survivor 70 RAIV Trans am value???

[Tracker1]

Wow. Umm, yeah, it'd take 250K to get that away from me. 275 if it was Lucy Blue. And I am probably low-balling you as a Pontiac high-roller who wanted a survivor in his collection would probably eclipse that number. Find another one, I always say. That is an amazing car. Congrats.

[njsteve]

There's nothing like a survivor car. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] I would concur on the value.

My survivor 73 SD looks like that underneath, as is (same mileage, too). My old 1972 T/A took some pressure washing to get off the years of grime but then looked just as nice.

[442w30]

Des, Lucy Blue commands more? So much more?

[Tracker1]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Des, Lucy Blue commands more? So much more? </div></div>

10-20% is a very consistent difference seen between blue and white cars. I've paid it and I've gotten it.
But this car stands on its own, white or blue, as its a survivor IV 4-speed. To find a blue car that is its equal in condition is unlikely.

[njsteve]

Blue was rarer. I think the average color split for 1970 to '72 T/As was around 1/3 of production painted blue and the other 2/3 were white.

[tom406]

Pretty but uncommon colors often bring more. Same holds true for Wimbledon White 69 and Grabber Blue 70 Boss 429s which are the highest production and leave some collectors cold or make them very choosy about condition. My $0.02

[442w30]

Yeah, but sometimes rarer doesn't make a difference - do you think Pastel Blue Boss 429s are in such demand over Grabber Blue ones (the latter being a quasi-signature color for these cars)? And the rarity of Lucerne Blue is quite negligible. Perhaps it is due to people's love for Lucy Blue on other Pontiacs that has helped?

[njsteve]

In this case the car only came in two colors: white or blue. And it seems that a lot more white ones were built. In addition, a lot more of the white ones survived than blue ones, for some weird reason. Maybe more &quot;adults&quot; bought the white ones back then and treated them better?

[Tracker1]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> And the rarity of Lucerne Blue is quite negligible. </div></div>

As it pertains to 1970-72 Trans Ams, this is not true. It is more than negligible, especially when you consider - as Steve said - survival rates and what is available on the market. Go to google and punch in &quot;1970-1972 Trans Am for sale&quot; - see what comes back. I bet you can find 10-15 white cars in 2 minutes. If I gave you the same amount of time to find 10-15 Blue cars for sale - current ads that are not repeats, for real code 26 cars - you'd be outta time.

In 1970, they built 63 Polar White Ram Air IV Trans Ams. But only 25 Lucerne Blue cars by the way.

[442w30]

Yeah, I have all those numbers. :-)