I'm almost the big three oh, and my dad has owned at least one first gen my whole life. He sold a real nice red 68 in the early 80's to get a down payment for our house. He bought the car I now have around 86 or 87. It looked great in the late 80's, early 90's, the motor blew, and it's sat OUTSIDE ever since. I just got it down to SC a few months ago. He has a 68 convertable that's been in the same state of a stripped down shell for over 30 years.

My dad and firebirds are the reason I'm addicted to this sickness. I started out with trucks because they were soooooo much more affordable. I built a pretty nice 67 C10 with a 350/700R, A/C, pdb, and some other modifications for around 7 grand. I looked for a 67/68 bird but I couldn't find one decent enough that wasn't $$$, so when my dad offered to give me the old 67, I jumped at it. And the madness continues...