Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, September 27, 2024
Watch: Pontiac Trans Am overload
Can't hide the excitement of landing in Tipp City, Ohio during the Trans Am Nationals. |
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Hood scoops on a second generation Pontiac Formula abound along with hundreds of Firebirds and Trans Ams at the Trans Am Nationals. |
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Friday, August 16, 2024
10 Reasons You Won’t Buy this 1978 Trans Am
1978 Pontiac Trans Am parked in field around 1996. Numbers matching W72 400 engine, 3.23 posi, auto. |
The previous owner collected several Firebirds and Trans Ams when they were dirt cheap. Age and the elements have tried their dang best to pull them down to the dirt. Flat tires and rotting metal are no match against Mother Nature. Give this one a look. Lots of good parts. But I know, you're not gonna buy it!
Load it Up!
This 1978 Trans Am field find followed me home. I call him “Rusty” even though he was born in Platinum Silver paint. This era of "muscle cars” became a staple of teenagers, midlife adults, and those just wanting to have a kick in the pants on a Saturday night. As the years wore on, the abuse a “Bandit”-era Pontiac Trans Am received is unmatched in my opinion. Either mechanical issue, wreck or the idea of becoming a spectacle at the grocery store parking, these Big Bird emblazoned V-8 monsters faded from the roadways. Many T/As received refuge in mobile home communities-as best I can remember that is the final location of the last found-in-the-wild Trans Am used as a daily driver in unrestored and running condition.
Why the love?
Talk is cheap
If you buy one of Burt’s black Trans Ams nowadays, they cost a pretty penny! Mine is cheap, $1500. I know, I know. You're not gonna do it. But you’d be a lot cooler if you did.
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Crash, Fire on Day 4 Power Tour 2024
Onward to HRPT Day 4 stop at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. We would be pushed to make it because of our late start. Despite some traffic snarls, we arrived before 4 pm and interviewed several Power Tour participants and learned about their vehicles, including a 1970 Dodge Super Bee, 1923 Ford Model T, 1966 Chrysler LeBaron, and a 1951 Henry J.
That's not fast, but...
Jody Potter
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Sunday, June 30, 2024
Watch: Late for Work in a 1966 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron
Monday, May 20, 2024
Million Dollar Junkyard for Sale, closed in 1979, full of rusty gold
Frank Brooks is selling the hundreds of classic cars in the family junkyard. |
Frank walks past the 1950 Studebaker truck he drove in high school. |
Rare 1959 Lincoln Continental convertible! |
Hundreds of cars from the 1940s thru 1970s are everywhere. |
Curious mules join us during our tour of the property. |
Cadillacs and more treasures, that you don't find everyday, are found here in the junkyard that closed in 1979. And they are all for sale! |
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Saturday, April 13, 2024
WATCH: Dirty Survivor 1966 Shelby GT350H at Mustang's 60th
Show time! Andy Vann and his wife Mary Ann arrived at the 60th Anniversary Mustang show in their still unwashed 1966 Shelby GT350-H. Their car was washed in 1980 and hasn't seen a raindrop or a wash bucket since. The last time the Vann's of Trussville, Alabama showed their car was 15 years ago at the Mustang Club of America's 45th Anniversary show. Their Hertz Rent-A-Racer, original down to the dirt from 1980, built by Shelby American was a hit with Mustang fans at the 45th Anniversary at Barber Motorsports Park. Would the Raven Black Shelby attract crowds at the 60th Mustang show?
We think we’ve found the best one but please drop a comment if you've seen a better running and driving survivor.
Check out Part One of the Shelby GT350-H story here.
Thanks for watching!
Jody Potter
— Junkyard Life: The Story Beneath the Rust
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