Hey all, been lurking for a while, finally posted up some pics in the "Trans Am" photos section last week so thought I`d better follow etiquette and also introduce myself here too.
I`m a British chap, 40 years, married, 3 kids, 3 cars, and have a goal to live and work in the US. For now, we get our "US fix" from attending US car club meets in the UK and eating too many pancakes with maple syrup. I drive a `74 Firebrid Esprit (Bandit clone), the Mrs drives a GMC Safari and we have a "ricer" (Mazda MX6) for long mileage and business-related motorway meanderings.
I work as a sales and marketing consultant (I wont go there as it may send you all to sleep) but in my earlier years was a singer in a band so that makes up for it I guess.
I spent a LOT of happy years as a kid watching Starsky and Hutch, Knight Rider, Smokey and the Bandit, Happy Days, Wonder Years et al, and generally lapping up the whole perceived "lifestyle" thing which is SO different from the UK. As I got older, and made enogh money to travel, we`ve now been to the US many times, visiting some great friends made via the `net etc Last August I bought the Firebird, was in pretty good shape when I picked it up, one of the best in the UK probably. The only negative for purists out there, is that the car is a bit of a mongrel, `74 Esprit, with 77 front end and a mixed `79 interior. The Firebird gets a LOT of care and attention, and I`m fixing and working on all those dozens of small jobs that always need doing. There`s a GREAT scene in the UK for classic American cars, but its good to be a member of a forum such as this, there`s some great info in all the threads, might take me a few months to read it all tho. :-)
Anyhoo, thats it from me, thanks for putting this together Hitman and look forward to speaking to you all again soon
Mark
