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Cris@JCG 03-25-2010 07:54 PM

Pontiac Treasures!
 
A buddy of mine asked me to see if I could find any Firebirds here in Southern California & I found this hidden treasure about 5 miles away from my shop.. This guy has been collecting these cars for about 25 yrs!!! His collection ranges from 67 to 81 Firebirds, Formulas, & Trans Ams... Has some GTO's also :D

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250069.jpg


He has 3 69 TA.. This one needs a little restoration work!
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250070.jpg

Here is a 70 TA!! I want this one!!
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250075.jpg

This one is a 77 TA..
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250071.jpg

70 Formula!!
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250068.jpg

70 Firebird!!
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250073.jpg



There are plenty more in the barn!! 72 & 73 Trans Ams.. 67 & 68 Firebirds!!
& more that he has stored @ home :D

GregWeld 03-25-2010 08:01 PM

Cris -- What a find!

Here's what I've never ever been able to understand.... why do people pile this stuff up and never do anything with it... it just sits there and wastes away...

Thank gawd they do it -- to "save" them for the rest of us.... but I'll never understand a yard full of "crap" sitting for years... when they could have sold it all and had ONE really nice car.

nvr2fst 03-25-2010 08:30 PM

Greg its called hoarding LOL

Nice find Chris, Im assuming the guy has had offers to sell for years, from the photos it looks like somebody could spot these during a drive by. Any photos and condition of the ones in the barn.

ProdigyCustoms 03-25-2010 08:38 PM

I am going to catch this guy if I am not careful. I am grabbing another TA tomorrow, will make 2 in 2 weeks, and have one coming in for the treatment next week. Soon will be Prodigy Customs Trans Am experts, LOL!

nvr2fst 03-25-2010 08:41 PM

Frank, Just open a shop in Cali. and you'll be good to go. Then you would have two summer/summer homes

Cris@JCG 03-25-2010 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonzo (Post 277847)
A buddy of mine asked me to see if I could find any Firebirds here in Southern California & I found this hidden treasure about 5 miles away from my shop.. This guy has been collecting these cars for about 25 yrs!!! His collection ranges from 67 to 81 Firebirds, Formulas, & Trans Ams... Has some GTO's also :D

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250069.jpg


He has 3 69 TA.. This one needs a little restoration work!
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250070.jpg

Here is a 70 TA!! I want this one!!
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250075.jpg

This one is a 77 TA..
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250071.jpg

70 Formula!!
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250068.jpg

70 Firebird!!
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/P3250073.jpg



There are plenty more in the barn!! 72 & 73 Trans Ams.. 67 & 68 Firebirds!!
& more that he has stored @ home :D

Can't wait to see your work on the TA's Frank!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProdigyCustoms (Post 277865)
I am going to catch this guy if I am not careful. I am grabbing another TA tomorrow, will make 2 in 2 weeks, and have one coming in for the treatment next week. Soon will be Prodigy Customs Trans Am experts, LOL!

I agree with you Greg.. I just don't understand why the guy never stored the 69 & 70 TA indoors.. They are some rare cars.. We are only about 6 miles away from the ocean.. We get rusty cars here..

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 277848)
Cris -- What a find!

Here's what I've never ever been able to understand.... why do people pile this stuff up and never do anything with it... it just sits there and wastes away...

Thank gawd they do it -- to "save" them for the rest of us.... but I'll never understand a yard full of "crap" sitting for years... when they could have sold it all and had ONE really nice car.

He is ready to sell most of the cars you see here Dave.. He will have a price on the 69 & 70 TA for me in the next couple of days..

I did not get any photos of what was in the barn.. that was in different location.. I will be their in the next couple of days & maybe I be allowed to get some pics..

Quote:

Originally Posted by nvr2fst (Post 277862)
Greg its called hoarding LOL

Nice find Chris, Im assuming the guy has had offers to sell for years, from the photos it looks like somebody could spot these during a drive by. Any photos and condition of the ones in the barn.


GregWeld 03-25-2010 09:19 PM

Not trying to jack the thread -- it's a killer thread!

Up here - you drive by the poorest neighborhoods and they have the most stuff in their yards... Satellite TV dishes - Trucks with campers or trailers - fishing boats... a couple of junkers with the weeds... AND this is what gets me --- a blue tarp on the roof because it's leaking. I'm the kind - that if that were the case for my house - I'd be looking around for something to sell so I could fix the friggin' leak... I guess I'm just weird.

The "hoarders" (good one NVR!) always have all this STUFF... and then you see the guy and they have rotten teeth... yellow fingers... bib overalls (nothing wrong with those) and you'd think they couldn't find a $20 in their pocket. Amazing. And like I said - you have to thank someone for them - 'cause they got the stuff we want!! :rofl:

redfire69 03-26-2010 04:31 AM

Interesting pics! Usually someone like this never lets go of their "collection".

tones2SS 03-26-2010 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 277875)
Not trying to jack the thread -- it's a killer thread!

Up here - you drive by the poorest neighborhoods and they have the most stuff in their yards... Satellite TV dishes - Trucks with campers or trailers - fishing boats... a couple of junkers with the weeds... AND this is what gets me --- a blue tarp on the roof because it's leaking. I'm the kind - that if that were the case for my house - I'd be looking around for something to sell so I could fix the friggin' leak... I guess I'm just weird.

No, that's called normal Greg!!!:thumbsup: :cheers:
Nice find Cris. Did you take any cars back with you?!? I want the 73 Formula.:unibrow:

Josh69 03-26-2010 11:00 AM

Send me a PM with the price on any of the '69 T/A's, if you don't mind.


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