Pic's of "childhood" car

[4onthefloor]

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.....

[parkbrau]

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

[4onthefloor]

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...

[PxTx]

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?

[4onthefloor]

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