MoPar.

They are cool but ford did not make them but Mopar had a 64 valiant 426 hemi that was faster than the thunderbolt

The PERFECT! king of the hill sleeper muscle car.

Looks like May Kay Pink..

G’day Kevin, One day I will make it & meet you in person. Cheers Louis Kats from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 👍

My dad had the same car but it was blue. Unfortunately he crashed it. The engine ended up on a dirt pulling rail

My dad ordered the first '68 Camaro with the 396 ci engine with the L89 aluminum head package from Yenko Chevrolet. Still has it to this day.

Just found a 72 same car in turquoise white top white interior wonder how rare it is

hermoso trabajo. well done

Love both cars. Back in 1975 I raced against a 429 Boss Mustang that was all stock and my car was a 1968 340 Plymouth Barracuda also all stock and to my surprise I beat the mustang by 3 car lengths. When we got back to the pits the guy with the Mustang came over to me and asked what engine was in my car, when I popped the hood and showed him he just about passed out. He thought my car was a Hemi.

Love these cars.

Ours was a ‘78 T/A in Chesterfield Brown (super rare color) with no bird on the hood as well.

Excellent outcome for the family and for the men who restored this car perfectly.

Watching an Avanti do a burnout makes me all warm & fuzzy!!

Nice!

My first car was a 1977 Formula Firebird and I miss that car every day.

cool story

That's a beautiful resto job with a classic family history. Can't beat that combination. To me this is worth more than any exotic to this guy. Imagine remembering as a kid choosing the colors on his dad's car.... My mind is blown! I hope this beautiful calssic Trans Am follows this family for many generations!

I’m a Chevy guy, but a beauty is a beauty.

Does this guy have his own channel, he’s a genius. 5:33

4 days from Calgary to Vancouver, I could do that in a model A.

The trans am from smokey and the bandit got millions involved with cars

2:08 ''Owner didn't want that stuff'' ...tell me about someone who has good taste. Even better it would have been a '74 with the small rear window. I still applaud this delete choice.

The 'vette, the GTO and the S.O.H.C. are nice.

What's the name of the magazine?

Congratulations Kevin! You and your crew are great. You're a fantastic representative of the hobby.

My uncle had a comet, but it wasn't the brute this whip is. I wanted it, but he said no, you'll get kilt in it !

Watched it on the Big Screen and shared it with my X steveconsultsp1 pointing out the Kasse Engine 😇

Great looking car but holy moly, the original car is literally GONE lol

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Hi where do you get the Magazine when you live over seas. Please can you advise me.

Wow! Wow! I am just like walking in a candy store!!

Kasse cammer or boss?

you made the car look as joe remembered it as a kid and better..🥲👍 good job guys...beautiful

The 429 every time

I had a Black on Black Velour '78 W-72 with every option but T-Tops. The Shaker was professionally cut out with a screen insert, completely functional with a smaller diameter chrome air cleaner cover. They sound fantastic opened up. My buddy had a Lucy Blue '72 455 H.O. 4 Speed. They had a Vacuum assisted Shaker butterfly back then.

Way to go Pontiac I love Dodge with the Challengers and you guys have really stepped it up I love the GTO good job

Beautiful job! I love that silver on red color combination and the larger reproduction wheels are perfect. I personally would have gone with the 18 inch version wheels, though. I'm guessing this restoration cost about $50k - $60k.

Nice work gentlemen! I'm in awe. Congratulations Joe and Greg. Many years of enjoyment ahead!

What a fantastic story, fantastic job on restoring this car and a fantastic family heirloom!!!! 🥇🏆🥇

Yeah that's Super nice

Firebird, Camara, Challenger/Cuda, Mustang - All are *Pony Cars,* which are different from Muscle Cars. They are not the same.

Unfortunately I can’t think of anything after 1972 that had any performance because of the lack of compression and the emission restrictions.

Firebird had 1976 Trans am

My dad's boss had a 1970 Firebird Formula, and when I saw it I fell in love with it. I must have been 7 years old, so around 1972. The company he worked for gave him a company car as a perk, and he got to choose a new car every 3 years. In 1977, when Smokey and The Bandit came out I saw the black Trans Am and told my dad "It'd be so cool if you got a car like that one day." In July, 1977 we went to the local Pontiac dealership to "see what they had" as my father put it. I thought he was going to "look" at a Firebird just for my benefit and settle on something more business-like. He talked with the salesman for a while, we took a ride in it and we left. Nothing more was said about the car. A month later, I was at summer camp and received a letter from my brother. He told me some of the stuff he'd been doing while I was away and then I saw the words "We got the Firebird." I was seriously taken aback. A week or so later, when camp ended and families were coming to pick up their kids, I'm anxiously waiting for my family. All of a sudden, I hear a low rumble and see this black 1977 Formula roll up with my family inside. When they got out, I said something like "No way! Is this ours?!" Dad beamed at me and said "Yep, it's ours for the next 3 years. I knew you loved it so I got it." In 1980, he taught me how to drive in that car. After I earned his trust behind the wheel and had my permit, we went out to practice; when we got to the vacant business park we used as a practice area, we switched seats and I made myself at home in the driver's seat. Then he turned to me, smiled and said "Hit it....HARD!". I knew what he meant so I buried the gas pedal. Obviously we couldn't go far or fast, but it was so fun to smoke those tires for a few seconds. Not too long after that, it was time to turn the car back to the company. What a great core memory.

Such great artistry. Having a job at hand yet respecting the history of the vehicle and its owners. Pontiac lives in the hearts and minds. Terrific feature. Thank you.

Magnificent result. The aftermarket Sunroof looks factory and those wheels wow .... and to top it off No Banditt bird stickers. I would do the same thing if my dad let me pick the colors too.

Impressive, Kevin! Great restoration and I always love a new Muscle Car of the Week video! Thank you, Kevin for another! :)

It’s great seeing you Kevin! Do you have a hands on experience restoring these cars?