1974 Pontiac Trans Am 455 Sd Super Duty, Phs Docs Original Sd Buckaneer Red A/c on 2040-cars
Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:455
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:owner
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Trans Am
Trim: Super Duty
Drive Type: Rear
Mileage: 75,000
Sub Model: SD 455
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: Red
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty 455
The sun was already setting on Pontiac's golden age, however, when the engineers turned out their greatest effort: the Firebird Super Duty 455. The SD-455 has been accurately described as Pontiac's last stand and the last real muscle car. It also prefaced the dawn of the performance era we enjoy today. The Super Duty designation dates to Pontiac's successful early 1960s efforts in NASCAR and the NHRA, but it lay dormant for almost a decade.
The SD-455 debuted quietly in 1973 as an option on the Formula and Trans Am versions of the Firebird. (A few Grand Ams and GTOs with the souped-up powerplant found their way into the hands of automotive journalists.) Its reported, likely made-up 310-hp rating easily embarrassed the 245-hp output of that year's top Camaro and put the SD in league with the big-block dinosaurs that had ruled a few years before. But it was only the beginning. Adams and his team designed the engine to be an emissions-friendly starter kit, purposely packaging a mild camshaft and relatively restrictive exhaust manifolds with a heavily fortified block. It even had provisions for a dry-sump oil pump. Forged steel connecting rods, forged aluminum pistons, and modified cylinder heads rounded out an engine that begged for extensive modifications.
Your are viewing the swan song of the famous Super Duty 455 , This 1974 Buccanner Red Sold new at Taber Pontiac Atlanta GA. Car and was treated to a frame off restoration in 2004 and driven very little since. It has the correct X Code Vin and of course it is completely documented by Pontiac Historical Society. Car was ordered with Automatic ( 1974s were the last to have the beefy Gm Turbo 400 Transmission, ( 1975 would usher in catylitic converters which would be in the way of the big transmission, so the smaller Turbo 350 would takes it place.) It was ordered with factory Air and Power Windows.
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The vehicle is sold " as is and where is and shown". Please make time to inspect the vehicle at our indoor facility before you bid. Due to the age of the vehicle it will be sold as mileage exempt.
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