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1968 Pontiac Firebird - Ghost From The Past

Mom And Dad Said "No" To A '68 Firebird When Jeff Garlitz Was In High School. Twenty Years Later, Jeff Said "Yes."
From the February, 2010 issue of High Performance Pontiac
By Kevin DiOssi
Photography by Kevin DiOssi
1968 Pontiac Firebird Full
"I didn't just build the car... 
   
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1968 Pontiac Firebird Full
"I didn't just build the car for looks. It will move out, too," owner Jeff Garlitz explains.
Most Trans Am owners are familiar with Tipp City, Ohio, because of its annual cruise-in scheduled around the Trans Am Nationals in Dayton. The evening get-together is host to some of the nicest Birds in the country. Parked there next to a small, family-owned pizzeria was this '68 Firebird at the 2009 event. Proudly smiling and sitting behind it was the owner, Jeff Garlitz. After a quick discussion with him, it was clear that this was the materialized version of what he yearned for 20 years earlier. The Pontiac of his high school dreams had finally come into his life, and was even better than he could have envisioned as a 15-year-old.

1968 Pontiac Firebird Engine
Home, sweet home. Jeff had... 
   
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1968 Pontiac Firebird Engine
Home, sweet home. Jeff had to wait over 20 years before he could pop the hood and see a Pontiac 400 staring back at him.
1968 Pontiac Firebird Wiper Motor
Jeff's friend, Mike Landis,... 
   
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1968 Pontiac Firebird Wiper Motor
Jeff's friend, Mike Landis, made this trick wiper-motor cover because Jeff thought the factory one wasn't very attractive.
1968 Pontiac Firebird Rear View
The flames were added because... 
   
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1968 Pontiac Firebird Rear View
The flames were added because Jeff's son asked him if there was going to be any "fire" on the car because it was a Firebird. They add some character to the side.

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