When I was in high school there was this guy with probably the nastiest street car in town, a burgundy 68 Firebird with a Pontiac 400, Ram Air III heads, big cam/carb, etc. and nitrous. It was super clean from what I can remember and got me hooked, which led me to buy a bomb of a car (even though I scored) - a 74 Nova body with no motor/tranny for $150. I befriended the Firebird guy and he helped build my Nova to a decent street car. I always told him I would eventually buy that Firebird from him years later. I would have too but he sold it several years ago before I got the cash or ability to do a project like that. Ironically, I now have a 68 F-body, just not a Firechicken.
Good times....