[71formula455]

I Love Tropical Lime Cars

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/5158500383.html

[The Boss]

D port 455?

[71formula455]

Originally Posted by The Boss

D port 455?

Yeah that's what I gathered from the description.

Unlike your list Chris, a Lime car is still on my bucket list.

[Lloyd-TX]

Looks like a real nice car, well restored.

I too am a Tropical Lime / Limekist fan.

[The Boss]

I loved mine - great color!

[njsteve]

I love that color!

[keith k]

Restoration looks to have been pretty thorough. Seller should have posted some better/closer pics of interior/undercarriage.

[bossbirdta]

....wondering if those camaro type lower door panels are Original to the car or?....

[giles]

Originally Posted by bossbirdta

....wondering if those camaro type lower door panels are Original to the car or?....

They would not be correct for an early build car, seller claims September. Early 71 standard interior and all 71 custom interior had the 70 style armrest with map pockets. They switched over to the Camaro style hard plastic armrest on standard interior around February, but the timing varies with color as, I assume, they ran out of stock of assembled door panels. They deluxe armrests continued on custom trim cars through the end of the model year.

[71formula455]

Originally Posted by giles

They would not be correct for an early build car, seller claims September. Early 71 standard interior and all 71 custom interior had the 70 style armrest with map pockets. They switched over to the Camaro style hard plastic armrest on standard interior around February, but the timing varies with color as, I assume, they ran out of stock of assembled door panels. They deluxe armrests continued on custom trim cars through the end of the model year.

Also noticed the standard interior with grab bar on the dash. The dash also has AC vents (no AC car). . .likely a replacement.

What's up with those seat belts?

[Guilty]

I love that cold too!!!!!

[71formula455]

On Ebay now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pontiac-Fire...3D121739559031

[TA455HO]

It does sit up quite high in the rear. Looks like I could crawl under the car and work on it without jacking it up. Handy feature there.

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[tabob]

I really like the green with dark saddle combo. I'm not a fan of the dark green interior that most green cars from that era seem to have been packaged with.

[Formulabruce]

The back has 4 leafs, but its waaayyy high..

[71formula455]

Looks like she surfaced on Ebay. . .Detroit, MI to Iowa flip

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Pontiac...p2054897.l4275

[bird72]

why does an (apparently) higher end resto have P side door gap that smacks you in face? Not digging on car, fixable but it is kind of inexplicable to me. when I see things that collision shop can do better it shakes faith or inspires doubt, where that may be only thing bad....

[Formulabruce]

could be the angle of the pic. In fact originals have hideous fit, ask NJ Steve about his quarter panel.

[njsteve]

Yeah, the rocker was welded to the lower part of the quarter so far off that the fender trim sticks out far enough to put your pinky in the gap between the molding edge and the wheel well. Gotta love those factory welds!

[71formula455]

From the factory were cars painted prior to mounting the front subframe, brake & fuel lines, etc.?

I always see restorations, like this, ,where the overspray is only on the floor boards but never on the frame or other stuff under the car.