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1969 Trans Am Recreation on 2040-cars

Year:1969 Mileage:70000 Color: and blue racing stripes
Location:

Big Lake, Minnesota, United States

Big Lake, Minnesota, United States

First off, I apologize to the 100's of watchers as the picture quality was poor, and eBay would not allow me to change them out, so I had to realist the car.

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Up for auction for one week and one time only is a 1969 trans am tribute.  The car was purchased from the east coast as you currently see it in the pictures.  The previous owner replaced the quarter panels professionally (skins), and the rest of the bodywork and interior was also completed prior to my purchase of this vehicle.   The paint scheme is correct with cameo ivory exterior and blue racing stripes.  he blue interior is in very good condition, but the center console could use some TLC.  As you can see from the pictures, the car has been restored to a very nice condition, but there are a few blemishes in the paint as this car is driven (only on nice days) and is an “older” restoration.

The power plant in this “old” poncho is a 1972 455 stroked to 467.   I purchased an Eagle stroker kit with H beam rods, forged pistons, and Mahle file fit rings.  The entire rotating assembly was balanced and blueprinted.  I purchased a camshaft, new valve springs, pushrods, timing chain/gear set, and roller tip steel rockers all from comp cams.  In addition, I purchased ARP head studs to properly secure the heads to the engine block.  Topping off the motor is a pair of Pontiac #96 heads, a Holley street dominator intake manifold, and a demon 825 blow through carb. 

The head stud kit was needed, as I knew I wanted to run a supercharger, so I finally settled on a Paxton Novi 2000 supercharger.  The bracket to mount the supercharger was made by a gentleman in CA.  The bracket and supercharger fitment on the engine and in the engine bay is absolutely fantastic!  For those that want to know, the engine went to the dyno for testing, and it would eventually make a very respectable 626 HP and almost 700 foot-pounds of torque.  I believe that the intake manifold held back some of the horsepower numbers, but there is room for more boost as I do have a larger crankshaft pulley.

I installed a new four core aluminum radiator this spring, and the car ran at 195 degrees even in stop and go traffic with an outside air temp well over 95 degrees.  The radiator was guaranteed to cool to up to 950 horsepower. 

The car was an original four-speed car, but it needed an overdrive transmission.   I purchased a TKO 600 kit with a driveshaft, cross member, and a clutch.  The transmission has an .062 fifth gear so cruising is made very easy with the 3.55 posi-traction rear gear.  AT 70 MPH, the motor is turning about 2100 RPMs per the tach on the hood. 

One of the pictures shows a classic audio sound USA 630 radio which allows you the ease of bringing your iPod, thumb drive, or installing a cd changer to listen to all of your music.  Unfortunately, on of the previous owners did not do a very good job of installing one of their radios, so I thought the next potential buyer should see a picture of the radio cutout.

Most of you know approximate costs to restore cars, build Pontiac motors, add superchargers, etc., so hopefully you can appreciate me having a reserve on this item. I have receipts for all of the engine modifications and print outs of the dyno session.  In addition, there is room for more boost as I do have a larger crankshaft pulley.  If you have any questions including closeups or different angles, please ask them prior to bidding!  I do have this vehicle listed for sale locally, so I do reserve ending the auction early if a local buyer decides to purchase.  I have been an eBay member for 12 plus years with 100% feedback rating.  I want your transaction to be just as successful!  Thank you for looking and Happy Bidding!

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Junkyard Gem: 1992 Pontiac Firebird

Mon, Dec 18 2023

Last spring, this series featured a 1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS in a Northern California junkyard, an example of the final model year for the highly successful third-generation GM F-Body. On a later visit to that yard, I spotted the Pontiac sibling to that car, a Firebird that was born the same year at the same Southern California factory. When the Chevrolet Division introduced the first Camaro as a 1967 model, the Pontiac Division got its own version of the F-Body called the Firebird. While the two cars were built on the same chassis and looked very similar, the first-generation Camaros got Chevrolet engines while their Firebird colleagues got Pontiac engines (including the innovative SOHC straight-six). The 1970-1981 second-generation Firebirds still had some Pontiac-only engines, but Chevrolet and Oldsmobile power crept under some hoods during that period. The third-generation Firebirds first appeared as 1982 models, and they drew from near-identical stockpiles of GM running gear (including the distinctly agricultural Iron Duke four-banger, which could be considered a Pontiac-derived engine). When the Camaro got the axe after 2002, the Firebird's neck was put on the same chopping block. When the Camaro returned for 2010, the Pontiac brand was sputtering to an agonized halt during its final year and there was no chance of the Firebird's return. This car is a fairly ordinary coupe, though it does have the mid-grade 205-horsepower 5.0-liter Chevrolet small-block V8 instead of the base 140-horse 3.1-liter V6. A 5.7-liter small-block was available as well. A five-speed manual transmission was base equipment, but few Americans wanted a three-pedal setup by the early 1990s. This car has the optional four-speed automatic. The MSRP with 5.0 engine, automatic transmission and air conditioning (which this car has) started at $14,304. That's about $31,868 in 2023 dollars. It was built at Van Nuys Assembly in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County. By the dawn of the 1990s, the Camaros and Firebirds made at Van Nuys Assembly had become known as the worst-built GM cars made in North America, and the plant was shut down forever soon after this car was built. Today, a shopping mall lives where the factory once stood. This car managed to drive more than 150,000 miles during its life, so it beat the odds. The thrid-gen F-Body was pretty antiquated by the early 1990s, but the fourth-gen cars handled better and looked up-to-date for the era.

Fiero-based Zimmer Quicksilver was objectively terrible, but we'd totally drive it

Wed, Jan 19 2022

Now here's something you don't see everyday. It's listed in our classified ads as a 1986 Pontiac Fiero, but as you can see, that description is a bit misleading. In fact, it's a Zimmer Quicksilver, which was indeed built atop the guts of a mid-engine Fiero coupe but was heavily modified by the Zimmer Motorcars Corporation at a facility in Pompano Beach, Florida. And the one you see here actually seems to be a pretty decent deal for a highly unusual car. We're not sure what was a more popular starting point for kit and custom cars in the 1980s and 1990s, but it would have to be either the Fiero or the vintage air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle. Fiero-based machines usually mimicked the design direction of any number of highly desirable Italian stallions, most commonly, we'd guess, the Lamborghini Countach. The Quicksilver is an altogether different animal, with over a foot of extra wheelbase added in front of the A-pillar to make for a dramatic, long and low silhouette that somehow still only has barely enough room for two passengers in its leather- and wood-lined interior. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. A stock 2.8-liter V6 engine from General Motors is mated to a three-speed automatic transmission that sends 140 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels. Period road tests found the 0-60 run took a little over 10 seconds, which is terrible today but wasn't all that bad for the mid '80s. Best we can tell, only around 170 Quicksilvers were made between 1984 and 1988, which are, not coincidentally, the same years that Pontiac produced the Fiero. The 1986 Zimmer Quicksilver you see here is priced at $18,495 and shows well under 30,000 miles on the odometer. There aren't a lot of Zimmer Quicksilvers currently for sale for us to compare, but the ones we did find that had sold within the last few years suggest a little under $20,000 is a reasonable asking price. It could be a fun and offbeat addition to the garage, and if nothing else, you're not likely to see another one at your local car show. Related video: This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings.

Junkyard Gem: 2006 Pontiac Solstice

Wed, Sep 4 2019

The debut of the Pontiac Solstice, back in 2005 for the 2006 model year, stirred up much excitement in the automotive world. Sales were brisk at first, and then they weren't so great… and then Pontiac itself went under The General's cost-cutting axe. One thing I have learned during my junkyard travels is that even sought-after sports cars eventually reach a point at which they start showing up in the big self-service junkyards. For example, the BMW Z3 began appearing in such yards about five years ago, along with the Audi TT. While the Honda S2000 still appears to be exempt from this process, today's Junkyard Gem shows that the time has now come for the Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky. The first Z3s and TTs I saw in the U-Wrench-type yards were crash victims, not worth fixing, and that's the case with this Solstice. In a few more years, I'll start seeing the occasional Solstice/Sky discarded due to general worn-outness. Someone grabbed all the undented front body parts and the transmission (these items, presumably, being valuable), but no junkyard shoppers have felt like pulling the non-turbo 2.0-liter Ecotec. The interior seems dirty, probably from exposure to the elements while sitting outdoors in this Colorado Springs wrecking yard, but not in bad shape otherwise. Perhaps the car's owner celebrated a return from Iraq with the purchase of a sporty new Pontiac, 13 years ago. These cars have an enthusiastic following, so I wasn't expecting to see a junked one so soon after production ceased. I felt the same way about the Chrysler Crossfire, however, and I found two of those last year. What's next, a 2002-2005 Thunderbird? This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. Such optimism!