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Oct 17, 2007 | 12:42 PM

bigtymer386

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'95 Firehawk Detail

So I discovered that my dad's buddy has a 1995 Formula Firehawk with just 39,000 miles! Upon later investigation, he doesnt take care of it for ****. Its never had a coat of wax on it, and its resting place is in a pole barn where it sits uncovered all but a couple days out of the year.

I offered my assistance to help out this poor car for a mere $125. These are the results.
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Oct 17, 2007 | 12:51 PM

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lol @ the beer bottle.

hows the interior smelling now? cause smoking+ open old beer bottle would reek after a week.

Oct 17, 2007 | 12:59 PM

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Ya, the cigarette smell was terrible. I got second-hand just by driving the car when i got it.

The smell is completly gone now after the air deionizer from my work ran in there for a few hours.

Oct 17, 2007 | 02:09 PM

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From: Melissa, TX

Looks great! That's a pretty cool car especially after being cleaned up.

Oct 17, 2007 | 02:48 PM

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great job!!

Oct 17, 2007 | 03:01 PM

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I don't remember those wheels coming on LT1 Firehawks? As far as I know it was either the Speedline wheels or the other ones that came on Impalas and Hawks. Good work by the way!

Oct 17, 2007 | 03:05 PM

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Do the car a real favor and dont return it to him

Nice job looks much better now.

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Oct 17, 2007 | 03:48 PM

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does this ******** have any idea how rare and valuable that car is??

Oct 17, 2007 | 04:03 PM

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Ya, the wheels puzzled me too. Never seen them before

The vibe i got from the guy is that hes incredibly lazy and its obvious that there's a lot of drinking going on to distract him. I told him that i would buy it from him for the right price, but didnt seem interested..

Oct 17, 2007 | 04:47 PM

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I was hoping noone saw that bottle but me. I wanted to mention it first

lol
Nice job. Thats a shame he dont take care of it. Its a very nice car.

lets see...

alcohol, cigarettes, and HI-8 video camera tapes with no camera in sight. yep, he was running a voyuer nympho show in the car.

Oct 17, 2007 | 05:03 PM

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What's with the Maxi Pads too?

Oct 17, 2007 | 05:27 PM

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Yes, they are the SLP/Firehawk wheels for the mid-4th gen LT1 cars.
Nice clean-up!

Oct 17, 2007 | 07:03 PM

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What's with the Maxi Pads too?

thoes are the cardboard holders for maxell HI-8 tapes for camcorders. i had that same thought until i looked closer.

Oct 17, 2007 | 07:49 PM

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how many firehawk verts were made?

Oct 17, 2007 | 08:18 PM

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Great job. Sad thing is I bet a year from now it will look like it did before you detailed it. What a shame he couldnt take care of it and doesnt give a rats ***

Oct 17, 2007 | 09:14 PM

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Those empty carboard boxes that held packs of golf *****, but that still doesnt justify the multiple empty beer bottles i found and the butts in the ashtray that looked like they were there since '95. If i ever see the car in that state again ill drop kick the guy in the face.