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To my son, Rob, the inspiration for everything I do,
To Ann, my one true love,
And to my step-daughter, Katie.
I love you all very much.
Don Keefe has been writing about cars professionally since 1988 and in that time, has become one of the leading experts on Pontiacs, as well as American experimental and non-production cars. His byline and photography have appeared in High Performance Pontiac, Collectible Automobile, Hemmings Classic Cars, The Barrett-Jackson Experience, and USA Today. Additionally, he is the author of Grand Prix: Pontiac’s Luxury Performance Car and has written promotional material for General Motors, scripts for Speed TV, and has appeared on the History Channel’s Dream Machines. Don lives in western New York and is currently the editor-in-chief of Smoke Signals, the official magazine of the Pontiac-Oakland Club International.
When embarking on a project as large as this one, you really find out quickly who your friends are, and aren’t. I am very fortunate in that I have wonderful friends in the hobby who have helped me out with with the completion of this book. I wish to thank my editor Paul Johnson for his help and guidance, my parents, Charlie (who instilled my love of Pontiacs) and Shirley Keefe, and my brother Charles.
A sincere thanks to: Kathleen Adelson from GM Media Archive, Jim, Rodney and David Butler from Butler Performance, Dave Bischopp from SD Performance, Paul Delfeld from Ram Air Restoration Enterprises, Detroit Iron, The Eastwood Company, Edelbrock, Tenney Fairchild, Brian Foster from Ames Performance Engineering, Bill and Jeff Hirsch from Bill Hirsch Auto, Les Iden, Wayne Kennedy, Glen Konkle, Rick Mahoney, Jim Mattison from PHS, Lynn McCarty from McCarty Racing, Original Parts Group, Painless Performance Products, Andy Pooni, Mark Rossetti from Hotchkis Performance, Jason Walton, Garrett Weaver from Pertronix, as well as Marci Stephens and Bryan Ackerman from Year One.
A very special thanks to Imran Chaudary, Luc Corbiel, Sam Ranalli, Scott Tiemann and his staff at Supercar Specialties, Tom DeMauro, Melvin Benzaquen and his staff at Classic Restorations, Tony Golembreski, and Rocky Rotella. Without any of you, this book wouldn’t have happened and I am eternally grateful for your help.
My greatest thanks goes to Ann, my one true love, who was incredibly supportive and insightful, and successfully kept me sane throughout this project. I love you with all my heart.
