Another rare find '74 455 Trans Am Vinyl Roof

[WILDCAT_65]

Hi, I think it is a U.S. built car. They stopped building Antwerp cars in late 60's.

It has a mp/h speedo, so I think it was a import, or maybe from an american soldier, who might had sold it over here.
I will snap a pic of the cowl tag these days! I will do the PHS documentation soon.


The cut down spoiler was some stupid german "law". They said it is too sharp on the edges.
The old guy told me, that he was pulled over by a motorcycle cop, and he gave him a ticket. So he had to cut it down.

A few years earlier I found and bought a '77 SE T Top Trans Am, black 4 Speed, "Bandit" sitting at a old tire shop here in the countryside. I asked what's up with it, and the guy gave me the number of an ex G.I. who was a helicopter pilot over here in Stuttgart.
He had the TA registered with army plates, and everything was fine. Then he got married, and stayed in Germany and the car was registered here. Also in Munich. He told me, damn motorcycke cop pulled him over, and he had to cut down the spoiler.
It was repainted once. The blue Stickers are not the original ones.

Wonder if it was the same cop.... now we do not have that anymore. Classic cars should ge original.

[WILDCAT_65]

Haha, cool Street Freak from Sweden. They have everything over there! Totally crazy!

[StealthBird]

I have an export tag for a 1979 Pontiac tagged as General Motors Suisse S.A. Bienne.

[muscle_collector]

so how plentiful are trans ams in germany? looks like you got a few.
here is a 74 trans am 455 automatic with a vinyl top originally (you can see the remnants on the pillar posts and the chrome trim rivets on the sail panel.

[WILDCAT_65]

Yes, Switzerland they imported, but as far as I know, they stopped assembling in 1975

Here is a breakdown of cars they made.

https://www.aebicollection.ch/oldtim...motors-bienne/

[WILDCAT_65]

Thanks for the pic! Poor 74. Needs to be saved!

There are actually quite a few. But more the later models starting '77. They sold a lot GM cars in the late 70's over here. The cars were good and well optioned, and people over here always admired those big american machines. The only thing was, that the tax was per cubic inches, which made them pretty expensive to register, and the higher amount of gas they burnt. Also spare parts were crazy expensive ,too. A Camaro or a Malibu was a luxury car over here, like a Mercedes.

Nowdays u can register classic cars pretty cheap. Tax and insurance.
There are a lot of vintage US cars that have been imported the last 30 years.

[Blazerteam]

Originally Posted by WILDCAT_65

Haha, cool Street Freak from Sweden. They have everything over there! Totally crazy!

Owner bought in US 1975,and still owns it.Real 74 SD