[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by Tellyshavilli

thanks guys I'm lucky somebody took pics because I dont remember taking any .

I took several but looking back I wish I had taken a lot more. two pictures I regret not taking were when I had 20 69 t/a's at one time I should have got them all together and taken a picture and the other one was back in the 80's I decided I had way too many 69 judges (had a few over 20) I should have taken a picture of them all together before I started selling them off.

[Tellyshavilli]

Giving the RAIV a bath. 1986

[ponyakr]

I can relate to what some of you guys have said. Back in the Musclecar era, I reckin we just sorta took it for granted that it would last forever. I would have probably never took a single pic of any of our street or race cars. But, I'm glad TJ did take quite a few. Now, I can think of lots of pics I WISH we had made. Anyhow, when those old cars got up to around 100,000 miles or so, most of 'em were considered just old wore out cars. And that included Birds and Goats.

I bought at least a humpteen Goats and probably 3 dozen or more Birds. Also bought other A-bodies, GP's, and Big cars, for engines and parts. Had a pretty good Pontiac junkyard, right beside my shop.

I raced some, sold some, and just kept some for parts. Anyhow, I sold a '68 Bird roller, to a guy who lived in a nearby town. He said I also gave him 2 parts cars to go with it. I do not remember the deal at all. He built a bracket racer out of 'em, and ran down into the 11's with an old school 455.

He called me a few years back, and said that he knew where his old car was, and that it was for sale, in case I was interested. Well, to make a long story short, TJ bought the car for me, less the BBC engine that was in it. So, I decided to make a sort of low budget nostalgia bracket car out of it. We made it look sorta like the last two 1st gen Birds TJ raced. It's running, but not ready to race yet. Hope to get it together enuff to make it to the track this year.

[Tellyshavilli]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

I took several but looking back I wish I had taken a lot more. two pictures I regret not taking were when I had 20 69 t/a's at one time I should have got them all together and taken a picture and the other one was back in the 80's I decided I had way too many 69 judges (had a few over 20) I should have taken a picture of them all together before I started selling them off.

Gary , 20 - 69 T/As is crazy . I've owned 12 that I can remember but not at same time ! 2-convs , 3-RAIVs ,1 w/red cust interior and 6-RAIII 4spds
Here's a picture of one I forgot to put away before winter this is around 1980–81

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by Tellyshavilli

Gary , 20 - 69 T/As is crazy . I've owned 12 that I can remember but not at same time ! 2-convs , 3-RAIVs ,1 w/red cust interior and 6-RAIII 4spds
Here's a picture of one I forgot to put away before winter this is around 1980–81

ive been known to go on binges. good thing I don't drink at all.

[sleddog]

Originally Posted by Tellyshavilli

Gary , 20 - 69 T/As is crazy . I've owned 12 that I can remember but not at same time ! 2-convs , 3-RAIVs ,1 w/red cust interior and 6-RAIII 4spds
Here's a picture of one I forgot to put away before winter this is around 1980–81

That's awesome. Hang on to those pics, really cool.

What a great bunch of cars you've had.

[Tellyshavilli]

Originally Posted by sleddog

That's awesome. Hang on to those pics, really cool.

What a great bunch of cars you've had.

Thanks ,
Here's a couple pictures of the second Trans Am convertible I bought this is when I picked it up in 1983 down on the Bayou