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12-13-2006 #1
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100k Trans Am??
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I wish I could buy it to lower it, improve the handling, brakes and put an LS in it!! Then drive to his house to show it off! Rare and deserved history my arse!
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One of the few cars that deserves to be preserved!
Maybe I could sell my wife... nah, she'd never let me!
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Nice car, but not for $100k.
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Hmmm, 12xxx miles, original paint, needed $35k restoration...
In the Q&A section, mention of a replacement block...
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~Oh but you don't understand, it was under warranty so it is OK.
Originally Posted by bretcopsey
Hmmm, 12xxx miles, original paint, needed $35k restoration...
In the Q&A section, mention of a replacement block...
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warranty replacement blocks are still usually considered ok to collectors. Not quite as valuable as true numbers matching, but still valuable, especially if the replacement is documented.
I'll be jumping for joy if it actually sells for that price. Because that means my car is suddenly worth much, much more.
I've had the chance to drive an sd455 t/a...that is one engine i would not dump for an ls. My god that thing is a torque monster.
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UMMMM makes the one I have for sale here seem like a bargain. I too hope he gets that much so I can use that as a selling feature for mine
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No, it is rare and does have a very deserved history. However, he is nuts if he wants 100K for the thing. No second gen could possibly be worth that without a rear seat consule. I mean really.
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Don't let visions of $$$'s flood your heads just because you own a Trans Am and another T/A sells for big bucks. Real/Correct SD cars are very valuable and for good reason. 4 Speed SD cars are rare and desirable. The warranty block in this car will kill the value to most folks. The condition and low miles certainly help.
The BIG question that I do not see addressed is IF the warranty engine IS really a SD engine? There is a lot of differences in an SD engine. Pontiac was also bad about re-using engine codes in different model years for difference engines. If you look at a 74 SD engine code, you will also see the SAME code re-used for a 200HP 455 available in the T/A in 1976. With Pontiac you should always check the casting number since the engine code, while helpful, may be misleading.
I got a call Monday night on a 76 T/A in Texas with a supposed real SD 455 engine installed in the car. The seller wanted to know if I was in on buying the car. I have known the seller for years and he is usually very knowledgeable. On this one he got burned!!! He totally relied on the engine code. The engine in the car is a 455 and the car is a 76 455T/A. Unfortunately the engine code is correct for a 1976 455 T/A engine AND for a 74 T/A SD engine. The seller from whom he purchased the car also said it was an SD engine in the car. I asked him to check the block casting number to confirm the engine block as a SD. He finally did and called today and was he sick! He bought the car thinking it has a $10K-$15K engine in the car when it did not. OOPS!!!! He forgot about the fact that Pontiac did repeat engine codes. As a matter of fact, the engine was not even the original 455 for the 76 T/A.
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great tips VR!
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That is one Beautiful T/A.
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Maybe if it had 75K in the trunk.
I need to start my Camaro all ready and stop working on Dubs....
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Funny I know of a SD-455 T/a Red with black interior sitting here in NE Ohio that has less that 20K miles and is the cleanest one ive ever seen.
Owner bought it new then had a motorcycle accident and lost use of his legs. The car sits in a attached garage His son takes it out 2-3 times a year to run the gas out of it an put fresh gas in. Oil gets changed every 3 months also. He personally has not driven since his accident so it never received hnd controls or nothing.
Dont ask because he wont sell it. He said he is going to be buried in it so he can drive it to heaven lolNothing says "I built this" better than tool marks and dykem blue..
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A '73 SD 4 speed sold last week on Ebay for $125K and was unrestored with one repaint. These cars were able to run high 13's right off the showrood with a good driver. Plus handle like a slot car for their time. Did anyone else have anything close?
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Put a LS in it over a SD455 hahahah wat a wanker:bsjerk: ............ Originally Posted by 6'9"Witha69
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Be nice David. We know you love the Pontiac engines, but you’re just being nostalgic. Originally Posted by Roadrage David
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Phffffff for 100k I want the thing spotless. The undercarriage looks like its been driven.
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He is high on the price considering it has a warranty block and it is a 74. They made SD's in 73 and 74 only. 74 is when the front end changed and they don't look as good. 73's bring more money. These SD engines are very cool. Things like steel tubes in the side of the intake ports in the heads for the pushrods to pass thru because the ports are so big. Extra webbing in the lifter bore area, provision for dry sump oiling etc. Sometimes you see a set of SD heads on Ebay and they are usually 4ooo.oo plus. Cool cars
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