[edvisme]

Interesting find Hot Rod Magazine Article.
http://www.hotrod.com/news/did_fast_..._make_this_up/

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by edvisme

Interesting find Hot Rod Magazine Article.
http://www.hotrod.com/news/did_fast_..._make_this_up/

Excellent..thank you for the link. Here it is from the Hot Rod Mag peeps:

Did Fast 'N Loud Make This Up?
Were They Keeping It Real About the First Two Firebirds Made?

What would you call the stories Fast ‘n Loud made up about those two “Barn Find” Firebirds? Fibs? Lies? BS? Or Something Else?

HOT ROD likes to take people at their word. Last week we posted a story about Fast 'N Loud finding the first two Firebird prototypes in a barn. See it HERE. The hot rod community is like a tribe, and you don’t jive your brother, right? So we are more than a little peeved that the hype the cable show Fast ‘N Loud fed everyone about the two “barn find” #1 and #2 ’67 Firebirds was not, shall we say, correct information. The problem comes from the show identifying things related to the two cars that could have only come from them, once you get the whole enchilada. So here’s what we really know about the two Firebirds:

1) The two cars weren't 'found in a barn' as the shows producers state, they have been stored.

2) They weren't prototypes or pilot cars, they were just the first two cars down the line, unlike what the producers state.

3) They weren't built in order to decide whether Pontiac wanted to build the Firebird, as the producers state. They are production line cars.

4) They aren't "worth" $325K as the producers state, they sold for $30K a couple years ago, that's probably close to their current value.

5) They're basic, bread and butter Birds, nothing unique about them except their VIN. No rare one-off parts, no super-rare Ram Air stuff, no hard to find trans or rear axle. Just a ’67 Firebird ragtop and hardtop, and a very expensive VIN and trim tag.

6) They were sold as a pair for $30K a couple years ago on E-Bay. The new owner was contacted by Fast N' Loud, and they decided to publicize the cars around their rather sensationalist blatherings.

If anyone from the show would like to contact HOT ROD to correct us or otherwise set the record straight, we will be more than happy to communicate your responses. As for now, it would seem that the show has lost what little cred they may have had up to this time, sorry to say. At least from HOT ROD’s perspective, we are disappointed that one of the public faces for the rewards of modifying cars would stoop this low just to hype a build that done legit would have been an honest portrayal of the joy and pride we all take in building our cars.

Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/news/did_fast_...#ixzz2zyBwpGzb

Hot Rod's original FBird Fast & Loud coverage link here http://www.hotrod.com/news/first_two...ed_discovered/

[cuz68]

Most of that info was said on the show, or read it somewhere.

[Alvin]

http://www.carsandparts.com/Articles...firebird-finds

“They were in a dilapidated barn and are the very first Firebirds . . . they were hand-made . . . and were used by GM to decide if they wanted to build the Firebird.”

[mrrat1]

Drilling holes for trim after the car is painted tells me a lot about those restorations!

[1969GTO]

Now the monkey team is starting to look like American Hot Rod show.
With Boyd Coddington and his tight time lines all were bi-aching about and the many turn overs in personel.
If I noticed right,on the silver bird [maybe lighting] I noticed some paint flaws on a door crease?
Nothing like having a run in engine not start,[just turn the distrib,that'ell fix it]

[big_gto]

They should have consulted with Scott Tiemann Restorations. They lost credibility with me.

[Alvin]

Ask if they have the PHS documents? Then watch their eyes roll and wait for "PMS" jokes from the jokers about their "hand built" "prototype" "bar find" blah, blah, blah FBirds.

[hada76]

anyone who saw the "bandit" rebuild knows the show is BS

[Birdguy]

I quit watching this stupid show a long time ago, but though I'd give one more shot on account of the Firebirds. What a total waste of time.

[Steve Hoog]

The Bandit show really put me over the edge of wanting to watch it; while I enjoyed seeing Bert, the rest was way too hokie.

Now this made up bunch of none sense! But I must remind myself not many people in the world know Pontiacs inside and out like us; so the rest of the world has no way to be so critical.

[cuz68]

Even tho thay did not show much of the work done on them, I thought thay looked very good from what i saw.

[hada76]

unfortunately the average viewer likes all the dumb drama better than the actual work being done

[Sidponcho]

Some of you guys just don't get it. They don't care what you think. Their ratings are great and they're riding the $$ train.

[cuz68]

Im talking about the cars. Not the show.

[Hedgehead]

[QUOTE=Alvin;5184828]

No wonder the body panel fit on these old cars are all over the place. Check out all the horn rims.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Hedgehead

No wonder the body panel fit on these old cars are all over the place. Check out all the horn rims.

LOL!

Looks like a convention of Major League umpires...

K

[Geeto-Tiger]

[QUOTE=Hedgehead;5189693]

Originally Posted by Alvin

No wonder the body panel fit on these old cars are all over the place. Check out all the horn rims.

Those were the standard issue safety glasses for the era (I still have mine). They weren't commonly used except in the case of a VP visit or photo shoot.

[Geeto-Tiger]

[QUOTE=Hedgehead;5189693]

Originally Posted by Alvin

No wonder the body panel fit on these old cars are all over the place. Check out all the horn rims.

Maybe they were having a Buddy Holly look-a-like contest?

https://www.google.com/search?q=budd...2F%3B244%3B313

[richard sargent]

Maybe they all stopped when they needed glasses!