[Norwood]

Steve you won't fit in a 69 Vette......

[sd455hota]

Originally Posted by Norwood

Steve you won't fit in a 69 Vette......

Funny you'd say that, not just the Corvettes, but all these cars seemed much more roomy inside in the 70s. And when exiting the car they seemed further off the ground too. Hmmm, no idea why.

[RicksGTO]

congrats Greg on making what would be considered the purchase of a lifetime for anyone of us on this forum! Truely can't wait to see progress pics as it goes along and with you being here is Texas, I will look forward to seeing it one day in person.

[Held for Ransom]

Did the car use to have a CB radio in it?

[165th]

As with many of you I have been wondering what color this really is. There is not a lot of examples out there to compare to, and when you do a google picture search for the code 24 family (Olds - Nordic Blue, Chevrolet - Ascot Blue) there is a range from silvery blue/gray, to a lighter blue with less silver sheen. The Lucerne Blue on the other hand seem to be spot on and everyone knows what color that is. So we did 3 different spray outs of BC/CC and one original Dupont 5464L Laquer to compare to the 1972 PPG color chart. Below are some comparisons of the sprayouts to the color chart and a side by side comparison of Lucerne Blue and the Adriatic Blue spoiler tips to get an idea of how Adriatic varies from Lucerne Blue.

Originally Posted by 'ol Pinion head

So glad to see you managed to work a deal on this '72, 165th!
Have had an affinity for adriatic blue/blue HO cars for a long time, when news of this one surfaced years ago, was like WHOA, love to own that car! Glad to hear it will get done up right.

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my longtime keepers:
'71 T-37 Coupe HO M22 75/75 (the Engr car)
'71 1/2 GT-37 HO M40 24/24, 231 blue int
'72 T/A M22 11/11, dlx black (painted 24/24)

Hi 'ole Pinion Head, that is great that you have a couple of code 24 455HO's in the nest. I'd love to see a couple of pictures of them, especially the '72TA! Also, would you mind sharing what color formula you decided to go with and a spray out if you have it too?

Originally Posted by tabob

That garage is where I saw the car in the late 90's.

Greg, I would think that this car had to be ordered by a Pontiac executive of some sort in order to get the special order interior. The fact that the car was shipped to a delaer in Temple, Texas makes me wonder if a zone manager ordered it.

Is there any sales paperwork that lists the name of the original owner or any susequent owners prior to the guy in Houston (Spring) that Steve bought it from?

I have had a bit of success (partially due to access to some tools because of my job) for tracking down previous owners of cars.

I was able to find and talk to 4 previous owners of my 72 Trans Am in one week, the first guy having owned the car in the 80's (man was he shocked to get my phone call).

We have some information on a couple of the previous owners so far, and an urban legend that this car was purchased new by someone in Dallas after being delivered to RO Evans Pontiac in Dallas. I wonder if a car could actually be delivered to a different dealer than shown on the PHS? Does anyone know this dealership?

[165th]

And a couple more pictures. I will say the colors vary greatly when viewed outside vs. inside in fluorescent lighting, and the pictures vary again with and without flash, but it looks like the DBC2000 (tinted more silver/blue) or the shopline (tinted more blue) fit the color chip the best.

[keith k]

Well, at least you have the advantage with an Adriatic Blue T/A that there won't be a line of similar colored ones parked next to you to compare the color to...

You'll just get hoarse having to explain to people that it's NOT supposed to match the Lucy Blue ones...

['ol Pinion head]

DBC2000 looks correct to me, definitely silver/blue.

'70 Pontiac Bermuda blue is also a slight silver blue metallic, but bermuda blue has more blue to it than Adriatic blue.

[165th]

I got these in the mail today. I'm going to give Steve a call and see if the car's finished

[RicksGTO]

nice plates Greg! I've got some of the black Texas Star plates coming for my Formula.

[165th]

I was able to stop by Musclecar Memories Restorations on my way to the Trans Am Nationals last month. Here's some progress pics.

[165th]

And a few more

[Tunas73TA]

Originally Posted by 165th

I was able to stop by Musclecar Memories Restorations on my way to the Trans Am Nationals last month. Here's some progress pics.

Did you happen to see my ride there?

[165th]

Originally Posted by Tunas73TA

Did you happen to see my ride there?

Hi Chuck, I did see your TA there. It's a great car and it seems like you made a great decision to have Steve finish and detail it after you put so much work into it over the last few years. Congratulations on getting it back soon and enjoying the car.

[roundportponchos]

looks like he's doing a great job!!

[Blackened]

Did they give you an approximate date when they're expecting to have color on the car?
Or are they still working on getting the color right first?

[165th]

Time for an update on Adrian's progress. Body work is nearing completion. The shell is fully blocked and nearly ready for color. Yay.

I am so proud of the work Muscle Car Memories restorations is doing on her. Steve and crew are open to suggestions and flexible on the direction we are taking her. Also, they don't seem to mind a nosy customer popping in every now and then. They even opened the shop up early Saturday morning for my visit where I found her curing in the paint booth!

As expected on a concour restoration even the underside is getting some glaze coat to get rid of the acne/pitting caused by the many years this car sat in the east Texas fields.

[165th]

Here's something you don't see very often, a NOS front bumper. It was clear Adrian had taken a hit on the drivers front corner at some point. The drivers fender and radiator core support were '73+ parts. The rebuild was poorly done and the shop chose to do some shaving on the front bumper to get everything to fit up. Hmmmm.....

In addition to the questionable fender fitment approach the front bumper had also taken quite a beating from the Texas corn and hay stalks that were often mowed down when a previous owner, 'WC' was using Adrian to heard cows on his dairy farm.

Yes, it's true. With help from some Forum members here, we have been doing research on previous owners, and have been enjoying the stories that have been shared by folks who have known this car. A body shop owner near Emory TX remembers the car well from the mid '80's as it was one of the few hot rods in town, and recalls WC using the car to heard dairy cows. In these period pictures circa '98 You can see the scrape marks in the paint where the stalks were mowed down and detail of the front bumper fitment too.

One of the great benefits to having MMR restore the car is Steve's propensity to either have or be able to come up with rare NOS parts for these early second gens. In addition to the NOS front bumper he found, Steve was able to source a perfect set of NOS tail light bezels and SAE STAIR 70 dated lenses. These will be mounted to an already installed NOS rear tail panel that he acquired early on and held back for the car years before the quality repro started being produced.

[Norwood]

I better get moving........

[72projectbird]

Sounds like its coming along nice!

I love hearing stories of cars past, such as how they were used before they became valuable. Its crazy what people will come up with.