[Brian Baker]

Originally Posted by rexs73gto

Those that correct those who are trying to show the correct way of calling things by there proper name are very petty. Now thank that !!!

Ahem...it's:

Those WHO correct those who are trying to show the correct way of calling things by THEIR proper name are very petty.

[455Grandville]

What exactly dos NASA or NACA hood stand for or mean ?

What years was it optional ? My daughter and I passed on this '75 Lemans last year with a NASA/NACA hood

as a winter beater.

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Pontiacdaver

So correcting someone who probably could care less (like me) about the correct spelling of a hood offered 41 years ago isn't petty? I've never taken sides on the NASA/NACA issue because the defenders of each are NEVER going to change the other's minds.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

http://youtu.be/keIvA2wSPZc

[rexs73gto]

455 , the term NASA is the term for the style of the hood on the 73 GTO. The term NACA is for the style of the Duct on the 73 GTO hood. The NACA Duct was/is a style of the Duct the US NAVY used on some of the fighter jet in the 40's. That style of DUCT has been used on several cars over the years. Pontiac used the hood on the 73-76 GTO/LeMans bodies as an option & as the hood for the 73 GTO. As has been stated before the hood was & always called by the term NASA in all their printed material. Over the years there has been an on going argument about the 2 terms. As some continue to call it by the term for the DUCT & not the hood itself. Pontiac called the hood the NASA hood (like the space agency) in an effort to capitalize on the space race that was going on in the 70's. Pontiac thought it would help in sales of the car . But there are some that insist on calling it but the DUCT term only. Most will know what your talking about when you say either one but the correct term is the NASA hood. There is also 2 styles of the NASA hood . The first style has the vents in the back of the hood which goes across both side of the hood & then the 2nd style of hood is just a flat style hood with the NACA Ducts & no vent stamped in the back of the hood. The 1st style is for the 73-74 cars & the 2nd style is for the 75-76 cars. But there may be some cross over hoods , or replacement hoods installed on the 1st. style cars. The replacement hoods didn't get the vents stamped in the back of the hoods. I hope this helps in your quest to be a real 73-77 Pontiac A-Body guy.

[455Grandville]

Originally Posted by rexs73gto

I hope this helps in your quest to be a real 73-77 Pontiac A-Body guy.

I'm holding out for a 1974 4 speed Grand Am

Would have bought the Lemans pictured above, but I thought $4,000 was a bit much

for the condition it was in.

[77 Canamman]

The NACA hood was not available in 1976...

[77 Canamman]

Originally Posted by 455Grandville

I'm holding out for a 1974 4 speed Grand Am
.

Too bad this one is kinda rotted, and green on green....

http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/4279731390.html

[Pontiacdaver]

Originally Posted by 77 Canamman

Too bad this one is kinda rotted, and green on green....

http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/4279731390.html

I saw that one too, same color combo as the 4dr one I had but in much worse shape. This one also had a vinyl top.

[455Grandville]

Originally Posted by 77 Canamman

Too bad this one is kinda rotted, and green on green....

http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/4279731390.html

I'm hoping to get that one I posted a while back. I like the color combo of that one, though. I like these cars better than my '65 GTO, but in reality if you're going to restore one you better grab a few parts cars if you find 'em since the aftermarket offers little.

Guy in high schools mother had a very nice dark maroon 455 4 door with many options; they sold it around '88 or '89 I wish I would have begged my dad for a loan to get it - it went for cheap (around $1,000)

[Pontiacdaver]

Originally Posted by Alvin

http://youtu.be/keIvA2wSPZc

Cool Alvin, I haven't seen that video. I saw Bob Seger at my first concert in 1975. Actually, the headliner was Kiss, but I thought he blew them away (or at least, blew me away). I saw Seger several times over the years after that.

As everyone knows, 'Like A Rock' became the ad slogan for Chevy trucks but the video has a variety of cool cars in it, including a 75 Firebird.

[makinchips]

What is a d37 coupe compared to a sport coupe

[77 Canamman]

A D37 GTO Coupe is based off a LeMans 2 door coupe. It has the large triangular glass quarter windows, and a mandatory bench seat. Bucket seats were NOT available in the coupe. The VIN will begin with 2D37.



A F37 GTO Sport Coupe is based off a LeMans Sport Coupe. It could have either the louvered quarter windows, or a rare factory option was the large triangular glass quarter windows. This was available late in the model year. A bench with fold down armrest, or bucket seats were available in this bodystyle. The glovebox door will have a woodgrain applique. The VIN will begin with 2F37.

[77 Canamman]

See the last paragraph. This explains the quarter windows.

[makinchips]

What's your email address? I'll send you a couple of pics to post

[77 Canamman]

PM sent

[77 Canamman]

Originally Posted by makinchips

Stolen in 1980, 80k on it. I think we have pics somewhere,I'll look around and see what I can dig up. Bought it from Wilson Pontiac in warminster pa came with moon hubcaps naca hood. He had to get a car eval from Dennis Kirban to get a decent price from the insurance co .

Here are pics of the aforementioned GTO supplied to me by makinchips:







Looks like a pretty low optioned, Valencia Gold Sport Coupe GTO. Thanks for allowing me to share these photos.

[makinchips]

He bought it off the lot,ran pretty well for a pure stocker

[77 Canamman]

Per a Hi-Performance CARS Magazine road test in 1973, a 455 GTO ran the quarter mile in 14.7 sec at 91 mph.

[makinchips]

That's funny I have that issue. It ran 14.90s with 3.08s & 14.60@94. With the 4.10s & the qjet tuned up,4090lbs with 3/4 tank of gas

[77 Canamman]

The 4.10's, while improving the ET over the 3.08's were probably too much for the low CR 455. It would have been interesting if the car had 3.42's like the test car that Cars magazine tested, and was able to get a 14.7 bone stock.