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#21
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I wanted that car for Christmas
and Santa was a no-show this year. and last year. Guessing his GPS is glitching. I'm a good boy dammit Santa ! |
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wastin' my time... 🎵
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#23
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Also, it came from Don Davis, Pontiac, just outside of Buffalo, which also sold several 73 Super Duty Trans Ams, which a couple are stored outback here
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It said Al Ives in Tonawanda if that means anything .
There's a guy with money in his pocket looking for a White 73 SD 4spd .... in Washington State |
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Another one??
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Maybe my info is obsolete now.
But 2-3 weeks ago they had Green and Red 4spds - looking for White 4spd to hit the TriFecta |
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Strong money considering many modest issues. Thought the under body & chassis looked as well restored as about any early T/A that's been on the Circus Site.
Todd, not all of us are 15x7 HC wheel fans. TOO d#mn HEAVY. 15x7 HC's can flat make a '71 or '72 T/A CLUNKY looking. Personally like seeing 15x7 HC's on "some" Lucerne blue cars, more so than on 71-72 white T/A's There is just more contrast. Am very glad my '72 has its date matched set of 2/28 KR's.
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I'd marry that bitch
And here you go calling her Clunky Looking ! lol |
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Sometime in the early 70s Al Ives Pontiac became Don Davis Pontiac it’s the same dealership
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#30
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Thanks for the clarification . |
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#31
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Did some more looking and the seat covers and door panels are both repop replacements.
Not actual comfort weave. More like niblet nubs , not actual weaving. I can zoom in on this picture with my tablet. And a good shot showing how the 70-71 upper grille mount bosses don't align with the 73 bumper brace mounting holes. |
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Can get down right horrible looking. If a guy tries to take a little mild rubbing compound to one - as soon as it "appears" you have made an improvement - you have actually gone through the coating and the swirl is now smooth or very compromised. I tried it on a bent up later model bezel years ago , for experiment. fail Nowadays they say oven cleaner gets the old coating off , then carefully clean and clear coat. I would start with a junker to practice first. Believe Randy Combs is the name I have seen associated with restoring them. He gets it done right |
#33
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So plain old lacquer thinner won't get the job done?
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#34
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I don't know .
A guy could try it - just ALWAYS start with a junker to experiment. The swirl pattern is delicate , the less rubbing motion used , the safer the bet will be. |
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Agree with you on the cobbled up disaster of the sectioned early grilles in the '73 endura nose. On the DLX seats, I've had two complete sets of 100% original '70 Firebird BLACK DLX seats that the "comfortweaave" material was embossed just like in the pic. Kept partial covers from that first BLACK DLX set, pulled from a 70 Formula partscar in the early 90's. Bought the car for an NOS 1/4 that had been tacked on the left side, every thing else on the car was gravy. Was a VN build with Cali blue/yellow plates. Have the plates up in the shop. The second '70 BLACK DLX set were out of a '70 Esorit that I drove several hours in the late 90's to buy a bunch of parts from. Have also had 2 pair of original ''70 SANDALWOOD Firebiird buckets which were of the embossed "fake" comfortweave style. Am 100% these were original, there were some sort of black stamped numbers on the back sides of these original covers.
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#36
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Roger you are almost right , and I am almost wrong.
But the covers and door panels in that 70 are repops. Just found a brown 71 deluxe door panel remnant I meant to throw away years ago. Will post some close ups soon. The real stuff is faker than I thought I remembered , but its not as fake as the pieces on this car. |
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The owner posted some pictures where the shifter comes through the tunnel. That looks plastic? Is that a common repair piece. Looks odd to me. I haven't seen that.
John
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Looks to me to be the cut down (up?) remnant of the lower rubber shift boot.
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#39
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Ahh, that could be. Maybe just rubber from a boot and not some thick plastic piece. Just looked odd.
John
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Does anyone know who BKRUG is on BAT?
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