[Big Moe]

Good question about the block. No sure which way togo on the block.Dan has located the 722 heads & intake.RAII auto block code is XT I believe but only 12 RAII auto in 1968 so thats a hard find.

[MikeNoun]

Big Moe, did you get a chance to take anymore pics of the car (you mentioned that you only had your cell phone pics earlier).

Also, does the current 400 engine match the VIN?

[johnta1]

Do you have a better cowl Tag pic?

What's the tag date? (10E?)

Also what is the 'H-Code'?

(letter and 3 numbers towards bottom)

The body tag number seems a littler high for the 'build date'

[Jcoyer]

The front fender extractors have been on the car for at least twenty years. They were switched from the old fenders to the new fenders. Before the car was painted.

[Big Moe]

The engine came out of a 1966 or 1967 GTO I'm told and doesn't match the Vin. Got the June issue of Motor Trend yesterday with the Silver car in it.It was a article written by Eric Dahlquest a well know writer of Peterson publications.I did some diggin and called him yesterday to ask about the car.He remebered the car & piece he did and was going to dig in his achrives for more info or pics.Also he knows George Stephens whos name was on the build sheet.George was the Assistant Public relations director for Pontiac and is now retired.Mr Dahlquest directed me to the retired GM employee website to try to cntact him.Thats next.It was great talking to Mr Dahlquest and listening to his stories,he roadtested and wrote on just about every hotrod,sportscar that was on the road in the 60's & 70's with some great stories about the "backdoor"deals on these prototype cars built by GM,Ford & Chrysler.I will attach the Motor Trend article.

[Big Moe]

Motor Trend June 1969

[gtojon]

Big Moe, not to be nit picky, but it is Eric Dahlquist. You have a great car there, and the search and story is very interesting!

[Big Moe]

Thanks!

[Big Moe]

Motor Trend Article June 1969

Sorry about the poor scans, all I could find.

[steveK]

huh!! About 10 years ago I spoke to a gentleman who had a 69 TA for sale in Hemmings, I believe. He was from either from N. Carolina or Georgia and stated it may not be a real TA because he found the paint chipping of on door jambs etc with silver paint underneath it. Needed some work done but he did not have PHS on it either at the time. I told him to research it through PHS. He seemed like an honest guy and was not trying to decieve me on the car in any way and asked him to get PHS on it and contact me. He never returned my call with PHS but who knows.

[John Haley]

Originally Posted by steveK

huh!! About 10 years ago I spoke to a gentleman who had a 69 TA for sale in Hemmings, I believe. He was from either from N. Carolina or Georgia and stated it may not be a real TA because he found the paint chipping of on door jambs etc with silver paint underneath it. Needed some work done but he did not have PHS on it either at the time. I told him to research it through PHS. He seemed like an honest guy and was not trying to decieve me on the car in any way and asked him to get PHS on it and contact me. He never returned my call with PHS but who knows.

I was told a similar story when I bought my wing from Marty.

[johnta1]

Try this:

The Great Breakaway

[John Haley]

I contacted Marty Mcdaniel. He should be with us very soon!!

[MCMSOUTHERN]

hey john,
Im going to try to see if i still have the photos, and the persons nae in Canada who owned the last TA convertible
If he has Moved maybe we can hunt him by his last name
Also a Mint Commanche up there

Marty Mcdaniel
The Firebird King LOL

p.sthers a cherry orange 69 judge down here for 60k

is that too much?

[MCMSOUTHERN]

Also John my TA was 1 of 1 triple white, gm company car titled to gm, and taken on the road, for how.

Im saving my money to buy it back
LOL

[Big Moe]

Is that the one on ebay now with buy-it-now $99k in Macomb,MI? It is a column shift automatic.

[John Haley]

Good to talk to you again Marty. Glad to see you here.

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by MCMSOUTHERN

Also John my TA was 1 of 1 triple white, gm company car titled to gm, and taken on the road, for how.

Im saving my money to buy it back
LOL

DB still own it?

[John Haley]

Originally Posted by MCMSOUTHERN

hey john,
Im going to try to see if i still have the photos, and the persons nae in Canada who owned the last TA convertible
If he has Moved maybe we can hunt him by his last name
Also a Mint Commanche up there

Marty Mcdaniel
The Firebird King LOL

p.sthers a cherry orange 69 judge down here for 60k

is that too much?

Marty, do you have any info on what seems to be this silver 69 T/A proto type. Do you happen to remember where the wing that I got from you in the early 80's came from? It was mostly silver with some greens and reds sprayed on it randomly.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by Cammer-6

something sticks in my mind as it having a 455 with RAIV heads.
Am I thinking of another mule?

I think that was a Carousel Red car.
It also went through eBay - several years ago - in bad rusty condition.

I'd start taking the interior apart, and dropping the gas tank, on this Silver Car - -
to hunt for a buildsheet.