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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Firestone racing tires --- new reproduction

« on: August 18, 2014, 03:45:29 AM »

Pretty pricey, indeed. Are these meant for show-only, or are these fully engineered and competitive race tires?

Last time I checked, Coker tires were more into the "recreational re-creation" business, not the all-out, in-it-to-win-it competition business.

Thanks again for the news, Jon.

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Car & Driver Blue Maxi Camaro

« on: July 03, 2014, 07:02:12 PM »

 And my favorite part of that quote is ...."and stuff."   
 

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Tony Settember

« on: May 14, 2014, 12:01:07 AM »

Thank you all very much, really great shots.

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Tony Settember

« on: May 10, 2014, 04:43:10 AM »

Hey Jon, do you have any other pictures of him racing? That's a neat car, looks very clean.

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Engine photos

« on: May 08, 2014, 11:45:01 PM »

Can someone more tech saavy than me post some of these engine pics?   https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog?f%5Bpub_year_isim%5D%5B%5D=1969&page=2&q=trans+am&utf8=%E2%9C%93     

Normally I could help ya, but the pictures are not "hosted" the same way as they are on other sites, and I cannot figure out how to post them elsewhere.


In other words, you're out of luck (for now).

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Historic Trans Am Events 2014

« on: May 04, 2014, 11:11:48 PM »

Thank you Robert!

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Historic Trans Am Events 2014

« on: May 04, 2014, 04:25:23 PM »

Thank you very much, Jon.

Also, there appears not to be any information regarding costs for the pre-reunion. Any idea on what I need to do to attend?

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Historic Trans Am Events 2014

« on: May 04, 2014, 07:57:42 AM »

In Monterey, there will be some track time at the PreReunion the weekend prior

Can I get some more info on this statement? Such as what and where this is going on, what time, and most importantly, what do I have to do to be able to see this.

Thank you

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 1971 Road America Trans Am Color Photographs

« on: May 01, 2014, 10:51:51 PM »

Holy grail! He got a gorgeous shot of the Gray Ghost, and the shot of the Javelin looks like it was taken YESTERDAY!:

Photos by Richard Reeves:

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Historic Trans Am Events 2014

« on: April 23, 2014, 02:54:07 AM »

ALso, do you think there will be any T/A related racing on Sunday at Sonoma? If I make it at all, I'd only be for sunday, or late on Saturday and Sunday.

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Historic Trans Am Events 2014

« on: April 20, 2014, 05:17:31 PM »

Can you get up-close to the cars at Sonoma, or do you have to have some VIP type thing to talk to the teams and see cars?

How about the same question for Monterey?

I don't want to go through the trouble only to realize I have to keep 50ft of distance at all times.  hahaha

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Favorite Independent Trans-Am Driver ???

« on: April 15, 2014, 04:22:22 AM »

I'm voting for this not because I know what I'm talking about, but rather because he's in one of my most favorite T/A cars. In fact, I don't even know if it was Trans Am or some other class.

Milt Minter; driving the successor to the Gray Ghost Tempest seen up top and built by Herb Adams Racing Associates, it was the "last hurrah" for Pontiacs 303 RAV/Super Duty program, and he was part of it. This car famously/infamously holds the record for the best finish Pontiac ever achieved in a series it made such a timeless name from.

(I hope I got all of my facts strait)

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Camaro Z28 heavy duty parts list

« on: April 15, 2014, 03:42:21 AM »

As if I didn't feel inadequate enough to build a road racing Camaro before, now I really feel inadequate. 


Thank you very much Jon.

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Trans-Am cheating fact or fiction ???

« on: March 31, 2014, 05:53:34 AM »

Absolute favorite line of the article: "It was Mark the good guy vs. Parnelli the spoiler, the hired gun — tough, mean, glowering, a man who wouldn’t hesitate to put you off the road"

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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: 1967 Metallic brakes

« on: March 07, 2014, 07:22:59 AM »

Fantastic article, Jon. Always high quality research with you.