[camerjeff]

You always have to check to torsion bar suspensions!!!!!!

[400 4spd.]

Nice pictures, Craig. I notice the "Bender" sponsored car looks to be running a Hemi. I wonder how ill handling that was compared to the SBC cars of the day.

[Jack Gifford]

The Faro car appears to have the drivetrain offset to the left- precursor to the supermodified cars.

[MikeNoun]

May have been posted before, but here's Carroll Shelby, when he used to play with Pontiacs.

[Jack Peters]

Never had a drive ability with the T-37 and at about 10K miles with no tune up, 066 not 068 cam and nothing else still drove well and mph' at 102. 13-17 mpg to boot.

[MikeNoun]

The 1973 SD-455 Grand Am would have made a great package. Pontiac received 673 orders for the SD-455 engine installed in a Grand Am, GTO, LeMans, Grand Prix, Formula, or Trans Am before cancelling the option for the A-body entirely, leaving only the F-body available with the engine.

[U47]

With tighter emission standards, terrible fuel economy, and questionable styling and the nail in the coffin in October 73. It is no wonder Pontiac was clearly in trouble.

[johnta1]

Here's a pic of the car Mike posted, but in the Craftsman Service news:

1973 New Models

[400 4spd.]

Compared to the other 1973 GM intermediates, I always thought Pontiac had the best design.

[U47]

Originally Posted by 400 4spd.

Compared to the other 1973 GM intermediates, I always thought Pontiac had the best design.

As much as I would like to agree, the sides of the Pontiac...well they speak for themselves. Buick on the other hand is proportioned much better.
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[4birds]

Here is a picture of my old '70 Judge and my buddy's '70 SS396 Chevelle. Probably 1983.

[Wareagle]

Originally Posted by 400 4spd.

Compared to the other 1973 GM intermediates, I always thought Pontiac had the best design.

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[trishieldchief]

I love the 73-77 GM A body.

Attached are a few pics of my original paint and stripes, 1975 Buick Century Gran Sport.

Rare,end of the line, Buick Century Gran Sport in 1975, only 1,288 built.

[trishieldchief]

Few more pics

[MikeNoun]

Originally Posted by trishieldchief

Few more pics

That's pretty cool! You only hear about 1973-1974 Gran Sports, very little about the 1975's. The 1975 Gran Sport was reduced to an appearance and handling package, and with the new catalytic converter making its debut, the Stage 1 and 455 were not available, just the base V6, 350 2-bbl, or 350 4-bbl.

The 1974 GSX (on the Apollo body) was an odd one. Buick dropped the GSX after 1972, but they must have felt that bringing back the GSX badge in 1974 was justified when the GTO moved to the X-body platform in 1974.

[U47]

Originally Posted by trishieldchief

I love the 73-77 GM A body.

Attached are a few pics of my original paint and stripes, 1975 Buick Century Gran Sport.

Rare,end of the line, Buick Century Gran Sport in 1975, only 1,288 built.

Yep, best looking of the bunch. Nice car!

[Frank R]

Here's my 69 T/A next to a friends 69 Z-28 in 1976.

[MikeNoun]

A lot of people don't care for the 1973-up A-bodies, but back then, they were very popular. Pontiac broke an all-time sales record in 1973, shattering their previous high mark set in 1968.

The 1973-1974 Buick GS is one of my favorites (1973 pictured).

[MikeNoun]

Those are great photos from the 1980's! I have a lot of similar pics from the 1980's, just haven't scanned them in yet.

[455firebird1969]

Originally Posted by Frank R

Here's my 69 T/A next to a friends 69 Z-28 in 1976.

That's nice! Two great muscle cars from back in the day.