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My first F-body was a 1987 Firebird that I bought when I was 22 and in the military. It was like a rusty maroon color, not quite sure what it was called. My friend liked to call it the great pumpkin. It came with a 305, but when it blew it's head gasket my friend started chanting 400... 400... 400... After a few days of that, I said "Let's do it!" and we put a small block 400 in it. I painted it black so it would look like the original 305 (except for the harmonic balancer). That car was sooooooo much fun after that. It got totaled about a year later when someone hit me on the way to the airport. That same friend still has it's engine/transmission in a Chevelle that he built.
I bought a 1980 Z-28 with a 350 in it that another friend threw together from about 3 other cars when I was 29. It was spray painted silver, but it sounded awesome. It was amazing how many people just came knocking on my door asking if I wanted to sell it. (about once a week) I lived just off a main road and you could see it pretty well when you were driving by. I ended up selling it to a friend of mine that just turned 16 and was drooling over it.
I always wanted a 1st gen, but when I saw the Concept in 2006 I knew that was the car for me. I will be buying a gen5 when I am 38.
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