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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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Thanks again John
Now I can remember some more about it. Before anyone did anything with the car , it was a full blown rust crust dust and bust car. Wasted to extreme with rustbelt-itis ,,, really really bad. Even the frame had given out. I forgot who had posted some pics and briefing on the car years before on here, but it was not a car you could save with repair panels and pieces. It needed the One Big Complete Piece Fix-It Kit. Someone bought it and tried to revive with a donor car Things went downhill along the way until the towel got thrown in by all parties involved. Body shop tried to recoup losses , but evidently a "proper (loose term) " VIN transplant had never been performed up to that point. Broken Dreams Orphan Engine |
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Did that 71 Lemans convertible build sheet come with an endura front end? They only made 17 GTO Judge convertibles, so this car is a true unicorn.
This story just keeps getting better. He has the original #'s matching Sprint engine for the car. I invited him to post here... so many questions. |
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68 Firebird convertible in Michigan at $10K NR. Nice car and the building in the back really kicks it up a notch. A lot of time these cars are photographed in front of million dollar homes and it works.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/27558058216...Bk9SR5jjnLeiYQ |
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Man there's a lot of cool in this car and I'd love to drive it around. 1965 Bonneville convertible frame off in Virginia at $1K with a reserve.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/13436661085...Bk9SR5rjnLeiYQ |
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Was 1 of 6 built with 455HO Automatic I'm only speculating that the donor shell probably got sold and used for someone else's Re-Body project. That LeMans Sport VIN has probably become extinct. |
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I dunno. Whoever bought it knew what it was. Even if it went for $10K back then they knew it was rare. That paper trail can't be that hard to trace... can it? 1 of 6 is rarer than a hemi Cuda convertible.
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Notoriety in the Pontiac world is a death toll.
That is why nobody would buy it back then , and the shop split up the engine from it. As a blank slate the body had value , as a body swap with a "rare VIN in hand" it was cursed. That value was almost negative. Someone likely got a fair deal on the body as a roller. The paper trail is its curse , it has had publicity that will haunt it for another 15-20 years yet. But there is an outside chance someone is just sitting on it still , would not have been their best decision on how to spend wisely though. People remember ultra rare cars in ultra rare colors. Double Whammy It is sort of illegal to do cars that way. iirc Has to be top secret and no names EDIT We don't know how much the engine sold for - just that it sold - and is now in a Bird. We don't know how much the body sold for - or if they even sold it at all , to be completely truthful. I was working from cobwebs in my head when I thought it sold. If it sold it was likely sold outside of the last eBay listing. Last edited by Baron Von Zeppelin; 12-14-2022 at 10:57 PM. |
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71 455 HO Ram air looking for original chassis
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Trying to learn about this motor and what chassis its supposed to be paired with. Still have original straight six to match the chassis which currently holds the 455 4 speed Chassis vin in photos Help! Thanks in advance for your time and advice. |
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Foxtrot , go back to post # 2487 in this thread , then read your way back up to the post before yours.
A lot of info , and some other links to follow in the mix. If you want the whole story , its covered pretty well. The Bird VIN plate you posted is a 1967 ? in the door jamb 69 Bird VIN is up by the windshield on the dash , usually |
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Welcome to PY Foxtrot.
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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Regarding your 455 HO engine, if the owner of the 71 Lemans convertible it belongs to can't be found, I'm sure there's someone in here that would buy it from you without paying the eBay fees. Being the Lemans is a 1 of 6 as pointed out by Baron Von Zeppelin, this car is a Pontiac treasure. There's a for sale section for both the 69 and the engine, but let's figure out the Sprint. Does it have its original transmission? Last edited by thews; 12-15-2022 at 07:41 PM. |
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So this ad is probably the most sketchy ad I've ever seen, but damn. Guy has a very poorly worded (not specific that it's even a Trans AM in the header) ad claiming to have more than one SD Trans AM. Has zero feedback and is probably a scam, but if you lived close it may be worth a look? $25K BIN.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/35445050689...Bk9SR_rpqYGjYQ |
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RE : Foxtrots 455HO engine
You won't need to buy another PHS packet for that VIN , just download a copy of it from the one posted and that will do fine. Also save a copy of the picture on the auction listing that shows the EUN code / YE code. So it can be cross referenced. If you still have the 1971 Qjet it is also valuable. And the original exhaust manifolds. LeMans , GTO , Formula and TA all could have had the YE code engine in an Automatic car. If you plan on yanking it out of the car soon, make video clips of it running first. |
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Post some pics of the complete motor instead of small snipits. Include the carb also.
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69 Firebird 4-speed in CO at $14K BIN OBO. Look slike a lot of new parts in it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/11564295076...Bk9SR8LlytCjYQ |
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But that is one RUSTY car.
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69 rust bucket Firebird convertible in SC at $12K BIN. Has an 8-track and pretty much every 69 I've ever seen with an 8-track is highly optioned. Too rusty IMO.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/36408380513...Bk9SR_i5ivqkYQ |
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Look what's behind the Stop sign
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