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Here's an interesting one. A 1978 Macho Trans AM 4-speed. Reserve undisclosed sitting at $2K. I lived in Phoenix AZ back in 1979 an remember seeing these cars driving around town fairly often. Really rare and funky, if they were fast like the Yenko cars they would be worth more, but they were pretty cool.

As part of the mechanical upgrades, the carburetor was dialed in with jet and metering-rod changes and other adjustments; the distributor was blueprinted and recurved for 32-36 degrees total timing all in by 2,500 rpm; the Shaker was opened up; and Hooker headers, twin pipes with a crossover, and dual cats were installed. DKM claimed more than a 50-horse boost with these mods. To improve handling, the front springs were retempered for a 1.5-inch lower ride height, rubber sway bar bushings were swapped for urethane ones, Koni shocks were bolted in, and even the alignment was revised (+4 degrees caster, 0 degrees camber, 1/8-inch toe-in).

To add the Macho look, graphics were painted on and outlined with tape stripes. Macho decals and numbers followed. Mecham Pontiac was charged $1,295.10 by DKM to add the base package, according to a DKM invoice. To the customer, the price was about $2,000 on average depending upon options, and could go much higher with extra-cost items such as Corvette four-wheel discs, a fiberglass hood, and an H-O Turbo.

The car on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-Pontia...paKZlH&vxp=mtr

Past Mecham auction: https://www.mecum.com/lots/DA0917-29...acho-trans-am/

An interesting read on Mach T/A's: https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mu...m/1707978.html