Farewell to a faithful friend, hello to a new one

[Unner]

Yeah any pics of the Firebird, or maybe even that Torino possibly? I love old muscle cars. My dad's had a 69 Torino GT fastback for at least 10 years now that I helped him restore.

 

[Super-G]

Any pics of your old firebird? My buddy had a clean black 68 firebird 400 with a 4 speed. Always liked the 67 & 68 birds.

This is my old 68 Firebird. I bought it in 1985 and owned it until last year. I totally restored it over a 5 year period. It had a worked 428 that was pushing out over 475HP, a 4 speed, and a 12 bolt rear with 3:73 gears.

 

[68dave]

Nice! Why did you sell it? Was it a true 400 car? I sold my 70 elcamino SS recently and i've been kicking myself ever since.

 

[Super-G]

Nice! Why did you sell it? Was it a true 400 car? I sold my 70 elcamino SS recently and i've been kicking myself ever since.

I had owned the car since 1985. It saw a wide variety of engine, trans and color combo's over the years. One night at a car show an older gentleman approached me asking if the car was for sale. I said no but he kept bugging me. Turns out he bought a Verdoro Green 68 Firebird when he got back from Vietnam, just like mine. He made me an offer that was hard to refuse and in the interest of change, I sold it and took most of the money to buy my 72 Z/28.

It has a healthy 454, a Tremec 5 speed, and a 12 bolt rear with 3:73 gears. Here's a pic a professional photographer took at a car show: