It starts in high school, when he purchased his first car: a blue '76 Firebird with a '74 Formula hood. His best friend at the time had a '74 Trans Am painted Admiralty Blue with a hot-rodded engine.

The Formula looked like a lower-level Firebird, but it packed a V8 under the hood, sometimes a very powerful V8. The 1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula, as probably only hardcore car fans know ...

In 1974, the design of the Formula hood changed, so only '70-73 will interchange appearance-wise on that model. Trans Am and Firebird hoods from '70-76 are interchangeable. Trans Am, and possibly ...

However, the good news hides under the hood, where the original engine still starts and runs like a new unit. This Firebird Formula is not a spotless 1970 example, and the photos clearly highlight ...

For F-body devotees, the Firebird Formula was a landmark car that said ... Look closely at the hood, though-there's something different about it. The Formula had an aerodynamic bulge on only ...

Re-introduced in ’87, the Formula 350 was the top of the line Firebird, packing a 5.7-liter L98 engine under the hood, capable of producing—wait for it—upwards of 225 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque.

The Firebird Formula recently underwent a full restoration, which is why it's looking so perfect. The fiberglass hood does make the paint look a bit wavy, but those 15-inch Cragar chromed wheels ...