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Old 03-17-2015   #1
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Default Looking for another classic

I'm in the market for a classic car in (cruise-in quality) and have narrowed my choices down to two styles, mid year Corvette coupe 4 speed small block or a 1973 Trans Am (non SD 4 speed).

Just based on what you know of the two cars, which would you choose and why?

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Old 03-17-2015   #2
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I'm in the market for a classic car in (cruise-in quality) and have narrowed my choices down to two styles, mid year Corvette coupe 4 speed small block or a 1973 Trans Am (non SD 4 speed).

Just based on what you know of the two cars, which would you choose and why?

Thanks
That is a tough choice. I would go with the TA just because you dont see that many anymore.
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Old 03-17-2015   #3
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TransAm. It looked like a refugee from the race track when it was first introduced.
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Old 03-17-2015   #4
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I would also go with the t/a
I have a '79 bandit 400 4spd wich i have owned for 22 years. as popular as those cars were you don't see clean one around that oftern. when friends come to the house they pass by the 3 corvettes and talk about the smokey and the bandit trans am.
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Old 03-17-2015   #5
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Mid year coupe 4 spd - hands down.
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Old 03-18-2015   #6
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Mid year coupe for me.
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Old 03-18-2015   #7
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I would also go with the t/a
I have a '79 bandit 400 4spd wich i have owned for 22 years. as popular as those cars were you don't see clean one around that oftern. when friends come to the house they pass by the 3 corvettes and talk about the smokey and the bandit trans am.
You need a higher class of friends.
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Old 03-18-2015   #8
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Lisounds-Post a photo of that 79 TA....Owned a yellow 79 TA back in 82 and an 80
Pace car back in 86......Very rare to see those cars in good shape today...
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Old 03-18-2015   #9
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Lisounds-Post a photo of that 79 TA....Owned a yellow 79 TA back in 82 and an 80
Pace car back in 86......Very rare to see those cars in good shape today...




1979 Trans Am 400 4speed 4 wheel discbrakes
T-top Y-84 1 of 1107
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1979 TRANS AM Bandit Edition 400 4 spd WS6 Y84 W72
1981 PORSCHE 930 TURBO
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2004 Z06 Yellow / Black
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Old 03-18-2015   #10
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1979 Trans Am 400 4speed 4 wheel discbrakes
T-top Y-84 1 of 1107
What a treat those cars were in a collision environment, all of them from '70 on. Right profile hood decals, left profile decals, Y84, Y85, Y88 and on and on. A couple fellows did the sheet metal but I ended up with the stripe tape/decal orders for all. Then you had a body-man or painter that didn't want to check RPO codes. You need to remember when these cars were popular there weren't digital images.

A positive for these cars for sure was the fact that many couldn't drive and they visited the shops repeatedly.

The '84+ cars were quite a treat also.
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