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1976 Bonneville garage stored
35000 miles included door window sticker
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Yours?
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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as of the 20th this month
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Very nice!!!
I can't imagine it not having the 455 engine.. Things to think about...you could have one of those unusual Quadrajets with the 3rd primary metering Rod. Those carbs can be a nuisance if they have a problem. But Cliff will have the answers, if needed. The catalytic converter should not be a problem, but it is old...if it's not needed, I'd make a straight pipe to replace it... I'm just going thinking out loud here, hope you have no problems. Hope you post more pictures, and tell more about the car!!! Again, congrats on a cool car!!!
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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Good looking Bonnie!
Nice color also. Have a pic of the window sticker?
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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more info
400, 2 bbl, ps, pb, cruise, tilt, ac , manual windows and door locks
Last edited by CONCRETEHART; 08-30-2019 at 11:38 PM. Reason: wrong pic |
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sticker
more later
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Rotated for clarity:
The spare tire delete is interesting - I assume there was a shortage at the factory at the time. |
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Looks very well kept. Low-ish option count for a mid 70’s bonneville. Those “economy” 400-2bbl engines become more popular after the late 73 OPEC gas squeeze.
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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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A 400 2 Bbl is a GREAT engine!!!
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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and when I need a 455 fix
1975 455 posi bench seat lj
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I was eyeballing that on craigslist..
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Current Pontiacs - 1973 Formula SD455 - #'s auto orig paint 1972 Trans Am - 4 speed orig paint 1974 Formula 400 - Ram Air automatic 1966 2+2 convertible - 421 4bbl automatic 1967 Grand Prix - 4 speed orig paint 1967 GTO - 4 speed orig paint 35k orig miles |
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That is a great looking Bonneville!
I wonder if the spare tire Delete (to be provided by to the dealer later) was a MPG trick? But as previously stated it was probably a shortage at the plant issue.
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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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In those years when power was down so much from previous years I think there were two ways to deal with the power shortage... one was to order the biggest possible engine even if you weren’t a performance guy because you wanted at least safe and comfortable power for highways etc or the opposite way of looking was to give up and get the smallest engine possible since they were all slow anyhow.
I recall many friends who fell on either side of the thought process. The 400 2bbl in 76 was standard on the base Bonneville (the 400 4bbl was standard on the Brougham). The 2bbl was rated 170 horse, the 4bbl was 185 and the 455 (4bbl) was 200. With the high weight and long legged axle ratios of these cars 170 horse was iffy but just pulling the Cat and installing duals would give you an easy 20 horse
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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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thanks for the input
just happen to have a 4bbl set up off 76 trans am norm other options available 1963 Lemans 444 convertible, 1963 Lemans 326 3 speed convertible, 1964 Mercury Montclair Moms new car, 1965 Grand Prix 389 3 2 bbls 3 speed , 1966 Cadillac Deville convertible, 1975 Grand Prix LJ 455, 1975 Ventura coupe Pontiac 400 4 bbl turbo 400 posi, 1986 2+2, 1986 Grand Prix LJ, 1987 Grand Prix,
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Your collection is as wide as mine is narrow!
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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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One of my fellow Pontiac enthusiast's sold Pontiacs while he was going to Engineering school. He sold them from 1970 till 75, I think. He bought a new 68 GTO, it was void of options. He raced it a lot. He for some stupid reason (his words) ., ordered a new 73 Gran Prix, traded the GTO against it (OMG!). The general consensus was since 455 "D" port engines were such poor performers, that a 400 would be a better choice. He ordered his GP with a 400.....
He just sold his GP to a classic salvage yard. He lost his lease at a storage place and had 15 cars that had to go places. The amount of cars he still has makes you 2 guys stuff look insignificant..(not knocking either of you, he just has too much stuff).
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... Last edited by 77 TRASHCAN; 08-31-2019 at 11:33 PM. |
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Glad to see you have Pontiac knowledge!!!
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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mercury
yes 330 hp 390 dual exhaust 4 bbl mercomatic sliding rear window
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Oh my. Some rural folks outside of the small Eastern Iowa town I lived in, growing up in the 60's had one exactly like your Moms. It was black, very nice. They dropped it off at my Dad's Skelly station for some work..
I innocently asked Dad, if we could put the rear glass down...he quickly replied, no way. What if it won't go back up...I understand his thinking better, these days!!!
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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