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#2861
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My 71 birds.
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#2862
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It doesn’t get much better than that combo! Beautiful!
A similar pair was frequently seen in my High School parking lot. The Cameo White T/A was driven by the mother of a hot red-head Flag Girl who got to drive her mother’s car in her Junior and Senior year, and there was a Petty Blue Plymouth Superbird that was driven by the son of a local FM DJ - who happened to be dating the red head in the white T/A. In his senior year, the son of the local FM DJ showed up in a Plymouth Super Bird with his dad’s radio station call letters down the side. At that time, the car was painted in that Petty Blue, but later showed up in a gaudy Red, White and Blue paint scheme. Got a yearbook photo of those cars somewhere. Here is a link to the story of Rome Benedict, the local DJ and his Plymouth Super Bird. Quite a legend in Chattanooga during my time in High School. http://www.wwnboa.org/romeo.htm BJ
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1971 GTO 455 HO 4-speed - Cameo White, White Vinyl Top, Jade Green Interior, Ram Air Hood, AC, Honeycombs and 8-track 1974 Formula 455 I Owned in 1975-1976. Now Own Its Twin From Same Dealership Last edited by OVERULD; 04-14-2020 at 11:58 PM. |
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1978 Black & Gold T/A [complete 70 Ram Air III (carb to pan) PQ and 12 bolt], fully loaded, deluxe, WS6, T-Top car - 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air numbers matching Julep Green - 1971 T/A 455, 320 CFM Eheads, RP cam, Doug's headers, Fuel injection, TKX 5 Spd. 12 Bolt 3.73, 4 wheel disc. All A/C cars |
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I took my wife out for her first cruise of the year yesterday and it occurred to me that I have not taken a picture of “Lucy” in years, so I figured I should snap a few as it was a nice day. They were actually predicting snow this weekend, but it just missed us.
Anyway funny thing happened today my wife was saying her neck was a little sore. I said to her “from what you never did anything”. She replied “from you hammering on the throttle when I wasn’t ready, I think I got whiplash”. I said “thanks that just made my day, and next time I’ll remember to give you a heads up babe.” LOL
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1970 GTO Judge - Pepper Green w/Dark Green Interior, RAIII Auto 1970 1/2 Trans Am - Lucy Blue w/Black Custom Interior, RAIII 4-Speed 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 - Fire Red w/Pearl White Interior, 30+ Options |
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Great car brother. Nice sky overhead, bet it was fun.
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Ol' man Smith Pigeon Forge, Tn. Grand Rod Run Spring 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUIuGvWWthA http://s223.photobucket.com/user/fas...d%20Run%202012 Son video'd this... http://s223.photobucket.com/user/fas...a.mp4.html?o=0 |
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beautiful. what are the details of it?
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#2868
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Your car's looking great, Dar!
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keith k 70 Trans Am RA III / T400 / Lucerne Blue / Bright Blue 70 Trans Am RA III / M20 / Lucerne Blue / Sandalwood 70 Formula RA III / M21 / Lucerne Blue / Bright Blue |
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Hey there Keith, it’s good to hear from you, and thanks for the complements everybody!
Yes Lucy is restored, I completed the resto 22 years ago. I can’t believe I’ve owned her for 33 years now. I’m not all that old! LOL Some history on it. It’s a 70 ½ that was ordered new from a dealership in Montreal Quebec. That owner moved out to Western Canada and sold it to the guy I got it from, so I believe I’m the third owner. A blue 70 4-speed was my dream car since I was about 12 years old and I was extremely lucky to stumble upon it just a few blocks from my house. I was a teenager (17) and this was the first car I ever purchased, that was in 1987. In fact the car wasn’t even for sale. I drove the car a little bit until I could save the money to properly restore it. I pretty much did everything myself so it took a while (rebuilt literally everything), body and exterior paint were done by a shop. So in 1998 the complete restoration was finished and I’ve been enjoying it since. It’s all stock (RAIII) right down to the points ignition, and the car came equipped quite nicely (IMO). Factory options include, M-21 4 speed, heavy duty radiator, 3.73 Safe-T-Track, AM/FM, rear Speaker, wheel trim rings, décor mouldings which include the stainless steel along the top of the doors, fenders, and base of the hood, door edge guards, roof drip mouldings, tilt steering, console, and custom black interior which comes with a bunch of stuff. I have PHS and GM of Canada docs. A few things I find interesting: 1- What a great car! Lucy has never let me down, not once. Its never come home on a hook, and it’s never been a trailer queen either. I’ve driven it through 4 provinces, 2 states, carved up the mountain roads in the Canadian Rockies, and even taken it on a 10 day vacation with my wife. The first actual repair I’ve been required to do was a leaky wheel cylinder last year. How is that for Pontiac quality? 2- One time coming back from a car show (9 hours away) on a scorching hot day, there were lots of show cars on the side of the highway with overheating issues. Lucy blew by all of them. My digital thermometer said it was 130 degrees F in the interior of my car. My wife and I almost overheated, but the car didn’t. 3- I think the car has only ever been wet once when I got caught in a rain shower. I use Dry Wash N’ Guard etc to clean it and never once washed it with soap and water in 22 years. Sorry to ramble guys I know this is a picture thread. I’ve been away from this sight for a long time and I have a lot of pictures to catch up on in this thread alone, so I will finish up. This was my dream car since I was a kid and. I can honestly say that if I didn’t own one, it would still be my dream car today. Sometimes I have to open the garage door and peak inside just to make sure it’s really mine. Sure I’d love a Swiss Cheese Catalina too, but let’s be realistic. LOL
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1970 GTO Judge - Pepper Green w/Dark Green Interior, RAIII Auto 1970 1/2 Trans Am - Lucy Blue w/Black Custom Interior, RAIII 4-Speed 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 - Fire Red w/Pearl White Interior, 30+ Options |
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Very cool car! Thanks for the history and pictures.
BJ
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1971 GTO 455 HO 4-speed - Cameo White, White Vinyl Top, Jade Green Interior, Ram Air Hood, AC, Honeycombs and 8-track 1974 Formula 455 I Owned in 1975-1976. Now Own Its Twin From Same Dealership |
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I need motivation to get my car back together so I was browsing this thread. It's been two years since any action shots have been posted. So I dug up a few of my old ones.
Traction is everything! The blue one is faster than my red one by 1/2 second with me driving both the same day. Last time I ran the car at Sebring, it's been over 10 years! Damn time flies! Dawn. pits, & on track.
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Great shots! Thanks!!
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My 71 at a magazine photo shoot a couple of weeks ago
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Beautiful! I love the stance and no trim rings!
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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hood up, not sure why its down off the lift was not this year.
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Very nice how about some more pictures
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Picked up a 73 Brewster
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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What color is it ? |
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