!!!TED!!!

I love your sig btw! I saw the real deal in February at the Toronto Auto Show! I was actually thinking "Roger would be going crazy!"

coward

So ends Project Achieva, June 2, 2008 - August 29, 2011. Some might say I wasted a lot of money on a lowly clunker. To me, she was worth every penny. A rare, cool GM car, that is becoming very scarce nowadays. From dirty, unloved day one: To rocket action.... You never forget your first car!

But wait!!!! There's more!! A buyer by the name of Joe contacted me about the wheels/tires. He claimed to be my biggest fan! Apparently, he had been following my "project" on YouTube, and was the owner of a 1998 blue Achieva! He wanted to make his look like mine (stripes and all!). When he came down, he showed me his cell phone, which had my car as the backround! He let me take a spin in his car around the block lol!!! He was happy to pay $300 for the wheels, and revealed he is friends with my Camaro/Firebird clubs president! (WOW small world!) We where having a big fall show soon, and he said he would come by with the wheels on his car to show me! Aaaaand......so he did....... So...a little piece of my car lives on....and the spirit lives on! Joe says he will have black stripes (professionaly done vinyl!) on the hood for this car show season! I can't wait to see it! I told him that I wish he had come by earlier. I would have given him my car as a parts car! That was the kind of person I was looking for!

The saga continues..... So now, I had a new car. The poor Achieva sat dead for a while. Having spent $1600 on a new transmission, and more recently $300 on perfect wheels and near new tires....I needed to recoup the money. More importantly to me, I wanted the car to go to someone who could keep it going, and not scrap her! August 10, 2011: A few people came by, but mainly tire kickers, and scrappers. Then, I got a serious buyer, but he was only willing to give me $250. I really needed my parking spot back at this point, so I said screw it.....lets get it over with... Before the buyer came, I took the wheels off the car, and put the stocks back on.... August 29, 2011: I also discovered considerable frame damage due to excessive rust! The car was sold that afternoon. Here is the final video of her leaving my garage. After I shut the camera off...I cried (man tears..come on...you would too!)

I didn't give up! I wanted to fix her (once again), but everyone was against me (family: STOP THE MADNESS TED, friends: let her die a graceful death)!!! I found a mechanic who was going to install a complete low milage engine and tranny for $1800 all in. It was to happen the week I found the Firebird! The stripes stayed BECAUSE of the peeling issue. I never attempted to remove them! Mr. 98 would have been proud indeed lol!

My new car had its official debut at an All-GM Show on June 11, 2011: My friends cars, back to front: Mike/black G8, Eric/red '99 Z28, Billy red '02 Z28, me To be continued.......

After my Birthday on July 3, 2011, my uncle asked me if I wanted to see a car he found. We traveled 1 hour outside of the city, and I was greeted with this gem: A 1996 Pontiac Firebird. One family owned. 3800 V6 producing 200HP. 47,320 Kilometers. Cloth interior, automatic, power everything. Runs and drives like brand new, with working A/C! After hagling on the price, and hammering out the paperwork, I drove her home July 6th! I had now become an F-body owner!!!! Not a crooked hood, but plastic black edge liner...which was later removed... The dealer badge was also later removed by me....The tramp stamp...is still there

And then I snapped out of it. Wait a second....I want an F-body! I'm not an old granny..why am I looking at old granny cars!!!??? The search turned to SPORTS CARS of the Camaro/Firebird persuation! Now, If you know me (from the boards or otherwise, you know I'v long been a huge Camaro fan). As fate would have it....things turned out quite different... I looked at a few Camaro's, and even ....had dibs on this glorious Trans Am:

1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL International Series. Owned since new by a little old lady. 44,576 Kilometers! June 28, 2011

Some interesting candidates where found.......... 1992 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. Original old lady owner with all paperwork. 60,872 Kilometers!!! June 26, 2011

It was a beautiful, sunny spring day on May 7, 2011. I had detailed the car, and went for a 100km drive on my favorite roads! I drove back to the city with a big smile on my face! Before I got home, I decided to stop at the bank. As tried to start the car again, it wouldn't crank!!! After failing to boost it, and having it towed to a local shop..it was found that the starter had gone bad. A new starter was installed...and she started....but to my horror.....puttered, and died again. Some piston rings had come loose on the #3 cylinder, causing the engine to fail!!!! &^$&*($&^$&^ What to do...what to do?!?!? Project Achieva was ONCE AGAIN put on hold. May 29, 2011: I had an estimate of $2200 to drop a new engine in! It was very painful, but the decision was made to get another car. Car searching commenced....

Achieva in 2011: The year started out hopefull. I was attending classes for Automotive Engines....a course supplied by GM with 3100 V6's to dismantle (perfect!) In February, she was put back on the stock wheels, as the tires for the Z24's had gotten really bad... March 15 2011: At the end of March, I bought another set of Z24 wheels in mint condition, with near new tires! On the car they went...good to go for the car show season! March 31, 2011: The Achieva ran flawless...and everything was peachy once again! April 7, 2011: April 17, 2011: To be continued.....

Time for a big update...since its been...2 years!?! Where did we leave off...um...late '09 right? The Achieva had a rocking 2010 season, travelling to many many car shows! The Z24 wheels where installed in March... It turned a lot of heads! In August, the heater core blew up! I had it by-passed. Around September, the transmission failed completely....and the project was once again shelved. I had an estimate of $1600 to install a new tranny! After debating for months, I bit the bullet and saved the car!!! On December 11, the Achieva once again roared back to life... ...And was promptly put to severe winter driving!!! (WITH NO HEAT...remember...by-passed heater core! d'oh!) To be continued in 2011..................

You know, I remember when you joined!

Hi! It's been a while eh?

Some goodies spotted in March:

Holy crap! Turbojett! Is that you? That "clone" is an abomination!

Evil car! Estimated 0-60 mph: High 4-second range Estimated ¼ mile: High 12-second range :drool: But that front....its like the design department really wanted to go crazy (ala Super8)..and then they changed their mind....

Hey everyone. I'm launching something I have always wanted to do...my own blog! It will feature posts with pictures and video from all the various auto shows, cruise nights, drive events etc I attend during the year. http://tedscarblog.blogspot.com I attended the Montreal International Auto Show on January 23, and have a ton of pics and vid. Rather than dump them here, or start a bunch of posts...heres incentive to take a peek at the blog! I promise high quality, unique content...and no, Im not competing with C&G..this is a personal project ala the "Vince Burlapp Car Page". Heres a sample: I know advertising is not really permitted on C&G...so consider this an invitation to view some new car pics by yours truly.

Thats that french guy. He is a legend. I really like the rl Mario Kart bit! Also all the times he messes with the popo

Last week I also sat in a lower trim 300 at the Montreal Auto Show. I wasn't really blown away by it overall, but it was comfortable, and the materials felt nice to the touch. The higher optioned 300C was on the turntable, and had the nicer dual tone interior. That would be the one posted in this thread.

Tell Scott he is doing a great job!