[chuckies76ta]

What's a 74 SD worth? Needs total restro. How many were made?

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[74 SD455 Formula]

Originally Posted by chuckies76ta

What's a 74 SD worth? Needs total restro. How many were made?

Thanks

943 T/A's and only 58 Formula's
of the T/A's there were 212 Stick's and 731 auto's.
of the Formula's there were 17 stick's and 41 auto's
the rarest of the bunch is finding an Auto without A/C.
With the Formula's there were less non A/C Auto's built than with a stick same as the 73 Formula's ( 8 non A/C Auto's ).

[71GP76TA]

Originally Posted by 74 SD455 Formula

943 T/A's and only 58 Formula's
of the T/A's there were 212 Stick's and 731 auto's.
of the Formula's there were 17 stick's and 41 auto's
the rarest of the bunch is finding an Auto without A/C.
With the Formula's there were less non A/C Auto's built than with a stick same as the 73 Formula's ( 8 non A/C Auto's ).

My '73 is an A/C automatic car. Silver was the most popular color for '73 SD Formulas....which mine is..

[bluebird455]

"What's a 74 SD worth? Needs total restro. How many were made?"

hard to tell without specifics, rust? how much? wrecks? how bad? 100% #'s matching? if not, what's missing?
The more complete, the better, and therefore worth more.

[sdbob]

I never thought much about how rare an auto,w/o air is. Anyone have a tally?

[chuckies76ta]

Originally Posted by chuckies76ta

What's a 74 SD worth? Needs total restro. How many were made?

Thanks

I guess info would help. Auto, A/C, Red, Trans am

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[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by chuckies76ta

What's a 74 SD worth? Needs total restro. How many were made?

Thanks

You mean like this one?

[johnta1]

Cool TA, where's it at?
(Oregon?)

What's the VIN and options?

[njsteve]

Here's a cool one. 19,000 miles up in Canada.

http://canadianponcho.activeboard.co...-miles-approx/

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Cool TA, where's it at?
(Oregon?)

What's the VIN and options?

Washington, didn't get Vin. Auto with air.

[bluebird455]

Nice looking SD

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pontiac-Tran...m=122033176713

[Held for Ransom]

'74 SD what, Trans Am or Formula? Color? Auto or 4 speed? Options?

But, add it all up and a similar optioned '73 will cost more.

[Held for Ransom]

25K-35K. One will be probably breaking even or losing money if they sold it immediately after restoring correctly.

[71GP76TA]

The SD is a pretty tame low compression engine in comparison....

[1971WARBIRD]

just throwing this out there. Pontiac never even wanted to build the SD. it pretty much made it out the back door like the 64 GTOs. there were many engines already made, so they decided to put those in car to at least get some of their money back. they never tried to push them as the performer they could have been, and only let them be put in F-bodies. so as far as the upper management was concerned, it was just another 455 engine going out the door in a car. the informed buyer that had connections might get lucky and get the stripped version he wanted. Bob Blair was a member of the Dayton TA club when I joined. he held records with a 69 428 4 speed GP and when he heard about the SD possibly coming out kept placing orders till his stripped one came in. it was featured in Muscle Car Review back in the 80, red/ black, auto. realized how rare they were so didn't beat on it, kept it in fantastic shape, and ordered a 74 SD for his son, but ordered it with everything but the kitchen sink. funny part is, it came with a rear console, but column shift as the front console was special order at that time. believe his sons was red/ black also.

[rexs73gto]

A/C made all cars more salable when it came to trade in time. A car that didn't have A/C would sit on a dealer lot for about 50% longer even back then as a race type engine in it. The lower rear gears in the 455 & SD cars were because the cars were much easier to get moving because of the low end TQ . The RA IV didn't start making power until you got it wound up a bit. The RA IV cars had to be up around 2500 rpms to get them working. The 455 & SD would make power at 1200 rpms & didn't need high rpms to get going. It had it way down low. PLus the 455's & SD cars were all done at about 5500-6000 rpms. Were as the RA IV cars needed the higher rpms to work better. Below 2200 rpms the cars would fall on there face with gears that were low. Thats why it got 433's & 390's. I run what would be considered a RA IV engine with the E-heads & a Crane Blue print cam. Once I get it up over 2000 rpms it really wakes up.

[Judge273]

Back door, and quiet? 252 in 73 and 943 in 74 was hardly backdoor stealth...

[sdbob]

My local dealer salesman ,who was a friend asked me or suggested I get air when ordering SD.I said I'll just open the windows. I purchased it from a Pittsburgh dealer who I thought was better connected. He was.Only glitch was salesman,he was jewish, that I ordered through had everything in black and white what I wanted.I told him point blank no SD NO DEAL.He changed order after I left to std 455.The owner and his son changed it back,knowing me and what I wanted.WEW. The mechanic there Jim Miller was racing RA V stuff.I waited 5 mos.

[sdbob]

Finally remembered salesman name Harry Langer nice guy just thought he new better.The parts guy at Constantin Pontiac was a nice elderly man,Mel.He was also jewish. I remember ordering SD distributor gears,he said I'll order 6! I ordered a lot of parts from him.He even delivered a truck load of parts one time to Latrobe.Just reminiscing.The simpler and cheaper days.

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by sdbob

Only glitch was salesman,he was jewish, that I ordered through had everything in black and white what I wanted.

What does his religion have to do with this thread?