Re: “Pontiac Performance Years” Brownshirts
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1969z280</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The sport of criticizing cars on that website has gone beyond any useful purpose. "Shark Tanking" of cars has moved to a juvenile level. I had a 73 Formula with an absolutely 100% original interior (it was nearly as nice as my 4,000 mile Formula) on ebay. After the esteemed panel finished their criticism of every aspect of the interior and exterior, I spent the next week trying to convince potential buyers that the interior had not been re-dyed, the glove box door was original, interior components faded at different rates, etc. Because they read it on PY, it must be true.
After the first Bloomington All Survivor Show, my 4,000 mile 73 Formula was given an award by the judges so, they got on their soap boxes and started writing the different ways that they could tell it wasn't original. Well, Steve Shauger was one of the judges and said the car was in "As Delivered Condition". I won't even try to describe the pounding my Yenko TA took.
While I agree that everyone on the PY site doesn't operate in this fashion, many, many of them do. It makes for an unfriendly environment. I don't post there anymore.
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Think you will find that your car was vindicated a few times by people, or sharks.
The Shark tank is basically a chance for people to say what they are thinking anyways. Having restored a COPO and owned a early ( 68) low mileage Z-28, I have been picked apart, or rather my cars. The good part is that people step up, and correct those that are wrong. There are Judges that dont know what they are looking at. I was told a bunch of times my actual original engine in my 68 camaro was a chevelle engine stamped with my correct VIN on it, why, because, at the time nobody had seen the L-30 68 Camaros, and the ol RED book was wrong...
Py forums has alot of great people. Most are partial to Pontiac, yes, but still great folks.
Keep in mind, if we all were not at least a little stubborn, we wouldn't have accomplished anything!
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