TMCP #367: Brotherly Love at it’s Best – A Pontiac Firebird Restored in Memoriam; The Pro-Touring Update Featuring Larry Callahan’s 21st Century 6-banger ’55 Chevy

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Robert Kibbe

Automotive, Leisure, Business, Careers

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Today's show is perhaps one of the most important we've ever done at TMCP, and frankly speaking - it's the real reason this show started in the first place. Our guest is Brandon Bailey, a man I've never met in person but one that I was convinced my my great friend Kirk Hansen that I needed to know. Brandon had just purchased Kirk's Firebird in order to restore it as the feature car for a very-soon upcoming fundraiser to raise money in memoriam for the family of his best friend Daniel. This is the story of that journey.

Branden Bailey had a best friend, Daniel Reed and they met at a sandlot baseball game before they were teenagers. These two became best friends as close as brothers and did everything together. They grew up riding bikes, playing football, and watching Smokey and the Bandit enough to wear out the tape. When Daniel was offered a 1980 Firebird his dreams of a car like in the movie came true. The boys spent many hours changing motors and fixing on the Firebird and driving around having a great time. Daniel was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle to work and passed away. Local friends and relatives put together a memorial run to raise money for his 8 year old son and wife that he left behind. Branden said around 70 cars showed up for the drive and everyone had a great time.

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0:00.0	The Muscle Car Place Online Podcast, episode number 367.
0:04.4	This week, this is a story that's, this is the whole reason we do this show.
0:09.5	That's this kind of story.
0:10.8	Our guest is Brandon Bailey.
0:12.4	He's from Florida.
0:13.5	And recently, he purchased and restored a 1980 firebird in memory of his best friend Daniel.
0:19.3	But he had to do it in record time to get that car in a position to complete a fundraiser for Daniel's wife and son.
0:25.8	The car was not randomly chosen.
0:27.6	It was the same year as Daniel's Trans Am, and it had to be right.
0:31.3	The car is the key.
0:32.8	I want to hold on to it because it's a memento for me for a reminder of him and uh and just life with him
0:42.2	growing up with the car and always seeing the minute and then after you wipe away your tears we have a
0:47.2	fun pro-turing update for you too this is a really good show today i'm proud of this one this is the the Muscle Car Place, weekly online podcast.
0:57.8	Brought to you by National Parks Depot.
1:00.4	This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American muscle cars.
1:06.3	Whether you're buying them, selling, restoring, or even racing them, this is the place for you now here's your host
1:13.9	rob kibby yes indeed i am rob kibby and welcome to the muscle car place podcast so this is one of
1:22.1	these interesting weeks this is a five week month so we do three muscle car place shows a month, and then we take the fourth week off.
1:30.3	And by off, I mean, not at all.
1:33.2	So in any given month, you have three muscle car places.
1:36.5	You sometimes have four to five Kibby and Finninginian shows.
1:39.8	If there's a Patreon show that month, we usually sandwich another one in there.
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