1968 Pontiac Firebird #26 Originally driven by Jerry Titus & Jon Ward
Motor: 302 cubic inch Chevy V-8 Horsepower: 475 @ 6,800 rpm Torque: 420+ lbs. @ 6,200 rpm Transmission: 4-Speed Fuel Capacity: 20 gallons - 110 octane racing By mid-point of the 1968 SCCA Trans-Am season, defending Champion, Jerry Titus, had signed with Canadian businessman, Terry Godsall, to form a newteam of Pontiac Firebirds for 1969.Requesting early release from his Ford Motor Company/Shelby American driver's contract, Titus left the '68 season with just one race to run -- Kent, Washington. Armed with a new shop and several former Shelby crew members, the newly formed TG Racing (Titus/Godsall) set out to build a new Pontiac Firebird in time for the last race of '68.A "privateer" Camaro had caught Titus' eye at the recent Riverside, California Trans-Am race. The highly skilled owner/builder/driver Jon Ward was contacted and a deal struck that permitted TG Racing to convert his Camaro into a Firebird.For 1968 and 1969, a loophole in the SCCA rules permitted Pontiac Firebirds to run Chevrolet engines, as that's how they were sold in Canada.In just three weeks, the transformation was completed, an Al Bartz 302 cubic inch Chevrolet engine installed and TG Racing's first Trans-Am Firebird was on its way to Kent, Washington.The scramble paid off, as Titus set a new track record and put the TG Racing entry on the pole. It was nearly a Cinderella story with Jerry leading the race until the engine blew.
Does anyone remember the Comstock Racing Team? Canada's first professional team. I lived within walking distance of their shop and enjoyed hearing the sounds of the engines as they were tuning them up.
Rick
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1967 Parisienne 2+2 1967 Grande Parisienne
1967 Laurentian 1967 Strato Chief
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