[Kitch428m21]

My '70 was hit like that long ago, but it was fixed. Not too bad a job, but the trained eye will spot the evidence.
I'm still thinking of putting a high mounted center stop light in the rear window. Those brake lights are too low. I have an LED style light when I get motivated.
Good story, but bad news, eh?

[Pontiac Inc.]

my 1st real car (not a hand me down) was a 69 mustang 351W built 3.90 gears, quick for what it was. when i was in high school i had a list of cars that i beat on the back of my bedroom door. (and speeding tickets too) i outran bigblock chevy's. (i was shocked at the time) but to get to my pontiac story, i was coming home late one night and i was at a stoplight, looked behind me and this guy in a 67 goat was was right on my a**, when the light turned green i hit it. usually i leave anyone behind (way behind) but not this guy he stayed right on my a** about a 1/4 mile or so to the next light. i thought he would pull up and laugh because i couldnt pull away from him, but he pulled up and said "what the hell u got in that thing?" (because he couldn't come around me)we got to talking and he had a 389 tri-power. ( i was impresed) it wasn't long after that i traded my 69 (mustang) for a 76 T/A. i'm still a ford nut but i love my pontiacs too. sry so long. (my friend has since passed away, but my memory of him and that night will never be forgotten)

[p2architect]

In the fall of 1981 I need a ride. Living in Butte, Montana and need to get around. I have 125$ but what will that buy. Borrow a buddies car and drive around town a bit. There a spot a different looking car in the high weeds behind the house. A closer examination reveals a small Pontiac - good interior - lots of rust on the outside - rusted floor boards. I knock on the door and ask - would you consider seeling the car and does it run. Answer - it runs - but needs a cluch. I offer the $125. SOLD.

I take the car home, dad not too happy to see the junker I bought. But wait I say - I am going to fix it up. So me and a buddy start - pre-internet. Try to find a cluch - lucky me - my girl friend's dad owns a Champion Auto store - she is a car gal. After searching all the books - he finds what I need. Takes a few weeks, now it is the end of October. Pull the car into my buddies rented garage with wooded floor and no heats - barely has doors. Jack in up to start - WHAT THE %@#*. No link to drop the drive line. That is right - I purcahsed the 1963 Pontiac Lemans with the rope drive shaft and IRS Transaxle. Okay - I can do this. Take inspection plate of of bellhousing. WHAT THE %@#*. That's right - who dreamed up this.

Talk to a few of the car folks in town - they laugh and say good luck. Spent the next several weeks under the car in the bitter cold. My mom really liked it when I rebuilt the transaxle on her kitchen table just before Thanksgiving. But I got it back together and run it did. Fast, really fast - 326 HO. 3 speed manual. Two door coupe.

The first week I had it running my brother drove it one block got in a wreck at the first intersection that he drove through runided both quater panels. NO way to find these at that time. So a big hammer, bondo and primer bring it back to life.

Many stories follow. Many girls later. That was a sweet car - drove it daily for 5 years.

Fast forward - look for a car for seven years - the right car. Low and behold last October I call a guy in MIchigan and he has a car for sale - new engine - no drive train - no rear end - plastic windows - dented. I say no thanks - he wants $600. A few weeks later see the same car on e bay. Starting at 1,000. Looks not so good. A few days later it is at 30K. Sells for much, much more - $227,000. Well that is life.

So I see another car on the internet. Silvermist grey - re-built engine - straight - no rust - nice interior. So I do a bit of research - engine builder and car owner.

None other than ORIGINALHO - so I bid high and win - it was the right car - it had the right owner and engine builder. Now I have my 63 Lemans again. This time my brother will not drive it. Craig can drive it anytime. Drove it from Vegas to Milwuakee in mid December.

My daughter will take it to high school soon. It certainly won't sit in the garage. This car was meant to drive daily.

[Jack Gifford]

If OrigianlHO is one of the "old guys" here, what does that make me???...

A guy one year ahead of me in high school was the son of a well-to-do farmer, and was driving a brand-new '57 Tri-Power Pontiac to school (we're still friends- he's now well-off himself, but refuses to quit farming at age 70!). In '59 he built up a bored-out '58 engine for his car (2-door hardtop, but I don't remember which model), and I bought the stock Tri-Power 347 from him. I put it into my '37 Buick Special opera coupe and have been swapping Pontiac engines into various vehicles ever since!

[bluegoose95401]

my story started when i was a little kid maby around 6 yrs old my dad gave me a model of a 68 Firebird with a blown 289 (that he had taken from another model when he was younger i think it was a 57 bel air or 210). but from that day i was hell bent on buying a Firebird. When I decided I wanted to buy a car he wanted me to buy a Chevy i come from a Chevy family especially my dad who has a 700 hp nova SS. When i told him i wanted a fire bird he didn't understand. He thought i should buy a Camaro and we argued and argued until I finally after looking at around 25 cars i found my 69 Firebird at age 14 i had been watching this add in the local paper start at 4800 i watched it every day till it dropped to 2500 i begged my dad to take me to go look at it man he was not happy at all lol that was probably the least happy he had been on my entire escapade to find a car (one time i dragged him out of the house at 930pm to go look at this 65 nova SS with no motor or trans i thought he was irritated then well apparently i hadn't seen any thing yet ) after we actually got there and looked at this fire bird and hearing him go thru the are you sure this is what you want will you be happy with it and its not a Chevy are you ok with that he finally gave up and i bought the car for 2500 bucks immediately after getting home i kicked his jetta out of the garage ant took a few pictures of it with i till have some were and that's what started my Pontiac craze more info on my pontiac journey here http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=709861