Today starts the leg of another journey- that of a very special car; a journey that started in 1968 and continues today.  In its heyday, Trans-Am racing was perhaps one of, if not the, premier series of auto racing- anywhere. The series pitted manufacturer against manufacturer, Ford, Chevrolet, AMC, Dodge, Pontiac, Plymouth, Mercury, Porsche, Alfa and driver against driver; the likes of Gurney, P.J. Jones, Donohue, Folmer, Titus, Bucknum, Minter, Revson, Posey and…our good friend Tony Adamowics; just to name a few.

The series actually created cars, great cars….cars that we could buy…well sort of- cars that manufacturers built so that they could be raced in this series specifically, factory involvement - the likes of which have not been seen since. Race on Sunday, sell on Monday-TERRIFIC! Without the Trans-Am series, there would most likely not be a Z8 Camaro or a Shelby GT350 Mustang. There would be no AAR Cuda’s or a Dan Gurney Special Cougar. Ever wonder where Pontiac got the name? I still wonder how they ever pulled that off.

And, what a series it was. To many, the Trans-Am series was simply the best racing ever; ever! As a 10 year old child, I recall being at some of those races as though it were just yesterday and I was hooked; a life long addiction that I would happily recommend to anyone.

This piece is about a specific car, a very important car, a car that my buddy Tony a2z and I are traveling to Monterey for today to trailer back. The car in which Tony won his 1968 Trans-Am championship (well, kind of) 41 years ago and a car that Tony has recently driven at Daytona and in Portland.

Stay tuned………….

O.C.C.E