[unruhjonny]

Granted I'm a little youger than most of you;
I have always been partial to Firebirds, especially second gen Firebirds;

I remember when I was maybe seven years old my dad (who some said would change cars more than his gonch!) had a black on tan cloth '79 TA - I disctinctly remember the hobnail cloth pattern on the seats, and the t-roof...

From a young age my favorite Hotwheel was the "Hot Bird".

In High School shortly after I bought my first car magazine (a Hot Rodding special on Firebirds) I got the silver soft covered consumers guide book on Firebirds (do any of you remember that one?) - I poured over it;
I loved the early Formula hood, and the stories of the SD455 made me want a '73 SD Formula... until I learned that they recieved the shaker hood.

I had a couple near purchases during my school days, and I made a list of what I preffered;
1) early second gen Firebird - single headlight car; the older the better
2) first gen Firebird
3) 77-78 Firebird
4) 79-81 Firebird
5) 82+ (I loved them and would have probably preffered one over a 79-81, but they were still quite expensive at the time)

When I was gifted (I chose it) my Formula, I decided on it over a freshly repainted '75 TA, and 74 Formula 455.

These days, I can honestly say that a manual transmission 1970 Formula is my favorite, except unlike 'yaker, I think that "halloween orange" is the best colour - which makes me like my car even more (when I got it, it was yellow, I had no idea it was Carousel Red!).
I love that 1970 was the only year with high compression, and I really prefer the one-year low back bucket seats.

When my car is done, it will either embody, or very closely embody my favorite Pontiac.