The New, Newer Project: Part Tres...

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Incredible car.

Great find.

Ryan

[njsteve]

The white car now has a new garage mate. I still have to move things around so both of my Grandparents cars can sit next to each other, once again. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]




In case you missed the story of the Lincoln, here is the linc:

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthrea..._a_L#Post539151

[Dave Rifkin]

Steve,
Congratulations again on getting such a beautifully maintained '73 SD. Not that it's any of my business but, seeing that the car is something that could be used as a benchmark car for other 73 SD owners to use as a reference and the fact that it has such low mileage, are you going to be able to truly enjoy it by driving it?

I don't know you but, you don't strike me as one who would buy a car and let it sit as a conversation piece. Then again it would almost be a shame to put too many miles on such a wonderful car and risk something happening to it.

[mockingbird812]

Looks just <span style="font-size: 17pt"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">smashing</span></span></span> Steve! Gonna bring it to MCACN? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

[Woj]

Wow, what a beautiful car. Gets the Pontiac juices flowing.

Very nice.

Congrats. Phil Woj

[njsteve]

Oh yeah, I'm gonna drive it! It is almost at 19,000 miles as of yesterday.

And yes she is going to MCACN. I had the black car set for the barn find class but had to revise the invite for the Class of 73 SD455 Display. I bought it because Bashton was complaining that he didn't have any SD Formulas for his display.

I do still need a couple of old Firestone 500s GR70x15 for display use, if anyone has some sitting around. They were common on the mid-1970's Corvettes in case anyone is not using their old spare tires.

[67 442]

I believe the white stuff on the tire is a mold release in making the tire. If you use a hair drier to heat the tire up it will melt back to a nice black finish. I have to do this on my original tires for my 442 once in a while..

[njsteve]

Interesting. The white letter side actually has the blue stuff on the letters but you are probably right about the blackwall side.

[njsteve]

Which offer? I can't remember it now... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

Here's a couple more shots:

The DOT code on the spare. The rust colored dots are not rust but seem to be a residue of tire lube used to mount the tires when new.


The jack base and hold down parts:




A wheel weight with a white paint mark where it was supposed to be placed:

[njsteve]

I started perusing the original documents this evening and there is a ton of stuff! It actually surpasses my old Hemi Charger in terms of a paperwork archive. There are two copies of the order sheet, a handwritten yellow pad of the options and costs, the hand written purchase order, the typed sales invoice, the two page window sticker, the original loan agreement for $2200, the paid off loan agreement, the satisfaction of lien certificate, a 1973 Pontiac brochure that lists the SD455 as an available option in the Lemans, and Grand Am, the Pontiac Wide Track records booklet with all the various warranty pamphlets, the two owner's manuals, the odometer statement, a letter from Pontiac congratulating Rick on his purchase, and even the adding machine tape denoting the sales price minus the loan amount:




And all of Rick's New York registrations from 1973 to 1975 and the Arizona registrations as well. It even lists the original license plate 956-LYS. I just ordered a reproduction of that plate from the same place that made the replica Ontario plate for my black car.



I also have all the registrations and sales transfer docs from Rick to the second owner and third owners as well. It appears that Rick sold the car with 16,165 miles. The second owner sold it with 16,744 miles and the third owner sold it to me with 18,878 miles.