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LOLOL...Looks like HVYCHVY's Dad !!!Oswald was casing the Texas Schoolbook Repository at the time !!

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Looks More Like Floyd The Barber...OH ANDY!

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Another a Royal GOAT C/S https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Another a Royal GOAT C/S https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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You have some great photos, dude!
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~G72

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Sure https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif i'am scanning full of pictures each day.
Cars an many other historic pictures...
But for me this is the high-resolution version.
100K only for this board.
Milt Schornack tested the prototype 68 1/2 GTO at Miami Dragway. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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belair! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

That ain't him! This is him. (see attachment)

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belair! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

That ain't him! This is him. (see attachment)

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Frank,
If you didn't own the most powerful and 2nd coolest car to ever grace the streets (Sorry, partial to The Judge '70), I'd lambast you for posting that inaccurate photo.

Anyone with a half a brain knows that is a file photo from 1974 of the Czechoslovakian version of "Three's Company"!

(This was from the episode where Mr. Roperski tried to turn Jack Tripprskova into the KGB for crimes against the state.)

Rumor has it the blonde woman didn't return after the 2nd season because she wanted twice as many rubles per episode!

~GOAT72 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Welcome Back Kotters' Juan Epstien....The Forgotten Years! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif

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man... the 70s sure were hip huh? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/crazy.gif

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man... the 70s sure were hip huh? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/crazy.gif

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Here's a photo of actor Josh Harnett in a 1970 GTO in the movie "Dazed and Confused". I guess the GTO is seen throughout the movie.

Dazed and Confused photo

~G72

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Hi Goat72
This is the second pictures of the 68 1/2 GTO Ram-Air
performance test. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
CCM68

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Here's a photo of actor Josh Harnett in a 1970 GTO in the movie "Dazed and Confused". I guess the GTO is seen throughout the movie.

Dazed and Confused photo

~G72

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Goat,
I believe that car is a '70 SS Chevelle...the Goat was a yellow or orange Judge

http://www.dazed-and-confused.net/cars/judge2.jpg

if I remember right.
There are more pics here clickable link - Dazed and Confused

-Sam

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GM 2275
This car was set up by Michigan's Royal Pontiac
which is Pontiac way of testing advanced prototypes prior
to actual production. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
SM_Oct68

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Roger

I got to meet Jim Wangers last weekend, he was nothing like my preconceived notation. I thought he was rock solid on all he talked about, much was on these very Pontiacs being discussed in this forum. Very interesting history this man has, if you had all his memories in picture format as the ones your posting.... wouldn't that be something.

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gifJim Wangers https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

Jim Wangers https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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1968 1/2 Royal Ram-Air Firebird https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
SS & DI May 68 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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Here's a weird one....

http://www.desertautosport.com/main....l&CarID=96

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I think this was the one that wound up at the same dealer as the ZL1 #66...nothing on the doc's or PHS showed it as a Bobcat car or from Royal for that matter...anyone aware of anything else ???

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$122,000? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif

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NOT EVEN A REAL RAM AIR CAR!! WS IS HO 400-360HP,WORTH ABOUT HALF THAT MONEY! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif

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Cool pic:

http://www.empgmc.com/race/68royal.jpg

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Price list:

http://www.empgmc.com/race/royalprices.jpg

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Very cool pic, the obvious Blue Bobcat and what appears to be a Colonial Judge:

http://www.empgmc.com/race/florida/judgeandblue.jpg

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This appears to be Milt and Dave mixing it up:

http://www.empgmc.com/race/68bobcats.jpg

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This is obviously a winter shot, I would say early 69 or late 68. Notice the WY engine decal still on the motor of the Blue Bobcat, first time I've seen one of those on a 69. And the huge Doug headers, caption reads they are 2". So big one even has to go through the fender well. Milt driving and probably Dave doing the tire pressure.

http://www.empgmc.com/race/bluegtowinter.jpg


http://www.empgmc.com/race/blueengine.jpg

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This is my favorite Royal car. At the time this was taken in eary 1969, all the Royal Racing had apparently been moved over to George Delorean.

http://www.empgmc.com/race/drb.jpg

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And in color:

http://www.empgmc.com/race/rav/69350HO.jpg

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I would like you all to entertain a couple of assumptions.

One, lets assume the engine code WY sticker was how the car was delivered.

Two, then assume it has to be one of two possible engine blocks.

Below is a chart from H.O. Racing, since the car was probably built in late 68 it must be either a 68 or 69 coded block. So what choices does that leave you with?

http://www.azalea.net/~steved/yenko/enginecodes.jpg

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Who cares and what's your point, Steve?

Besides the fact that the car is now owned by Billy Bobcat...

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One, lets assume the engine code WY sticker was how the car was delivered.

Two, then assume it has to be one of two possible engine blocks.

Below is a chart from H.O. Racing, since the car was probably built in late 68 it must be either a 68 or 69 coded block. So what choices does that leave you with?


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Since it's a '69 car, it must be a RAV engine. Pontiac must've used the WY blocks in '69 to put the RAV intake, cams, et al.

But to imply that the car came with a '68 engine is well, cuckoo!
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Keith

I don’t know what this sticker means to fact, but it has interesting possibilities.

Since it has a round port top end with aluminum intake IV intake, how do we know?

It could have been a RAII carryover block from 68 with IV components added at the factory; could have been a V block installed in Engineering, and obviously some one would have had to change out the cam? Could be Royal swapped who knows what in the car, either from another car or something they got from engineering?

What ever the nature of this block, it pre dates the Florida testing and gives the car another interesting part of the its history.

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Whatever happened to that car ?

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Charley

In my opinion it went on to become the most recognizable 69 GTO in the history of Pontiac.

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I was asking about the Firebird.. I know where Ritas car is... I hid something in it at SCR7

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Well I was wondering why you asked that question, it didn't make much sense to the Blue car. I figured you were leading me into something. Just what did you hide in it?

The Firebird is painted black with a IV hidden in a garage some where, so I was told. Several people have contacted me in private in effort to acquire it, which was interesting to me because I don't know where it is.

But yeah I would think that would be one sweet car to own.

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Schornack might know where that car is.

I think Milt still owns the '71 'Bird that he raced for Pontiac in 1971.
Now THAT car has a history that will NOT be revealed until my Schornack book comes out!
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(It will drive Steved beyond the point of insanity when he reads it!)
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Watch for the Schornack biography to be released around Thanksgiving.
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In the meantime, you can read the FIRST EVER fiction about Woodward Avenue. This novel is a throwback to 1970 Detroit.
It was read by Jim Wangers and Milt Schornack before it went to the printer.
I co-wrote it and it is a really fun trip back in time!
Woodward Avenue: The Novel
Enjoy!
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I've heard a little bit about Milt's post Royal days, the Pontiac Engineers continued to shuffle performance parts for him to test and what not. Heard a teaser on the Firebird, it all sounds cool to me.

You should have never hinted Milt knows where the Bird is, you will now have all the people that contacted me after you.

I love 350 HO Firebirds, and that alone makes it a great car in my book. I love the paint scheme and the daul hood tach air feeds. I just wish there were more color pics of all these cars, and some video would be nice. I can't believe no one shot some film of all this stuff back in the 60's

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Bill just got back from tearing the interior out of his Bobcat to see what you hid in it https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif

WOW! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif THANKS CHARLEY! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif That is COOL! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Rita

Have you and or Bill ever noticed the WY sticker photo, if you have what is your take on it?

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Let me re phrase that, obviously you have at least seen it now since I posted it.

Had you taken notice of it before this thread?

And what is your take on it, regardless of when you first saw it?

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I think Milt still owns the '71 'Bird that he raced for Pontiac in 1971.


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Bill currently owns the 70 1/2 ROYAL Formula. He purchased it from Milt almost 15 years ago.

Here's the model that MPC did of this NHRA record setting Firebird: https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/164...ebirdmodel.JPG



BTW...I also know where the '69 ROYAL Firebird is, but out of respect for the owner, I will not disclose it on here. (sorry https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/crazy.gif)