Special-1

Hi,
my name is Greg and I want to throw a wrench in the works.. ha, ha… I purchased a 1968 “Pink” Firebird from a Lady – Neighbor, was watching and waiting for years for the right day, and finally one day she said it was. She purchased the car direct from the dealer and kept everything – I have it all. The biggest things that made the car “girly” – rear defrost, bench seat, clock, a/c, power windows, power brakes, parchment interior with deluxe door panels, automatic, factory alarm, 350 with a 2 barrel engine but the biggest “girly” feature was the color – on the dealership order form the Car salesman wrote “customer will supply color ” and then a few papers down I found a note given to the dealership, where she order a 1953 Lincoln fuscia “pink”. Now when I bought the car it was a Mary Kay or Pink Mist, as I call it “pepto Bismol” color. The story goes that after 16 years of New York and then coming to Florida and baking in the Florida Sun – the original color turned into an eye sore – still the Original “lady” owner did not want to repaint the car. While on Vacation to New York one year – her family decided to repaint the car as a X-mas present and surprise her. Well, they took it to Electro Bake a local $299.00 “at the time” repaint was put on the car and they went with the Pink Mist – Mary Kay “light pink” color. Thank fully since it was a quick/cheap painter the original color was never touched all over the car “jams, trunk, engine compartment, etc.” Well they pulled the car in the garage and waited for her return and the big reveal when she went to drive it the next day after her trip. From her story and out of the original owners mouth ” I about crapped myself and threw up” She was very upset with the family and it ruined many X-mas’s to come and she never drove the car since that day. Like I said – I watched this car everytime the garage door was open, looked for it everyday on the way to work and again on the way home. Asked several times, sat thru many a story, only to be told “NO” over and over again “maybe one day, but not now” . When one day came I brought her home and now have her back to her original color with the help of many paint chips and research on this 1953 Lincoln Fuschia color. she is still in my garage and finally got the engine up and going with the help of a new carb, gas and fuel drained and total go thru of plugs, wires, etc.

So all this being said.. what do you think… 1 of 1 ????

yes the trim plate on the Firewall says “spec” in the paint spot… I have tons of documents from her, the title is still in her name so original owner… she even had the key card, original keys..she brought this car back to the dealership for almost everything except tires and oil changes. Most of the receipts from the dealership where for the factory installed alarm.

The only thing I improved on was the hood I put the 400 hood on with the scoops to kinda help put some muscle behind that fuscia – even thought the heart of the car is still powered by the original 350. “don’t worry” kept the original hood with the pepto pink color and if you scrape the paint – reveal the true factory color underneath !!!

I am going to do the PHS thing.. for sure.. but any comments and or ideas on this lil car… I love the stories and history part, are appreciated, good or bad.

will find better pictures.. and post…