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Not a bad view. ❤️💙Ⓜ️3️⃣
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#bmwm3 #m3 #bmw_official #f80m3 by @gt4.mike

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a month ago

Where it all began. 1982 Pontiac Trans Am.

305ci V8, Cross-Fire fuel injection. 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic 350C w/ lock-up torque converter. Flowmaster exhaust, hollowed out catalytic converter. Fiberglass cowl-induction hood, Cragar chromed-out 5-Stars. T-tops for the win.

It was the Knight Rider car. Same interior. Same year. The car was slow, heavy and loud.

I was gifted this car by my Godfather in Astoria Queens. He ran it into the ground. Had to tow it two hours to my parents home in PA where it sat for months.

Finally, my dad stoked the biggest check I ever saw him write. $750 for a reman engine block at PepBoys. Over the course of 4 years, from ages 16-20, and over 7 grand of my own hard-earned money, I rebuilt every part and system of this car you can name with my own hands, transmission included with the help of my Uncle who owned a trans shop in Northern NJ. I learned how everything in a car works. I pulled more parts from the muddy grounds of local junk yards and busted up Firebirds and Cameros than I can possibly count.

The experience landed me a job behind a parts counter for 7 years between PA and MD. I owe most of what I know about fixing and working on cars to this car, my father, my Godfather and the hard working full time techs in and around Eastern PA.

There was no internet. Only Hayes and Chilton manuals. And when those books would often fail you, it was the local garages where I would walk into the service areas middle of peak hours and talk to the techs to leech their hard-earned knowledge. They were always glad to help a hungry kid. I’m thankful for them. The way they spoke, the smell of the shop floors, classic rock blaring, the pin-up girls on the wall, cigarette smoke, and learning first-hand have no comparison to AI or Google search.

Sold the Trans Am for about 3 grand. Never looked back. Was happy to move on and get half the money I spent on her back out. Went Japanese from there. Another story for another time.

#pontiac #transam #firebird #cameo #chevrolet by @gt4.mike

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a month ago

“Fifty years from now, when you’re looking back at your life, don’t you want to be able to say you had the guts to get in the car?”
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#bmwm3 #m3 #bmw_official #f80m3 by @gt4.mike

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a month ago

Honor to turn this one. 🙏 Drive your cars. 🏎️💨
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#porsche #718gt4 #porschecaymangt4 #caymangt4 #gt4 by @gt4.mike

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2 months ago

Morning rituals ❤️🖤
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#porsche #718gt4 #porschecaymangt4 #caymangt4 #gt4 by @gt4.mike

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2 months ago

Single lane bridges for the win. ❤️💙🩵
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#bmwm3 #m3 #f8xgang #bmw_official #f80m3 by @gt4.mike

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4 months ago

Giddy up. 💋

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#porsche #718gt4 #porschecaymangt4 #caymangt4 #gt4 by @gt4.mike

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5 months ago

Will we see F80 demand increase this summer?
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#bmwm3 #m3 #f8xgang #bmw_official #f80 taken in Baltimore, Maryland by @gt4.mike

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5 months ago

That NA flat 6 sound at mid range RPM, values open, in the cabin, windows up passing a 928 GT

#718gt4 #928 #928gt #gaurdsred by @gt4.mike

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5 months ago

The perfect blend of analog and tech.
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#bmwm3 #m3 #f8xgang #bmw_official #f80 by @gt4.mike

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7 months ago

Angel wing. ❤️

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#porsche #718gt4 #porschecaymangt4 #caymangt4 #gt4 by @gt4.mike

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7 months ago

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9 months ago