I have a Lucerne Blue 1970 T/A with standard blue interior, column shift with a/c. I drove it back in mid-late 1980s. The previous owner rebuilt the engine and installed a healthy cam. It was also treated to a few Herb Adams and H-O Specialties goodies, and was quite strong.
I went to a number of shows and heard the usual, it wasn't a real Trans Am, it was a re-bodied car, etc. My usual response was "Whatever". I knew it was real.
It was a fairly interesting car. I had all of the paperwork where the original owner ordered the car and he struck a deal with the dealership to drive his trade-in until the car arrived. He was totally p-o'd when the car came in with a column shift. He apparently thought the console was standard equipment and was totally shocked when the car showed up as a column shift. He tried to force the dealership to convert it to floor shift, but they wouldn't absorb the cost. So he left it.
I've still got it, it's been in storage since the early 90s. After I retire, I'll probably dig it out and take some photos.
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