70 RAIV Trans Am

[Astock]

Well done.Congrats!

[yellowjudge]

HI, thanks!!!!

[Steve_Hoog]

How about a pic?

[yellowjudge]

Have you sen many 70 RAIV TAs. I think Gary has an auto car.Pretty unique, has no other birds had RAIV, just TA. The Gto/Judges had it. In 69 birds & Ta had raiv, so alot more in the 69 bird vs 70 bird.

[Steve_Hoog]

Gary has an Auto and 4SP 70 TA RAIV, he has about a dozen 69 TA's with probably half RAIV, he has one 69TA RAV with cast manifolds, and two 69 RAIV regular Firebirds that I know of.

He also has two 68 RAII Firebirds and 3 RAII GTO's, most are 4SP if not all.

The RAII Birds get my top vote.

[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.