I would like to see a registry for these cars as I bought one 6 months ago and am curious how many still exist. I would bet that not that many are still around as a lot of people didn't realize how rare they were. I watch for them on E-Bay and over the last 4 years or so I don't think I've seen more than 10-15 for sale. I live in the Denver area and have personally seen 2. One was a couple of years ago and didn't have the original motor and the other one I passed on buying for $4000.00 but that was 15 or so years ago. A registry would be great and could possibly help owners collect info on their cars.
I am currently trying to find out the history on my car as it is missing 2 important things to me (The build sheet and the original tranny) About all I know is that it was sold in Pennsylvania, spent some time in New York and then Wisconsin and I bought it from a dealer in Kansas and it now resides in Colorado. I don't know alot about the forums and clubs but perhaps the Bandit Trans Am Club could provide some info if they have any of these cars registered. Just a thought.
I also am curious as to what was the last W-72 car ever built. I contacted John Witzke and for a few short months mine was the last "known" one but then I found a regular W72 T/A on E-Bay built the same week (4th week of May, 1979) with a higher VIN than mine. I was told by the current owner of that car that it originally belonged to a "Big Wig" at GM or Pontiac. I e-mailed the info on that car to John but I'm not sure if he ever got it. He has been a great source of info and his website on the W-72's is fantastic.
If you want to contact me personally let me know and I will send you my e-mail address. Good Luck.
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