Looking for 73 Trans Am Super Duty pics

[Fhakya]

I have to say that ChrisB's SD is gorgeous! Chris, I met you through a friend of a friend up at Ruttle's one night (I was the 2nd gen F-body fan w/ a pony tail...Mark). Didn't you have a 74 also? I seem to remember that you were going to sell one of your's for a newer Hurst or Anniversary T/A. Still have another SD?
-Mark

[ChrisB]

Hi Mark, you'll have to pardon me for not remembering.
Yes, Had a 74 SD as well as the Lucerne Blue 455 HO 4 Spd 1972 Trans Am. That car wasn't for sale but I was offered a price I couldn't refuse.
I didn't buy anything new though.
Chris

[yellowjudge]

Hi Chris. Are you planning to get any more TAs? I picked up 2 71s. Both are real nice orig. cars. 1 is M-22 car. 1 owner. eric from pittsburgh

[tom406]

Hmmmmm...call me a cynic, but I think this is Charley's passive-aggressive marketing effort to sell this cool restoration project to one of the Pontiac geeks who have gravitated to the board in recent months.

Passive (I need some pics and info for this TLC-needing car)
Aggressive (oh, BTW, here's every picture you need to decide this one-owner diamond in the rough should be your next project)

Hey, aforementioned Pontiac geeks, can you confirm that the John Wayne cop movie featuring one of these cars in my town of Seattle was "McQ", and was it a Brewster Green non-SD? 4speed or auto? THANKS!

TOM

[yellowjudge]

I'm not sure about "pontiac geeks", but the green TA in McQ, was a non SD I think. As far the sales "thing", Charlie- Tuna?, You kind of lost me. Unless you mean the 73 will be for sale? There is alot more collectors going into to the pontiac world. I think this is great, should bring more diversity into the hobby.

[GTO_DON]

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[tom406]

Thanks for the McQ trivia.

Please don't read the "geek" terminology as a slam. I use it as a sarcastic term of endearment. I've been a total car geek since I was a toddler. My userID, tom406, is based on the most dear to me of the number of FORDS I've owned-but I like everything, including Pontiacs and a whole bunch of pre-musclecar-era stuff like 30's Packards and 50's finned cars, to say nothing of my station wagon fetish. I don't bemoan the new faces on here, its just apparent by the userID's and the caliber of rare cars these guys own or owned, that they take their Pontiacs seriously.

I'm sure Charley Lillard would be happy to sell the '73 SD to someone with good intentions , a neat trade, and/or enough money. I'm just needling him a little for presenting it here and not in the CARS FOR SALE section. Maybe he will restore the darn thing, it is <font color="red">RED </font>after all, so it won't disrupt the color vibe in the BARN. But wasn't he the guy needling the Pontiac guys just a few days ago?

[Charley Lillard]

Thats because the Pontiac Guys Suck.....Just kidding. Actually the last Pontiac I restored was a 70 SJ 455 4 spd. Grand Prix. Cool car but slow. No I'm not trying to sell the SD. My big decision is ...1-do the car myself to a lessor degree than I know someone like Micky can do....2-Beg Micky to do it cheap since by the time it is finished it won't be worth what I have in it...3-Just build the engine myself and have it painted and drive it. The third option is the easiest except in reality I probably won't drive it much and I also think this car is so untouched in many areas that it is important for someone like Micky to do so all those details can be referred to for other restorations. This car looks great but my hair is getting Grayer and I lately don't seem to have the enthuasium to tear into a car. I think of all those Guys that have beeen collecting projects to build when they retire. By the time they retire they either don't have the Physical abilities to do them or the desire. Or they have moved on in life to other interests.