After four long and arduous years of medical school, to celebrate my graduation, my father purchased a brand new 1983 red Trans Am with a 5.0L 305 V8. I instantly fell in love with the car. I felt part of the car each time I sat in the cockpit and drove it and still do.

I got my first Firebird when I was 17 years old and it was a 1973 Firebird Esprit, Navajo Orange 350 CID engine. I blew that motor and installed a Pontiac 400 CID rebuilt engine. I blew up that motor just before I went to college and could not afford another motor.