Firebird and the Trans-Am series

[Swede70]

Greetings...

No narration, but some contemplative footage of the T G Racing Firebird team late season in '70 with John Cordts and David Hobbs.  Maybe it's Kent, WA., while the labor intensive work required to swap out a differential/rear axle assembly entire consumes much time and attention.  Certainly a neat discovery...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MWZ0G5a3Jc

Mike K./Swede70

[Bruce302]

Thanks Mike, That is some good footage,

[Swede70]

Greetings,

An older blog post this, but recollections of the '72 Mid-Ohio Trans-Am race as related by Harry Quackenboss, crew member on the Herb Adams '72 Firebird driven to victory by Milt Minter that year. 

https://www.pontiacv8.com/blog/2019/4/25/memories-of-the-72-scca-trans-am-series-firebird-by-harry-quackenboss

Mike K./Swede70

[Jon Mello]

Nice article by Harry.  Thanks for posting it, Mike.

[Trans Åm]

Great read, awesome cars. I find it funny how many stories of SD Firebirds being ordered using ingenious methods since they were not very easy to get.

[Bruce302]

Neat article Mike, Thanks.

[Swede70]

Greetings...

For searching T/G or T.G. Racing (both 'answers' are correct!) information online, I stumbled across a short but agreeably detailed profile of Canadian driver John Cordts.  Hidden in plain sight for being discovered on a specially-themed vintage F1 website, nevertheless something of possible interest.  See:

https://www.f1forgottendrivers.com/drivers/john-cordts/

Mike K./Swede70

[Oldtimer]

https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/John-Cordts-CDN.html?page=2

Good picture of the Firebird at the 1970 Watkins Glen Trans Am race.

[Trans Åm]

https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/John-Cordts-CDN.html?page=2

Good picture of the Firebird at the 1970 Watkins Glen Trans Am race.

Photo by courtesy of: Alan Yankolonis




Jon, if you still don't think posting this picture from Racing Spots Cars is appropriate, please feel free to delete my post, I don't want to rub anyone the wrong way.