Splash Test Dummy

Buying a 1979 Pontiac Firebird Esprit from FaceBook Marketplace was easy. Getting it home proved a challenge. Splash down occurred after a torrential downpour flooded a highway in Tarrant, Alabama. Junkyard Life's Ron Kidd wheeled the Mayan red Firebird through the deluge of rain. Splash test dummy indeed. Faith bought the car but Kidd begged for the opportunity to drive the unproven Second Generation Bird home. According to the tag, the car had been parked in a Tuscaloosa, Alabama apartment complex lot for more than a year. Loads of paperwork and documentation were included on this original paint car. The engine looked fresh but the battery needed a jump. Best of all, the A/C worked!
What makes this story freaky is that Faith took a spin and plunge down an embankment into the woods when she hydroplaned in her 1978 Pontiac Formula Firebird. Her new-to-her 1979 Firebird Esprit sailed like a boat on its first voyage during the ride home. We hope this one stays on the road!
Follow along our Firebird shenanigans. Many things to share.

Splash Test Dummy Firebird Team: Jody, Ron, Faith

Narrated by Jody Potter.
Video by Jody Potter

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