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
I just wanted to share my story with every1 here at this wonderful site,im sure alot of you's can relate to this...