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Originally Posted by abarone300
Thank you Bryan, it's funny how many "common denominators" these two cars have; both have the same color combination, both have seen Long Island ( I think the guy who bought it from me was from Long Island) , and my brother in law Brian accompanied me in the trip to Detroit to pick up the TA. Maybe if you get the opportunity it woulbe nice to se a picture of your TA. Thanks
Aldo
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Hi Aldo,
I am in TX which if I remember is about 7 hours behind Italy. Happy to share some photo's...
The first pic is the car in the RM (now RM Sotheby's) catalog March 2008 when it was sold at the Wayne Davis auction as the gentleman mentioned in his old post to this thread which is what caught my attention. Sports Guide Magazine in July 08 published the car resulting from the auction and they were kind to it...
The 2nd Photo is the car the day I brought it home in Dec 2022... As mentioned, it had since been repainted from the pre-2008 paint job. A reputable D/FW painter, Stuart's did the work (same guy who painted the Fast N Loud F40 years back). He normally would probably not have touched it based on what usually is in his shop, but as a favor to the former owner from 2020-2022 he did, and I am glad... I later went back to him and had the scoop painted, because it had the Ram Air decals on it from decades earlier (see photo).
My buddy sold it on Bring A Trailer in June 2020 to the guy who I later purchased it from, and the Pontiac faithful did not disappoint with the usual BAT replies doing their best to pick it apart.... One has to be thick skinned to sell a car there. The car's not perfect and I am OK with that... It makes a great driver....
I did closely look at the photos of the MCACN Award winning 70 TA that sold on BAT for $171K (which made me happy I had a driver for far less!) and made a bunch of improvements to the overall correctness and look of the car, some simple things some not (like the Rosette Clock Knob as well as the grounding lug from the scoop to the firewall that one I found in a wrecking yard!)
The car definitely has some NY History - the transmission is not numbers & was replaced in 1986 based on the casing stamp by Richie's Transmission in Ozone Park NY and the 8 Track was repaired at Model Electronics Inc located Nanuet, NY in June 87 based off the sticker still attached to it as well. The guy that owned it before selling to Jason Scorsone in mid 2000's lived in Wading River on Long Island and said he bought it from what he thought was the 2nd owner in a neighboring county as a partial resto and that's all I know about it.
Anyhow, like most of us on this Forum it's not my only Pontiac but it's up there as one of the favorites!
Hope you enjoy the photos - the last photo should bring a laugh. It's from the preview night before the auction at RM in 2008 and we joked it was a chick magnet! My buddy and I had a blast that night, made some great memories and when the car was one of the first to roll early on Saturday AM, he was there to nab it for below the catalog estimate. Wayne called him a Thief! LOL Regardless of the critics about what's right and what remains wrong, the car is fun, always gets looks and thumbs up when I drive it.
Again, good luck with your search, I do hope perhaps some of the recent activity between us on this thread will cause someone to go out in their shop and look at their Vin to see if it's your old car.
Bryan