When I was a kid I rode a minibike in some fields across from my house. At the end of the main path was an old closed up gas station that was being rented by a bunch of drag racers. In that garage was a '65 GTO and a '68 400 Firebird with Tri-Power on it. I immediately fell in love with the GTO. Later that year, a guy on my newspaper route was using a '65 GTO as a winter car while his '68 AMX was in the paint shop for some custom paint. When he was done with the GTO, I bought it for $150.00. It was suppose to be $175.00 but by the time I got it the snow tires were bald (go figure) and he knocked off $25.00. That was 1971. In 2006 I sold my entire '65 GTO cars and parts collection and that GTO went with it. Its still like a death in the family. Although, that 400 Firebird that was also in that garage, still lives on and in my avatar. 1972 custom lacquer paint and all.
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