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Old 09-22-2011, 04:30 PM
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Default Black at Jim Wangers' AMCI 1995 - 1997

Here are pictures of the Black Bird tucked away in the corner of Jim Wangers' AMCI collecting dust. After we shipped all of the Trans Am's, Firebird and Monti Carlo's to California one of Jim's Judges came to Detroit. The Black Bird and Monza where left behind as cast offs. The "Wangers" plated Judge was sent here to make room for the other cars in California since Jim kept the nicer of his two in California. The Buicks were left here to be worked on and as drivers when Gordon Wangers came to the Detroit office.
Jim needed a Judge here for GTO events.
I convinced Jim that the Detroit Judge needed to be more then a stocker. Since Jim never drove a stock car this Judge needed to be just a little more then a nice Ram Air III. Jim directed Duncan Micheal to make the car run with some of the old parts laying around the shop. The car became a 440 cid with 6X heads and aluminum H.O. manifold. The car ran fairly well.
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