Car Guy Magazine Car Guy Magazine Issue 914 | Page 51

SEEN ON “THE CAR GUY SHOW”
In Episode 10 we met up with “JD”
and the two cars at the Worldwide
Auctioneer’s Concours d’Elegance
of Texas on Lake Conroe, Texas.
the No. 1 car and “Show4” on the No.
2 car, significant when factory show
cars do not usually survive.
Pontiac’s first Firebird is a 326
Convertible, presented in its original
Regimental Red, with cruise control,
Monkey Garage, we elected to bring
Originally bought by Gas Mon- deluxe interior package in red and a
them back to their former glory so
key Garage for $70,000, the Firebirds very rare floor mounted clock. Car #2
is a 4-speed HO Coupe in Silverglaze,
that people can enjoy them as origi- were sold for $650,000, after each
nally built, rather than leave them
had been the subject of that ground- the first High Output car built, with
factory-mounted tachometer, Rally II
to deteriorate further,” he explained. up restoration, led by Jason Aker, a
“Gas Monkey Garage rose to fame as concours restoration expert brought wheels, tilt column and deluxe black
a hot rod and custom shop, but the on board to oversee the project. Se- interior.
Further inquiries on the cars
team has done an exceptional job of rial #’s 100001 and 100002 are both
should be directed to JD Pass at jdturning out a museum quality resto- factory show cars, as evidenced by
the trim tags which read “Show1” on suc