[tabob]

Wow! Great pictures. They are in my Adrian file.

Alan, welcome to the forum!

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

You guys shouldn't feel too bad about decisions made on the car in 86-87.
5800 was double what it was worth in the condition that Robertson described back then.
You would have had to live with kicking and doubting yourself for at least two decades afterwards. I would have walked away from it too.

If it had been a complete different color family scenario - like red black gold orange etc.. it might have needed some deeper consideration and heavier negotiations.

I was stalking these cars back in that time frame.
Back then, Code 24 might have actually been viewed by a lot of enthusiasts as a devalue against Code 26.

Its definitely worth its weight in todays world.
Very Very cool car

[transam1972]

BARON...I am very pleased to see this one of car getting a full restoration (unbelievable paint job)..but in 1987 $5800 in that condition was too much...I looked at a few trashed/abomination TRANS AMS from 1983 to 1985 when I finally had to settle for the car I have now (remember,,no internet!!)...58k miles..it was not molested in the way I knew how a TRANS AM could have been (still sported the original Rally IIs)..but not an original paint car (survivior is the term we use now)..yet I paid a princely sum of $5k (more than new)..for my dream car..only to discover it needed 1/4s...yet today that same amount will get you a base bird rust rocket...yet hindsight is 20/20 and had I really kept searching, that same amount could have bought me an original paint true survivior...somewhere...but where??!!..possibly/most likely another state...of course I never followed through on the resto that I then began in 1990...but I get to finally follow through in 2012 and I get a great P.Y. forum, tons of resto parts, and the help of other enthusiasts and previous threads of those who have been down the path before me...but I also had a 17k mile IROC in 1987 through the 90s to fill the void...I would have loved to have been able to enjoy the TRANS AM I have now when I was in my 30s (would have really dug gong to nightclubs and dating with the 72 T/A instead of the 87 IROC, but oh well)...by the time I really get to enjoy my T/A (assuming I make it)..I will be pushing 60...if someone had old me at 23 that the car would take me 40 years Id tell them..."your joking"...and yet if I had not bought it then..I would be T/Aless today...as I saw an ad in 1997 for a mint condition 23kmile TRANS AM for atleast $21k dollars....1/2 of what it would easily cost today...and since I am no Doctor (more like I need one)...I am thankful for what I have...and I am determined to see his through

[165th]

Here's an update on Adrian - It's one of those bad news good news updates!:

The bad news - Progress is such that a decision has been made not to rush her completion so Adrian will not be ready in time to be shown at the Trans Am Nationals. We want the car to be 'just so' and the deadline for the TA Nat's wasn't fitting that timeline.

So, with bad news came opportunity:

The good news is, Adrian has been accepted into the field and will be shown in November at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (MCACN) in Chicago, and she will be featured in a special "Unveilings" portion of the show Saturday morning. This segment of the show is reserved for significant muscle cars that have recently completed concour restorations and have not been shown since the completion of the restoration.

The timing and type of featured segment of the MCACN show fit perfect for Adrian's unveiling. In fact, we've pretty much surmised that based on Adrian's history, this may be the first time Adrian has ever been shown in a car show format!

This year's unveilings has another significant Trans Am, namely a '69 Trans Am prototype so it should be a lot of fun.

Here's a link to the MCACN website 'Show Features' page.

http://www.mcacn.com/features.htm

And here's a list of the cars that will be unveiled:

[RamAir]

That's going to be a great unveiling at the MCACN, looking forward to it.

[Keats]

Greg,

Good luck. I was at MCACN show for first time last year and it was amazing. Hopefully will still see you at T/A Nats.

Dave

[W72-Bandit]

Well, that seals it,....just erased the pencil check mark I had by MCACN and replaced it with ink!

[165th]

Originally Posted by 165th

Here's an update on Adrian - It's one of those bad news good news updates!:

The bad news - Progress is such that a decision has been made not to rush her completion so Adrian will not be ready in time to be shown at the Trans Am Nationals. We want the car to be 'just so' and the deadline for the TA Nat's wasn't fitting that timeline.

So, with bad news came opportunity:

The good news is, Adrian has been accepted into the field and will be shown in November at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (MCACN) in Chicago, and she will be featured in a special "Unveilings" portion of the show Saturday morning. This segment of the show is reserved for significant muscle cars that have recently completed concour restorations and have not been shown since the completion of the restoration.

The timing and type of featured segment of the MCACN show fit perfect for Adrian's unveiling. In fact, we've pretty much surmised that based on Adrian's history, this may be the first time Adrian has ever been shown in a car show format!

This year's unveilings has another significant Trans Am, namely a '69 Trans Am prototype so it should be a lot of fun.

Here's a link to the MCACN website 'Show Features' page.

http://www.mcacn.com/features.htm

And here's a list of the cars that will be unveiled:

As mentioned before in this post, and identified on Adrian's website, she will be shown for the first time in the 'unveilings' portion of the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals this November.

MCACN has a weekly email blast that does a great job of communicating special features and information that will be a part of this years' show. Even if you're not going to MCACN this year, it's fun to see the weekly e-blasts so I thought I'd plug it for them.

And.... who knows what cars may show up in the weekly email updates in the weeks leading up to the show

Here's a link to the MCACN website homepage. From there you can sign up for email blasts and sign up to get a free .pdf copy of their show program.

http://www.mcacn.com/index.htm

[165th]

I had a great visit to Steve's shop this week. I'm getting to know those guys way too well. Everyone who works there is very enthusiastic and conscientious about the work they do for MMR.

Here's a few progress pics now that the engine has landed in it's cradle.

[weranc55]

Looks great.

[165th]

Here's some interesting tech bytes. The fuel vent pot (what is it really called?) has an interesting mark that appears to say 'Nor 3-1-72' probably indicating where the part was supposed to be shipped after it was made. Adrian is a 3D build date.

The steering column looks like it's had blue painted over the black column. The correct ICX Formula wheel stayed with the car all these years too. The picture of the tub is how she was stored from 2006 until the restoration started, and what she looked like the first day I saw her.

Also, some work on the hood. Nothing like a good guide coat on the underside of the hood to smooth things out .