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1967 Firebird pics
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This is the Most recent pic's of the '67 firebird from my childhood,It used to have Marijauna leafs painted on the sides near the roof area&A Cool Chain Steering Wheel-The Present Guy who owns it had them"Removed&put a factory steering wheel on it,Also When my Father had it in '70s-'80's It also had a Flat"base" Hood& Keystone Klassic's 14's in front&15+10 Deep dish's in Rear, also had "HUSH THRUSH" muffler's&it sounded Bad Ass! As stated before the Present owner got it for $5,500(it didnt have motor&tranny)he got car home "Popped" trunk&Guess what was inside?M22-RockCrusher"Scattershield&Hurst shifter(talk about Luck!)so ALL he did was Slam a 454 in there&CLEANED it UP&THATS it&when i found out where&who owned it,He Said he Would Sell it Back 2 me because he "Knew it was my "DREAMCAR"Well he told me 35&i was like cool 3500 thats So Nice of him,BUT he MEANT $35,000-My Jaw Dropped&my Heart sunk!&Also said when he gets the electrical harness fixed?The price will go to $50,000!I told him my story&wasn't Gonna BEG!&Then Bluntly told em>You paid $5,500&threw a motor in it thats it&Now your trying to make a almost $45,000 Profit!!I understand that he was there&got it 1st but C'mon I took it as a SLAP in the FACE,but i havent gave up,only time will tell...He said if he "Needs' to sell I will get 1st crack at it,But It needs to be in "Real world"Numbers-Any1 here know this car?Used to terrorize streets in westside in -'70's-'80's...

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Here is my "DAY2" 1969 Nova SS-i just transplanted a '73 LS4-454(factory with low miles)Mild build-Hooker Headers-High rise aluminum intake-800 DP-Factory Single point ignition-4-speed CastIron tranny-CenterForce Dual Friction clutch kit-4.10 Posi-This car has all the "oldschool'parts in it still,Green Shag rug-Lol-Groovy!Rocket Traction Bars-Gabriel High Riders-Its gonna get Bodywork&paint this coming spring,in original Fathom Green,Interior is mint!I recently got Vintage Round Thrush Muffler's&Im looking for a "Flyeye" Aircleaner.-its got 'CherryBombs" on it now..but i still got some tricks up my sleve.....

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The guy is trying to feed off your emotions and your ties to that car. 35K for a bird? Good luck.

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Thats how i feel,It was So Hard to track that car down&when i did,It had been sold&When i found out Who had the car,A Freind of mine that i went to highschool with,said"if He got that car YOU Aint EVER GONNA GET BACK&JUST 4GET IT!!"&i ask why?I guess the "guy" who got the 'Bird also "GOT" a "Malibu" with a "Mountain Motor" off a Young kid for Peanuts(It was in Primer when he purchased it" some Years back&When he Got it home Found out it was an ORIGINAL Chevelle SS -BBC car&it had one mismatched piston in the Motor&that what was wrong with WHOLE CAR!&the Body Was "MINT" underneath that primer!so idk if its an LS6 car but All the numbers Match from what i was told-it's a Nice looking "Show" car now(I Guess this Guy has a "horseshoe somewhere??"-Well he was rite!He is ALWAYS there at the rite time!&i aint getting the Firebird!I dont want to sound bitter,But after i "Tracked the car down&1st spoke with the "Newowner"He was didnt want to talk about Car&basically Hung up on me!Then Many Weeks later I saw him&"his" buddy's at the RaceTrack&I walked rite up 2 him&Said"why U Hang up on me?"I was Just asking about the "Firebird"?Thats when he went on With I didnt know that was U&if U want to "See" the car i will let U know but U BETTER BRING $$!So i got the call some weeks later&"Saw" the "Firebird'(i was armed with my Digital Camera)He didn't Really want me snapping "Pic's of car&actually backed away&out of camera range)It was emotional to see something that Has so many memories&the one Cool thing was We went for a ride(of course He drove-LOL!)Seeing the car after so many Years&Now Knowing I probably wont Ever get it-kind of sucks!I have been looking for a 1st gen firebird for YEARS&it seems like they are either Convertibles or "Rotboxes"-It never ends!i did find a mint 1979 Trans am-4speed non t-top&thats in my present stable-it of course has a full roller BBC454 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gifI just wanted to share my story with every1 here at this wonderful site,im sure alot of you's can relate to this...

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Neat story that you were able to find your pop's old car. I must admit, I find your writing style pretty difficult to read/ follow. Are your txting from a phone?

Got any more pics of your Nova?

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At 1/8th mile track when it was smallblock powered!

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http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/S5001930.jpg
Interior of '69 Nova>in "as in" condition-its been like this since the '70s&It just fit's the car>Shag&Fur>Groovy?

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Nice rides, really dig the Keystones on the Nova and the paint on the FBird! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif
Good Luck!

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http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/a...agarssrims.jpg
I would love to get a set of these for my Trans am>any1 have them for sale? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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Here is my '79 Trans am-BBC-454-040 over- Full roller-M22"rockcrusher"
3:73's-motor is set up for "200 shot" it isnt tuned&only has Few miles(i was thinking of Swapping this in to my Nova&running it on Street?)I just love Bigblock's-i scored LS4-454-that's in Nova-for Good price-Thank's STEVO-u the Man!

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Neat story that you were able to find your pop's old car. I must admit, I find your writing style pretty difficult to read/ follow. Are your txting from a phone?


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wow, I had such a hard time reading it I gave up

it looks like a great story but it was too painful to try to read ... comforting to see someone else had the same problem I did

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I'm surprised Chet had the paint changed on the bird. I seem to notice an odd odor every time he stops by my shop!

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Yeah-Chet told me that he didnt want to get harrased by the police, So he had the Mj leaf's removed. My Dad used to get pulled over ALL the time when he had the car. It got to the point where he sold it.