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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:21 PM
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Poncho history book

I took some shots from the book I've mentioned before I return it to the library, however...lacking a scanner they are not all that hot. I may still get a chance to add some text here, we'll see.
Hope you can STILL enjoy these fuzzy shots....and they fit up here

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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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These are shot with my digital cam and I tried several times for better shots but you have to move further away with fixed focus cameras....fun, eh?

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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:25 PM
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'Nother 1

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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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OK...

That last one is pretty horrid...but features Richard Petty with the caption, What the King drives to work!
hehe

One of my faves.

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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:30 PM
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The racing section

The Bluemax! ...among others...
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:33 PM
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LARGE!

These are about as big as I can upload and still...
I'll work on scanning ability soon
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:36 PM
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The factory section again

This book covers all Pontiacs and details options, and company sales and other 'trivia'
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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'nother page>
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 04:42 PM
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6 >

SLP ad with fourth gen, I know....but it is interesting
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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Cool, what is the exact name of this book?
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 01:28 PM
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In a book I was looking at the other night at my fiances job (books-a-million), there was a thick *** book about the complete line of Firebirds and Trans Ams. Well, of course, I was reading a chapter about the 86 model and in it was Richard Petty posing next to a black Trans Am.

I'm thinking about buying the book cause it has a ton of info in it; including every rpo code, the cost of that option, and any other rpo's that were required to have that option.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 03:34 PM
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I'm running behind again, but I included a pic of the cover on a couple other threads recently. It's here somewhere already. Looking thru HOT ROD again, I see a Camaro and Firebird book offered by Lamm-Morada Publishing in the early 1980s for $15. Located in Stockton California at the time. Worth looking for the books were both penned by Michael Lamm

Bill
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