[Alvin]

Get your very own 1978 Trans Am Martinique Print from Hemmings

1978 Pontiac Trans Am Print

Spoilers, Endura bumpers, hood scoop and graphics set the Trans Am apart in a crowd.
Design varies little from previous model year, this 1978 exhibits the relatively rare one-year-only Martinique Blue paint.
Featured in the March, 2008 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines
Photographed by Jeff Koch
(prices include shipping & handling)

Product Code: 78TRAN

• 16” x 20” $26.99
• 24” x 36" $34.99

Click HERE to order 1978 Martinique Blue T/A print. Click HERE for other make & model prints.

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[hada76]

still amazed at how small the front spoiler was those years, no doubt to avoid parking curb carnage.

[Alvin]

A New addition here http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...37#post5286737

[AkCamaro]

Mine.

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[roundportponchos]

Tyler s Marti...notice 78 license plate..

[Alvin]

This Was One Hard Act To Follow...FYI: this car is featured HERE as it appeared in HPP.

[muscle_collector]

a guy in town has this one for sale. says it is a no a/c automatic and runs very strong (his words ive not looked at the car) he is asking 5k for it.

[2manyT/A'S]

I LOVE it.......what used to be a $500 dollar car....is NOW a $5000 dollar car....

[roundportponchos]

78, I got out of Nevada for tyler, was 1000

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

I LOVE it.......what used to be a $500 dollar car....is NOW a $5000 dollar car....

I agree but the 76-79 cars do seem to be bringing some big dollars lately.

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

a guy in town has this one for sale. says it is a no a/c automatic and runs very strong (his words ive not looked at the car) he is asking 5k for it.

It's cars like this that can get me in trouble thinking of the potential and unknown needs for resurrection...

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

I LOVE it.......what used to be a $500 dollar car....is NOW a $5000 dollar car....

Yessir and many of those $500 cars cost $2,000+ to ship and/or more time & fuel $$$ if ya gather it up yourself on a mega mile purchase.

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

I agree but the 76-79 cars do seem to be bringing some big dollars lately.

Agree w that.

The TA shown - is this in a "dry rust" area, or a "crust rust" humid area? If dry that surface is no big deal unless pinholes through hood, fenders, quarters, etc. Windshield / Rear Glass Channel, trunk and 1/4s corrosion is an unknown...? Is the engine and drivetrain intact? Interior?

Noted: Interesting that the front nose has "white or gray" showing through from under the Martinique paint, instead of the "Yellow" typically shown through on Van Nuys TA's like mine.
Edit: Like the one shown below - minus the Turbo hood - note the "yellow" nose base color.


BTT Muscle Collector's mentioned Martini: Interesting car with potential

[red1975pacer]

Is a normal color 76-78 TA inching towards base 68-69 GTO money, and the SE's headed upwards of Judge money with no end in sight {or at least for the next 5-10 years. That's the way I seem to be seeing it. Of course were talking equal condition cars

[2manyT/A'S]

Well,if we can believe the recent auction results last week on a Bo Darvil's 77 S/E.....

460K is Ram Air IV judje stick convert money.....is it not?

[red1975pacer]

I think I'm going to be patient trying to find another 68-69 A body and stick to 77-78 T top Trans Am's. That's , were I believe, the "sweet spot" is right now.

[2manyT/A'S]

Here's one that I owned a few years back......(the car....NOT the girl...)

[red1975pacer]

Love the Blue and gold combo

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by red1975pacer

Love the Blue and gold combo

The fellow that bought this one from me spent some serious coin on it......

But it is now a "wanna be" S/E.....I can't believe that he wanted it to look like MOST of the other 79's out there....when that Atlantis Blue is a FAR cooler AND rarer color...

[78 TA KID]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

The fellow that bought this one from me spent some serious coin on it......

But it is now a "wanna be" S/E.....I can't believe that he wanted it to look like MOST of the other 79's out there....when that Atlantis Blue is a FAR cooler AND rarer color...

These T/A'S are getting rarer and rarer and people continue to keep butchering these cars up instead of restoring them back to the way when they were new !!!

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by 78 TA KID

These T/A'S are getting rarer and rarer and people continue to keep butchering these cars up instead of restoring them back to the way when they were new !!!

Are you not a fan of this type of Martinique Mod found here?

[Alvin]