1971 T41 455 Lemans
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Trying to find out how many cars were built like mine. It's a 71 lemans sport convertible 455 with the t41 option
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not many im betting that thing is loaded. any pictures
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These are the only ones I have
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That is a loaded LeMans! Their is probably another PHS for the car, might ask and see if you can get it? It went to Guide Lamp Division-GMC for testing?, inspection?, or whatever then went to Nevada dealer possibly. Maybe 778 built with the T41 option, don't know how many being convertible. :) |
Nice options! Looks like a project.
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Somebody should come along on here by this evening who has the data for 455cid LeMans Convertible .
All my files and data are trapped on a laptop right now. Looks like Guide Lamp (bulbs and lenses) bought the car new through fleet wholesale type program. The 60 in the 60-093 is a fleet wholesale type account. Highest likelihoods are a company car for vested employee , or an actual employee purchase. It could have also been used for evaluations of their products ... on paper ... or actual. If you get my drift. Like the Inland MFG car , and the AC Spark Plug car that were 60-xxx before. 09-545 is the dealership that it was delivered to for new car prep. Russ Regenold Pontiac in Anderson Indiana PPT 411689 .., the T is a billing code Since I can't compare my files right now , memory thinks that is a fleet code. Door jamb shows April built which could have been any day in April. Invoice shows May 1st ship date , so likely it was built out in the end of April. If that is correct , this will be the only invoice for this car. What is the build week on left side of trim tag ? Such as 03D , 04A , 04B , 04C etc.,... Thanks for sharing your car and invoice with us. Believe the Performance 455 is the 455cid engine YC code with #66 heads. I don't think that is the 455 HO option. A 71 GTO 455cid Convertible just sold at Mecum and I think its production was listed at about 90 cars. Yours should be lower than that - possibly much much lower even in the teens or single digits perhaps. The. 455cid engine wasn't chosen very often in the A-Body or F-Body |
Loffen or Diego should have some production data when-if they see this.
Others may have info about it as well. Seems like Loffen owns one too , with a chrome bumper. iirc "G.L. 48732" hand written was probably the Guide Lamp purchase order number. |
Since it is original engine with factory VIN stramp , and the cylinder head casting date shows to be April 13 1971.
Lets us know from that the car was built after that date by at least a week or two minimum. So late'ish April. That would make this the first invoice , and the only invoice on this car. On May 1st Very cool hard loaded convertible with some neat born with history , plus its going to be a low production number . Great Find and Congrats to you :) |
Can you take a picture of the two letter engine code?
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Here's the trim tag and block numbers. I really appreciate the help from everyone. Both of my parents worked at guide. From 73 to about 03. Mom made tail lights and dad was on the fire department.
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Did your parents buy this car from Guide?
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https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com....php?p=4991034
71 LeMans Sport Converts w 455 Dport (YC code) engine = 50 the number of those 50 built w T41 nose is unknown. early production 71 LeMans & LeMans Sports with T41, don't have record of any. Will start seeing 71 T41 optioned LeMans & LeMans Sport builds in the Soring of '71. |
My father got the car in the early 80s. He said he bought it off a guy he worked with on 2nd shift. But that guy bought it from a guy that worked in the offices. It was wrecked when my father received it but he got a the parts form guide to fix it but never did.
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Pretty neat that it has stayed in the Guide Family Tree so to speak.
So at one time , that was an NOS Hood that is on the car now. Would be worth about as much as the whole car if it were still in the GM box . :D Looks like you guys have some other neat cars over there too. Thanks for sharing the car and details with us on here. 1 of 50 is pretty small company. And the T41 front end option helps it a lot as far as if you decide to try and sell it. Appears it will probably need a deep reaching revival. |
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Baron,
Lets get your laptop back in order. It may be time to start a 71/72 Lemans Sport Convertible ROLL CALL. I have an original 72 Lemans Sport Convert 455 H.O. Auto. I know of few around. Dennis and Dan have some good info on these cars. |
I've come across 3 in my life. 2 were lite metallic green and the other was dark green. All were at the mecum indy spring auction.
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Great work guys .:)
So he has 1 of 50 Convertibles as a basis - since all of those 455cid cars were Automatics. Then a further reduction to 1 of 30 for T41 455cid Auto - all Bodystyles Subtract the wagon makes 1 of 29 Subtract all 2doors with metal roofs (probably biggest percentage) Subtract any token 4door freaks Its probably down in the teens - or less , but that is theoretically guessing. Each car is it's own entity and 21 of the 29 could be Verts for all we know. 1 of 30 ain't bad for a days work. :D |
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I have these notes, I probably got them from here at some time, on 71 Production numbers.
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Thanks Craig
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Their claimed number was 91 Apparently someone added the 455cid and 455HO together and came up with that 91 number 43 + 48 = 91 It was a beauty Castle Bronze, Sienna interior , White Top Sold for around $140,000 |
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