[transam1972]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

Why bother with a new trim tag?. Anybody can PHS the car and find out it was changed.. Leave it be, aside from paint, you're doing "bolt on" s. Putting on two trim tags is sort of obvious too. Not worth the effort.....It is what it is........Most of us didnt order the cars when new, you like what you like....Why put yourself in the place of having to explain two trim tags to everyone who might see the car?? I wouldn't waste money on a trim tag you could put into Paint work.. IMHO...

..you are right FORMULABRUCE, a trim tag is $140...I guess I feel I have to defend what I am planning on doing...really I should not...the car really did not cost that much and any change is easily put back...paint jobs do not last forever!..one day after I am gone the car could be redone just as it came off the assembly line...so its good to know that a few can understand my reasoning...I can really see this car with a super Cameo paint, black deluxe. honeycombs and fully loaded!!..my changes are a unitized distributor, chrome bezels, honeys with trim rings, deluxe interior, lamp group and its a bit of a novelty but I like it...a N.O.S. Hurst dualgate with engine turned plate...later fenders & door skins but I can deal with that...so if others can see my vision and my true investment, then I hope it all makes sense...thanks!!...but I do understand the other point of view...perhaps if it was a Ram Air IV, I would do it different!!!

[transam1972]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

You know...it's funny......that's about the time when I started looking seriously at 70-72 T/A's....and most EVERYTHING I found for sale was trashed or crashed,worn out, rusted out,miled out JUNK....AND expensive......Hemmings was the "candy store" back then.......but there was never anything close for sale .......and at that point,wasn't prepared to travel to buy a car...not too FAR,anyways...

In the early 80's.......I bought a running,driving,#'s matching 70 T/A automatic.......for less money than the carburetor is worth today.. ..it was a rusty "bondo bucket" but it was mine and I could drive it....and I DID........It was my "winter beater" ...... the late model T/A was parked at the end of October and the 70 T/A got the studded snow tires......hell,it was rusty anyways....we never get much snow around here but it was an interesting "winter car"...

The first 3 pics were taken on the way home...the day I bought it...

...guys would die to buy that car now!!..red interior is funky, but patriotic car!!...really the most messed up part of my 58k mile car was the silver repaint...but the car was not trashed...the engine compartment(except for me painting the engine) and underneath are as it looked in 1985...I still only have put 400 miles on it...so it all works out...when you think of what these cars looked like new, and how they ended up looking the way they did in a span of perhaps 10 years amazes me!!...only one 1971 T/A with 23k in 1980 did I see and become friends with the owner and I wonder where that car is now?!

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by transam1972

...guys would die to buy that car now!!..red interior is funky, but patriotic car!!...really the most messed up part of my 58k mile car was the silver repaint...but the car was not trashed...the engine compartment(except for me painting the engine) and underneath are as it looked in 1985...I still only have put 400 miles on it...so it all works out...when you think of what these cars looked like new, and how they ended up looking the way they did in a span of perhaps 10 years amazes me!!...only one 1971 T/A with 23k in 1980 did I see and become friends with the owner and I wonder where that car is now?!

I almost didn't buy it because of the red interior........but it kinda grew on me...after a while...... and most of the others had blue or black...so it WAS kinda unique...

[transam1972]

I am sure you have seen the classic GM promo shot of the 70 T/A with the red interior...I thought that photo back in the day looked fantastic...although in real life its a bit too striking I think...and I was just on the web and saw a 70 (I think) with the saddle...strange how the dash and console were darker...really a bit of a contrast..I can honestly say it would not have been my first choice!..what I think looks great is a white interior on a 71 or 72...pain to keep clean...I had white deluxe on my 76 and the early design deluxe interior seats look better than the 73 to 77 horse collar seats in my opinion...on the other hand I just saw a 73 with white deluxe and red carpet..now that's the 70s!!!..I wonder what all of the colour choices there were for 73 and how long did that carpet colour option last???

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by transam1972

I am sure you have seen the classic GM promo shot of the 70 T/A with the red interior...I thought that photo back in the day looked fantastic...although in real life its a bit too striking I think...and I was just on the web and saw a 70 (I think) with the saddle...strange how the dash and console were darker...really a bit of a contrast..I can honestly say it would not have been my first choice!..what I think looks great is a white interior on a 71 or 72...pain to keep clean...I had white deluxe on my 76 and the early design deluxe interior seats look better than the 73 to 77 horse collar seats in my opinion...on the other hand I just saw a 73 with white deluxe and red carpet..now that's the 70s!!!..I wonder what all of the colour choices there were for 73 and how long did that carpet colour option last???

The 70 with beige and brown was actually called Sandalwood.....mate that up to a Lucerne Blue exterior and it's STUNNING.......Polar White....ho hum......

I heard tell of a 70 T/A .......Lucerne Blue with GREEN interior.......that's just plain WRONG.......

[keith k]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

You know...it's funny......that's about the time when I started looking seriously at 70-72 T/A's....and most EVERYTHING I found for sale was trashed or crashed,worn out, rusted out,miled out JUNK....AND expensive......Hemmings was the "candy store" back then.......but there was never anything close for sale .......and at that point,wasn't prepared to travel to buy a car...not too FAR,anyways...

In the early 80's.......I bought a running,driving,#'s matching 70 T/A automatic.......for less money than the carburetor is worth today.. ..it was a rusty "bondo bucket" but it was mine and I could drive it....and I DID........It was my "winter beater" ...... the late model T/A was parked at the end of October and the 70 T/A got the studded snow tires......hell,it was rusty anyways....we never get much snow around here but it was an interesting "winter car"...

The first 3 pics were taken on the way home...the day I bought it...

Wow - a "Patriot Edition" (with a Ram Air IV shaker decal, no less!)
Cool car. What ever happened to it?

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

I heard tell of a 70 T/A .......Lucerne Blue with GREEN interior.......that's just plain WRONG.......

Yes, owner posted some pictures of it on this site several years ago - I thought I'd saved the pictures, but can't find them now....

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by keith k

Wow - a "Patriot Edition" (with a Ram Air IV shaker decal, no less!)
Cool car. What ever happened to it?




Yes, owner posted some pictures of it on this site several years ago - I thought I'd saved the pictures, but can't find them now....

It's funny how things change.....by todays standards....it's a 'totally restorable" car......

But back then....there was more rot in the back end than I was prepared to deal with.....

Sold it to a fellow in Kalispell,Montana in late 89.......

I had pulled the original YZ....(it was getting tired)..... and stuffed in a warmed over 455 c/w 744 cam and #96 heads....Super T10 4 speed ....and a WS6 disc brake conversion on the original 12 bolt....

The buyer just wanted all of the original parts......so I pulled all my "upgrades" off and sold it as a numbers matching "basket case"...

It actually resurfaced about 20 years later ....(2010?) a buddy of mine ....south of Seattle........bought it from the estate sale......EXACTLY as I had sold it...20 some years earlier.......He didn't keep it for long.....I believe it's in the Portland,OR. area now....

I ended up finding a #'s matching 72 T/A with minimal rust issues....in comparison to the 70....so it was a good upgrade for me....

Sorry to hijack your thread,Transam1972...........

[transam1972]

in the early 1980s I spent a lot of time at a niteclub/golfcourse in Hackettstown N.J. called the Nook..the owners wife drove a 1972 T/A white that they originally bought..it was pretty beat by then...I got mine in 85..only saw those 2 in my life...seems like everyone on the forum has a 72...perhaps we need to change the name to 1972 TRANS AMs & friends!!!!!!!!!!!.......I wonder if anyone has an idea how many are left???

[Norwood]

2 is my guess

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by transam1972

in the early 1980s I spent a lot of time at a niteclub/golfcourse in Hackettstown N.J. called the Nook..the owners wife drove a 1972 T/A white that they originally bought..it was pretty beat by then...I got mine in 85..only saw those 2 in my life...seems like everyone on the forum has a 72...perhaps we need to change the name to 1972 TRANS AMs & friends!!!!!!!!!!!.......I wonder if anyone has an idea how many are left???

It's funny...but I think that 71's...although 1000 MORE were produced... seem to be tougher to find in good condition .....perhaps the 72's were bought by more responsible owners who kept them longer....

[Dens71TA]

'71s are dime a dozen around here. There are two within minutes of me along with a few more not much farther. I forget the total amount but there are at least ten '70-72 T/As in the area.

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by Dens71TA

'71s are dime a dozen around here. There are two within minutes of me along with a few more not much farther. I forget the total amount but there are at least ten '70-72 T/As in the area.

Are the 71's...original...nice...restored......or projects?

[Dens71TA]

Concours restored, older restorations, drivers, and mine would currently fall under nightmare project.

[transam1972]

Originally Posted by Norwood

2 is my guess

....I went to bed early and missed out on all the fun....so only 2 TRANS AMs left...so that must make my car even more rare and desireable...I hope the other is Lucerne blue so it does not clash with mine...

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[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by transam1972

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You are LUCKY.......looks like your dash pad is still in pretty nice shape......

[SD73]

Hey Glenn, I see you've got a resistor on your kick-down switch. I have one too on mine. Other kick-down switches I've seen don't have them. I've noticed that the ones without the resistor open the shaker immediately when engaged, while those with the resistor have something like a warm-up period. Have you or any of the other guys noticed that? Is there a specific reason they were designed this way? I'm thinking the non-resistor type may have been phased in later after the shakers went the way of the dodo.