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Look what showed at my house
My new 70 RA III, M20, 12 bolt 3.73.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lusj...ature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOg_...ature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1TX...ature=youtu.be |
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Super cool. Congrats.
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Wow...very nice...love the vids.
More details??
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Did you by chance buy that from John Kraft? He just sent one out recently just like that. Very nice! Good luck with it, I recently bought another TA as well.
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"BIG DADDY" VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnFIVLuwO9A ~MaryAnn~ AKA "Stickybuns" 1969 Firebird 400 Convertible 1978 Bandit T/A Tribute 1977 RED TA I'm the FiredUp PY bad girl |
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Jealous. My favorite year and color.
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I'd love another Firebird, but I haven't found a 79 Formula yet. Too many TAs out there. It seems like everyone had or has a TA. That was the reason I bought the 79 Formula brand new. And yes... the GTO would go if one was found that I liked.
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I love Formulas. I had a 76 and a 70. Both very cool cars. For a long time I preferred them for the same reason, everyone had a TA. Everyone has their holy grail car, and for me it's the 70 TA. I can't remember the last time I saw on on the road.
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Enjoy It!! It's a beauty!
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Thanks a lot...for reminding of the one I regretfully sold a couple years back 😢
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"If the best Mustang is the Camaro, the best Camaro is actually the Firebird" David Zenlea |
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Yeah... I know the feeling. Hopefully that won't happen to me this time.
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Nice find.
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Congratulations, nice.
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I’m loving that car. Congratulations and good luck. That car will be tons of fun to be behind the wheel of.
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I think so, and I hope so. Hopefully it doesn't end up being a black hole that sucks all the money out of my bank account.
But as far as actually finding it, it was a bit obscure. I've been following these cars for sale online for years but just recently decided to buy one. This car was not listed on any of what I consider to be the sort of mainstream websites. I found it on a site called Autoblog that didn't even have a picture or detailed description. It did give me a link to a GMC/Buick dealership in Maryland which had a dozen or so muscle cars for sale. Turns out the owner has a little collection of about 30 or so cars. He bought this car at a Mecum auction in 2016. It had a frame off restoration done the was supposedly completed in 2014-2015, but there is no documentation whatsoever. When I got the car it had a business card from a guy named Rick Deiters at Trans Am Specialties of Florida in the glove box. So I thought maybe they did the restoration. I called and talked to Rick, who seems to be a very nice guy. He talked with me about the car for a while as he was searching through his records. Unfortunately, he could not find any history of the car ever being at their shop. So who did the restoration and when remains a mystery as does why there was a card from that shop in the car and they say they have no record of it. So who knows, I'll probably never know the history of it. I do have PHS documents that confirm the car was restored to original spec except it came from the factory with a radio, which was deleted on the resto. The resto seems pretty good to me so far. The quality of the paint, panel fit, interior and underside all are very good. Sadly for me it is not a numbers matching motor. It has a correct WS code block though and #12 heads and correct exhaust manifolds. Fenders are correct. It has Rally II wheels but they are reproductions. the headliner definitely looks original, or at least very old. The headrests also look original. Motor sounds good. Shifter feels good, no slop, nice and tight. Clutch feels good. I haven't been able to drive it much because of the weather here and I just got my temporary tag yesterday. I'm working the next few days but hopefully I'll be able to get it out on the road a bit next week if the weather cooperates. Last edited by jhein; 02-27-2021 at 10:50 AM. |
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I'm an expert at nothing, and am envious!!!
I was wondering the the "silver" paint is correct on the wheels???
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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jhein, Very nice buy! The '70 TA was my lust-for car when they came out as a young teen back then. My brother and I loved to visit new car showrooms and grab a bunch of the new car brochures, and we nabbed a couple of new Firebird performance booklets at our local Pontiac dealer that we still have today...dog eared from years of enjoyment. And of course, we all want to see more pictures!
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She is a beaut
Hope you have many safe and memorable drives in her Mick Last edited by Mickey_London; 02-27-2021 at 04:41 PM. Reason: Spelling |
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Yeah, I'm not an expert either. These wheels have no stamps on them at all and look brand new so I'm sure they are aftermarket. Don't know if the colors are correct. Maybe someone will comment.
Last edited by jhein; 02-27-2021 at 06:27 PM. |
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Thanks, and yes, especially the safe part.
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