Portland is weird place just like the bumper stickers say. I stopped by the bank the other day to use the ATM to get some cash, because you can’t use your debit card to buy pot, even if it’s legal in your state. So when I park my car and walk to the ATM and I see this.
Is there anyone who has owned a car and hasn’t thought about modifying it in some way? Who am I to judge what we all plainly see here? But when you park something like this in a public parking lot, you have to expect that people might have a few questions, so here we go.
- Is this the automobile of some kind of arithmomaniac (a person obsessed with numbers)?
- Perhaps it’s the project of a gear-head elementary school teacher.
- Meth / opiates do strange things to people.
- It could be some kind of prank.
- It’s entirely possible I simply don’t get it.
- There is only so much you can do on a limited budget, so WTF?
Why it’s here and what it means is actually irrelevant. The owner customized their car. He or she made a statement we all can evaluate. They made some art. Thank God it’s not another silver crossover.
You deserve an award for the positive spin you put on this Firebird!
Something doesn’t add up here.. 😛
That’s because it’s not a Firebird Formula.
good one!
But it probably has the digital instrument panel.
No because there are more than 0’s and 1’s. So definitely analog.
A little-known fact: Each of those ground-effect pieces is made of stove-enameled Connolly leather, hand-fitted just like Rolls-Royce does it.
I’m guessing he is on a similar mission to you (maybe less legal).
What are the “ground effects” and “fender flares” made of?
Irrespective of the modifications, this has some significance as a curbside classic. This car is 16-20 years old and V6 Firebirds are getting kind of scarce, I’ve been noticing. At least in my part of the world (Texas).
What happens when someone is both numerologist and car nut? It is surprising that there is not a black vinyl algebra covering the front.
There is also probably a 710 under the hood?
…or maybe a 420.
Appears to have shed some of its “Fantasy” wheel adornments, likely while driving down the road. The Firebird LT. (Letter Thrower). Pretty nasty bash in the RF wheel, the letters involved in customizing this car may involve THC, LSD, and definitely WTF.
NO………JUST…………………..NO
There’s a couple of digits missing. WS6. Of course then we would have the following:
2X(Nostrils) + 1.5X(Engine{L}) = WS6…
Ok, I’m good at math, but my head hurts now.
Other than this, I’ve got nothing. I’ve been told that I am overly enthusiastic about numbers, but would NEVER do this to a car, but to each his own.
Also, how the hell do the numbers stay stuck to the tires? – Oh wait, some are missing. Yeah, that seems just about right… more will be missing soon.
How does the owner of this Firebird clear the ground without scraping . . . something? It certainly is unique.
As far as owning a car and having an urge to make modifications . . . no. I’ve owned 3 cars in 29 years of driving and never had a notion to modify any of them in any way. They are: 1964 Ford Falcon 2-door Standard Series sedan [still have this one], 1967 Lincoln Continental suicide door sedan [sold in 2015] and a 1986 Ford Thunderbird [inherited from my Dad in Nov. 1998, this car met an unfortunate end on Jan. 11, 2000 in an auto accident].
I knew this guy who knew this other guy who knew this dude who knew this chick who was out to score herself some pot. Her seller switched the ‘herb’ to lawn grass that had been freshly loaded up with Miracle-Gro. She didn’t notice the switch and two hours later she had insane urges to be fertilized!
When I look at this….car(?), all I see is a big fat zero.
To be fair, it does very vaguely remind me of the train we had in my Kindergarten classroom. It was made from those waxed cardboard milk cartons, and it had pieces of “construction” paper glued to the cartons that were supposed to evoke the various parts of the train.
Rick James said “Cocaine’s a helluva drug.”
Is air supposed to get to the radiator? If so, how?
There should be stricter laws and back ground checks to buy a hot glue gun.
When I see something like this I always think this is the type of kid we all knew who wouldn’t never leave a model kit stock.
He always had to put his own “touches” on it.
And now that he’s a grownup he’s still at it….just with life size models!