[unruhjonny]

I can't help but feel as though this car has been mentioned either here, or somewhere else on the forum - I believe it has been on eBay, noticed it in the Smoke Signals classifieds over Christmas, and now this morning I received a Hemmings alert of this same car - now at Volo:



**Please note**
From reviewing Volo's pictures, and the video, it is apparent that the front end height has been corrected since this picture was taken - this is the same picture that I recall seeing from the ebay listing(s).

There has been ALOT of attention paid to the paint finish, and it reads as though this is a complete numbers car;
The only things that have me scratching my head about the restoration are:
- the seat covers and door panels look really flat
- the dash bird, and other painted details appear to all be faded/rubbed off (I would think that for a car of this caliber, these should have been cleaned up)
- leather wrapped Formula wheel (really? - why)
- I am not seeing a jack/spare in the car (pictures #62 & #63); but maybe they were removed for photos(?)
- the bumper used is either a 70-71 base/TA or 1972 bumper, OR the correct 70-71 Esprit/Formula bumper with the emblem mounting holes filled - as there is no bumper bird emblem

Volo makes a big deal about the wheels, saying it was special ordered with "Trans Am wheels" when in fact, although seldom selected, this was a regular option which was exclusive to the Formula.
The Volo video also says that this is more desirable than a same year/drivetrain Trans Am, and as bias as I may be, I know this to be blatantly untrue.

I find it odd that the car has:
- ralley gauges w/tach
- close ratio 4 spd (m21 incl/3.73:1)
- full chrome
- recessed wipers
- 15" Rally II's
- power steering (required with a Formula wheel)
... but no power brakes!? - Was this a goof up on the part of the original owner/order??
The chrome and recessed wipers seem to be in direct contradiction to the "stripper" feel of the rest of the car...

This is still one heck of a car... and iirc (from my two visits) Volo makes financing easier to get than a conventional private sale.