Pontiac hold the distinction of starting the Muscle Car movement with the mighty GTO in 1963, but by the mid Seventies the original Muscle Car era was pretty well done and dusted, The Big Three had given up on production of the Big Cube Grunters, with the best offering from the iconic Mustang model in 1974 being the 2.3 V6. Not so for Pontiac, they started strong and they were determined to finish strong too, still proudly producing 400 Cubic Inch engines through till the end of the Seventies!
This old survivor Trans Am is from that Era and although pretty well strangled for HP by 1975, you could still make them go pretty hard as this one provesthe engine in this example has had a previous rebuild locally by a well-known old school mechanic, and has been given a decent wake up with Edelbrock alloy heads, a decent cam and been sorted to provide plenty of the strong low down torque these engines where known for in the early seventies.
This old Trans Am has been here in NZ for around forty years, and has never been restored, so if youre after a really mint example of this now rare Pontiac model , then this probably isnt it, however this rare old bird Generally presents quite well over all for its now 50+ years of age, the body is generally all there and appears reasonably solid from what can be seen, the floors appear to be very solid, and the paintwork is quite presentable having been refinished in the past in a custom White Pearl, but again is far from perfect.
There are blemishes and marks around most of the exterior, some evidence of previous repairs as you would expect, all showing thats this old survivor has clearly been driven and enjoyed throughout the decades.
The Deluxe interior is pretty much all there, but again is showing its age with tired seats and carpets, however the dash is complete and in good order with no big cracks in the top, and the original Trans Am steering wheel and machine turned dash is all present and correct.
Performance wise this T/A drives great, and is a real comfortable and capable old cruiser, as with any good second generation Pontiac or Camaro, if they havent had stupid big wheels fitted and been chopped around they really were nice drivers, and this one is no exception.
If you want an absolutely mint Trans Am of this age, good luck with that, you will be paying significantly more than the price of this one..but if your after an entry level 70s Muscle Car that makes the right sound and still turns a lot of heads, then this example is certainly worth consideration, as it represents a rare opportunity to own a cool old Muscle Car that you can drive and enjoy just the way it is, or even add value to if you want to spend some time and money on it, or just get in get in and drive it! because that certainly worked for the last owner!
Make no mistake, this car will undoubtably need some body work and paint work in the future if thats your thing, as it is unrestored, but its pretty much complete and all there, seems very reliable, and is turn key and ready to go.