70 RAIV Trans Am

[yellowjudge]

I know Gary has alot!! of great cars. I know one of the 69 TA's is a RAIV, from Fab firebird guy. I know he has a green 69 project, & a nice orange one. I can't fathom having a 100 cars. I feel pretty lucky having 5 RAIVs & my 71 HO TA.

[Steve_Hoog]

It's not about who has how many cars, and who can spend the most money.

What is important is Gary and others like him for whatever motives, purchased these cars back when they were readily available and still in some what decent shape then stored them (most inside) for future use.

Most of his cars are in an untouched condition, as in they were 20 years ago. It's like walking through a museum. I would rather see half a dozen of these type cars then 500 premium restored cars.

Eric of your half a dozen cars, are any of them your original cars from way back? Maybe 1 or 2 from your first years of driving, maybe not? If people like Gary hadn't done what they did years ago, people like you and me wouldn't be able to get these cars anymore. Not easily anyway.

I should be shot for all the GTO's I stripped for $50 dollars just for a fender and set of gauges. Then sent the car to the crusher because it looked bad in my yard. So I say a toast to people like Gary that had a vision unlike myself.

[yellowjudge]

Hey Steve, to each his own. Me having 6 cars, is most I would want. It's hard to enjoy them. I try to have some diversity, would not want 5 or 6 69 TAs, as they would all look the same. I have 3 little kids so time limited. Being a caretaker of 100s of cars is not for me. It's almost like these people who take in 100s of strays.
The car I've had the longest is my 1969 RAIV TA, had it since 95. I, like you had alot of cars, parted many 70-2 TAs, & 2 69 TAs.

[Charley Lillard]

I met a guy from Indiana that owns about 80+ Trans Ams...Is that Gary ?

[Steve_Hoog]

Gary is on the left with the green shirt, I'm on the right. The guy in the middle is another friend from Tulsa.



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[yellowjudge]

Charlie, that would be Steve Hamilton

[Steve_Hoog]

Anyone have a pic of this Hamilton's stash of cars?

What kind of a mix does he have in the way of nice, unrestored, or parts cars?

[Charley Lillard]

When I spoke with him he was considered as owning more Trans Ams than anyone. He was at Bowling green 2 years ago at the Fbody gathering with a Bandit Trans am. Nice guy. I think I saw a writeup in one of the car mags of his collection. I don't think he sells anything.

[Steve_Hoog]

Gary in Tulsa just coughed up a couple of pics.

This one is a 25ANN with a 69 IV in and GSX in the back ground:



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And this is one sweet RAII with long branch manifolds and ram air pans intact:



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[Belair62]

That car has a bad ass look to it..never saw one trimmed like that with the dog dish...