1973 Brewster Green SD-455 Trans Am Super Duty

[165th TA]

interior

underside

[COPO427]

1973-1974 were the best years for the HP in the Trans Am. Nice TA.

[165th TA]

belair62, shor, quick bowtie, copo427, thank you all for the nice compliments. The next owner will very happy with this car.

[370454s]

Nice T/A. Looks like the same color as the car in John Wayne Movie, McQ.
Mike

[PeteLeathersac]

Man, that Brewster color is deeeep...love it !!! .

Love seeing T/A's w/ these wheels too, soooo not into honeycombs & later snowflakes...were the S-D's shipped minus trim rings like Judges? .

Hard to beat all you get in one of these...and A/C to boot! .
With S-D production so low especially the '73's, the old supply and demand thing should keep these nice 'real cars' solid! .


~ Pete

[njsteve]

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Nice T/A. Looks like the same color as the car in John Wayne Movie, McQ.
Mike

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You are right sir. Only that was a regular 455 4bbl not an SD.

This particular car is awesome: rare color and perfect restoration.

Just for info, a four speed 73 SD T/A in need of restoration sold for $125K two weeks ago http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...em=200053176701 and a nice 73 Formula SD w/auto sold for 65K from the same seller http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-T...044874476QQrdZ1 . He also sold a 74 SD auto for $75K last month. Legit seller and real sales.

The SD-455 was available in both the Trans Am and the Formula. The Formula, though rarer, does not bring the same $$$ as the T/A. Less snazzy looking though it does have the shaker unit. Four speed cars bring a premium over automatics, though you could not get a/c with a four speed.

There are some people out there who say the 71 and 72 455HO's were faster (especially the people who own them )

[165th TA]

370454s, your are right, they used up 3 of the Brewster SD cars in the making of McQ. 2 were totalled, and the third survived. Watching the movie closely, reveals shots with the different cars identified by different license plates, and whitewalls vs. raised white letter tires.

Peteleathersac, the color is awesome.

On the trim rings, '73 was the first year that trim rings were standard, vs. optional in previous years. However, it sounds like you agree, the car looks best without them, and that's how I have chosen to keep it. The car does come with 4 NOS trim rings in GM boxes however, if the buyer would like to add them.

[njsteve]

Ouch! I havent seen the McQ movie in a quite a while and I didnt think they used SD's. What a waste of historic cars.

[370454s]

I have a Friend in Burien, since I spent 40 years in Seattle. My Buddy likes 70s and 71s, but if I remember Correctly he tried to find those 2 73s, but I think they were both Scrapped at Lincolns Auto Wtreckers.
Mike

[1970Bluel78]

Very Nice car. If it's worth 150k Whats a Formula SD-455 worth ??. My buddy bought a 74 Red TA SD-455 and still has it. All Orig. I wonder whats thats worth?