New toy! (not a gun)

In three weeks I go get my new toy. I have the GTO and the 2+2 but there is a silver lining in all the mess that is going on and that is there are some deals out there. I sold my last 2nd gen F-body 2 years ago and seeing that I got lucky with my retirement funds a present was in order.

Now I have been known to restore many cars in the day but they are taking longer as I get older. So I bought one that was already finished.

76, 455 4-speed. The good thing is I get to go back and see the parents while I pick the car up. Hope the weather clears up a little.

Congrats Jerry,,,

You, Looking to adopt a son? I promise, I'll wash and wax it..[Tooth]

Congrats and I am sure you know that is the last year you could even get a 455 in a TA. It was also an option so I doubt many were made.

[Beer]

that looks very nice!

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Originally Posted by HunterCO

Congrats and I am sure you know that is the last year you could even get a 455 in a TA. It was also an option so I doubt many were made.

[Beer]

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Yea I have had a few Pontiac's. The 455 was pretty common for 76. there were 7,099 455 base cars that year out of 46,704 TA's sold. The 4-speed was the only tranny available because of the switch to the th350 in 75.
Thanks for the complements gang.

Nice, good looking car!

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Originally Posted by jerrymrc

Yea I have had a few Pontiac's. The 455 was pretty common for 76. there were 7,099 455 base cars that year out of 46,704 TA's sold. The 4-speed was the only tranny available because of the switch to the th350 in 75.
Thanks for the complements gang.

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Think about this only 7,099 ever produced and how many are left in existence. Not to mention how many in that condition trust me that is a rare car. I would be willing to bet many of them are long gone.

I bet the 4 speed is a m21 to bad it was not a m22 rock crusher. 1975 was the begining of the end for muscle cars do to EPA regs. [Bang]

I have a 1973 formula 400 but it is nothing as it was stock but I still keep it.

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Originally Posted by HunterCO

Think about this only 7,099 ever produced and how many are left in existence. Not to mention how many in that condition trust me that is a rare car. I would be willing to bet many of them are long gone.

I bet the 4 speed is a m21 to bad it was not a m22 rock crusher. 1975 was the begining of the end for muscle cars do to EPA regs. [Bang]

I have a 1973 formula 400 but it is nothing as it was stock but I still keep it.

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4 speed is a S-T10. They switched mid 74. 4-speed cars always took the biggest hit when it came to decreasing #'s. I remember back when all the nice GTO's that were showing up (mid 80's) were autos with AC. We call then "secretaries cars" I had a 73 Formula but it was a 350 car with a 4-speed. Odd color combo with Regatta blue on an Oxblood interior.

75 was the year of the cat. even looking stock this one has been completely de-smogged. As far as the second gens go my order of preference is 70,72,71,73,74,75,78,77,76,79,80,81. The color combo is what sucked me in.

Look forward to meeting you some day.