[77 Canamman]

Originally Posted by NHRASuperStock455SD

Here is my buddy's response. They never made in blue with white stipes 69 TA's either, but I saw two on the trailer at Tom Wood Pontiac.

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You are right Lynn, not worth engaging unless he has a lot of money to wager.
Ask him how many ram air hooded Grand Am's he has seen?
Also 4 speed Grand Am's were not that rare either. Not a dime a dozen by any means, but not uncommon.
The dealer I bought mine from even had a 4 door with a 400 4 speed.
Remember that I still have the window sticker and bill of sale.
I ordered the car Sept. 9 1972 and it was not even built until late May. It was continually delayed due to non availability of the engines. If not for me working for Jack Roach, brother of James Roach at the time it probably never would have been built. Even the 3.42 gear was a issue due to A/C, but they finally installed it at the factory. They did not want to give me anything stiffer than a 3.23.
I took delivery of it the day after Memorial Day 1973 from Seltzer Pontiac in Chicago.
PS.
In case you weren't aware, James Roach was from Hinsdale IL and the Chairman of General Motors at the time so his brother Jack had a little clout.

Alex P. Denysenko

There were 20 4 door 4 speed Grand Ams produced in 1973, so they are known, and very rare. There are 3 known A bodies with complete Ram Air systems, and supposedly there were 10 sets sold through GM parts division.
I would like the see a scan of his documentation to see if the VIN has an "X" to denote the SD-455 engine. Until I see a copy of that proof, I still say just the white factory test mule SD-455 was the only one made.