[njsteve]

I am looking for a 73 SD T/A or Formula.

Many of you have been following my 7-year long thread on the preservation/restoration of my 72 Trans Am, 455HO, four speed. Well, like most people who finish a jigsaw puzzle, I don’t know what to do with it now that’s done. So I am looking for my next endeavor: a 73 SD.

If any of you SD owners out there are interested in my completely finished, 72 T/A, a car with its entire, original, born-with drivetrain – engine, M22, 3.42 rear, etc, I am happy to consider your SD.

Briefly, my T/A was a really nice, complete, running, California car before I started. It was sold new at Reliable Pontiac in Roseville, CA in December 1971. I spent a great deal of time and effort preserving any and all original markings and finishes. As you an see from the photos, the entire underside of the car is still covered in its original factory applied red primer and overspray.

There are two restoration threads that I have been posting to since 2004. The one here at PY is 72 pages long with 80,000+ hits. The one over at Yenko.net is 117 pages long with over 400,000 hits. (People tend to “discuss” things a bit more over there) :-)

Here are the links:
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...433662&page=75

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...99416&page=117

This car is completely sorted. Everything works as original (if not better). The engine pulls strong all the way through the power band. The R12-equipped A/C blows frigid. The car runs at 170 degrees in 90+ degree weather with the A/C on full blast, The 7042273 carb is properly tuned and jetted and runs strong with no bogs, skips or flat spots. The car is scary fast and strong and rides/handles like a brand new car.

The restoration was featured in two consecutive issues of Hemmings Muscle Machines (Dec 2010 and Jan 2011) and was recently photographed by High Performance Pontiac.

http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/..._feature5.html
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/..._feature4.html

I am looking for a nice, non-rusty SD to start my next never-ending resto thread. I'm happy to consider whatever you have. Send me a PM or email at [email protected] and I’ll get right back to you.

Thanks, NJSteve