New stablemate
Le Mans Master
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From: Bergen County NJ
Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2016
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From: NH
Hey forum, please welcome the new addition a 78 Trans Am. (some are pics from delivery this past Sunday and some from dealership listing)
Funny side note:
My wife asks ..."where are you going to park the Trans Am?"
I say...."in the garage of course."
She says....."so your going to park the OLD 78 Corvette and OLD 78 Trans Am inside along with the C7 and leave the $90,000 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe outside in the driveway with the X5?
I say......"yup"
She rolls her eyes and says ...."buy a parking lift so you can park the 6 series inside too"
Winner winner chicken dinner!
Funny side note:
My wife asks ..."where are you going to park the Trans Am?"
I say...."in the garage of course."
She says....."so your going to park the OLD 78 Corvette and OLD 78 Trans Am inside along with the C7 and leave the $90,000 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe outside in the driveway with the X5?
I say......"yup"
She rolls her eyes and says ...."buy a parking lift so you can park the 6 series inside too"
Winner winner chicken dinner!
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 15,049
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From: Holly Springs NC
St. Jude Donor '16-'17,'22,'24
Love that Trans Am.
A recent quote at a Mecum Auction related to the Trans Am was How could Pontiac turn out something that beautiful then several years later completely screw up the brand?
A recent quote at a Mecum Auction related to the Trans Am was How could Pontiac turn out something that beautiful then several years later completely screw up the brand?
Race Director
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Posts: 15,049
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From: Holly Springs NC
St. Jude Donor '16-'17,'22,'24
Oh man, memories. This brings me back to college days, driving from Clifton NJ to Manasquan in my friends Metropolitan. It looked cool but struggled to do 60MPH uphill. We didn't care, just spending a day at the beach trying to meet beach bunnies was all we were into.
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Hey forum, please welcome the new addition a 78 Trans Am. (some are pics from delivery this past Sunday and some from dealership listing)
Funny side note:
My wife asks ..."where are you going to park the Trans Am?"
I say...."in the garage of course."
She says....."so your going to park the OLD 78 Corvette and OLD 78 Trans Am inside along with the C7 and leave the $90,000 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe outside in the driveway with the X5?
I say......"yup"
She rolls her eyes and says ...."buy a parking lift so you can park the 6 series inside too"
Winner winner chicken dinner!
Funny side note:
My wife asks ..."where are you going to park the Trans Am?"
I say...."in the garage of course."
She says....."so your going to park the OLD 78 Corvette and OLD 78 Trans Am inside along with the C7 and leave the $90,000 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe outside in the driveway with the X5?
I say......"yup"
She rolls her eyes and says ...."buy a parking lift so you can park the 6 series inside too"
Winner winner chicken dinner!
The 400's were torque monsters, great fun when you were a young man to be able to smoke your tires at will! I remember I only paid $700 (Canadian!) for each of them back then.
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Pro
Joined: Jul 2013
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From: Texas
Well see.....they are coming out this afternoon to install the lift.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: South Carolina
yes, basically what you get in older cars is a nostalgic look(and very good look), by any standard they're obsolete. A new 6 cylinder Mustang or Camaro is quicker than most "muscle" cars of the '70's or many from the '60's. My daughter has a 280HP Hyundai sedan that'll actually get on it pretty good.
Safety Car
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From: Lake Havasu City Arizona
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St. Jude Donor '12
I had that same car but I had a Pontiac 400, 4 spd, T top Trans Am, also a 78. I currently have a 79 Trans Am, a 1974 455d Trans Am, a Hemi Shaker Challenger and my C7 corvette along with the Jeep Wrangler 4 door, Dodge Diesel 2500 and a Mazda Miata, a 33 ft Denali travel trailer, a 27 foot Nordic Thor 525 cat boat, the Polariz Rzr and trailer. I need to weed some of this stuff outta here. Luckily the garage is bigger than the house!.
