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Swede70

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Re: Firebird and the Trans-Am series
« Reply #225 on: April 06, 2021, 02:31:33 AM »
Greetings...

No narration, but some contemplative footage of the T G Racing Firebird team late season in '70 with John Cordts and David Hobbs.  Maybe it's Kent, WA., while the labor intensive work required to swap out a differential/rear axle assembly entire consumes much time and attention.  Certainly a neat discovery...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MWZ0G5a3Jc

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Re: Firebird and the Trans-Am series
« Reply #226 on: May 13, 2021, 09:07:25 PM »
Thanks Mike, That is some good footage,

Swede70

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Re: Firebird and the Trans-Am series
« Reply #227 on: September 14, 2021, 07:56:27 PM »
Greetings,

An older blog post this, but recollections of the '72 Mid-Ohio Trans-Am race as related by Harry Quackenboss, crew member on the Herb Adams '72 Firebird driven to victory by Milt Minter that year. 

https://www.pontiacv8.com/blog/2019/4/25/memories-of-the-72-scca-trans-am-series-firebird-by-harry-quackenboss

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Re: Firebird and the Trans-Am series
« Reply #228 on: September 16, 2021, 03:21:54 AM »
Nice article by Harry.  Thanks for posting it, Mike.
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Re: Firebird and the Trans-Am series
« Reply #229 on: September 26, 2021, 08:25:24 PM »
Great read, awesome cars. I find it funny how many stories of SD Firebirds being ordered using ingenious methods since they were not very easy to get.
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Re: Firebird and the Trans-Am series
« Reply #230 on: October 13, 2021, 04:25:56 AM »
Neat article Mike, Thanks.

Swede70

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Re: Firebird and the Trans-Am series
« Reply #231 on: November 09, 2021, 03:23:46 AM »
Greetings...

For searching T/G or T.G. Racing (both 'answers' are correct!) information online, I stumbled across a short but agreeably detailed profile of Canadian driver John Cordts.  Hidden in plain sight for being discovered on a specially-themed vintage F1 website, nevertheless something of possible interest.  See:

https://www.f1forgottendrivers.com/drivers/john-cordts/

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Re: Firebird and the Trans-Am series
« Reply #232 on: November 09, 2021, 03:57:56 PM »
https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/John-Cordts-CDN.html?page=2

Good picture of the Firebird at the 1970 Watkins Glen Trans Am race.

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Re: Firebird and the Trans-Am series
« Reply #233 on: November 19, 2021, 04:58:00 AM »
https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/John-Cordts-CDN.html?page=2

Good picture of the Firebird at the 1970 Watkins Glen Trans Am race.

Photo by courtesy of: Alan Yankolonis




Jon, if you still don't think posting this picture from Racing Spots Cars is appropriate, please feel free to delete my post, I don't want to rub anyone the wrong way.
Nick

 

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