My favorite memory was the first time I seen my first Firebird . I had been out all morning with a friend looking at a few cars, a 19691/2 trans am, a 1968 charger r/t 440 and a 1964 Impala with a 409, all for around $800.00. But when I got home my dad was not sure about any of the cars ( not a car guy ). So he tells me we're going to look at a car a guy at work is selling. It was 11:30 in the morning, we made a right hand turn on to the block, the sun was cutting between two trees lighting up the firebird like it was on a stage under spot lights. There set a 1968 400, it was dark green with a black vinyl roof, sitting a little high in back, wearing rally II all the way around. Love at first site. Well it ended up that my dad not being a car guy worked in my favor. The motor was built along with the trans, as I talked to the owner about the car my dad just walk away not knowing what was being said. $650.00 later and I owned my first car a very fast 1968 firebird 400 ( the year was 1977 ). Funny story after having the firebird for awhile it need a new carb, being winter I had a shop install it for me. My dad went and pick it up for me when I was at work. The owner of the shop stopped my dad and asked who's car it was, he told him it was my sons car. Being an odd question my dad asked why he asked, the owner told him that he took the firebird out for a test drive, he jumped on it from a dead stop and spun the car 360 then jumped the curb and ended up in a parking lot. He said he took the firebird back to his shop checked it for damage and changed his pants.
