[Alvin]

Originally Posted by rctach

My 71 - 4 spd, non air warehouse buy. All numbers matching and correct except for white seats (blue interior otherwise), parked in the warehouse for well over 22 years due to a dropped valve. 20+ years under Bat Poop was hard on the original paint. Pic 1 in the warehouse, pic 2 moving day, Pic 3 into the little barn behind my house.

Originally Posted by Judge273

So, it is originally a white interior car converted to blue? Deluxe? How about some more details? Great find! Plus a Judge in the pic too?

I read it as original blue interior with later installed white seats

[eaglesan13]

Nice find. There is a white Formula hood behind the t/a in the first picture (stored incorrectly which causes the rear corners to break off). Was the car it goes to in the warehouse also?

Originally Posted by rctach

My 71 - 4 spd, non air warehouse buy. All numbers matching and correct except for white seats (blue interior otherwise), parked in the warehouse for well over 22 years due to a dropped valve. 20+ years under Bat Poop was hard on the original paint. Pic 1 in the warehouse, pic 2 moving day, Pic 3 into the little barn behind my house.

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by Norwood

I long for a Lucy Formula

Workin one one now, but the Lucy paint is NOT going to be on this when done!

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

Workin one one now, but the Lucy paint is NOT going to be on this when done!

Is that a Formy w TA front fender spoiler spats?

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by Alvin

Is that a Formy w TA front fender spoiler spats?

yup, they made a mess installing those aftermarket junks back in 1979.
Driveline is almost ready..

[Norwood]

Bruce, what color ?

[Transamric]

Originally Posted by x-bird2

helluva find Rc. how are quarters n floors?

No discernible problems there. Only rust is the trunk pan & inside the lower rear window area. Inner quarter drops look great. You can see some obvious body filler (poorly done) on the lower rear valance. Whether that was done due to rust or dent repair, I can't tell.

BTW, can you open the PHS attachment Ok? Tried from here & it opens a weird Paint/.bmp page.

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by Norwood

Bruce, what color ?

At First he moved to Atoll, then I showed him ADmirality, now its going to be a 2015 Ford Edge "Deep Impact Blue Metallic" . We took a trip one partly cloudy day and looked at a lot of colors.. I think he likes the way the pearl pops in modern colors. Should look Stunning

[rctach]

Here’s some more info on the 71 TA - Build sheet and data plate. Std interior. The previous owner thought the car came with blue everything but the seats white, I believe they were swapped out at some point. Anybody have any NICE original blue std seats? Haven’t looked for a build sheet, was there a thread that said many of the birds around this year didn’t have them?
Answers to questions.
Floors and trunk are great, quarter size rust hole at the bottom of the Left front fender, Dent in the driver’s door (GM skin came with the car as well as a ton of other parts), rust at bottom front of LH quarter by spoiler, Littler bigger than a quarter size rust hole just above the body line behind the wheel opening lip about half way up the quarter (just behind the tire) which seems like a strange place since the bottom rear of the quarter isn’t rusted.
The white formula hood in the background had a TA scoop hole cut in it. The scrap yard didn’t mind the broken corners. This was the only bird in the warehouse. I did get the Quezel gold (Uck) 71 Judge as part of a different deal.

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

Workin one one now, but the Lucy paint is NOT going to be on this when done!

Just picked it up, its now "Hot Lucy" Also took off the original "Arched hood" and its now a Garage wall hanger, this hood is a '73 and fit is much improved.

[71GP76TA]

[bird72]

nice shadow and light effect pic. nice Americans. nice black tire side out (my next tires). and nice car!

[Norwood]

Bruce, wheels?

[71GP76TA]

Originally Posted by bird72

nice shadow and light effect pic. nice Americans. nice black tire side out (my next tires). and nice car!

The wheels are 16". I got lucky on the lighting..

[HWYSTR455]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

Just picked it up, its now "Hot Lucy" Also took off the original "Arched hood" and its now a Garage wall hanger, this hood is a '73 and fit is much improved.

Could you post a couple more pics please? I'm interested in that color...

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[bird72]

stunning blue

[1971455HO]

That is slick...somebody knows their stuff on painting and buffing. The reflection is mirror, no swirls. Got more pics? It will really be stunning with the white seats.

[Formulabruce]

another, this car has Deluxe black interior

[Formulabruce]

We have to pull off fenders for the emblems which was forgotten by the shop.. a TON of work ahead to drive this car, this year, even though the drivetrain sits in it.
Light really affects pearls and the body guy did a ton of 1500 wet sanding before buffing with 3M #3

[72projectbird]

God Dayum, that color is sick!

That will be one really sharp car when completed!