1973 Brewster Green SD-455 Trans Am Super Duty

[165th TA]

Howard, I'll be glad to give you a few insights on the Super Duty. If you'll visit my website, there's a bit more information there, but more importantly, a few links that gives much greater detail on what these cars are.

Originally envisioned to be produced in the summer of '72, the production of the cars were halted, primarily because of failing EPA minimums, and secondly, GM brass (the car was faster than the Corvette). These engines were assembled in the performance shops at Pontiac racing and the Engineers stayed with the engine development, got the EPA to pass the engine in March of '73, and finally, in June of '73, very late in the model year, they began deliveries to dealerships.

However, it was so late in the model year, that only 252 cars were produced.

As the muscle car era was dying off, Pontiac stayed with it, and it turned out to be the fastest American Car produced until the 1984 Corvette.

The Super Duty program lasted one more year, with 900 or so cars being produced in '74, in a new body style. The program was subsequently dropped.

This car is in a One Year Only color, Brewster Green. All TA's prior to '73 were either white or blue. All TA's in 74 and on were either Red, White or Blue, and eventually other colors. There are currently 34 Brewster Green Super Duty's in the SD-455 registry which has been receiving cars since the late 80's.

Pontiacs have a few niche areas of rare cars that are quickly catching the Boss429's and Hemi Cuda's, namely the RAIV equipment, some rare Judges, and the Super Dutys.

The reason there is so little knowledge about them, is there is so few of them, and they rarely turn up for sale. There have been a few White and red cars for sale recently, mostly unrestored. A few '74's as well, but I could not find a Brewster SD car that had sold at auction, or otherwise within the last 5 years to use as a reference for interested parties. I do, however, have knowledge of several private sales in the recent years.

I hope this is helpful information.
Greg

[69motion]

i thought i read somewhere they built 700 plus of these cars in 73 ?

[69motion]

252 u are right my bad they are nice cars a friend sold a blue one 7 months ago

[165th TA]

69motion, just 252. In '74 there were 943.

The documentation on the Pontiacs is also incredibly solid, as there are micro-fiche records at the Pontiac Historical Services (PHS) that documents every car Pontiac produced. No tank sticker, no worries. No build sheet, no worries!

Keeps there from being more rare cars today, than were actually produced, which can't be said for all makes and models.

[Belair62]

Well known car in Poncho circles...Nice...good luck.

[shor]

wow!
click on the link to see all of the photos.

[quick-bowtie]

Incredible!! I love it..

[COPO427]

1973-1974 were the best years for the HP in the Trans Am. Nice TA.

[PeteLeathersac]

Man, that Brewster color is deeeep...love it !!! .

Love seeing T/A's w/ these wheels too, soooo not into honeycombs & later snowflakes...were the S-D's shipped minus trim rings like Judges? .

Hard to beat all you get in one of these...and A/C to boot! .
With S-D production so low especially the '73's, the old supply and demand thing should keep these nice 'real cars' solid! .


~ Pete

[1970Bluel78]

Very Nice car. If it's worth 150k Whats a Formula SD-455 worth ??. My buddy bought a 74 Red TA SD-455 and still has it. All Orig. I wonder whats thats worth?