2many T/A's,
I agree with you that the original spoilerless body lines of the '70 Firebird are beautiful, but I didn't put a Formula hood, T/A fenders, T/A front spoiler and a rear spoiler on the car because I wanted a T/A or was confused- I did it because it made my Esprit look meaner and different from all of the other plain-jane Firebirds. And my 'Bird has no problem backing up all of the scoops and spoilers with a 406, ported no.48s, and a bunch of other goodies.
You seem to be under the impression that because the rest of the collector world places a higher monetary value to your T/A that it's better than all of the Formulas, Esprits, and base 'Birds out there. The reality is that while your car may be worth more, it's definitely not the fastest or the most Badass 'Bird out there. The beauty of owning a 'regular' Firebird is that we are not afraid to put a 600+hp stroker motor under the hood, widen the factory wheeltubs to squeeze 18 x 12 wheels in the back, or race the car on a road course, strip, or winding canyon road without fear of wrecking it.
You own a rare T/A- nice. Ultimately your car is yours to do as you would with it- restore, race, drive, store in a vault. But remember your T/A is NOT considered by the whole Firebird community to be the most awesome second generation Firebird out there.
Geno
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