[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Cool TA, where's it at?
(Oregon?)

What's the VIN and options?

Washington, didn't get Vin. Auto with air.

[bluebird455]

Nice looking SD

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pontiac-Tran...m=122033176713

[Mezzo]

This car is owned by Bill Parodi.

[sdbob]

I will probably be at odds with some,but I always wondered why the SD had air as an option? I guess so gm could make money.Since it was a race engine.I guess I'm glad, fortunate to have gotten mine.Maybe air made production viable to sales ,profit.Just saying since IV didn't have air as option.

[SD73]

Originally Posted by sdbob

I will probably be at odds with some,but I always wondered why the SD had air as an option? I guess so gm could make money.Since it was a race engine.I guess I'm glad, fortunate to have gotten mine.Maybe air made production viable to sales ,profit.Just saying since IV didn't have air as option.

Good observation. With MoPaRs, Hemi's and Six Packs couldn't get them if they wanted AC. And my comparison a lot more of those were sold.

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by SD73

Good observation. With MoPaRs, Hemi's and Six Packs couldn't get them if they wanted AC. And my comparison a lot more of those were sold.

The Chrysler V2 A/C compressor would grenade above 5,000 rpm. Not a pretty sight! So it was a no-go with a stick on the high horsepower engines. It also wouldn't fit under the shaker hood on the E-bodies or anything with the air induction style air cleaner baseplate. You could get A/C with a 440/375hp 4 bbl though in both the B and E bodies. It is rare to see. They came with a traditional style air round cleaner unit.

[frank.g]

I have seen that car - it was ordered and built with an automatic, owner converted it to 4 speed.

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by sdbob

I will probably be at odds with some,but I always wondered why the SD had air as an option? I guess so gm could make money.Since it was a race engine.I guess I'm glad, fortunate to have gotten mine.Maybe air made production viable to sales ,profit.Just saying since IV didn't have air as option.

Much cooler (pun intended) when air was not an option.

[74 SD455 Formula]

There were fewer NON-A/C Auto's made than there were stick car's. I.E. look at the break down of the 73 SD Formula's. 10 Stick cars and 8 non A/C auto's that year. My 74 Formula is a NON-A/C Auto.

[superdutybob]

I haven't seen the numbers but I would say that doesn't hold true for the T/As in 73 and 74.

[SD Formula]

Originally Posted by 74 SD455 Formula

There were fewer NON-A/C Auto's made than there were stick car's. I.E. look at the break down of the 73 SD Formula's. 10 Stick cars and 8 non A/C auto's that year. My 74 Formula is a NON-A/C Auto.

What was the breakdown of the 58, 1974 SD Formulas, stick vs auto, a/c vs non-a/c? Mine SD Formula is an auto-a/c.