[oldskool]

Now for my list of 1st & 2nd gen Birds. There have been so many to choose from, I'll separate 'em into Stock & SS.

I'll post pics of 9, but will probably mention a few more.

'67 - Randi Lyn Shipp probably has the most popular one, in recent years. But, I'm gonna choose the one Bryan Phillips has run for a long time. He broke into the 10's quite a few years ago, & qualified really well at lots of races.

'68 - There have been LOTS of strong '68's, thru the years. It's hard to pick just one. BUT, I'll pick the '68 that won TWO US Nats, in '73 & '77, with different owners/drivers.

'69 - That will have to be John Schloes' Bird. Ran a RAIV 'til it cracked a head. Still runs mid-10's, with a D-port engine.

'70 - That'll have to be the quickest Pontiac powered Stocker, ever, owned & driven by Scott Burton.

'71 - Scott Burton ran strong with a Bird listed as a '71. I'm not sure if it was the same Bird he later changed over to the '70 RAIV car, or not.

'72 - That'll be the car that Scott's son Brad has raced for quite awhile, in which he won 2 nat Stock championships.

'73 - That'll be the famous Herslow & Morlock SD455 cover car.

'74 - I'll choose the Mulry & Aceves Bird. Bob Mulry drove it to LOTS of #1 qualifying positions, some more than 1.5 sec under the index. They also set the J/SA & K/SA nat records with it, in Formula trim, then changed it to Trans Am trim & set the L/SA nat record.

'75 - Ryan Warter has won the Northwest Nats & some smaller races with his '75 Formy.

'76 - Mike Morgan won class @ Indy with his '76 Bird, which is now owned by Kevin Love, in Canada.

'77 - This is another year model which has had LOTS of good Bird Stockers, many of which were nat record holders. But, I suppose I'll choose the Bird that Don Holmes drove for many years, which Rob Holmes is still running.

'78 - Lots of '78 Birds were probably switched over to '77 trim, when it made 'em more competitive. So, I won't choose a '78 Stocker.

'79 - Since the '79 400 Pontiac engine only came with a stick, I've never known of a Pontiac powered '79 Bird Stocker.

'80 -'81 - Of course there have been a few 301T Bird Stockers. Neil Smedley won a big race with one. Recently, Rick Unterseh has the only one I'm aware of. His car runs pretty strong. I know he was #1 qualifier at least once. He's posted that he's bought another 301T former Stocker & will rig it up for his wife to drive, IIRC.