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It's not a Buick but this made me sick!

Discussion in 'Junkyard Jewels' started by buickgs400, Sep 2, 2004.

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  1. buickgs400

    buickgs400 1967 GS400 4Spd Conv

    A local high school in Northern Virginia received a donated 81 Firebird Trans Am for a fund raiser. The fund raiser was to beat the heck out of this car. I was told it was a dent free and almost rust free car and it had t-tops. The good news is that I received permission to pick some parts before it was (since I have a 79 Firebird also) hauled away.
     

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    buickgs400, Sep 2, 2004
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  2. GoldBoattail455

    GoldBoattail455 462 -> TH400 -> Posi

    Thats dumb! Why cant they get a rusty car? No nevermind, don't even beat a car up. :puzzled:
     
    GoldBoattail455, Sep 2, 2004
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  3. Geeto 67

    Geeto 67 Well-Known Member

    dude, my dad's got a bitchin set of tools....I can fix it




    ....oh wait that's a camaro...nevermind.


    looked like a pretty nice car, had a shaker hood, t-tops, turbo wheels, damn shame.
     
    Geeto 67, Sep 2, 2004
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  4. stg1dom

    stg1dom Well-Known Member

    Why? They couldn't think of anything better to do?:confused:
     
    stg1dom, Sep 2, 2004
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  5. mechacode

    mechacode Well-Known Member

    What some sick bastards. They couldn't have found some toyota or something?!??!?
     
    mechacode, Sep 2, 2004
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  6. buickgs400

    buickgs400 1967 GS400 4Spd Conv

    Yeah, even some of the school officials could not believe it! Older GM cars do not mean anything to kids anymore...they love those rice burners with the big exhaust tips. A co-worker told me that there was a bandit type T/A at the school for a fund raiser event in which I could not believe it, therefore, after work, I went to see it. When I got there yesterday afternoon, this is what I had seen - my heart sank! I spoke to the school officials this morning if I could save some parts since I have a 79 Firebird and they said go for it as long as it rolls. I really wanted the rims but I could not find another set of wheels to replace them. I did manage to get the lower half of the shaker (bent), nice t-top bags, t-top interior trim, and some parts that were put in bags that no one tampered with (T/A steering wheel cap, and misc parts). The car gets towed to the crusher Friday morning - with those rims... ;-(
     
    buickgs400, Sep 2, 2004
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  7. ATX

    ATX Guest

    Yeah, they should have crushed this car...
    :rolleyes:
    [​IMG]
     
    ATX, Sep 2, 2004
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  8. Jim68Skylark

    Jim68Skylark Well-Known Member

    They couldn;t have picked a FIAT, instead. What a bunch of knuckleheads. Our future leaders of tomorrow! :Do No:
     
    Jim68Skylark, Sep 2, 2004
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  9. 68 LeSabre 4dr

    68 LeSabre 4dr Well-Known Member

    Now that is just Wrong , so Wrong ..:rant: :Dou: :confused:
     
    68 LeSabre 4dr, Sep 2, 2004
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  10. 67buickva

    67buickva Evil Kitty

    And which High School was it??

    All I can say is it wasn't my high school.......GO RAMS!!!!!!!!!!!
    James W. Robinson, Jr Secondary School
     
    67buickva, Sep 11, 2004
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  11. buickgs400

    buickgs400 1967 GS400 4Spd Conv

    It was Westfields HS.
     
    buickgs400, Sep 11, 2004
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  12. mechacode

    mechacode Well-Known Member


    I'd take a sledgehammer to that before I ever touched a Trans-Am.
     
    mechacode, Sep 13, 2004
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  13. ATX

    ATX Guest

    Smashing any car is a sin, but especially one that would run circles around that Trans-Am in every category! :3gears:
     
    ATX, Sep 14, 2004
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  14. meanmotor74

    meanmotor74 mmm.....pineapple

    That wouldn't have happened at my High School!!! I remember when I was in school that just about everyone envied my beat up Apollo. I remember when I brought it to school there were a few that offered me money for it. Plus few people I know would be inclined to damage a car like that. Trans Am means something to most I know. F-in hooligans!!!! :spank: :af: :blast:. Well at least there were a very large share of 79-81 T/As built and taken care of. Lets hope there are more that are willing to preserve a piece of history than ruin it in a blaze of stupidity.

    Patrick

    P.S. I just asked my brother (he is still in High School) if he knows anyone that would do that to a T/A, he said, "no, but I know a few people that would steal it". So there might be some hope after all.
     
    meanmotor74, Sep 14, 2004
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  15. doc_torque

    doc_torque New Member

    Friggin' jerks! What a shame. It looks like it was a turbo model too.

    They pulled the same stunt with a 57 Chevy at my old high school during my senior year. The only thing left was the left quarter panel that was ripped off the car. That didn't hold too well with a lot of us, so now the shop teacher only brings in cruddy 80s cars.

    When will people learn...
     
    doc_torque, Sep 20, 2004
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  16. doc_torque

    doc_torque New Member

    They were probably afraid that the hammers would bounce back off of all that rubber/plastic junk...
     
    doc_torque, Sep 20, 2004
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  17. buickgs400

    buickgs400 1967 GS400 4Spd Conv

    Personally, I don't understand our society by teaching our kids to bang up a car for a fundraiser. It would have been a neat idea to have the school kids fix the car up a little and sell it to the public as a business venture. I am sure the car would have sold for $3,500 - $5,000 easlily since it was running, hardly any rust, and dent-free. I doubt the fundraiser was able to capture the $3-5K range.
     
    buickgs400, Sep 20, 2004
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  18. meanmotor74

    meanmotor74 mmm.....pineapple

    Or simplely raffle off the car, wouldn't that have made more sense?

    Patrick
     
    meanmotor74, Sep 20, 2004
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  19. meanmotor74

    meanmotor74 mmm.....pineapple


    I think they would have had a lot more participants, at least around these parts. I know I'd be there in a SECOND!!

    Patrick
     
    meanmotor74, Sep 20, 2004
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  20. ATX

    ATX Guest

    Wow, an unreliable and hideous 16 second car... truly a loss. Just because a car is old doesn't make it cool. :Smarty:
     
    ATX, Sep 21, 2004
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