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#5581
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Here are some fun ones.
75 TA on the Woodward Dream Cruise Split-Window 63 Corvette being pulled out of the Delaware River The three Astro-Vettes BJ
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1971 GTO 455 HO 4-speed - Cameo White, White Vinyl Top, Jade Green Interior, Ram Air Hood, AC, Honeycombs and 8-track 1974 Formula 455 I Owned in 1975-1976. Now Own Its Twin From Same Dealership |
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The AHRA (not NHRA) ran a class for lightweights that was called Ultra Stock. It fell between full-on gassers and stockers. Now let's look at JeffHamlin's pic again. U/S, and the Acadian also has a straight axle under it. |
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there was an acadian with a 427 in it at the poci show in the tristate around 96 maybe. I remember that car and would love to have it. it was a white one. surely someone has pictures from that show.
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Christmas 1979, my friends 78 Sunbird Formula parked on the street, 3.8 V6 - 4-speed manual trans. It was a great autocrosser at the time. Notice the little 13" Snowflake Wheels.
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Jeff R 60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic 67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C 78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered 77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5 73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed 71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl 06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed! 2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!) 2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered) |
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The Formulas are rare and very few know they were made. I had a '77 Formula Astre and to this date I only ever seen 2, mine and one in a Pontiac showroom when it was new.
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#5586
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Yes they are very rare, I have owned three 1977 Astre Formula's (Still own 1) Hopefully will start going back together soon but with the little 215 Buick V8 and T-5 trans.
What usually Kills the Sunbird HB's (besides rust) is the rear tail light panel falling apart. It is made from the same material as the 73-75 Grand Am Nose panels. And suffer the same fate.
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Jeff R 60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic 67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C 78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered 77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5 73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed 71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl 06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed! 2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!) 2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered) |
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What a cool picture of that Sunbird Formula. I had a 1977 Monza Spyder with a 305 V8 at that time. I loved that car. My buddy had a Olds Starfire GT at that time. His was a V6 and 5 speed.
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These are the only pictures I have of what is probably the Rarest Formula Model Pontiac made, a 1977 Astre Formula Safari. Many years ago I met a guy at Norwalk when I was running my 78 Sunbird Safari, He said he was the original owner of a Black 77 Astre Formula Safari, I remember he was from Virginia, and I gave him my contact info thinking I would never hear from him again.
Then several months later I was sent these old 110 format pictures from his photo album, he would not take the pictures out of it so these are the best I got. He said his local dealer had 2 of them in stock, both left over 77's at the beginning of the 78 Model year, the other one was red with a 5-speed manual, he wanted that one, but his new bride could not drive a manual trans so he bought the Black automatic pictured. Both had 2.4 Iron dukes. I have never been able to determine how many Astre Formula's were made in the 6 months they made them. Let alone how many wagons were made.
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Jeff R 60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic 67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C 78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered 77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5 73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed 71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl 06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed! 2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!) 2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered) |
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#5590
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If it was a factory V-8 car you may want to double check that engine size. I seem to remember a 260 cu.in. something unless GM changed that later on.
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Chief, if you are interested in selling any of the H-Body Formula Parts you have, PM me, I would be very interested in them
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Jeff R 60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic 67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C 78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered 77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5 73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed 71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl 06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed! 2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!) 2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered) |
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I'll see what I have.
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No Jerry is correct, any 77-79 V8 H-body would have a 305 2bbl SBC, you are probably thinking of the V8 Monza option in 75-76, they did have a 262 SBC. The little 262 was only used in those 2 years.
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Jeff R 60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic 67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C 78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered 77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5 73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed 71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl 06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed! 2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!) 2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered) |
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LOL, I thought I was the only one that had any love for the lowly Astre. |
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We had a guy running around here in the late 70's and 80's with a built up Monza with and Astre front clip on it for some reason. He had a very stout SBC and munci with a bunch of structural bracing. He used to eat up all the bigblock stuff, hard to beat such a light car.
Most of those cars here rotted into oblivion real quick, can't recall the last time I saw one of any sort locally.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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The manual trans cars were really bad about the frame spread. The 305 v8 came out in the Monza in 1977. There was a 350 engine available only in California because the 262 did not meet California emissions. It incredibly was rated at 125 hp. where the new 305 made 140 hp in the Sypder. My car was a yellow one just like the cover of Motor Trend that had an article when the new for 1977 Spyder model was released. Many of my friends had Vega and other H bodies. There were 3 or 4 Spyders around, a Buick Skyhawk, my buddy had 2 Cosworth Vegas, the Starfire GT and other Monza and Vega Wagons.
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I cant remember now, but some of those cars that were manual trans actually had the super t10 in them. I pulled several back in the 80's
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Agreed. The 260 was a very anemic Olds engine of the late 70's. |
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