Well, I guess I'll throw my hat into the ring, too. I grew up infatuated with the 69 Commonaro. First car I went to look at was a Canary Yellow 69 with a fresh paint job and a fresh 454 with a TH400 and a 12 bolt. Got in it to turn the key and it wouldn't crank. (dead battery) My mom used that as a good excuse to pass on it....can't drive an unreliable car. Fast forward to 2001 I have my own house and my own means to buy the car I wanted and I start shopping. I happened across a 69 Firebird on yahoo classifieds for $1000. I fell in love with the looks immediately....same body lines as the Camaro from the side, but a unique GTO like 1-year only front end. Car was bought new and spent it's life in San Antonio, Texas....so it was solid and only had minor surface rust from someone sanding the car and putting it in primer. It had been parked behind a guys house since 89 because it needed a starter of all thing. I picked it up for a mere $500. The guy had no idea what he had so I stole it from him.
