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In Memory of the Last Build 10-Years Ago

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Old 08-26-2012, 11:23 PM
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Ten years ago today, the last Firebird, and last 4th gen Camaros were built.

Old 08-27-2012, 09:24 AM
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Hard to believe. Thanks for posting.
It is difficult to fathom sometimes when people ask me what year my T/A is. I tell them that it is 11 years old already. I get many looks, like "really??"
It helps to have the car stock and 'show' quality. I sure love it.
Old 08-27-2012, 09:43 AM
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4th gen birds have aged well, I think. I get compliments pretty often and people are likewise suprised when I tell them "It's just a 12 year old Pontiac."
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I remember seeing that TA at the Trans Am Nationals in Dayton five or six years ago. Jim Mattison brought that car and several other interesting TAs. Kind of sad to be reminded of that.
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Thanks for posting that up!
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thanks for posting , i had a guy talking to me yesterday asking if my car was new , and laughed and told him its a 99 . And why in the hell didn't gm make the last firebird a ws6 .
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Call me crazy, but I think the 4th Gens were the best looking F-Bodies. When i first saw the 5th gen Camaro, I wanted to hurl. But over time they start to grow on you....but not near as much as the 4ths!
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I started a similiar thread on Sunday....
https://ls1tech.com/forums/racers-lo...body-made.html
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a sad video to watch its like watching the the last moments of a family member or friend
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its very,very hard to find a lot of these cars in great condition,most of the fbodys i see are dogged out,i hate when i see these cars tore up
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or even worse to see one on the side of the road that just got trashed/hit/wrecked/totaled. Once I heard a Mustang driver say "well there's one less to worry about" at a cruise in when a few guys were talking about this... made me sick!
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Completely agree with above posts. I have an 01 T/A and an 02 Z28. I find myself stopping everytime I see a 4th gen on a car lot. I feel bad for the ragged out ones...kind of a sickness I guess. 99% of the people I know don't understand it. All I know is nothing could ever make me sell the two that I was lucky enough to purchase.



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