          Originally posted by ahuhn
                          Originally posted by WoodburyMan
                          Originally posted by jedi3
                          Literally the place gets a million visitors over the weekend

                          well then a million people are all smarter then you if they can get in there and you cant
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                          • #14
                            Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

                            looks good.


                            Originally posted by jedi3
                            I wonder what that car is worth?

                            oldest confirmed pontiac $$$
                            first year for pontiac $$$
                            pontiac going by by $$$
                            99.99% original $$$
                            = $$$$$$$$$$$$

                            is there an estimate on what its worth?

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                            • #15
                              Re: The oldest Pontiac still in existence is found

                              Originally posted by Blue6851
                              YEAH! I'M LIVING IN MINNETONKA RIGHT NOW.... MINNESOTA FTW! :WILLY:
                              HAHA My mom works in Minnetonka, MN!!

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