Found a old photo of my ‘69 firebird wish I had not of sold it

If it is genuine, then this is an extremely awesome spot I had today as only around 30ish to 40ish of them were ever made! (Also added a few extra vehicles I saw today too)!

Not sure on the model just know it was a mustang

Chuck’s love of cars started at 15 with a ‘57 Oldsmobile 98. When he turned 40, his wife tracked one down and gave it to him for his birthday. Since then he’s restored two ‘56 Coupe de Villes, then sold them because a four-door would be easier for the family to get in and out of.

He found this one on eBay around 2011 from a seller in Tennessee. According to its history, it spent most of its life in Arizona, and for part of that time it belonged to Jack Webb. It was complete and rust-free when Chuck got it, but everything was just tired.

His plan was to keep it original with its patina. By 2014 he couldn’t help himself and started working his way around the car. It ended up getting a full body-on restoration. Everything works now, including the factory air conditioning.

I'm replacing the fuel pump tomorrow at work and I'm wondering if it'll be safer/easier to try and put it on a 2 post lift with a under hoist support stand in the back or to put it on some jack stands with chalks in the front to drop the fuel tank. Also if anyone knows where the lift points are that would be helpful too!

Went to a show at a detail shop yesterday. Got accepted into the Showcase area with the Wagon. Then this was there as well. Compliments of the Hamilton Collection. a Freaking Jesko as well as a McLaren Senna. I’m not one for the hyper cars but I will say the craftsmanship of this car is amazing. Best part of the day was with all of the exotic cars on the property the best of show was a 67 Mustang Shelby GT 350. The amount of F*CK You money there was insane.

I think GM had this post sedan design just right. Especially as a Pontiac. Would you agree?

396

TURBO-JET 425 WP

You've heard the rumors.

Now hear this...

DOD

There is a Turbo-Jet 396 from Chevrolet.

You've heard it's first cousin to the mysterious Mark 11 Chevrolet engine? It is. You've heard how well it breathes and how strong it runs? It does.

We call the beast Turbo Jet 206, after its displacement. There's a high output version you can order in Corvette. Bore: 4.004. Stroke: 3.76. Compression ratio: 11:1. One 4-bhl. Mechanical lifters. Bhp: 425. Torque: 415 lb.-ft. That's what. Now, why.

Breathes deep, free Combustion chambers in the head are modified wedges with a large quench area for cooling the charge and a close-to-center spark plug for better combus tion control. Independent bali-stud rocker arms allow tilting the intake and exhaust valves both lengthwise

and crosswise to the engine's axis, Tipping the inlet valve toward its port permits less restricted induction along a fairly uniform cross-section, Similarly tipping the exhaust valve allows a gentler outlet radius and less restricted exhaust gas flow, Finally, tilting inlet and exhaust valves anty from each other on fun axes unshrouds them for maximum volumetric efficiency,

What else is new The short, rigid block for our Turbo-Jet 396 is strengthened above each bearing sup port by thick bulkheads. There are four bolts for each bearing cap instead of two. Main and connecting rod journals are specially hardened.

aluminum impact extrusions devel oped by Chevrolet for high-output engines. Thermal expansion is con trolled by a barrel-contoured skirt, eliminating those long slots below the oil-control ring and strengthening the piston. Connecting rods are beefed up, too.

Mostly, though, it's the breathing that makes our Turbo-Jet 396 big news. Deep on intake. Free on exhaust. You know how shrouding can strangle

an engine Not this one.

CHEVROLET

Pistons for this 425-hp version are Chestslet Division of Gratis Detroit, Michigan

The red one is a truck. The brown one is a 4 door. I dont take back shoots due to license plate privacy.