[RamAir]

Sometimes you just gotta say Whisky Tango Foxtrot and do it the way you like. The first owner of my 72 painted the engine metallic Blue, chrome valve covers, and unpainted intake. Looks awesome and doesn't bother me a bit.

[Brewster]

Pic Pic

[tahosdra]

seems like they were on a budget compared to 69 and 70 my 70 has chrome rocker covers nicer wire retainers etc so I did my 72 proper engine color bare intake chrome rocker covers 69 70 wire retainers looks like how it should have
been imo

[njsteve]

Anyone have a spare set of those dreaded chrome valve covers that we all hate seeing on 1971-2 455HOs?

I'd love to put a pair on the 455 my son and I are building for Gramma's '75 Firebird. (I have a generic set but both covers have large breather holes instead of one with an oil cap hole).

Here's today's update: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...=gramma&page=9

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by njsteve

Anyone have a spare set of those dreaded chrome valve covers that we all hate seeing on 1971-2 455HOs?

I'd love to put a pair on the 455 my son and I are building for Gramma's '75 Firebird. (I have a generic set but both covers have large breather holes instead of one with an oil cap hole).

Here's today's update: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...=gramma&page=9

Ames has em , have used a couple pair and they are pretty nice
FN 651 $99.00

[njsteve]

I thought maybe someone has a used pair they want take off their 455HO. I'd be happy to do my part to save them any further ridicule. ;-)

[1971455HO]

I like it...I've always liked it like that. I put mine back with painted covers, but I like the chrome the best.

[rexs73gto]

I'm a bit confused, didn't the 71 455HO come with a bare alum. intake from the factory?? I had a friend who had one that he bought with only 11000 miles on it & it had a bare intake . He bought it off a dealers lot.

[Judge273]

The 71 455HO was the first roundport to have the entire engine painted the new robins egg blue. Also first roundport to make Ram Air an option.

Confused a few people and dealers. Hence, you some with the chrome valve cover, bare aluminum intakes, and added Ram Air...

[1971455HO]

Originally Posted by Judge273

The 71 455HO was the first roundport to have the entire engine painted the new robins egg blue. Also first roundport to make Ram Air an option.

Confused a few people and dealers. Hence, you some with the chrome valve cover, bare aluminum intakes, and added Ram Air...

Mr. Judge273,
Please bear with me...I've been wrong before , and NOT meaning to be rude, but I was under the opinion that the 71 & 72 models had the unique distinction of being the two year only Pontiac Teal (blue/green) engine paint.

I think the Robin Blue was already in use from 1967 (or even earlier) and included the 1968 models. 1969 & 1970 got the silver / blue metallic. 1971 and most of the 1972 models got the Teal /Blue Green. The very last or extreme latter part of the 72 model production and the 73 models saw the continuation of the Robin Blue Pontiac paint again.

Never heard of a bare '71 or '72 intake or chrome valve covers on these engines from the factory. Anything is possible. Early one may have made it out of the door like that. My car has a lot of '70 part numbers stuff on it. Especially the A/C.

Eddie

[SD455DJ]

1971455HO,

Just to add to the confusion, 1966 was the first year for the metallic silver-blue engine paint used through model year 1970. 1965 and earlier got the robin's-egg blue paint as well as the '71 - mid '73 motors (or teally blue). I think you are correct about the '71 -mid '73 having a teal tint to the color and not as light as the '65 and earlier motor paint.

Dennis

[The Boss]

Supposed to be painted, but oddities seem to come up.

[Brewster]

Cool car and wanted to know if anyone here owns it or knows about it?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5178330124.html

[Lloyd-TX]

Originally Posted by Brewster

Cool car and wanted to know if anyone here owns it or knows about it?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5178330124.html

Seems that I recall that Formy being discussed here recently. I'm feeling too lazy to try to find it right now, though.

Appears to be a keeper. Love to see the dreaded Buick air cleaner decal! Does still have the KR Rallys, that's a plus.

[71GP76TA]

Originally Posted by Brewster

Cool car and wanted to know if anyone here owns it or knows about it?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5178330124.html

Car was picked at a while back... Been on the market for 6 months or so.

[Bentwheelbob]

Originally Posted by Brewster

Cool car and wanted to know if anyone here owns it or knows about it?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5178330124.html

Here's the original post on this car which I did exactly 6 months and $4000 dollars ago...

http://www.forums.maxperformanceinc....ghlight=yellow

[4birds]

[QUOTE=Bentwheelbob;5464009]Here's the original post on this car which I did exactly 6 months and $4000 dollars ago...

Bob, did you fly up and see the car in person?

[Bentwheelbob]

No, at $37.5 it didn't seem like a good investment to travel that far. After 6 months though, and a price drop, it's getting into the range of buy it now, put it on a truck, and see it when it arrives.

Probably not for me though...I was really smitten with a couple of the Buccaneer Red TA's at the Nats, I really think that is my next target. That color with the bird is pretty badass. Now if I didn't already have a 455 HO Formula, this would seem like a real consideration. Probably a few bucks to be made detailing it out real well and flipping it. What town with a real sports following is yellow and black - that would be the place to sell that car.

[Red Goat]

Originally Posted by Bentwheelbob

What town with a real sports following is yellow and black - that would be the place to sell that car.

Steelers country...Pittsburg that is!

[Transamric]

And to further add to the mix, the post March 15th '73 V-8's were painted (or in some cases over-painted) with a new, darker non-metallic Blue.