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Originally Posted by fbirdinconcord
This second car I bought today. It is a matching #'s 71 Formula 400 with a rebuilt motor and trans. I finally got a numbers Formula 400 and it happens to be a non-A/C car as well.  Non-A/C cars are hard to find but much appreciated by me. Less mess under the hood. It is a Lucerne blue car with a bright blue standard interior.(My favorite combo) I will have to replace or dye all of the black spray painted interior. And yes, that is a sunroof.  The white car above will be donating its inner and outer roof structure. The rest of the car is incredibly clean. It even has a good trunk. I will also have to put in a correct core support from the white car and a correct passenger fender from my green 71 Esprit. The passenger fender on the Formula has the 73 and up brace support but I do not see anywhere from the inside that it has been cut or welded to add the Formula grilles. Did they make a later style replacement fender?
I will take the formula steering wheel from the white car as well. I think they look great. I will get the PHS faxed to me tomorrow. |
Nice find!
Yes, service replacement fenders for '71 Firebirds had the '73 and later inner brace for all service fenders made from 1973 until they discontinued making the service parts. You are fortunate to have a good correct '71 fender to put on it.
I'm not sure I'd call the '71 shade of blue interior "bright" -- it's more of a medium/dark. Definitely different than the '70 blue.
Also looks like your car has the '70-style blunt tailpipe tips on it. Is it an early '71?