Firebird?
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
I woulsn't take that as an insult.
I will say this after having a 1999 WS6 and a C5, They are a lot a like in some ways, You have to own one to know what I am talking about....
Mr.Bill
I will say this after having a 1999 WS6 and a C5, They are a lot a like in some ways, You have to own one to know what I am talking about....
Mr.Bill
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Really hated the tacky mid '70's Firebirds with the screaming chicken and other decals, (Smoky & the Bandit) Other then the wide body C6's I perfer the smooth clean looks of the C5 lines IMO.
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I had a Firebird myself back about 1978. After Smokey and the Bandit the black Trans Am was the car to have. But of course I had a custom vette too. That was my first Vette. Have had a Corvette ever since.
I made a slight adjustment to your photo. Just had to move your C5 out from behind your WS6
I made a slight adjustment to your photo. Just had to move your C5 out from behind your WS6
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Never had a Firebird but a '69 Z28 & a 70 SS Camaro, first Vette was a bone stock 1 owner '65 Roadster 300hp., 327 4 spd., which I bought in 1972 for $3200.00 & 28k. miles. The good old days! having said that, I still perfer my C5Z., great car.
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St. Jude Donor '12
I agree, from a distance, coming at you, the T/A looks a liitle like a Vette
. I always get ready to wave until it gets a little closer and then I realize it's not a Vette. Maybe I need new glasses
. I always get ready to wave until it gets a little closer and then I realize it's not a Vette. Maybe I need new glasses
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
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St. Jude Donor '12
Mr Bill,
That red T/A in your post looks great! After I sold my 72 Vette, I tried to purchase a new 79 T/A, Nocturn Blue, 403 CI, last year for that motor, with shaker hood and decals...beautiful car, from a dealer. The dealer wanted to send it out to put T Tops on it, which I didn't want. Since it was the last one on the dealer lot, I told the dealer that I had a potential buyer for my Vette and as soon as I closed the deal, I would purchase his car.
Couple of days later, I run to the dealer with money inhand only to be informed that they shipped it out to do the T Top conversion. Now I needed to purchase a new vehicle and ended up buying a Grand Prix that the dealer made me a great deal on. One of the worst decisions I ever made.
That red T/A in your post looks great! After I sold my 72 Vette, I tried to purchase a new 79 T/A, Nocturn Blue, 403 CI, last year for that motor, with shaker hood and decals...beautiful car, from a dealer. The dealer wanted to send it out to put T Tops on it, which I didn't want. Since it was the last one on the dealer lot, I told the dealer that I had a potential buyer for my Vette and as soon as I closed the deal, I would purchase his car.
Couple of days later, I run to the dealer with money inhand only to be informed that they shipped it out to do the T Top conversion. Now I needed to purchase a new vehicle and ended up buying a Grand Prix that the dealer made me a great deal on. One of the worst decisions I ever made.
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/pict...ictureid=96680
Here's one of my Birds, much faster than my vette.
Here's one of my Birds, much faster than my vette.
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The only factory blue for that generation WS6 is Navy Blue Metallic. However, Trans Ams (non WS6) could have also come in Medium Blue Metallic.
NBM had some color flip to it but it was generally from dark blue to purple. That looks like a MBM WS6 clone (very common).
NBM had some color flip to it but it was generally from dark blue to purple. That looks like a MBM WS6 clone (very common).
