LETS SEE YOUR 78 MARTINIQUE BLUE T/A
 

Just wondering how many people here have a Martinique blue 78 T/A on this site? pictures please !!!!

This is one I used to own. Sold it about 6 years ago.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...Dsc00096-1.jpg

Nice car.

in time i will be looking for one in blue
had one with blue interior
i just love that color blue too

My favorite color for 1978.

couple pictures of one i have had worked on. just waiting to get home and get the exhaust on it, and drive. new .030 over 400, 350 turbo, 3.42 gears. needs the exhaust and new tires put on. was a white/ blue mix interior, but i changed it to black cloth.

ALVIN..........!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p

I have one but some idiot painted it black. Has to be the worst paint job ever. He even left the decals on the car wen he painted it and then tried to do the bandit thing to it. Put new decals over the old ones and then got ahold of a can of gold spray paint. I think the whole car was rattle caned! I was planning on painting the cae black but have to admit the blue is growing on me. I can't waite when I get to have the fun of trying to remove two hood birds:(

Here's mine,original paint except for rear bumper and fender spoilers.

http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0230.jpg




http://http://i1243.photobucket.com/...1/IMG_0236.jpg





http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0231.jpg

Very nice car is the interior and engine compartment all original to. How long have you owned the car.

Thanks, I've had 14 years,I'm the third owner, the interior is original except for the headliner and sound system.

http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0236.jpg


The engine compartment has been altered abit,I'm running those nice aluminum cast valve covers that say pontiac on them,the engine has been completely de-smogged and slightly warmed over,but still retains it's cast bottom end,the entire drivetrain is match#,unfortunately I don't have a pic of the engine.

2nd and 4th owner. 455 4-speed

We call ours Martini or Martinique
 

Ok, since you insist, here's my quick and dirty easy post from a previous PY thread

You show me......
 

YOURS........and I'll show you MINE! :D

Picked this one up about a year ago.....58K... mostly original paint....NOT rusty...still has the factory pancake catalytic on it...

Got some detailing planned,but like "patina" it has & NOT going to get carried away.

That's a pretty one! I especially like the photo of the shaker scoop call outs that were slapped on at the factory on your creme puff.

Many today would say they were never made that way...and they'd be wrong.

Nice survivor IMO.

It's a Norwood build & they did some strange stuff there.........don't see many late Norwood builds over on this side.....first DECENT one I've owned......the rest have been rough & rusty,as they were eastern imports...

I think the Norwood shaker decal guy was an "artiste" & put them wherever he felt like?

Van Nuys must have had shaker decal "cops" as the original ones I've seen are USUALLY in the right "same" spot.

You all have very nice Marty T/A's. Hopeful I will find a 78 MARTY T/A W72,4SPD,AND WS6 NON TOP LT BLUE interior all original in the wrapper with paper work. Been searching have not found one yet.

I'm SURE you'll find the right one......

When I was negotiating on this one (about 18 month ago) I found at least 20 other M-blue 78 T/A's for sale.......and they were ALL different...options,engines,interior colors,condition & price....

This one was optioned EXACTLY the way I would have ordered it 35 years ago....so I HAD to buy it....:D

Would be interesting if we could ever find out how many of each color were built....

Shaken, not stirred, Martini
 

Ours is a Van Nuys built Martini. It was purchased from the 2nd owner with all original paperwork and the complete history as told by the original owner.

It was a customer special ordered and delivered to Shreveport LA dealer where it was rejected by original customer who ordered it due to poor color match of the nose & tail bumpers to body of the water based paint used in the Van Nuys California plant.

The car was totally repainted at the dealership under warranty before the customer would accept delivery.

There are still some telltale overspray marks from when it was repainted when new...including a slight tear in the hood bird.

That's interesting on the paint not matching on the bumper......mine's got that going on & it's from the other plant....

Mine was also a "customer order" & was NOT built with a radio......

It has a Sanyo cassette deck in the dash & a power antenna in the left rear quarter panel,which were likely installed by the original owner...

I was helping a buddy of mine work on HIS M-blue 78 T/A (which he has owned since 1981) last Sunday & guess what he gifted me?

A near MINT KP-8500 Pioneer Supertuner which he installed in his 78 T/A 30 some years ago.....it was removed recently to make way for an original Delco AM/FM 40 channel CB.

I'll be installing that one real quick!

Someone on PY certainly has a copy or two of the GM Warranty and/or Repair Bulletins for the mismatching paint problem.
IIRC it was also mentioned in the book(s) FIREBIRD! or THE FABULOUS FIREBIRD?

Ours too was ordered with the "radio preparation pkg" which came with the radio delete plate from the factory without a factory radio.

Cool score on the Supertuner - those were the state of art sound systems back then.

Take a look at the top right Black & White photo on page 139, The Fabulous Firebird, and in my minds eye that has always been a Martini Blue T/A 6.6...noted the t-tops which would make yours a perfect match to that "..wet traction.." T/A IMO.

Cool!

Edit: see Fab Firebird pg.s 132 & 138 text
"The gold Special Edition turned out to be something of a headache for Pontiac's production people and, in some cases, for dealers. The gold paint, it seems, could never be applied consistently. GM's Van Nuys plant had to use water-based paint, whose color and luster were slightly different from the acrylic lacquer at the Norwood plant. Color matching after an accident also proved tougher than usual with gold Trans Am Special Editions." This was the same issue when new with our Martinique Blue Metallic Van Nuys painted 1978 T/A.

Anyone care to post their real STOCK ET & MPH with your Martini?

Loaded question fer sure!

Here's a "twist"......
 

Seems like about 95 percent of Martinique Blue 78's came with light blue interior....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ponti...&vxp=mtr#v4-37

This one is different & I like it!

I agree with you about the light blue interior. Mine had the black deluxe vinyl which really provided a nice contrast.

I found this one in case anyone is interested in saving it.

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ471290420

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http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA...0lQ~~48_20.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA...!)w~~48_20.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA...z8!~~48_20.JPG

No bondo surprises there....just a lot of welding......wonder how much floor is left under the carpet?

there were a few of the blue with tan interior 78 cars new here in Tulsa and they had the gold wheels like this one and gold decals. one of them I used park beside everyday at college had the gold se striping also.

How about any other color interiors - besides blue & camel - anyone?

Been a long time since I've seen one with a black interior too.

78 TA
 

The snow is gone the weatherman says no more tell fall! so it time for mine to come out to play,just as soon as I get the new roof on the wood shop, the lawn mowed
the shed organized,Oh well maybe next week. Isn't that something RETIRED and don't have time to go play in the TA

Mine was black. I saw one a few years ago at the Nats with a white and blue interior.

I had a 78 with tan delux vinyl interior 1992

I'm currently bringing my '78 Formula back to life - bought it new back then. It's a Marty with deluxe white vinyl interior.

I like the tan interior with it, I wander what made them put the blue vs. the gold decals on one when tan interior was installed. hmmmmm.

Astroroof Oddity ‘78 T/A
 

This cover arrived in today’s mailbox.
(Also starting a thread specific for this one here: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...29#post4995729)

Check this out: Tim Blattner’s Martini Blue 78 T/A with dealer installed Cadillac Sunroof. Nice!

No idea about the blue decals, but the car was original paint when I bought it and I was the second owner. The rear decal was original
It had deluxe tan vinyl interior, much better than baby blue.

Here you go - our "Martini"
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...5&d=1389895688

dang son....
that car is like viagraaaaa
lol
same colors too lol
i love the blue color
i just hope i can find a nice one when time comes to getting one, along with affording one too

its that or a blue Z06 i have eyes on

Van Nuys built

That is one Nice T/A!!!! I wonder if there are any Martinique blue survivors out there with under 20k original miles or less.

4 sp no a/c I like it

TY. I believe there are more than a few out there with nearly 100k TAs built in'78.

Question is if you find a mint one w a 180hp Pontiac is it worth $35k? One like that in the past has been chewed up pretty bad in the shark tank.
So...as always, Q you have to ask yourself - what is one w low miles worth to you?

And what drivetrain?

Engine:
-Pontiac
-Olds
-Chevy

Transmission:
-Manual
-Automatic

Ours is a W72 4-spd w A/C WS6 w Deluxe Vinyl interior special ordered to tow a boat to the Lake in Shreveport.
(I still have the tow bar I removed at time of purchase, original paperwork etc.)

Other than the above mentioned performance items, it is basic equipped.

http://tachrev.com/JPEG_Images/LGMartin990911-4.jpg

IIRC this was a $35k ask For Sale @ the TA Nats several years ago.
Non-W72 Auto. Clean, clean, clean w claimed low miles! :D

Edit: Shaker has 6.6 Liter callouts so may have been 403 Olds engine
http://www.tachrev.com/JPEG_Images/9...sMartini-1.jpg

http://www.tachrev.com/JPEG_Images/99TANatsMatini-2.jpg

Alvin had a twin to yours with 48k. Sold it a year ago kicking my self everyday!!!

Nice one! What size tires? Ours is shown w 245/60/15's.

Alvin I think their 225/70 /15

Thxs for the reply. I missed it earlier. IIRC 225/70/15 is the OEM size for WS6

Here's mine, or whoever owns it now... :(

Yes, 225/70/15 is correct for WS6

My '78 in 2005.

The one at the nats if from KY was sold to Canada and recently sold to a friend in NJ this year. Original price was 25k. Car was/ is WS6 W72 w/ 24k miles at the time. 31K now. Decals are wrong for engine and have been corrected.