Re. What happened to the 71 TA Unfortinately it got damaged in a fire, that destroyed the wireing system and caused extensive damage around the engine.
It was then salvaged. This all happened about 1985.
I bought new a 1971 TA with a 455 HO engine 3.42 rear M22 4 speed trans. Number 6 off the procuction line. It was truly an awsome car! The power, handling, were truly something that had to be experienced to be believed.
nice lookin car. the 455 sd was a fast car. im a mopar guy but they didnt have nothing on this car in 74. well done g.m. very nice car. i like the colors.
You're not likely going to find a T/A in england.. You're going to have to get it shipped over from the united states which is pretty costly. If the insurance here is expensive, I can't imagine how expensive one of these would be in Europe. But if you're looking for one in good condition prices range from about 20k - 30k$. But if you really wanted one I'd suggest going to North America and marrying someone and gain citizenship here. But that's if you absolutely need one.
Ah, Admiralty Blue, the best '74 color IMO, right up there with the '70-72 Lucerne Blue cars. If only it had the 4spd, Black Deluxe int and the Honeycombs it'd be perfect! ...and if only the TKO-600 were OE!
Car and Driver tested a '73 SD 455,auto,air,3.08 rear and a full tank(3854 lb.curb weight).Track times goes as follows:0-60 5.4 1/4 mi. 13.75@ 103.68. This is about the slowest SD 455 I could find over the years! A 4-speed w/3.42 rear would have no doubt ran low 13s at a higher trap speed!
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thats where you are wrong ,half a second is ten car lengths between cars of that speed, i race all the time and to improve from a time by half a second is huge.
Not trying to compare it to the past. The SD 455 TA when it came out was the best for those years. Have you seen the 1974 issue of Motor Trend? The SD455 Trans Am is on the front with several other muscle cars behind it. Portraying how they are behind in performance.
evry test of that era has an ls6 chevelle as a 13.10 car and an s.d tyrans am as a 13.6 to 14.0 car you really dont get it do you?i grew up back then and am telling you an s.d was fast but nowhere near an ls6.
ls 6 chevelle ran 13.10 in the quarter mile ,it was with the hemi cuda the fastest muscle car of its time.I have a lot more knowledge than you ,you idiot i grew up with these cars and i have owned 8 trans ams.
Lol your really silly , the Chevelle Super Stock Mag tested ( which did indeed run low 13's in the 1/4 ) was ordered with a 4:10 Posi and M-22 transmission and it was " TUNED" prior to running. You can't have your head that far up your butt to belive that an equal geared SD T/A would not run that.. If you order the SD with manual trans it could break into the High 12's without issue. Just go to any Pure Stock Event and see for yourself.
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listen bottom line a stock ls6 chevelle will beat a stock s.d 455 trans am 1973 or 1974 auto or stick the ls6 had 450 gross h.p and with 4.10 and it is a low 13 second car stock.
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talk to any one who races on the quartermile such as i do and they will tell you,it is not even a close race even the trap speed is higher on the chevelle 107 to 103
i can confirm you one thing! i have seen with my eyes on the track that a 1973 sd 455 / 4 speed car could run just as fast as a 1970 LS6 with 4.10's and a m-22 4 speed. the trans am had 3.42's versus the 4.10's of the chevelle. the chevelle ran 13.12's and the trans am ran 13.17's all night long... the problem is that the chevelle weighted 4100 lbs going down the track vs the trans am's 3700 lb's
camirocz....give it a rest, no one agrees with you or your twisted memories. We all know the truth. You obviously hold a grudge against the SD, did you get embarrassed by one at the strip?? YOUR WRONG .......dont embarrass yourself again!!
The production SD was quoted as 290hp (310hp was pre-production cam) but that was to get past the EPA, more realistic figures according to GM Engeneering were 370hp SAE Net or approx 420-440hp Gross. Its well documented that the figures were underquoted.
The 73 SD were NET rated at 310. I went for a ride in a 73 455SD 4 speed car when I was a kid. A child hood friends Dad bought new December of 72. I will never forget how scared shitless I was when he ran it through the gears. I think I was 11 or 12 at the time. He then had headers and glass packs on it. He had the car until 79 when he sold it for 4K with 33K miles. If I only knew.
obviously not a 74 chevelle we are talking ls6 70, 71,the s.d was fast for a low compression stock motor but nothing crazy ,very high thirteen low fourteen car ,no big deal,today a stock automatic mustang would rape its ass.
Your missing the point, the 70/71 chevelle was already tuned because in 70/71 the production regulations allowed it. In 73/74 they did not allow it, so the SD455 race engine was de-tuned (cam, inlet and rockers)and underquoted on horsepower figures to get it passed by the EPA. As for the mustang of today comment, whats that supposed to prove?? A Veyron kills everything, but WTF has it got to do with this???
couldn't agree more.. although I own a 74.. not as nice as this.. but is there such a thing as a sharp butterknife bro? LOL. If so.. I'm still with ya on using a dull one.
Re. What happened to the 71 TA Unfortinately it got damaged in a fire, that destroyed the wireing system and caused extensive damage around the engine.
It was then salvaged. This all happened about 1985.
masteralexstocks 4 months ago
I bought new a 1971 TA with a 455 HO engine 3.42 rear M22 4 speed trans. Number 6 off the procuction line. It was truly an awsome car! The power, handling, were truly something that had to be experienced to be believed.
masteralexstocks 5 months ago
@masteralexstocks - What ever happened to the car?
HiTechOilCo 4 months ago
.......WHATSA DECKEL------STOOPID RICH QUEEF!
timpriddy73 6 months ago
anyone else catch the way he said "decal" at the end?
InstinctTOsurvive 6 months ago
For the record they were no faster than a 71 or 72 h,o.The motor is stronger but not any faster.
camirocz 6 months ago
It´s like my Firebird Trans Am 1974! See in my videos
É só ver na minha página pessoal do You Tube.
Great car... tks for posting here!
Parabéns pela postagem aqui!
chicaocamaro 7 months ago
kick ass car i might be gettin one he want to trade for my 94 formula plus cash and im all for it!
3rd4thgenFbody 11 months ago
@Dogapsa Maybe for the 70's. I would put the 86-87 Buick Grand Nationals up there too. Maybe the 94-96 Impala SS's too, even with the LT1.
ar15beowulf 1 year ago
my dream car
GrandeGuy1 1 year ago
My dad had two of these. He never lost in a race in either of them. This thing pounded absolutely everything. So far ahead of its time.
RodmanArtest91 1 year ago
I call bs to the hp rating.
crustybob 1 year ago
nice lookin car. the 455 sd was a fast car. im a mopar guy but they didnt have nothing on this car in 74. well done g.m. very nice car. i like the colors.
4468311 1 year ago
Yeah I have a 74 firebird. It is a Formula 400 though. And I actually do have one because I have a video of it being reved on my account, so :P.
Domobomb 1 year ago
my dad has that car. it moves!
Ajwmsaguitarman 1 year ago
whats a deckle? LOL
tonyedgex 2 years ago
@tonyedgex he meant decal
turfshredder 1 year ago
Another car for sale by scabs only looking to make a buck.
someonehasthisid 2 years ago
hood deckle? LOL who is this idiot?
wfo76 2 years ago 4
a 74 rated at 310 hp I dont think so.
Lumotaku 2 years ago
290 for the 74 and 310 for the 73
camirocz 2 years ago
Man, this is deja vu!! I used to own a car exactly like that! 455 SD and all!!
DAMN I miss it!
BillVincent 2 years ago
SD 455 Clean Like This One That Is if this one Clean All Matching #s Worth 100 Gs...
Musclman78TA 2 years ago
One of the beastiest cars ever produced.....
LBunis 2 years ago
MY DAD HAS THAT CAR
Ajwmsaguitarman 2 years ago
What year did the 455 start going to shit? Because I heard the 76 model only made like 200 hp or something.
Sjamsucks 2 years ago
I'm 16 and ever since I was 5, I have always wanted a Pontiac Firebird (exactly like the one in the video)
Can someone tell me how much a Right hand drive Pontiac Firebird costs nowadays? Preferably in £, but $ and Euros are fine
dvdsmlprstylr 2 years ago
@dvdsmlprstylr
You're not likely going to find a T/A in england.. You're going to have to get it shipped over from the united states which is pretty costly. If the insurance here is expensive, I can't imagine how expensive one of these would be in Europe. But if you're looking for one in good condition prices range from about 20k - 30k$. But if you really wanted one I'd suggest going to North America and marrying someone and gain citizenship here. But that's if you absolutely need one.
FANADICALCOWHEAD 1 year ago
i have a 74 formula 455... i love it =] turns more heads then any modern vehicle ever will
formula455 2 years ago
This was undoubtly the best car to buy in america in 1974
tonidmc 2 years ago
Better than the 454 Corvette of the same year?
microminiskirt 2 years ago
id take a 454 corvette for that year. but you could get a 400 in the ta till like 79. you know what i got a 69 corvette 427 i love it
corvetteman7895 2 years ago
Ok, then make a video of it, and don't give me any bullshit that you don't have a camera or it is broken.
Sarcasticscum 2 years ago
So shit dumb ass! Cars now a days are computer controled, much lighter, and weaker.
LOEBBAKAB 2 years ago
aSKING PRICE?
microminiskirt 2 years ago
It won't beat a factory Mustang GT of today.
microminiskirt 2 years ago
You mean in 35 years technology has advanced? WOW!
Google 1974 Mustang...haha
The Trans Am was the meanest car you could get from a dealer in '74. And it will only go up in value.
Tramp20074 2 years ago 5
are you kidding me that lil 5.0 against a 455 big block you gotta kidding me
enikolas83 2 years ago
today driving a mint condition trans am like this one its a victory over any mass produced high performance modern car
tonidmc 2 years ago
i have a 77 bandit editoin its nice :)
tbskate1111 2 years ago 2
nice thats the same color as my 79...enterior is identical lol i cant wait till it finished
Flip98Q 3 years ago
Ah, Admiralty Blue, the best '74 color IMO, right up there with the '70-72 Lucerne Blue cars. If only it had the 4spd, Black Deluxe int and the Honeycombs it'd be perfect! ...and if only the TKO-600 were OE!
reprobacious 3 years ago
I think I just..."JIZZED IN MY PANTS"
pcfxer 3 years ago
Awesome color combo! Never saw that before!
4wheeler14 3 years ago
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metalmariorpg66 3 years ago
Car and Driver tested a '73 SD 455,auto,air,3.08 rear and a full tank(3854 lb.curb weight).Track times goes as follows:0-60 5.4 1/4 mi. 13.75@ 103.68. This is about the slowest SD 455 I could find over the years! A 4-speed w/3.42 rear would have no doubt ran low 13s at a higher trap speed!
jalopolar 3 years ago 9
Just to set the record straight--the 74 SD455T/A held the SS/KA Record in NHRA Racing in the 70's Making over 500 hp .
1Bandit455 3 years ago 5
Also when your comparing the ls6 to the SD455 your talking about a half of a sec differance. When it's that close it's all in the driver.
transamspd2002 3 years ago
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thats where you are wrong ,half a second is ten car lengths between cars of that speed, i race all the time and to improve from a time by half a second is huge.
camirocz 3 years ago
Not trying to compare it to the past. The SD 455 TA when it came out was the best for those years. Have you seen the 1974 issue of Motor Trend? The SD455 Trans Am is on the front with several other muscle cars behind it. Portraying how they are behind in performance.
transamspd2002 3 years ago
nice!!!!
Catnip1031 3 years ago
Check out the race between a regular 455 74 T/A and a LS6 Chevelle on my profile - pretty even. A SD455 T/A would be all over this.
1Bandit455 3 years ago 3
evry test of that era has an ls6 chevelle as a 13.10 car and an s.d tyrans am as a 13.6 to 14.0 car you really dont get it do you?i grew up back then and am telling you an s.d was fast but nowhere near an ls6.
camirocz 3 years ago
Motor tend tested a LS6 and it ran 13.81..
Hot Rod Magazine test drove a factory stock SD 455 powered Trans Am and obtained a 1/4 mile time of 13.54 seconds at 104.29 mph.
Use google next time before you try and trash talk a car you have no knowledge about...
Tracti0nAction 3 years ago 7
ls 6 chevelle ran 13.10 in the quarter mile ,it was with the hemi cuda the fastest muscle car of its time.I have a lot more knowledge than you ,you idiot i grew up with these cars and i have owned 8 trans ams.
camirocz 3 years ago
Lol your really silly , the Chevelle Super Stock Mag tested ( which did indeed run low 13's in the 1/4 ) was ordered with a 4:10 Posi and M-22 transmission and it was " TUNED" prior to running. You can't have your head that far up your butt to belive that an equal geared SD T/A would not run that.. If you order the SD with manual trans it could break into the High 12's without issue. Just go to any Pure Stock Event and see for yourself.
Tracti0nAction 3 years ago 12
Oh and BTW thats with SMOG JUNK!
Tracti0nAction 3 years ago 2
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listen bottom line a stock ls6 chevelle will beat a stock s.d 455 trans am 1973 or 1974 auto or stick the ls6 had 450 gross h.p and with 4.10 and it is a low 13 second car stock.
camirocz 3 years ago
If you still feel that way after all the proof otherwise then there is not any point in this discussion. It is a he-said/she-said topic.
Tracti0nAction 3 years ago
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talk to any one who races on the quartermile such as i do and they will tell you,it is not even a close race even the trap speed is higher on the chevelle 107 to 103
camirocz 3 years ago
I would like to point out to both of you that the Trans-am is not a drag racer. Its a Trans-am racer. It races on road courses not drag strips.
86cookiemonster 3 years ago
i can confirm you one thing! i have seen with my eyes on the track that a 1973 sd 455 / 4 speed car could run just as fast as a 1970 LS6 with 4.10's and a m-22 4 speed. the trans am had 3.42's versus the 4.10's of the chevelle. the chevelle ran 13.12's and the trans am ran 13.17's all night long... the problem is that the chevelle weighted 4100 lbs going down the track vs the trans am's 3700 lb's
peter355camaro 3 years ago 6
and that is coming from a true CHEVY GUY! but facts are facts...
peter355camaro 3 years ago 4
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a stock s.d neber ran low 13s never ever ever
camirocz 3 years ago
@peter355camaro
455 TA's were in the 3800 lb range....don't ever remember seeing the chevelle being over 2 tons????
scottalanx 1 year ago
@Tracti0nAction Bullshit a stock s.d will not run 12s atandard or automatic,not even close .More like low 14s or high thirteens if all stock.
camirocz 6 months ago
camirocz....give it a rest, no one agrees with you or your twisted memories. We all know the truth. You obviously hold a grudge against the SD, did you get embarrassed by one at the strip?? YOUR WRONG .......dont embarrass yourself again!!
uksdman 3 years ago 5
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power steering and brakes were standard you moron
camirocz 3 years ago
what the hell are you on about sausage jockey?
uksdman 3 years ago 2
LOL !!!
DUGFONDEL 3 years ago
The production SD was quoted as 290hp (310hp was pre-production cam) but that was to get past the EPA, more realistic figures according to GM Engeneering were 370hp SAE Net or approx 420-440hp Gross. Its well documented that the figures were underquoted.
uksdman 3 years ago 2
The 73 SD were NET rated at 310. I went for a ride in a 73 455SD 4 speed car when I was a kid. A child hood friends Dad bought new December of 72. I will never forget how scared shitless I was when he ran it through the gears. I think I was 11 or 12 at the time. He then had headers and glass packs on it. He had the car until 79 when he sold it for 4K with 33K miles. If I only knew.
eyeparc 2 years ago
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an s.d. trans am was very fast for 1973 to 1974 especially for a low compression engine but it is no killer like the z06 of today
camirocz 3 years ago
I don`t think any `73 to `74 engine back then would beat it.
puncht37 3 years ago
Dream on muppet. Have you ever owned either.....doubt it!!
uksdman 3 years ago
stock 454 chevelle against stock sd 455 trans am the chevelle wins
camirocz 3 years ago
Depends on what year chevelle.
puncht37 3 years ago
obviously not a 74 chevelle we are talking ls6 70, 71,the s.d was fast for a low compression stock motor but nothing crazy ,very high thirteen low fourteen car ,no big deal,today a stock automatic mustang would rape its ass.
camirocz 3 years ago
A low compress 454 will not, nor a stock automatic mustang of THAT era won`t.
puncht37 3 years ago
Your missing the point, the 70/71 chevelle was already tuned because in 70/71 the production regulations allowed it. In 73/74 they did not allow it, so the SD455 race engine was de-tuned (cam, inlet and rockers)and underquoted on horsepower figures to get it passed by the EPA. As for the mustang of today comment, whats that supposed to prove?? A Veyron kills everything, but WTF has it got to do with this???
uksdman 3 years ago 2
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dick it was done my ass
camaroboy95 3 years ago
Been done--Jerk.
1Bandit455 3 years ago 3
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a 455 sd will never beat an ls6 chevelle ,never never never,only in your wet dreams,t.a runs very high thirteens ls6 chevelle 13.10s all day
camirocz 3 years ago
Hey jerk--my 74 SD455 T/A would beat a local 70 LS6 454 Chevelle by an average of 3 car lengths--you must call that a loser car also -- LOL.
1Bandit455 3 years ago 3
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an s.d has 310 hp an ls6 has 450 they weigh within 200 pounds of each other ls6 runs 13.10 s.d between 13.6 and 14.0 i say it again there is no race.
camirocz 3 years ago
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you are dreaming stock vs stock ls6 will beat s.d eveytime
camirocz 3 years ago
The only one dreaming is you camirocz, wake up before its too late!!!
DUGFONDEL 3 years ago
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loser car
jerkweedhank 3 years ago
The SD455 T/A--Totally cool.
1Bandit455 3 years ago 4
ditto
theyallfall07 3 years ago 2
I would cut off my left nut with a dull butterknife for this car
jthek69 3 years ago 4
couldn't agree more.. although I own a 74.. not as nice as this.. but is there such a thing as a sharp butterknife bro? LOL. If so.. I'm still with ya on using a dull one.
GodsWarrior8185 3 years ago
i was crazy about these as a kid.
porn1978 4 years ago 6