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As the years went on, Major stopped using his Firebird as a daily
driver and only took it out on special occasions for car shows or a
weekend cruise. When their kids reached college age, Major and his
wife, Annette, came very close to selling the car, and he credits her for
convincing him to keep it.
"We took it off the road for seven years back in the '90s," Major said.
"I figured dad's toy will have to go - that will be the 'casualty of war.'
But no, she said, 'We'll take it off the road, put it in the garage and cover
it up and we'll figure out a way to make it work because I know you'll
miss it and you'll regret it for the rest of your life.' And she was right."
Major eventually got the car back on the road, and upon moving to
The Villages in late 2017, he keeps the car in the garage until it is time
for a show or a short drive around Central Florida.
"I don't drive it all that much," Major said. "It's more or less a garage
queen. Not that I'm afraid to drive it - it's just not my daily driver,
by any means. I put a couple thousand miles on it a year, if that."
Major attends The Villages Cruise In shows on occasion,
and he is a member of The Villages Vintage Car Club. At
shows, Major enjoys talking to people about the car and the
memories they may associate with a Firebird.
"People will say, 'I used to have one of those in high
school,' or, 'I remember my best friend had one like that,'"
Major said. "With a black Firebird, there's 'Smokey and the
Bandit' and all that, too. I tell people that I was cooler than
'Smokey and the Bandit' because I had mine first. His was a '77
and mine is a '76."

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