Car from Childhood

[4onthefloor]

I tried to get firebird back-long story short-it Vanished in the '80's&then in 1994 showed up all restored to how it was,Everything was NEW on car&perfect-fastforward to 2008 car show's back up&it was for sale(his family didnt want it&wanted $15-20G's&it didnt have a Motor or tranny&was shitting in storage unit for YEARS!)I looked for car&it was too late a Guy-Chet low balled(STOLE!!)the car for $5,500-(backrent was owed for storage&owner wanted it out!!)When Chet got car home-He"Popped" Trunk&M22-Scattershield,Hurst shifter was all inside!So all Chet did Was "Throw" a 454 &Clean the car up Really good-THATS IT!I never found car,let alone "see it"but i always new it was "MINT"anyways I found out who has the car&offer to "Buy" it&he say's sure but He says he ("Put a lot $$ in car almost$16,000 in receipts")So i ask how much&he say's $35,000& it will go $50,000-That was a SLAP IN MY FACE,All that he did was throw a motor in it&wash it that!Nothing else-so its his now