455 Trans Am Shakedown Blues
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I am offended at the potential that people watching this video did not know that his shirt was an automatic transmission valve body. Very cool shirt though!
Nice car, but when you drive a manual trans car, NEVER keep your hand on the shifter knob and NEVER keep your foot on the clutch pedal like Nick did. You'll destroy the throwout bearing and transmission too. I have a 1973 Trans Am and i never do that, because i know how the car works.
Makes me miss my 71 Trans Am with the 455HO engine. M-22 rock crusher 4 speed. Fast reliable looker.
Two things, 1 it’s to bad he opted, or someone did, for the aftermarket hood, the shaker is pretty cool, and this has the fixed scoop. And as for your 72, if it was the 455 HO they were not great motors, I had one brand new in 1971, was I a kid with a lead foot? ABSOLUTELY! That being said, after the third motor, under warranty, I ordered my 72 W-30, 442, which I have to this day, that HO motor on the TA, carried about 5 lbs oil pressure at idle, once warm, and that applies to all three of them, spun bearings were not uncommon, the later 455 SD, was a far superior motor.👍 This is a nice looking example of the 74, but in all honesty, I prefer the 70-73, in my opinion, the styling on the nose and tail was cleaner, but that’s just my opinion.
I always wanted a Transam bought one new in 1977 kept it for a few months terrible paint job Black and electrical problems traded my 1969 Z28 to buy the car yes everyone makes mistakes
‘74 was an excellent HP car still. Better than ‘73.
Oldsmobile 455 With the distributor in front of engine are fast. Had a Guy who built race engines and daily drivers tell me that the engine I just talked about will beat a 454. I want one to build and find a car or truck to put it in.
the only shakedown my mechanic gives is at the cash register.
The bird on the hood is called a “Phoenix”.
I don't care what engine you have in one, they're just so cool to look at. And they look just as good going fast or stopped.
My buddy had a 74 SD455 in the early 90s that was an absolute beast! At 45 it would smoke the tires when punched
Man I love a 455 Trans am !!!
Nothing wrong with a 455 4-speed T/A... 👌🏻
Buddy had a 79 Trans Am with a 60 over Olds 455, he spent near $6000 in the bottom end alone. Had a 120 MPH speedo in it and I took it back around to 20mph when the needle started jumping, had to of been 150MPH and it was still pulling. About same time the steering got real light and had to slow down, LOL. Rear end gear was stock 2.72, wasn't much off the line but thing would literally go into a burn out if ya floored it at about 40-45 MPH. Fun times ...
My best friend in high school had a 1970 1/2 Formula 400 Firebird. Yes, 1970 1/2 as it was introduced in the middle of the year. It was very similar to the Trans AM and wicked fast! He was the Poncho guy and I was the MoPar guy! Nick, you actually met him and me at Carlisle this year. He was the guy taking the pictures.We had a hell of a lot of fun back in the early 70's with those cars. Bill Jamison from Linglestown ,PA
Love Trans Ams.
That car looks a lot better without the Chicken on the hood
A friend of mine in high school had a ‘74 SD 455 4-speed TA. I loved that car! Pontiac made these to do two things:
No shaker hood!!!! A travesty! Lol. Another great job Nick! I like the '74 T/A's the best because of the flat back window (last year for that) and the beautiful tail lights (better than the previous years).
Watching this makes me miss my 74 Trans Am. Mine had the 400 with the Muncie 4-speed. Buccaneer red with black interior. Always loved the way my car looked and so fun to drive. I drove it 250,000 miles.