Name: Jim Mattison

Home: Sterling Heights, Mich.

Profession: • Historian/Advisor to Pontiac-GMC Division • Owner Pontiac Historic Services • Worked in Chevrolet’s Fleet and Special Order Department which initiated the Central Office Production Order form (better known as C.O.P.O.) for custom Chevrolets from 1967-72

Accomplishments: • Organized the Pontiac Division files into the only automotive service of its kind in the world • Owned and operated several successful automotive businesses • Held several SCCA & NHRA records

First Car Owned: 1962 409 Chevy

Best Car Owned: Too many to list

Automobiles Currently Owned: According to my wife, “too many.”

Last Car Restored: 1967 Ram Air Firebird

Automotive Influence: It was the “curse” of being born and raised in Detroit, Mich.

Biggest Influence In Life: “My parents, grandparents, and, of course, my wife.”

Philosophy: “Anything worth doing is worth doing right!”

Quote: “I feel very fortunate to have been in the right place and be a part of several popular and now collectible auto projects while a co-op student in the late ‘60s, then later in my career in the ‘90s. I guess history can repeat itself!”

Profile: Honest, hard working, loyal, competitive.

Preferred Supplier: Year One