[70TA-RAIII]

Found this picture recently, maybe it's been posted before. Six PW and one LB 1970 TA's brand new at the dealership! Plus the one parked on the street. I noticed he's missing the nose bird which got me thinking back to when my brother bought his 70 TA from a used car lot in 1972 (I own this car today).

His car was missing the nose bird too. We wondered what was up with that and then soon found out there was an issue with the decal not sticking properly to the front bumper. Now it's know from TSB's at the time that a big chunk of these new TA's fell into two categories; one where the nose bird crinkled up and fell off, or the other where the factory decided to leave them off of new cars until the paint had a chance to cure.

The VIN of mine shows it was in the early category where it was delivered with the bird decal, only to have it peel off later.
I just love old pictures like this!

John

[JSuchma]

Fast forward to 2024, in the condition they are sitting in and milage, that has to be at least a 1.5 million dollars worth of 1970 T/As !!!!

[Red80TA]

Also check how high they sat from new, one has nearly found the higher than normal curb edging.

[giles]

Originally Posted by Red80TA

Also check how high they sat from new, one has nearly found the higher than normal curb edging.

I’ve seen a bulletin where spacers were installed in the front lower control arm between the arm and bump stop to lift the front end 2 or 3 inches. This was done to avoid shipping damage to the front air dam. I bet they had not been removed when the picture was taken.

[johnta1]

[kingbuzzo]

Wow great photo

[mgarblik]

That's a great picture! Any idea what dealership that is and where it was located. With a total production run of 3196 cars, that's a bunch of TA's at one time at one dealer.

[242177P]

I suspect the one by the bay door is yet another TA. You can spot
what looks like a rear spoiler. But... Study the leading edge of the
roof. It takes a unusual dip - right where a stripe might be found.



Those PMD center caps look just like naked grease caps.

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by 242177P

Those PMD center caps look just like naked grease caps.

Those are bare grease caps.. Since I did set ups on Birds with Ralleys, I have seen this and installed them at set up.

[Green Hornet]

Just the wheels alone are worth some silly $$$ now..

[johnta1]

WOW!!!!

Heaven.



I believe the dealer is Clohecy Pontiac, Detroit MI.
(from used car sign)

The caps were probably taken off so they wouldn't get stolen?
Maybe they were all just delivered off the truck and not serviced yet?

Thanks for the pic.

[WQ59B]

Originally Posted by johnta1

WOW!!!!
I believe the dealer is Clohecy Pontiac, Detroit MI.
(from used car sign)

Can confirm: it is Clohecy.

[starlightblack]

Great picture, thanks for posting!

Clohecy called themselves Michigan's #1 Pontiac dealer. And at least one of the fifty-five '69 RAIV Trans Ams was sold there.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by starlightblack

Great picture, thanks for posting!

Clohecy called themselves Michigan's #1 Pontiac dealer.

Nice addition to the thread.

And apparently, the lowly Tempest needed to be talked about separately... LOL !!

[tdavidl]

and check out the person in the green car parked on the street talking on their cell phone!

lol....

[70TA-RAIII]

Good detective work on IDing the dealer!

John

[WQ59B]

I list Clohecy's last year as '72, but this signage was still there at least as late as 2017:

[72projectbird]

Oh lawdy lawd!

I wish I could go back in time

[WQ59B]

I spy an Indian Head logo:

[jamesq]

When I worked for a small Pontiac dealer in the mid-70s, cars w/Rallye II's were delivered with the center caps and trim rings in the trunk. That install was part of my job!

James Q