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#201
07-16-2006, 08:00 PM
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70 455 ram air
The most important pic
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#202
07-16-2006, 10:45 PM
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Beautiful goat....Is that Burgundy??
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#203
07-16-2006, 10:46 PM
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No photos, but in the late 1990s, my uncle purchased a 1976 Trans AM, with 71K actual miles. The owner was an older woman in her late 70s that had bought it new in late 1975. She was in her 50s when she bought it of course. The car was setting in a shed, where it had been since the late 1980s, with only the trunk area exposed. Her husband was the one selling it (he was in charge of the deal). I think he bought it for $1200. It was 100% rust free, still had a like new interior (original). All it needed was a good cleaning, because it was extremely dusty (as expected). The reason she was selling it was because she thought it was too big for her and it was a manual shift car and she was not able to drive it any longer.
I may have already mentioned this here before, but I do not recall, so here goes again..... No photos again (of it in the barn), but my old 72' Buick Electra was literally a "barn find". I had a want ad posted on the internet for an Electra and got a call from a guy that had one, that was only 12 miles away. When I arrived, he said the car is in the barn. When I went in, the huge barn, I discovered that the car was covered in dust and chicken droppings. The car had been bought new by his father (who was a doctor), that had passed away years before and he decided it was time to sell. It had 103K miles, but it was still like new, after I washed off the dust. He said it had not been started in almost a year. He got in, pumped the accelerator a few times and the 455 roared to life, smoothly. He cranked up the A/C and it was ICE COLD. I was very amazed by this car, that I bought it for the $1500. asking price. I drove it for a year or so and then sold it, because the paint was starting to deteriorate and I had no storage for it. I did not want to see it ruin, so I sold it for $1800. to someone in South Carolina. I now regret selling that car. Here is a photo of my old Buick, that was taken in 2001. This may be right after I bought it, because our driveway was not even concreted at the time.   rear seat... the front seat/carpeting was as nice.  Front interior was like new, but dirty in this photo. Disgraceful.   While I never saw it in a barn/garage, my Grand Ville (which reminds me much of my old Electra) was supposedly a "garage" find. The owners had perished and the car was in a garage for years. You can see why the Grand Ville reminds me of the Electra. Basically the same body style and color....  January of 2005:    Grandpas old 55' Cadillac was a old barn find too. It belonged to a old woman. It is ALL original, except for the paint and it needed new carpeting.....  
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#204
07-16-2006, 11:02 PM
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burgundy it is.
Don't see many ordered in that color. |
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#205
07-17-2006, 02:44 AM
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First one's my '70 Firebird. Found it under a tree at my dad's friend's house. $500 took it home. They had parked it because the A/C went out. I don't have any pictures before we started the dissasembly...wish I did. But you can get the picture. The 'bird actually ran, and I drove it around for a summer. The second one I found about a year ago. Been trying to get ahold of the owners for quite some time. '72 Challenger it's actually in really good shape. And the third one is the '68 GTO I found a couple years ago with a rebuilt 455 and very little rust. Shortly afterwords I found a whole hideaway bumper setup with everything, working for $150. I almost fell over when I saw it. Didn't steal the car, but got a REALLY great deal. I had to throw a coat of primer on it to make it bearable to look at though. I kick myself in the ass because I missed a 72 Grand Prix SJ 455 that was in perfect shape for $1800 locally in the paper. You win some you lose some.
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1999 Trans Am Ws6 Slp Lid, K&N, Smooth Bellows, Ls6 intake, Spec Clutch, Spec Alum. Flywheel, Spintech Cat back. 1970 Firebird Esprit 455 Pro Street project Last edited by MetalHead175; 07-17-2006 at 02:51 AM. |
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#206
07-17-2006, 10:08 AM
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It's not a pontiac, but here's my latest find. This car ALMOST makes up for the pristine 400.00 blue GTO I couldn't buy back in '92 because lack of funds. Got it for $766 bucks. 700 for the car and 66 for the tow. Just got it running over the weekend. Boost is fun!
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#207
07-17-2006, 07:37 PM
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#208
07-17-2006, 07:39 PM
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#209
07-17-2006, 09:30 PM
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Does his car have red guts also. I would love to go back in time and meet the guy who ordered that combination. He also had to be different and order a 455 with ram air? scott |
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#210
07-17-2006, 10:23 PM
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here's how my 67 convert was stored. A little soap and water and it looked alot better. To bad the mice got to the wiring harness and the 400 that was in it turned out to be junk.
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#211
07-17-2006, 11:08 PM
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My brother's green & gold 72 SSJ rescued in 1995 outside of Pittsburgh. Car was probably very close to being scrapped or crushed, but has been beautifully restored and now lives in Tampa:
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1970 SSJ: 272 1971 SSJ: 157 1972 SSJ: somewhere between 60 and 350... |
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#212
07-20-2006, 12:43 AM
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07-20-2006, 12:46 AM
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#214
07-20-2006, 03:12 PM
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They where the only thing I had that would hold air and where somewhat road worthy. Rally 2's will be on it soon!!
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#215
07-20-2006, 03:37 PM
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I saw two Burgundy 70 Judges at Nats last weekend. One was nice RA IV auto with Minney plates outside, and another RA III car looked modified aka "Judge Judy" in concours inside. Go figure?
OB 66: You said know of another Burgundy 70 Judge has a Tiger Button? I was under the notion that, that option wasn't offered in a Judge or any RA GTO? Does he have documentation on PHS as it could be first. |
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#216
07-21-2006, 10:52 PM
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What was the official name of the option. I have a book here with all the available optoins and it cold be one of about three items. I know the 'Tiger Button" was a nickname. |
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#217
07-21-2006, 11:18 PM
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That was a very nice car your friend has. But, it did look modified from original? The option would be listed on PHS as VOE or vacuum operated exhaust. Check this thread out: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...&highlight=voe
It is a system that is also being reproduced by a PY member under exhaust section. Very cool option and worth the time to check it out. |
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#218
07-22-2006, 12:11 PM
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Yes it is very cool. When he switches the button, all hell breaks loose!!! Ill e seeing him today to discuss. |
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#219
07-25-2006, 12:19 AM
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#220
07-28-2006, 02:55 AM
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OH i got a good 1 for you all..
So i guess i was a lil punk when i was in my single digit age..
So there was a "blue car" (thats all i cared) across the street from my house that i always through rocks at. I looked up the vin it was a 69 cutlass holiday coupe, bench seat with the original 350 rocket.. less than 600 ever built.. i walked to the door and bought it for $200 and all the rocks i through when i was little caused no damage Thank god..  
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