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Old 06-30-2026, 12:51 AM
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Can someone tell me if a h.e.i. distributor from 72 Trans Am is worth anything? I believe it came as a option on the car, it is complete with wires. Thanks any info would be appreciated.

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No HEI in 1972....

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They had an unitized distributor in 1972, it kind of looks like a HEI.

Need the distributor # off of it to make sure what it is.


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This is a pic of one from an ebay ad:


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This unit was only on the 455HO IIRC which made that car "Good reliable transportation" in a 1972 Formula455HO advert.

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Think 1st yr was 74 in 455s
Standard all v8 in 75.

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Does anyone run the 72 unitized dist ? or tried to modernized its components?

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They had an unitized distributor in 1972, it kind of looks like a HEI.

Need the distributor # off of it to make sure what it is.

Yes i meant unitized, the numbers on it are 1112133 1H 4


It came off a 72 Trans Am , i believe it was ordered with it. Same as the ebay pic someone posted . Thanks any help appreciated.

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Those are probably worth quite a bit of money?



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Does anyone run the 72 unitized dist ? or tried to modernized its components?
I run the Unitized with no problems. I replaced the wires in 1985. Found an AC Delco set on the shelf of an auto parts store back then, bought them and they've been on there ever since.

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This is a pic of one from an ebay ad:


Yep that's it.

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To the people that sent me pm's regarding the distributor, sorry but i'm having problems with my messages and lost them before i could reply. Please try sending again. Thanks , Gregg i tried sending you a text about the rear end and distributor to the number i had contacted you a while back but have not heard back. Maybe you have another number. Please send a message if thats the case. Thanks

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