Stumbled on this newer than new 1970 Pontiac Formula restoration http://www.firebirdgallery.com/1970_formula.htm
I don't know how people put cars together and keep them so clean. It's mind-boggling. I'd have dust and greasy fingerprints all over the place!!
Notice the rag on the floor jack, too? Seems like a bit of anal retentive behavior to me. It is pretty though!
I guess it all depends on your point of view. I use foam. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: later Tim
70gsconvt, You could be correct that the Firebird might be a trailer queen, but be careful before you judge a car to surely be trailer queen just because the person is restoring it to a very high standard. These days I think more and more people are begining to drive their fully restored cars. We took 2 cars that were 1,000 hour frame-off, rotisserie retored cars to the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Races a few years ago. Most people that saw the cars ('67 GTO conv & red '68 Chevelle SS 396) when they were first finished could not believe that we were going to even drive the cars. When we told people that they would be driven and RACED most didn't believe that anyone would spend that much time and money to restore a car and then actually use them as they were intended to be used. The '67 GTO was restored knowing that it would be my mother's "driver". After showing it for 1 year, we changed the tires, shocks, and radio and she has logged 7,000 miles in the last 4 years. (See it half way down the page here.) In fact we drove it 1,100+ miles this summer to the GTO nats in MI. Yes, the undercarriage is definitely showing some serious wear and will never be concourse again unless we re-restore it. We wanted a driver but we wanted a darn nice driver. It's no different than buying a new 2005 model car and driving it. What's so surprising about doing a restoration on a car and then driving it? My '69 GTO will be driven and raced. As you can see here I have left no bolt unturned and will have well over 1000+ hours of labor in he car when it is finished. Now granted I will take care of it but it will probably only look fresh for 1 year while I take it to all of the shows, but after that it will be time to hit the road. Many people have told us that we are stupid for restoring a car and then letting it deteriorate by driving it, but car shows are only fun for about 1 year. I don't think it's fun trailering the same car to the same show for say 3 years in a row. The August 2004 issue of Muscle Car Enthusiast shows my Dad on the cover driving a '69 Chevelle 427 COPO that people referred to as a trailer queen when they saw it at car shows. When the magazine writer came to my Dad's house to photograph the car he was really surprised that we were willing to drive the car (and roast the tires as seen on page 23). Yes there are folks who would rather stand and look at there car than drive it but they are really missing the best part of owning a muscle car... driving it! :3gears:
Well said Gary. Thanks. Ya get roasted for making it too nice to drive and you get roasted for making it so nice and then driving it..... Keep up the good work!! later Tim
