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Old 03-13-2020, 10:20 PM
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My LeMans was painted and assembled in 2012. I added fuel injection and different wheels in 2017. I'm thinking its time to move onto another project and let this one go. I've been away from the hobby for quite a while, so I'm not sure what current values are for these cars. To meet forum rules, I'll say I'm asking $40,000. I'll get some current pics posted, but I'd appreciate some feedback on what the market is for this car.

72 Base Lemans. Brazilia Gold base/clear. Only rust on the car was a 2" x 5" patch below the rear window. Only body mods were adding GTO fender extractors. The car was factory AC, but this was removed during the rebuild (I still have all the parts and they can go with the car). Buckets and console were added to the car, we used factory fabrics (seats have cloth inserts like the original seats, not all vinyl), vinyl top was new with the paint work. Rally gages were added, and rebuilt/calibrated during the build. The original dash pad remains with no cracks.

Engine is a stroked 400. Eagle forged crank and rods, Butler/Ross pistons, gapless rings. KRE heads CNC ported by SD Performance (290 cfm version). Hyd roller cam (old faithful, 236/245), RPM intake, sniper injection. Tri-Y headers, 3" oval X-pipe exhaust, Goerlich mufflers, 2-1/2" tails, SS trans am tips. Modified dual snorkel air cleaner. New gas tank with in-tank pump for fuel injection. The engine was broken in on a dyno, and 2 pulls were made with a Q-jet (495 hp).

700-R4 overdrive automatic (Phoenix transmissions) with 2400 rpm lockup converter. Chevy 12 bolt with trutrac limited slip and 3.73 gears.

Front suspension is SPC control arms, global west springs, hellwig sway bar, koni shocks, tall ball joints. Wilwood 12.2" rotors with 6 piston black calipers. Rear suspension is spohn control arms and sway bar (frame mounted sway bar, not to control arms). 11" rear disc brakes with 4 piston wilwood calipers and parking brake. Steering is rebuilt with quick ratio and has no play when driving. All ball joints/tie rods were replaced with new.

Power disc brakes with wilwood master cylinder and electric vacuum pump. Aluminum 2 core radiator anodized black (waterless coolant). 17x7 US Mags rambler wheels in front, 18x8 rear. Nitto tires are used.

This is a pretty unique car, it sits right, the colors are very appealing. The car was finished in 2013 with 49k miles. It now has 52k miles, and this is the original mileage on the car. The car runs and drives very well. The exhaust is loud at certain speeds, but very quiet at cruise RPM. It is a beast when the throttle is mashed, makes all the right sounds. Its a comfortable car to drive, stiffer than the original suspension, but not harsh.

The car is outside Buffalo, NY, zip 14031. Please let me know any thoughts. This forum helped me a bunch when working on this project, so I'm hoping that I'll get some guidance at this point.

Thanks in advance.

Mike
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Old 05-04-2020, 09:03 PM
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well, over 400 views and not one comment. I'll assume that my pricing is off in this environment. Or nobody likes the flavor of this car...

Any interest at $35k?

Thanks,
Mike

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That is a VERY nice car and well done with lots of nice stuff on/in it but $35/40k for a LeMans will be tough until you find the exactly right buyer since nice (and real) GTOs can be had for those prices. JMO.

I really like your car but am an early 60s b body person.

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Old 05-04-2020, 09:57 PM
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thanks for the feedback, kinda what I thought. I figured if I had bought a GTO, I would have wanted to keep it original.

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Old 05-05-2020, 11:15 AM
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Really nice car! I would like to have some input on where the value is on this car. I know mike has alot in this car ! please PM me with your thought and not on his post! Thank you Fred

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Way outta my league, but I will comment, I love the color combo and the stance. Very clean looking car. I'm very thankful it wasnt painted blue or black and cloned into a GTO. Very nice car!!

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Old 06-08-2020, 01:34 PM
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Adam,
Thanks for the kind words. Its a nice car, but this is a pretty rough time to sell a car. Stay safe.

I'm open to offers if anyone has interest. Maybe I'll just put it into storage for a year or two.

Have fun,
Mike

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Old 06-16-2020, 01:59 PM
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This is a very well done car. I think what hurts it is the fact that it is not a GTO. On the price I would think that 35k you are asking is not too high considering all the good stuff that went in the car. Of course 29.999,99 would sound way better and would move this baby quickly.

Have you only advertised here?

This may be the worst place to sell since most people here already have a bunch of cars....so no buyers but a lot of wise commentary....I could see this do well on eBay with good pictures and a lengthy description...

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Old 06-16-2020, 04:08 PM
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Thanks again for the advice, that is one of the reasons that I wanted to post the car here. That and I would like it if a pontiac enthusiast would end up with the car.

The other reason I haven't put it on Ebay or advertised it more is that I wasnt sure I wanted to sell it. Now that summer is here, and businesses are starting to come back, I've decided its time to let it go.

$29,999 OBO.

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My 71 in similar condition and engine with same suspension mods, this was also a ragtop and 4 speed did not get a call at $22.5k

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Some updated pics. Have an awesome Independence Day.

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If I were in the market to buy, I would not hesitate to pay 30,000 for that car. I would even consider a trade + cash for my 65 GTO.

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Listed on eBay, 24 pictures.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Pontia...s/133454245618

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That is a beautiful and well done car. I wish you the best of luck selling it.

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