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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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Got a question on the Trim Tag Paint Codes. Mine shows W for Fire Coral Bronze. Was there an associated number code that MPR can use to research the original paint mix?
BJ
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74 Formula
BJ there is a paint code number on the bottom of the reproduction window sticker that came with the car if that helps.
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74 Formula
As I recall the numbers were 66 and another number that came up was 2653
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Correct. That is the PPG number..
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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Great Info guys, thanks much!
BJ
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Next Question: Were the original roof drip moldings made of plastic or steel? Any recommendations on best source?
Thanks, BJ
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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Thanks - I'm seeing prices all over the board. NOS Plastic ones on eBay for $125, and Stainless Steel ones from Year One for $249.99.
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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1970 Trans Am 1971 Trans Am 1974 Trans Am 1978 Y88 Trans Am W72/auto 1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am 1984 Trans Am 1993 Trans Am 1999 30th Anniversary Trans Am 2001 10th anniversary Firehawk #104 2006 GTO |
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If given the choice, the metal ones would be used in a New York minute..
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My 75 has the cheesy plastic ones. I would love to swap to the stainless set. They are much nicer, permanently attach to the car, and don't slide off the car when they lose their tension over time.
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Look what showed up in the mailbox today!
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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I think I'll go with the stainless steel roof drip moldings to match all the other stainless trim on the car. IIRC mine had stainless steel.
Going to the paint store with MPR to start the paint match process tomorrow, so he is confident before beginning any repairs. Getting more excited every day! Oh, yeah, my vinyl stripes arrived today from Phoenix Graphics. They look great and I can't wait to get them on the car. I have found several photos online showing 74 Formulas with both the vinyl stripes and the body side moldings. I think they look fine and plan to keep the BSM on the car. While searching for images on Google - found this cool poster that a former owner of this car had made! 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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Hi BJ, Did you get the dealer shipping record with the car?
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Paul, Yes, I did; thanks for posting it. This is such a well-documented car. 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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I still have those Wisconsin collector plates you see in the pic. Also the Rally Wheels that came off the car had date codes in Oct. & Nov. of 73. I know you asked about it. |
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Jim, thanks for the date codes. I'd love to have those old plates if you don't mind parting with them. Would look cool to display with the car at a car show.
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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Got the hood scoop wire mesh inserts painted today.
Also got a test panel for the second pass at matching the paint done. I think we have a good match! The spot on the driver side front fender turns out to be rust! Looks like we'll be cutting that out and patching. That means blending color across the hood and top of the fender, then clearing. We have to patch the passenger front fender after removing the antenna, so we'll try to keep it the same on that side. We won't do any color on the sides of the car except down on the bottoms of the fenders, the rockers and the quarters. What was the purpose of this plastic piece at the base corners of the windshield? It is missing on the driver side but you can see the screw that held it. Are these available from anyone? 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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They were designed to deflect water from the edge of the windshield's bottom seam. The originals were a flimsy, easily broken, piece of black plastic. They do make a repro but it is even poorer quality than the original piece.
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