34th Trans Am Nationals
 

Well the Trans Am national s (Fairborn Ohio) are approaching.The dates are August 24,25& 26th. I will be bringing my street car "Brewster", my wife & I always enjoy the time we spend here. Where else do you get to see 300-400 Trans Ams, Firebirds & Formulas. I was hoping to bring my road race/ street car but she's not finished yet. I am looking forward to seeing other participants. Thanks Mark

Picture of last year
 

This is a picture of "Brewster " last year at the Trans Am Nationals . Everyone going have a safe journey. Mark

Nice. I will be there in my 79 Formula

My brother and I will be there with our Formulas (driving of course). We're looking forward to the best Firebird show in the world in Tipp City.

Dennis

Stop by the UnitedFBody Booth in the vendor area, factory paperwork, parts, nOS parts, and we are offering the Freedom Nattery toppers at a discounted show special, all 3 blue toppers plus the new black toppers will be there. We don't do tipp city, it's the same show, we gather in the booth instead, stop by and say hey, we're hanging out Late having cigars drinks so on on Saturday night.

I will be attending this one again in the future;
This time in the '70...
but it might be a while...
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Looks like if you put in a couple of all nighters you could have that car ready ;)

Have thought about going every year for the past 7 or 8, now that my car is done I need to make serious plans. Same ole, same ole but gonna try to make it next year.

Oh, there's ALOT of work ahead of me... and my kids have a great way of gobbling up time that I might otherwise spend on the car... all in due time :)

if i can make some suggestions;

1) don't make your plans have any serious weight on meeting up and hanging out with people you don't know;
The crowd at TAC whom I used to talk with alot back then REALLY let me down when they were very rude in ignoring me in person...
Bring a friend - or better yet, if your married, make a trip of it with your spouse.

2) ABSOLUTELY, plan on going to the Tipp City Cruise;
I ended up meeting up with some Aussie's who also felt ignored in person, and we had a great time hanging out - the Tipp City cruise was probably my highlight event... and if not for the Australians, I wouldn't have gone.

3) if it's a big drive, take the opportunity to check out some other sites, or meet up with people along the way.
I met up with a great family who run a Firebird restoration company in the Chicago area, and they prompted me to check out the Volo museum - which was another highlight of my trip.

Next time I'm going that way, I will detour to check out the Pontiac museum... and probably stop at Volo again ;)

Great Advice.

Stopped by yesterday. Inconsistent but persistent rain showers throughout the day. I'm a First Gen owner and it feels like the numbers are down. Many more 3rd gens than I recall from 6-7 years ago.

Well I got my reservations at the host hotel as early as possible & I was planning on attending this event again last year. I made several expensive upgrades to my car new windshield, new interior door panels, new and rear plastic panels & replaced several pieces of crumbling trim pieces. My car looks very nice I have entered it in 3 central Ohio car shows & it has always received a plaque or trophy in each show. So it is a nice looking car. However at the Trans Am nationals you are treated like a red headed stepchild with leprosy if you car has very many alterations from stock.
I was afraid this would happen again like last year. I was placed in the very back of the car lot . I thought it couldn't get worse. I was WAY wrong. This year I was placed at the very end corner of the far lot beside some huge storage containers & several Non Pontiac/street cars. The only worse place would have been on the other side of the fence along the freeway I was only a few feet away from that.
I didn't care if my car did anything in the show .I enjoy talking to people. However Saturday I sat by my car for 5-6 hours & only really had 2-3 people come over to talk to me about my car. The way my car was placed I wasn't really a part of the show. I have attended this show many years I started attending in 1989-90 with my dad. This car was a car my Dad owned and built in 1989 & I did all of the paint & body work at home by myself. It was a huge disappointment to me.
So I guess my advice is to anyone with a modified Trans Am or Firebird to leave it at home. Or park in the guest parking lot because your spot will be just as good. My wife drove her C-6 Corvette & it was parked closer to the action in the guest parking lot. So Sunday Morning I just loaded up around 10:00 & headed Home. Here are some pictures of the "Show Parking Space" they provided Me.
The last picture is a view from my corner of the lot at the rest of the show.

Looks like a sucky spot.


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What class were you put in?


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This looks like a 76 or newer car with T-Tops and an early front end (70-73) on it?


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I had a great time as always, lots of 3 rd gens and 4th gens, count did seem low overall but there were a lot of new faces too.

cruiser - sorry to see you were put out in the boonies.
I attended the Nat's in 2006, and the 'custom' class that you were put in aas actually an arguably nicer area than the stock class.

I like the looks of the 1973 trans am I have 3 1979 trans am 1979 trans am are everywhere, I specialized in sculpture so I used fiberglass to re-construct the pieces do my conversion. Many people ask how I put T-tops on a 73. Of course people that are knowledgeable about these cars can tell with no problem. I represent the car for what it is a 1979 modified Trans am. This car was modified to make me happy. I guess my competition was the Dodge SUV or the 2 cargo Shipping containers. The actual car I was planning on bringing is a really really radical wide body Trams Am Road Race style with full custom ground effects. I asked them about where that car would fit in. The guy said unless it has nitrous a blower. Or a turbo it would fit in the same class my Brewster green car. Even though it is 700 HP 700 ft-lb. NA Built by Butler & runs on Race gas & Runs low 10s all day long. At least if I was in the prostreet or whatever they call it I would have been an actual part of the show.
1st thing clean out the non participants give them 1/2 hour to move & then tow them away. I don’t want some 4 door SUV whacking its doors on the side of my Trans am it’s a car shoe not a car parking lot! Just my 2cents mark/Cruiser

Cruiser, That does suck. I would have moved it despite what the TA Nats show people said. There was plenty of room in front of the hotel that they probably wouldn't have noticed if you did.

Otherwise, it was a great show and our group had a wonderful time. I agree that the show field seemed to have a record number of 3rd and 4th gens, but many were really nice. I'm starting to appreciate them more as the years go by. The Tipp City cruise is always the highlight for us after a long day of concours judging and a tall ice-cold captain & coke!

Dennis

Your spotted def. looked like it sucked! You have a nice looking car. Like most events, not everyone is going home happy. I wish I could have made the trip this year.

So is there a place for non-judged Birds to park away from daily drivers???
If so, what is the cost?

I went again this year and had a great time. We had intermittent rain on Saturday and an unexpected downpour on Sunday morning. I thought that attendance was about the same as last year. The Tipp City Cruise was fun with perfect weather. Here are some photos:

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BJ


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Tease. What up with the blue '74?

Mike, that’s the car that Cameron and her dad, Mike, were telling us about last year. They finally finished it. It looked amazing in Regatta Blue with the stripes. It is a California low miles car that Mike bought from the family of the original owner. They added the spoiler and factory Ram Air components. Cameron did most of the body work and paint prep herself. She even painted her nails to match it using some of the PPG paint they used to paint the car.

Her prestige license plate says “CAMULA” for Cam’s Formula, and instead of Ram Air on the hood scoops it says Cam Air. Pretty clever.

On the way back from Tipp City, she lost the driver side front tire due to loose lug nuts. Apparently in the rush to get it finished, they were only finger tight on that wheel. She maintained control and the damage was minor. All were safe!

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BJ


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EEK!!

I almost added something about a potty-mouthed young girl after posting. I remember the progress pictures from last year. It looks good. Too bad about the wheel, at least she was actually going at a safe speed.

Mike - I don’t think that was necessary. I struggle with discretion as well at times, but step away from the keyboard with this BS. We have happily welcomed Cam and her dad into our circle of friends and their backs are well covered.

Couldn’t agree more Bob. Cameron and her Dad and Mom are dear friends and will continue to be. So thankful she wasn’t hurt.

BJ


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Sorry, Bob, but no BS. First impressions are rememberable. And, I still get after my daughter for her fowl language.

Well here is the one picture I took. Three 1970 Lucy 4 speeds

Nice Craig! At least you took some pictures...I didn't even take one!

Dennis

I’ve known her for two years and don’t believe I have ever heard a foul word from her. You’ve met her once and are ready to impugn her integrity. I love you Mike, but you need to temper your enthusiasm. Go after someone with a wrong aircleaner or decal, but leave this girl alone.

Trying to post a couple pics.....hope it works!

A couple more....sorry for the drool on your 72 Bob. I’ll be more careful next time.

Some very cool cars- sorry I missed it.

Love the Cam Air- nicely done car you don’t see very often. Hate to hear about the wheel- a mistake I know I have made myself.

Cruiser- sh!tty spot indeed. I don’t think I would have stayed. I would love to see pics of the wide body- do you have a build thread?

I am sorry to read you were treated like this. Next time I would just park with the others where your year cars are parked. You spend a lot of money on your car and a lot to attend this event, I would never let someone tell me I need to park between a storage container and a daily driver not part of the show.

I have been to shows where I didn't like where I was parked so I moved to a better location after the "parking people" were gone..

I was going to put this show on my bucket list but after reading your post, I will continue to go to Norwalk and not waste time going here.

I would suggest you go yourself and try it out. I have been going since 93. I have taken both modded and stock cars, 11 different cars overall during this time, and have never had a bad experience. I have seen many people over the years get completely bent out of shape over a plastic trophy. I get that some people are into that, but I go to enjoy my car and talk to other people that share the same interest. If you like birds, this is THE show.