1976 Pontiac Firebird on 2040-cars
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Just email me at: dulcedbbesen@bandits.org .
1976 Firebird TransAm HO 455 correct Vin# WX stamped block, correct Vin# stamped 4spd Trans, correct stamped
Posi-Trac Rear end-all match correct to its (pictured) build sheet, 45k original miles. Car was meticulously
kept and loved by its original owner. Clearly a no hit no rust car that has an approx 5yr old $15k paint job. It
is absolutely stunning to see the paint in the light...they didn't look like this in 76. Look and listen to how
the doors open and close in the video below. Interior and trunk equally stunning. The rear dash is even original
(one speaker!) I purchased this car in 2013 from SW, owner of Elite Motorsports in Austin as a correct, no hit, no
rust car with 42k original miles. You see tons of "factory 455's listed but know that of the approx 47,000 T/A's
built in 76 only 7100 were HO 455's.
Nothing has been done to the car that cannot be undone to return to stock. Factory wheels still fit if that is your
preference.
Detroit Speed leaf springs and front coil-overs along with custom wheels. Drilled/slotted rotors. Handles,corners
and stops beautifully and quite different than a stock T/A from the 70's. View from the back with the wide tires
is awesome. I've been asked if it is mini-tubbed-its is the stock body.
I purchased an upper end package from Butler as they are the utmost authority on Pontiac performance. Edelbrock
Aluminum heads, a complete Lunati/CC roller cam and roller valve train, QF billet carb, Edelbrock intake, Doug's
coated headers into a stainless exhaust were all professionally installed by Elite in Austin. I wanted the car to
stay completely street-able, dependable and have a very aggressive sound at idle and hit like a hammer on
acceleration. I wanted the temperature totally controlled and had the largest Griffin aluminum radiator made that
would fit in the stock mounts- it never goes above opening temp. A/C blows cold and she runs on pump gas. If you
think it sounds good in the video you should hear it person-it never fails to turn heads. Everyone I contacted
said there was no way to retain the shaker hood scoop with the top end. I found the fabrication guy that could-no
mods to hood. Point being details were sweated on this car. I have never seen a second gen CLOSE to this car.
All adult owned, not raced on street or strip, no track days, no smoke, never left outside. I am a direct shot
from the Austin airport.
Edelbrock 87cc D-Port Aluminum Heads-(projected yield 10.5:1 compression)
Edelbrock head bolt and gaskets
Comp Cams Camshaft- Butler profile (510/521 Lift, 230/236 Duration, Rev Limiter 5700, shift 5200
Lunati Roller Hydraulic Lifters
Custom Chromemoly Pushrods-Butler
PRW 1.5 Roller Rockers
Edelbrock Performer RPM Dual Plane Intake
Doug’s Ceramic Coated Headers 1 3/4” into 3” collector- X-Pipe, 2 ½” Stainless Steel Exhaust to custom
original factory shaped tips
HEI Recurve Electronic Ignition w/polymer distributor gear-Butler
Carburetor
Quick Fuel 780cfm SS VS
Custom Al air cleaner that fully retains shaker- (1yr to do this)
Cooling System:
Griffin 4-Core Radiator Aluminum
Transmission
Super T-10/ M-21 4-Speed (VIN stamped to car
Rear End
3.23 Positrac
PX G61761 Axle Code-original to car
Suspension
Front Coil Overs
Rear Detroit Speed Drop Leaf
Drilled/slotted Brake Rotors
Vintage Wheel Works Customs FT 275/35/18 RR295/35/18RR
Misc-
A/C compressor, battery, pumps, belts, hoses, ft and rear brakes, mega etc all replaced when motor work was being
done with new. Engine, Trans and Diff all running Mobil 1 & Valv synthetic lubricants
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NHTSA could add 1M cars to GM recall
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
The Detroit Free Press is reporting that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration may expand a recall campaign for faulty brake lamps. The agency is currently looking into complaints that certain 2004-2011 Chevrolet Malibu models as well as some 2007-2009 Saturn Aura sedans may have brake lights that do not illuminate when the driver presses the pedal. Alternatively, the lamps may also illuminate without input from the driver. General Motors recalled 8,000 Pontiac G6 models from the 2005 model year for the same problem, and NHTSA is currently investigating whether to add 550,000 more G6 models built between 2005 and 2009 to the list for the same issue.
In addition, investigators are currently examining 97 complaints from Malibu and Aura owners with the same trouble. If NHTSA adds those models to the recall campaign, more than one million units could be covered. GM, meanwhile, says there have been no accidents or injuries as a result of the problem.
Looking back at Oprah's free-car giveaway 10 years later
Fri, 12 Sep 2014
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1969 Pontiac GTO Judge vs. 2006 GTO, which Goat gets your vote?
Mon, 08 Sep 2014The Pontiac GTO was perhaps the most iconic muscle car of the '60s and early '70s. With its beefy V8 and color palette screaming for attention, it summarized in a single vehicle everything that made the era so appealing to many young people. Pontiac tried to collect just a few drops of that aura again in the 2000s with a revived GTO, but with decidedly mixed results. The performance was still there with its big V8, but the looks never quite lived up to the powertrain. Now, Generation Gap wants to know which of these Goats is the one to own.
Things are skewed immediately because the 2006 GTO here is a real ringer. It comes from famous tuner Ken Lingenfelter's collection, and it's a one-off example partially fettled by GM Performance boasting a twin-turbocharged LS2 V8 with a claimed 750 horsepower and a wide-body kit. This Goat definitely isn't what you're going to find just browsing for one to buy in the newspaper. Still, dip the throttle just a little, and this GTO pulls like a freight train. It's enough to turn the two hosts into giggling schoolboys behind the wheel.
The '69 GTO Judge here is also out of Lingenfelter's collection, but this one is all stock with a 400-cubic-inch (6.6-liter) V8 and a Ram Air hood for a claimed 366 hp. It might not have the unbelievable power of the turbo '06, but it makes up for it with style to spare.