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NOT ALL BUILDUPS HAVE TO ORIGINATE WITH A rusted-out hulk, a pile of parts, and a dream. Sometimes even a finished ride can reap the benefits of a new owner’s imagination. For instance, Steve Curry of Goodyear, Arizona, craved an early 1970s Firebird for a particular purpose.

“I always had the intention to create a car similar to the daily drivers I’d had from the mid-’70s into the ’90s,” he explains. “They had mostly stock engines with a few bolt-ons, though occasionally one would get a cam swap. Some cars had custom wheels and others factory ones.”

“Early second-generation Formulas were an uncommon sight even back in the ’70s,” Steve continues. “The aggressive styling of the Endura