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 Post subject: 1st gen vs 2nd gen
PostPosted:Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:27 pm 
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Car Details:a car thats older than the c*** that drives it....
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proof is in the pudding :lol: :lol: :lol:




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 Post subject: Re: 1st gen vs 2nd gen
PostPosted:Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:43 pm 
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Car Details:68 pontiac firebird coupe project car,my aim is a street friendly,lightly modified pro.touring style.
Lowered ,mild body mods,400 cu in SBC engine, Muncie 4speed, 10 bolt posi axle,disc front drum rear.
68 firebird convertible ( long term project) Stock resto/mod style ,400 pontiac th350
Nice :twisted:
1st gens rule but 2nd gen are beautiful cars and in an ideal world I would have both...
Off topic Steve, but have you seen the black Formula that the guy at The Goat was talking about ?


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 Post subject: Re: 1st gen vs 2nd gen
PostPosted:Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:25 pm 
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Car Details:a car thats older than the c*** that drives it....
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no but his brother with the blue mustang often talks about it and reckons he has a garage full of spares.....
Simon with the truck knows a fella who restores muscle cars in much hadham as well so its a small world..
dont really want to organize it but maybe another pub meet just for yanks and other interesting classics somewhere in herts


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 Post subject: Re: 1st gen vs 2nd gen
PostPosted:Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:15 pm 
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Car Details:68 pontiac firebird coupe project car,my aim is a street friendly,lightly modified pro.touring style.
Lowered ,mild body mods,400 cu in SBC engine, Muncie 4speed, 10 bolt posi axle,disc front drum rear.
68 firebird convertible ( long term project) Stock resto/mod style ,400 pontiac th350
Interesting...keep me posted.
There seem to be more people emerging and it would be good to get them together.


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 Post subject: Re: 1st gen vs 2nd gen
PostPosted:Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:42 am 
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Car Details:1968 Camaro Racing Car "Butch"
1968 Camaro Convertible 327"Camilla"
1979 AMC CJ7 Jeep 360V8
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 HartgeH26
1958 as yet unrevealed sportsracer with chevV8
Location:Isle of Man and Inverness
I know I am slightly biased................

however it isn't strictly fair since the spec on the cars owes more to the mods not the originality of the cars!

Sounds beautiful tho'

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 Post subject: Re: 1st gen vs 2nd gen
PostPosted:Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:28 pm 
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Good call TC, i would be interested to see a stock 1st gen vs a stock 2nd gen. No mods or anything, just factory car v factory car :thumbup:

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 Post subject: Re: 1st gen vs 2nd gen
PostPosted:Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:06 pm 
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Car Details:68 pontiac firebird coupe project car,my aim is a street friendly,lightly modified pro.touring style.
Lowered ,mild body mods,400 cu in SBC engine, Muncie 4speed, 10 bolt posi axle,disc front drum rear.
68 firebird convertible ( long term project) Stock resto/mod style ,400 pontiac th350
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Good call TC, i would be interested to see a stock 1st gen vs a stock 2nd gen. No mods or anything, just factory car v factory car :thumbup:
Factory cars differed greatly especially with 1st gen...
In the '60s the options were almost limitless and you could order cars with the same spec engine that would perform and handle like totally different models based on choice of transmission, final drive ratio, posi or non posi, disc or drum brakes , heavy duty handling pack, etc etc.
2nd gen cars tended to be more standardized but again thre was considerable variety, and it was probably difficult to find 2 cars in the same town with exactly thesame spec.
Also some dealers encouraged the customer to tune or modify with official factoty upgrades...
Glory days 8-)


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 Post subject: Re: 1st gen vs 2nd gen
PostPosted:Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:16 pm 
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Car Details:'79 Camaro, 350 V8
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Also some dealers encouraged the customer to tune or modify with official factoty upgrades...
ye that's quite true, allowing for things like COPO Camaro's and Yenko's :) Plus all of the unlisted RPO codes that if you were in the know, would get you some pretty decent equipment :thumbup:

I think if you were to do a like for like, the closest way maybe doing something like a 68 RS / Z28 v a 78 RS / Z28, something along those lines. Might be a tough one to try and organise that race lol.

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