Pete Wolfe had never intended to buy an American car; he already had a beautifully restored 1972 Jaguar E-type V12 roadster and that was enough. “But in 2017 I was at my friend Gary Denham’s place, Executive Cars in Essex. Gary previously restored my Jaguar, and I saw the Firebird in his showroom. I’d always liked American cars, I used to go to Brands Hatch and watch the saloon car races and there was one racing Camaro run by Malcolm Gartlan and Wiggins Teape that I especially loved seeing. Plus of course I watched all those films and TV shows; Bullitt got me in love with muscle cars and my brother had a mechanic business in Norfolk so I even drove a few Yanks in my teens. But I’d never seriously considered owning one until I saw this Firebird.
“The Firebird just had the right look and colour,” continues Pete. “Gary had imported it from
