Parking Lot Paparazzi
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Spotted this rotting Firebird again on the side of the road. It's been there for at least 15 years that I know of...it just keeps getting worse.
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I'm kinda depressed.
I just returned from a 1900 mile trip. I was trying to find a 3rd Gen to post. Hoping more than one. I did see 4, however none I would want to post.
One was a late 80's Yellow Camaro parked in the weeds next to a barn.
Two was a Camaro, missing doors, parked among many other junks.
Three was a White Trans Am that looked OK but had no wheels and was behind a body shop.
Four was just as I came back into town. It was a mid 80's Camaro that had a smashed left front that was folded back so it could drive! And no he was not just in an accident. There was just as much dirt on the fender as the rest of the car.
It's been a while since I've seen a nice 3rd gen. Someone in the area just got a nice Orange 2nd Gen late 80's Trans Am.
I just returned from a 1900 mile trip. I was trying to find a 3rd Gen to post. Hoping more than one. I did see 4, however none I would want to post.
One was a late 80's Yellow Camaro parked in the weeds next to a barn.
Two was a Camaro, missing doors, parked among many other junks.
Three was a White Trans Am that looked OK but had no wheels and was behind a body shop.
Four was just as I came back into town. It was a mid 80's Camaro that had a smashed left front that was folded back so it could drive! And no he was not just in an accident. There was just as much dirt on the fender as the rest of the car.
It's been a while since I've seen a nice 3rd gen. Someone in the area just got a nice Orange 2nd Gen late 80's Trans Am.
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Drove past this rare spotting of a pair of third gens! Zoom in on the plate of the IROC lol
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Sorry for the bad pic, took it with my phone while my mom was driving. Can't remember what town this was in but I saw it on a trip back from Chadron.
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I just went on a road trip, 700 miles each way. Took a different route there and back. I only saw ONE Thirdgen the entire time. Not one on the road, only one on the side of the road.The one I saw was a 91-92 Firebird, in a field, in Delaware. It took me a couple seconds to tell weather it was a Camaro or Bird. The grass/weeds were so high, I could only see the top half at first.
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Darn it I had no camera with me , and my phone needed a charge , so I got no pictures of the best looking third gen I've ever seen on the road today !
I was driving in Orangebird on Rt 495 N near Taunton , Ma. and saw a 100% mint condition TTA and we both waved to each other . His car was , from what I saw , flawless . really ! Anyway , I can tell you it's plate was it's production number , it was something like "TTA-860" . I'm pretty sure of the 860 part but not 100% sure cause I only saw his plate for an instant . What an awesome looking car the TTA is in person !
I was driving in Orangebird on Rt 495 N near Taunton , Ma. and saw a 100% mint condition TTA and we both waved to each other . His car was , from what I saw , flawless . really ! Anyway , I can tell you it's plate was it's production number , it was something like "TTA-860" . I'm pretty sure of the 860 part but not 100% sure cause I only saw his plate for an instant . What an awesome looking car the TTA is in person !
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I've had a bit of a dry spell lately spotting third gens, but finally I spotted this one today!!!
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Oh no.....another 56 original miler, lost in a barn for the past 24 years, one owner, owner died, children found it under a pile of hay in the barn behind the 69 Plymouth GTX with 67.5 miles on it............!!!!!!!
This MIGHT get interesting!
This MIGHT get interesting!
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He said it used to be in the garage (foundation right in front of it), but the garage fell down a few years ago in the snow, and the took away the old boards & left the car where it was parked.
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I found the bird equivalent of that one yesterday over in New York. I was dropping off something at a buddy's house & he asked me if I'd seen the old Firebird on the way in - I had missed it, but snapped this on the way out.
He said it used to be in the garage (foundation right in front of it), but the garage fell down a few years ago in the snow, and the took away the old boards & left the car where it was parked.
He said it used to be in the garage (foundation right in front of it), but the garage fell down a few years ago in the snow, and the took away the old boards & left the car where it was parked.
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Wow....that's a 92...one year only color and its rotting away...
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LOL, I do want to find out more about it. Not sure if I'll get a chance this weekend or not. I think this is the same one that used to sit on another road out of town for about 5 years then went to where it's at now for about the last 10. So in the last 15 years I'm not sure it's done much driving. Here's a google map street view of it in 2013. You can tell even the jugs on the back haven't moved in a while.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8330...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8330...7i13312!8i6656
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Here's a really nice formula that sits on the side of the road in freehold nj. It's a one owner partially restored base formula that's for sale
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Possible notchback gta sitting in central jersey off rt 9. The grass surrounding the car is pretty tall and the wheels are sunk pretty good
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And one more. Black on black 91 gta that hasn't moved in a year. Mine now but unfortunately the car was seriously screwed up by the previous owner.