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Baron, see if you can get the dates off the Honeycomb rims ( https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...d.php?t=883569 ). His car was assembled a day before my Formula ( forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=873846 ). Approx. 220 VIN units, but almost 10,000 body units earlier. His front license plate holder is also a '70-2 unit, not '73.
Dennis' SD was probably built the day after this one too.

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And Baron, don't forget about the million dollar starter pics.

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Window sticker indicates spare should be full size Honeycomb. Space Saver and label were added. Also, emissions decal is incorrect for SD engine. Can't really get a handle on Formula steering wheel being correct. Master cylinder was replaced. A whole lot of little things are quickly adding up to lose money in the end.

[kingbuzzo]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...guation_Update

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I'm still not convinced it wasn't in an accident. Can he show the stamping from the fenders? More driver side than passenger side (area circled in red)...
Hopefully he kept the replaced alternator.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Starter is 1957 Olds ,,, wow.

Radiator support dated July 5 1973

Agree on fullsize spare originally . It wouldn't have the jack mount tab in the floor , and mat wouldn't be cut out for it.
Jack would go under package shelf with SS.

Window sticker wouldn't reveal , my 73 w/s didn't specify space saver , but was space saver by all witness marks on original mat.
Jack bracket sliced before the splatter coat - no cut out in that bracket area on the mat.
Car was ultra ultra original down to the dated ball joints and flat-spotted head pipes.

Alternator fiasco was done early in the morning before I talked to her later in the afternoon.
Mechanic assisting said "didn't think " it was original - aka he had no clue.
No concerns about recovering the core , stampings not recorded = no clue at all.
It has exited the scenario.

No desires to pull wheels and gather more data points while on the lift.
I ran it by them yesterday while it was still up.

Daughter of original owner is the seller and BaT responder. Nearing 70 y.o.
She was 16 when her dad bought it.
Im guessing her son did the console speakers and 8track reduction.

Has an H-O Racing Specialties SD camshaft.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

These are not car people.
They are people with a car.

Damn good car too !

Silver and Florentine were way too popular on 73 SD Formula's .
I do like Florentine with OxBlood and tried to buy a 455 RA Auto AC LOADED #s 73 Formula with that color group in the late 80s or early 90s. No vinyl top

[kingbuzzo]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...guation_Update

[johnta1]

That 'Blue' one is also an Esprit originally I think.
Looks good though.

[72projectbird]

Originally Posted by kingbuzzo

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...guation_Update

This one is awesome! I'm not crazy about the dash, but that's easily fixable.

The cage is pretty suspect, but it's not too much work to chop it out and put a legit cage in.

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The Y99 option was part of the Trans Am option, so whatever option on that would not show up. But, on a Formula, the Y99 option will show $167 for full size or $158.60 for Space Saver and $15.00 for S/TIRE OPT. So, TA owners could save money again (if one looks at it that way) like manual vs auto transmissions and Rally II vs Honeycombs.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Cool info on the Y99 prices and SS prices.
So any Formula was standard with SS , extra cost full size spare.

TA no cost alternate on spare.

SD Formula buyers were some hardcore anti-wheel flare people.
I like wheel opening moldings on Formulas. Most probably do not.

[kingbuzzo]

Oh really...so tempting to chop mine up as a tribute to the t/a racing series

Nothing cooler than that to me.

[71GP76TA]

I should go dig the SD's PHS and documentation (POP etc..) out of the safe deposit box tomorrow for you guys to look over.

[kingbuzzo]

How rare is a yellow automatic?

Asking for a friend...

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

1 of 0
No Sunlight Yellow SD in 73. But it was available.

If it's a 74 instead , I don't think they have a breakdown on the Formula colors.
One PY member had a real nice survivor Yellow 74 for a long time.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

The alternator might have been damaged - like a cracked ear or cracked housing maybe.
Otherwise I would think anyone would try to recover it.
I told her it was about a $500 core if it was factory. And a benefit back to the car.

her Father was a career jumbo-jet airline pilot .
He wasn't scrubbing pennies when he ordered or while he owned that 73 SD
Had to have been a really cool fellow.

[skunkwerks]

Usually in my book a track car would have a manual tranny in it. not an auto.
they missed the point on this one

[71GP76TA]

Mine is double stamped.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

I think this SD Formula will find a new owner in the end.
The reserve is not lowball , and the owner isn't strapped for cash.
Can only say - it's not there yet.


The similar car owned in Canada just went back through Mecum again.
80k RNM this time .
I forgot what it went to last time , but it's covered further back in this thread.

Same seller had a Yellow 73 Formula 455 high option that was also RNM last time.
It sold this time in the mid to upper 30s .