[David Holmberg]

68, mine did have the ratchet shifter.

Alvin I'm not saying you're wrong, I can only tell you what I saw back then. My Y88 was a fairly early model and had the black light panel.

[Ben M.]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

I think that was a "hit and miss" thing in the later years....

I agree 100%. I know it's been discussed before and elsewhere that certain cars were supposed to come with them, but after all this time and no specific code referencing them, I believe it was very much hit or miss on some of the later years. My '77 base 400 didn't have it, my '79 403 SE did, my '75 400 didn't, another '79 403 car had it, and a '80 turbo car did too.

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by David Holmberg

68, mine did have the ratchet shifter.

*Alvin I'm not saying you're wrong, I can only tell you what I saw back then. My Y88 was a fairly early model and had the black light panel.

*No worries. We've all seen those "Special Gold" non-Y88s over the yrs...etc. Like all of those "1979 Gold Editions like my friend Bubba had..."

FWIW - my '78 W72 Auto had the factory "slap shift" "ratchet" shifter. IIRC - the black plastic slider panel @ the base of the shift tube was an oval cutout to allow it to move & pivot left-to-right.

My then other (daily driver) '78 400 TA's Auto shifter was a non-ratchet version.

[Alvin]

Check out this Y88 on the Norway Pontiac club site.

[78 TA KID]

NICE !!!!!

[68ragtop]

Originally Posted by David Holmberg

68, mine did have the ratchet shifter.

Alvin I'm not saying you're wrong, I can only tell you what I saw back then. My Y88 was a fairly early model and had the black light panel.

I learned about the shifters about 10 years ago. My L78 never had one, but neither does my W72 & I thought it was suppose to be included with the package. I never knew they came with the std 400's My 1980 indy pace car has one.

[68ragtop]

Here's what looks to be a nice one on eBay. Pictures have everything to be desired. but still cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123

[burd]

Originally Posted by 68ragtop

Another thing I was always curious about is my W72 Automatic car, doesn't have the "ratchet" style floor shifter. I had thought that came with the W72 package?

Not sure on that one, but thought it was interesting.....

I heard they came on WS6 cars. Last year at the Natz in Ohio, we were packing up to leave and a guy gave me one in the swap, you see them at the swaps and people don't know they are the ratchet type, I just saw one at the GM tech center swap for $25. Lol

[68ragtop]

Originally Posted by burd

I heard they came on WS6 cars. Last year at the Natz in Ohio, we were packing up to leave and a guy gave me one in the swap, you see them at the swaps and people don't know they are the ratchet type, I just saw one at the GM tech center swap for $25. Lol

Mine could be an oddball. I know its the original shifter (non-ratchet) & the car is a WS6/W72 has just WS6 on the invoice, as its an early order $151.00 with both options under the WS6 RPO.

BTW, is there a better invested $151.00 on a Y88 car out there. It still blows me away how cheap those options were in 1978. Crazy.

[68ragtop]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

If they made that many.....somedoy either bought most of them and still has them ........or they were all shipped to Siberia.......

I've been looking at 78 T/A's for over 35 years and haven't seen alot of them......personally.....

That # has to be wrong.........

I thought one just surfaced, but its a W72/ Auto clone

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123

[3tas4me]

Here are a couple of pics of the 17058266 carb for my Y88. Took it apart and boiled it out then put it together. After it was together, I decided to color the carb and plate everything so it looked good again. Back apart it came and I sent all the pieces out. Have now got it back together again for the most part. Need a new front vacuum break to complete the look. Carb looks great, it should work as well as it looks!

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by 3tas4me

Here are a couple of pics of the 17058266 carb for my Y88. Took it apart and boiled it out then put it together. After it was together, I decided to color the carb and plate everything so it looked good again. Back apart it came and I sent all the pieces out. Have now got it back together again for the most part. Need a new front vacuum break to complete the look. Carb looks great, it should work as well as it looks!

Excellent. Congrats - sharp looking results...But be careful! You could be accused of forum violation by posting "Pontiac Porn!"

[78 TA KID]

CARB LOOKS GOOD ALVIN !!!

[3tas4me]

Originally Posted by Alvin

Excellent. Congrats - sharp looking results...But be careful! You could be accused of forum violation by posting "Pontiac Porn!"

The color of the carb body in my pictures is off. It does not look gray like that in reality. The pics really don't even do it justice. Looks too good to put on a car, may have to put it in a display case!

[David Holmberg]

Originally Posted by Alvin

Excellent. Congrats - sharp looking results...But be careful! You could be accused of forum violation by posting "Pontiac Porn!"

Pontiac porn, it has a nice can too.

Very nice job, looks great!

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by David Holmberg

Pontiac porn, it has a nice can too.

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by David Holmberg

Pontiac porn, it has a nice can too.

um......looks like a Ford can,to me....

[62cat]

some shots of my build sheet

[68ragtop]

Its BAAAaaaaaack. Running auction again. Last time bought 22K. I don't think 22K is that far off the mark. I know there have been some that sold close to 30K in some rare instances, but I think 40K is a dream number. For some reason the wheels look a little light in color, but its probably just the camera angles. Same thing with the color of the left quarter against the trunk lid.
No seat belt buckle dings in the seat backs, so I am guessing those have been restored.

Nice looking car, I wish there were picts of the underside. Those are the pictures I am always interested with on survivor cars. Hard to duplicate an untouched underside IMO.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123

[78 TA KID]

Originally Posted by 68ragtop

Its BAAAaaaaaack. Running auction again. Last time bought 22K. I don't think 22K is that far off the mark. I know there have been some that sold close to 30K in some rare instances, but I think 40K is a dream number. For some reason the wheels look a little light in color, but its probably just the camera angles. Same thing with the color of the left quarter against the trunk lid.
No seat belt buckle dings in the seat backs, so I am guessing those have been restored.

Nice looking car, I wish there were picts of the underside. Those are the pictures I am always interested with on survivor cars. Hard to duplicate an untouched underside IMO.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123

I contacted this guy and asked him about the left rear quarter he said there's nothing wrong with the paint ???? I also asked him for pictures of the underside never got them!!!! Asked what his bottom dollar was for the car he told me just bid on the car. Wonder what this car really looks like in person???