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Absolutely beautiful work, high precision. I love that Firebird, and that body color along with the black vinyl top is what my '68 GTO 400 4 speed had back in 1980 when it was only a 12 year old car. I was, and still am to a large degree a big Pontiac fan. I did not like when that division needed to close down as a requirement of Gubmint Motors. I'm sure one day I will have another GTO, along with the '71 Mach 1 429 CJ-R. To me that Mach 1 429 is everything that the musclecar movement stood for, near the very end of the original musclecar era. GM even lowered compression ratios by '71 whereas Ford did not. I have always also had a soft spot for the Olds 442 and Buick GS, both torque monsters. Never really had any interest in Chevy products- just too darn many of them out there. Again, great Firebird, and I recall the slightly older thread you had on this car.

<blockquote data-quote="donkost" data-source="post: 348096" data-attributes="member: 2856"><p>Absolutely beautiful work, high precision.&nbsp; I love that Firebird, and that body color along with the black vinyl top is what my &#039;68 GTO 400 4 speed had back in 1980 when it was only a 12 year old car.&nbsp; I was, and still am to a large degree a big Pontiac fan.&nbsp; I did not like when that division needed to close down as a requirement of Gubmint Motors.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure one day I will have another GTO, along with the &#039;71 Mach 1 429 CJ-R.&nbsp; To me that Mach 1 429 is everything that the musclecar movement stood for, near the very end of the original musclecar era.&nbsp; GM even lowered compression ratios by &#039;71 whereas Ford did not.&nbsp; I have always also had a soft spot for the Olds 442 and Buick GS, both torque monsters.&nbsp; Never really had any interest in Chevy products- just too darn many of them out there.&nbsp; Again, great Firebird, and I recall the slightly older thread you had on this car.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="donkost, post: 348096, member: 2856"] Absolutely beautiful work, high precision. I love that Firebird, and that body color along with the black vinyl top is what my '68 GTO 400 4 speed had back in 1980 when it was only a 12 year old car. I was, and still am to a large degree a big Pontiac fan. I did not like when that division needed to close down as a requirement of Gubmint Motors. I'm sure one day I will have another GTO, along with the '71 Mach 1 429 CJ-R. To me that Mach 1 429 is everything that the musclecar movement stood for, near the very end of the original musclecar era. GM even lowered compression ratios by '71 whereas Ford did not. I have always also had a soft spot for the Olds 442 and Buick GS, both torque monsters. Never really had any interest in Chevy products- just too darn many of them out there. Again, great Firebird, and I recall the slightly older thread you had on this car. [/QUOTE]

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