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Old 05-03-2022, 09:30 PM
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Default 1969 T/A RA V

Here is a video with room for lot's of comments.
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wow!

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Old 05-03-2022, 09:48 PM
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Love it! Insanely cool car

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Old 05-03-2022, 10:46 PM
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That car came from SoCal some years ago.Use to talk to the guy when I got into V stuff.Tom

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OMG…

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Old 05-03-2022, 11:04 PM
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I have a pic if I can find it with 3 real 69T/As at a car show local.A RAIII 4 speed car and that car along with my RA V T/A.If I find it I will post it.Tom

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I would like to see the power steering bracket.

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Old 05-04-2022, 09:31 AM
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Years ago I was going to lunch ans in the inspection station saw a 69 Firebird orange with Judge stripes so I stopped to look at it hood was up. RAV guy was shocked I knew what it was. It had been one of the Gay brothers dealership in Dickinson 428 RAV heads.

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Old 05-04-2022, 09:46 AM
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Here is the pic,was at Donut Derelicts years ago.
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Amazing car. Great video. Thanks for posting.

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Hard to see/tell but in Tom's picture I do not see the stripes painted on top of the rear wing and in the above posted video it is. Perhaps someone took liberities to do so down the road. I only looked at Tom's picture on my mobile phone and the resolution is not the grandest. But what a cool picture none the less and what terrific cars in the lineup...as well as the video V car.

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Old 05-04-2022, 02:17 PM
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it is with the 4th owner now.When I saw it,was on the second.Tom

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Old 05-04-2022, 02:59 PM
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Wow! What an amazing piece of Pontiac History!!

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Old 05-04-2022, 04:00 PM
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Hard to see/tell but in Tom's picture I do not see the stripes painted on top of the rear wing and in the above posted video it is. Perhaps someone took liberities to do so down the road. I only looked at Tom's picture on my mobile phone and the resolution is not the grandest. But what a cool picture none the less and what terrific cars in the lineup...as well as the video V car.

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I might be brain farting but isn't the correct striping that the pedestals are blue but no stripes on the wing itself?

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Old 05-04-2022, 04:11 PM
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Yes you are correct,none on the wing.Tom

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Odd there is no Trans Am call out on the spoiler either.

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Nice video, but I do not understand why they would not at least clean up the interior, looks like some mold is starting on the door panels, and if not cleaned, I could see the panels ending up with some permanent spotting or splotching. I had a 69 TA RAIII 4sp that had the exact same interior along with the stacked gauges, and the custom interior really makes the interior a lot more comfortable.

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Where did Lance Kramer's TA V car end up?

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Nice video, but I do not understand why they would not at least clean up the interior, looks like some mold is starting on the door panels, and if not cleaned, I could see the panels ending up with some permanent spotting or splotching. I had a 69 TA RAIII 4sp that had the exact same interior along with the stacked gauges, and the custom interior really makes the interior a lot more comfortable.
Couldn't agree more,
why and the hell would they let this truly rare car breakdown with age.
Those plastics and vinyl's are off gassing and and deteriorating rapidly.
Having this bird correctly cleaned and preserved will not hurt it's value.

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Old 05-05-2022, 07:20 AM
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Nice video, but I do not understand why they would not at least clean up the interior, looks like some mold is starting on the door panels, and if not cleaned, I could see the panels ending up with some permanent spotting or splotching. I had a 69 TA RAIII 4sp that had the exact same interior along with the stacked gauges, and the custom interior really makes the interior a lot more comfortable.
x3. A can of 303 and a vaccum would do wonders and NOT hurt the value of an original car. I think original cars are awesome but not all original cars should be left that way. Rust and corrosion etc. should be repaired. In the case of this particular Trans Am, all it needs is a good cleaning and maybe a bit of descaling underside and its good to go. My pet peeve is when a car is found and the 1/2" thick coat of dirt is left on top as some kind of badge of honor.

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