Pontiac rarities, one offs and fast cars

I thought it might be interesting to share some items i found digging through my old books. All of these came from the book " Pontiac racer's & high performance handbook" by John Angeles and Pete McCarthy, two icons in Pontiac racing history.

While over shadowed by big brother "Chevy", Pontiac engineers were truly ahead of thier time. The cars shown went anywhere from 7 seconds to 11 seconds in the 1/4 mile. One 3700 lb GTO did it on 7" slicks! Check out the 5th picture.. Still born in 1971 due to Gov. and insurance regulations but man what a monster it would have been. On the same page, check out the shift points for the RA-V due out for A and F bodies in 70.
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Jim,

Hello my71

i enjoyed your post, fun stuff to see, never saw that before.

Did you ever see the article on the factory overhead cam prototypes? i lucked across it the other day. might be interesting and fun to add whatever weird stuff pontiac made to your post.

thanks  

Barnett,
that all aluminum 427 DOHC Hemi was one of those prototypes. In the book they estimate its HP at a conservative 625.  
Jim,

Here's a supercharger out of a 1963 book . and a hemi  

my buddy don had a set of factory alum headers he said the farmer melted his set! too many back to back runs!

i have a 76 455 4 spd t/a with factory plastic windshield and rear glass reveil moldings. rock rotella said he seen a technical service bulitin on them for early 76 t/a's.

any body else know anything about this type reveil moldings? they were black with a silver stripe in the middle. you had to put them on the glass befor it was installed.  
76 455/4spd TRANS AM
69 GRAND PRIX 406/5SPD

Ron have you asked a glass installer about those?

 

i will take 2 sets! think they will honor the price. way cool  don told me a few stories about mickey and his mechanic. i forget his name. it must have been realy cool to live in southern cali in the 60's and 70's.

yes matt only one guy. but he had not seen anything like it. his exwife owns the other glass co. i will ask her.

i wonder if any 76 cameros had the plastic moldings?  
76 455/4spd TRANS AM
69 GRAND PRIX 406/5SPD

Way cool Matt!.. Wish you could still get those heads...  
Jim,

Mickey also raced boats with Pontiac engines !    

Jack- M/T was a cool cat, man. Into everything More bikinis around boats!  

Ron, next time I see the grey headed one I'll ask!

Jim, just imagine the looks when you pop the hood. People would freak! But now theres these  

 

today i found another 76 455 4spd t/a silver with red interior (what my t/a should look like) at black tie clasics.com with the same moldings.

my window sticker has a rpo code of (y90 custom trim group). also found a list of gm rpo's no y90 there was a y89 se package and y91 le package. my car also had the se stripes.

you can enlarge the pic of the drivers side looking forward and see the corner piece on the back glass.  it is the one for 33,900 with 21,876 miles.

http://www.blacktieclassics.com/

matt i bet we could have that motor in old grape in a day! maybe i should not tempt.  
76 455/4spd TRANS AM
69 GRAND PRIX 406/5SPD

I stopped in black tie classics today they have some nice cars I looked in all 3 warehouses they have .That 76 trans am is not there . The guy said it's probably on consignment . It looks like a nice trans am ! There was a nice blue 66 GTO conv that I liked !  

i bet he is right the pic's have it sitting on the street with new york plates. when i called the guy had to get on the line and look it up. thats too bad it is one sharp trans am.  
76 455/4spd TRANS AM
69 GRAND PRIX 406/5SPD