Hitman's Pontiac Trans Am Forum
Trans Am Photos => Trans Am Photos => Topic started by: Squirrel on December 17, 2010, 04:43:05 PM
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anyone else out there have a Brown Bird, if so please post a pic or two, i am trying to build my archive of brown bad a** bandits. any year any bird, bring em' on.
I know of three years where brown was available, were there any more?
1977 Brentwood Brown
1978 Chesterfield Brown
1979 Heritage Brown
My 1978 Chesterfield Brown summer 2010
(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af80/dgabel7/1978%20TA/goodguys2010224.jpg)
(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af80/dgabel7/1978%20TA/goodguys2010228.jpg)
At a show this summer with an original owner 77 Brentwood Brown TA
(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af80/dgabel7/1978%20TA/goodguys2010008maksjf.jpg)
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;D
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab27/4_SPEED/junk/red20brown.gif)
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(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp90/NICKILYNN16/car%20painted/020.jpg)
(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp90/NICKILYNN16/car%20painted/019.jpg)
(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp90/NICKILYNN16/car%20painted/017.jpg)
(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp90/NICKILYNN16/car%20painted/026-5.jpg)
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Three Heritage Brown TA's at the BanOne show in Georgia. You don't see that many, so three at this show was pretty cool. One was a 403 car, mine and the unrestored one are W72 cars :)
Mine on the right, and I can't remember the other gentleman's name. That's the original paint on his!!!
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/28156-1/BANONE2010+011.jpg)
Pretty much untouched W72 car in the foreground, car wasn't in show but should have been.
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/28160-1/BANONE2010+013.jpg)
Brown "Birds" of a feather ;)
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/28162-1/BANONE2010+014.jpg)
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/28166-1/BANONE2010+016.jpg)
This is my Heritage Brown, 79 WS6/W72 TA :)
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/8192-2/TA+Nationals+007.jpg)
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Great pics Guys!
Dan your first pic is one of my personal favorites on the site (excellent angle and backdrop ). Do you have a large file size of that one that you send me ?
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All those other birds you got Limey, what will happen with those?
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Great pics Guys!
Dan your first pic is one of my personal favorites on the site (excellent angle and backdrop ). Do you have a large file size of that one that you send me ?
rainman, thanks for the comments on that pic, one of my favs too, but this pic is the best i have of it, i have a basic camera and i'm a novice at taking pics, i just think the back drops are important, and this one is a local cemetery that is one of the largest in the world.
limey, is that a pic from a local junkyard or what, the shot is sick, i would like to have one like that?
where are the rest of the brownies?
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I have an original #'s 1978 4-speed W72/WS6 brown bird here in good ole Pahrump, Nevada..pretty much rust free, needs paint and correct rims and tires but runs great...will try to get some pics this weekend...
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All those other birds you got Limey, what will happen with those?
I wish they were mine. That's a friend of mine who's field I took the picture in :)
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I wish i had a picture of my mothers cousins T/A from when i was a child... he had a 77SE that he custom painted all 3 of the brown hues... starting from the front was the lightest shade then it blended to the medium shade at the fender/door seam then to the darkest just behind the door. Replaced the decals and pinstripe of the SE and it was eye candy. I know most think it would look tacky but you have to think back in the day when customization was the craze. it was truely a one of a kind. now this was not your typical division line it was actually a transition of hue change and then several coats of clear.
The last time I seen them I had my T/A at my mothers house and he was in awe over the one I have and he stated... "If I only had mine back"....
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I have to be honest, I used to not like brown birds at all and now it is one of my favorite colors. Beautiful cars!
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The Rally Sport I sold to get my Trans Am
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/rawkroller/IMG_0442.jpg)(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/rawkroller/IMG_0435.jpg)
Camaros are great but Firebirds are Awesome!
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Haven't posted in a long time but I do stop by often.....
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z246/mastiso22/77%20Trans%20Am/023.jpg)
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z246/mastiso22/77%20Trans%20Am/026.jpg)
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z246/mastiso22/77%20Trans%20Am/017.jpg)
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z246/mastiso22/77%20Trans%20Am/009-2.jpg)
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mastiso77, what size tire do you have on those rims, i like the 15x7 snowflakes, real nice car, how long have you had it?
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my bird is very angry..
(http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee344/dewcrazzy/1979%20Trans%20Am/brownbird.jpg)
my other brown bird has been washed so much and sat out in the sun to many times that it has been faded to a solar gold color.
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my bird is very angry..
(http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee344/dewcrazzy/1979%20Trans%20Am/brownbird.jpg)
my other brown bird has been washed so much and sat out in the sun to many times that it has been faded to a solar gold color.
renovations or hammer,
could you please remove this gold bird from this thread!!! maybe since he is my brother and has been in my car several times we can let him slide and be a wanna be brown. just had a thought, you are getting it painted soon, go brown.
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mastiso77, what size tire do you have on those rims, i like the 15x7 snowflakes, real nice car, how long have you had it?
Thanks, the tire size is 225/70/15. When I bought the car from my brother he tried to drive it from the east coast to Kansas on the original tires. Shortly after he started out the tires went south and had to stop to get a new set of sneakers for her. We decided to put on a cheap set of tires since the car would sit alot of the time once it got out here.
I've had my bird now for 4 years. My brother bought it with 15K on the clock from the original owner with the intentions of painting it black and doing the SE stripes but decided against it. So he sold it to me with 17K on it and after doing a power tour run and some joy rides she now has 21K.
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Here is my 78 Chesterfield Brown W72 4spd awiating a freshening ;)
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/Pontiacnut7077/78%20Chester%20TA/DSC00618.jpg)
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good to see another brown 78, what are you plans for this TA?
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(http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx123/solargold/LarryTA.jpg)
The 79 with original paint at the Ban One show belongs to Buie from Texas. The one above was at the Ban One show as well
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My plans for the car is to replace the bad sheetmetal, paint and replace the suspension. Then drive it. She runs really well. I acquired a set of 15x8 snowflakes...but thinking the 17 inch snowflakes might make their way on it. ;)
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My plans for the car is to replace the bad sheetmetal, paint and replace the suspension. Then drive it. She runs really well. I acquired a set of 15x8 snowflakes...but thinking the 17 inch snowflakes might make their way on it. ;)
the 15x8's look great with 255/60/15's on em. i had rally's that were perfect and switched to 15x8 snows and really like the look.
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Here is Brentwood Brown 77. I am hoping to do a repaint in a couple of years and yes it will remain Brown ..... ;D
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll173/77TAfromMO/SANY0054.jpg)
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll173/77TAfromMO/SANY0047.jpg)
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll173/77TAfromMO/P1010013.jpg)
Here is a link to Photobucket with more pictures.....Man I love seeing everyone else's Brown Birds !
http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll173/77TAfromMO/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ24
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77tafrommo,
nice rig, how long have you had it. what heads are those edelbrock d port, or the rpm's. how much performance are you getting out of your set up. i ported my heads and brought back the d ports i bought to save some $. i also bought some inexpensive headers and was wondering your opinion of the doug ones you bought. what cam do you have. i also had rally wheels and recently bought snowflakes with the head money i saved. i had the wrong center caps and wanted the ones you have but could not find any new ones for under 90 a piece, ridiculous, so i got the flakes.
your paint looks great in the pics. what size tires are they, sorry for all the questions.
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i had a brown 78 was all original and i miss that car.....
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I really miss my brown 79. The pics are in my gallery.
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77tafrommo,
Squirrel, the paint looks decent 20 feet, but is some minor surface rust and some previous repair that were not done properly. I have RPM heads, but honestly wish I would have spent more time on this site before buying. For the same money I could have put in a stroker, ported the heads, bumped the compression and had probably more streetable power. I have not dynoed the motor as of yet, but estimate with 72cc heads and rest of the mods were around 475-500 horse. I have been fightling detonation, but still need to have Maryland Bandit redo my carb so I can see if I am just leaning out too much. I have had the car for 3 years, I do not remember the cam specs, I have posted them in the past on this site and I am not sure on the tire size.....I really was a lot of help ! Anyway got to love the Brown Birds......!
nice rig, how long have you had it. what heads are those edelbrock d port, or the rpm's. how much performance are you getting out of your set up. i ported my heads and brought back the d ports i bought to save some $. i also bought some inexpensive headers and was wondering your opinion of the doug ones you bought. what cam do you have. i also had rally wheels and recently bought snowflakes with the head money i saved. i had the wrong center caps and wanted the ones you have but could not find any new ones for under 90 a piece, ridiculous, so i got the flakes.
your paint looks great in the pics. what size tires are they, sorry for all the questions.
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Sorry heres the link. http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/bobspacin80ta/
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mastiso77, what size tire do you have on those rims, i like the 15x7 snowflakes, real nice car, how long have you had it?
Thanks, the tire size is 225/70/15. When I bought the car from my brother he tried to drive it from the east coast to Kansas on the original tires. Shortly after he started out the tires went south and had to stop to get a new set of sneakers for her. We decided to put on a cheap set of tires since the car would sit alot of the time once it got out here.
I've had my bird now for 4 years. My brother bought it with 15K on the clock from the original owner with the intentions of painting it black and doing the SE stripes but decided against it. So he sold it to me with 17K on it and after doing a power tour run and some joy rides she now has 21K.
Love hearing these type of stories..great to know another brown TA was saved from the bandit ;D
Beautiful cars guys..only seen one 79 brown TA here in the local area and that was a good 12 months a go :(
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i think brown is over looked because whenever you find a brown one, the paint is faded and not very appealling, but look how it looks with a nice new paint job... beautiful!!
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i think brown is over looked because whenever you find a brown one, the paint is faded and not very appealling, but look how it looks with a nice new paint job... beautiful!!
agree, i love all shades of brown on a ta. a guy stopped me at a gas station and asked why i did not paint it black, i told him that brown was the factory color and he did not believe me, tool.
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i had a guy ask me why in the world did i paint that engine blue, of all colors lol
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My Brown Bird....Almost Done (whatever that means...lol)(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i464/gilbertsta/SAM_0261-1.jpg)
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i think brown is over looked because whenever you find a brown one, the paint is faded and not very appealling, but look how it looks with a nice new paint job... beautiful!!
agree, i love all shades of brown on a ta. a guy stopped me at a gas station and asked why i did not paint it black, i told him that brown was the factory color and he did not believe me, tool.
I used to own a beige 79 Z28. You could only imagine the comments I got. "That could'nt have been factory", "Why did you paint it that color.", "Ewe".
(http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/DLGZ28/1979%20Z28/Random%20Pictures/106_5709.jpg)
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i think brown is over looked because whenever you find a brown one, the paint is faded and not very appealling, but look how it looks with a nice new paint job... beautiful!!
z28's have some very cool color schemes. i like the green one as well, i had a white 79 with a wicked motor rebuild, sold it to get the 78TA.
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I have a 79 firebird esprit, original paint except for drivers side. Also have an 81 firebird that is called barclay brown with a 267chev. Original car with original drivetrain. I have never seen a car with this motor or color. I am from canada so maybe this is what we got? I will post pics asap.
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I have a 79 firebird esprit, original paint except for drivers side. Also have an 81 firebird that is called barclay brown with a 267chev. Original car with original drivetrain. I have never seen a car with this motor or color. I am from canada so maybe this is what we got? I will post pics asap.
look forward to the pics, you have some rare cars.
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http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/ctd/2175920561.html
950 bucks! Mistreated brown bird :P
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I love the brown Birds :) and that one for 950 looks saveable :)
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Brown seems like a rare color for any car these days. I think black sets off the brown as well as chrome. I am looking for "old school" louvers. I think they look best on the brown....
In the future I want to put on some new wheels. I am thinking of 17" gold snowflakes or 17" chrome cragers. Also want to lower the car a little. Right now I am getting ready to rebuild my engine...(slight rod knock) this is the 3rd engine in a year. I need to do something with the gear ratio. At 3000 I am cruising at aprox 70mph. I drove the car from michigan to florida. I blew the first engine in georgia. I put in a 1970 gto ram 3 engine with "67" 670 heads. The car was running good. I went to a car show and spun a bearing on the highway. I am going to try and rebuild it myself..... So Basically I am just going to replace the rotating assembly..... Already got the parts....
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i think brown is over looked because whenever you find a brown one, the paint is faded and not very appealling, but look how it looks with a nice new paint job... beautiful!!
agree, i love all shades of brown on a ta. a guy stopped me at a gas station and asked why i did not paint it black, i told him that brown was the factory color and he did not believe me, tool.
I used to own a beige 79 Z28. You could only imagine the comments I got. "That could'nt have been factory", "Why did you paint it that color.", "Ewe".
(http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/DLGZ28/1979%20Z28/Random%20Pictures/106_5709.jpg)
Nice '79 Z 28 . I myself love the color. How miles where on it looks very clean.
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130k. It took 2 years but it had a repaint, motor & transmission rebuild, interior freshend up and the wheels were redone. Along with a bunch of other little things. People could'nt believe that was a factory color. I wanted a black or brown metallic one. I wanted a black TA but ended up with a Y88. Gold is somewhat close to brown though.
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Brown seems like a rare color for any car these days. I think black sets off the brown as well as chrome. I am looking for "old school" louvers. I think they look best on the brown....
In the future I want to put on some new wheels. I am thinking of 17" gold snowflakes or 17" chrome cragers. Also want to lower the car a little. Right now I am getting ready to rebuild my engine...(slight rod knock) this is the 3rd engine in a year. I need to do something with the gear ratio. At 3000 I am cruising at aprox 70mph. I drove the car from michigan to florida. I blew the first engine in georgia. I put in a 1970 gto ram 3 engine with "67" 670 heads. The car was running good. I went to a car show and spun a bearing on the highway. I am going to try and rebuild it myself..... So Basically I am just going to replace the rotating assembly..... Already got the parts....
i peg at 3000 rpm's at 65 mph, but that is because i put new 3.42 rear gears in, no problems so far, but my engine is completely rebuilt along with tranny. i had 2.56 and was about 1800-2000 at 65 mph but the car was a dog off the line, now it screams.
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Squirrel, what size torque converter are you running? I am not sure about my gears. I know on take off I will smoke the tiires and fishtail! My brother wants to hook me up with a R700
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Squirrel, what size torque converter are you running? I am not sure about my gears. I know on take off I will smoke the tiires and fishtail! My brother wants to hook me up with a R700
stock one i would assume, i did not buy anything extra there, i do have a shift kit, i can rip about 50 foot stripes.
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i think brown is over looked because whenever you find a brown one, the paint is faded and not very appealling, but look how it looks with a nice new paint job... beautiful!!
agree, i love all shades of brown on a ta. a guy stopped me at a gas station and asked why i did not paint it black, i told him that brown was the factory color and he did not believe me, tool.
I used to own a beige 79 Z28. You could only imagine the comments I got. "That could'nt have been factory", "Why did you paint it that color.", "Ewe".
(http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/DLGZ28/1979%20Z28/Random%20Pictures/106_5709.jpg)
Damon23,
Beautifull Z-28, a friend back in High School circa 1982 had one exactly like yours same color tan interior with a 4 spd, I used to love that car cause of the rare color.
Was yours a 4spd, wonder if it's the same car.
Another rare color for 79 Z-28s was that pale green, I have not seen one like yours or the green one in over 20 years.
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I can't believe you posted a picture of a beige '79 Z-28. I saw one once in the service bay circ 1979 at Zayre's in Hanover Massachusetts and loved it. I have never seen another one. I think it's a great combo. Thanks for sharing!
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heres my old brown bird
(http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu249/y88rick/77dsbrown.jpg)
(http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu249/y88rick/P8071522-1.jpg)
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Another '78 Chester. My old 'bird. Wish I had been able to keep her. :-(
When I first got her.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/SirLDragon/78%20Trans%20Am/0778TransAm.jpg)
The last time I saw her.
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/SirLDragon/78%20Trans%20Am/0878TransAmCustom.jpg)
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I wonder what that (chrome?) piece is at the rear of the door windows??
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I wonder what that (chrome?) piece is at the rear of the door windows??
thats the standard pontiac chrome and red bird emblem
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some of you have seen this but worth another look. some rare colors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEFXwucht_Q
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I wonder what that (chrome?) piece is at the rear of the door windows??
thats the standard pontiac chrome and red bird emblem
No, not the bird... it looks lik a chrome metal strip on the rear side of the door window. it looks like the window fits inside of it. I don't see it on any other ta's....
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That was just some kind of molding.
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for the cars with the drip rail option.
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bump
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For only the second time ever (here in Victoria),i saw a brown Trans Am.the other i saw at another show two years ago.
Both have been 79 TA's
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/kazmal/Hanging%20Rock%202011/IMG_5046.jpg)
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/kazmal/Hanging%20Rock%202011/IMG_5045.jpg)
Its a right hooker which has a mixed colour interior..black dash,black seats and black carpet the rest is the correct tan colour
Some muppet put it on gas..aka LPG
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how does that work?
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For only the second time ever (here in Victoria),i saw a brown Trans Am.the other i saw at another show two years ago.
Both have been 79 TA's
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/kazmal/Hanging%20Rock%202011/IMG_5046.jpg)
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/kazmal/Hanging%20Rock%202011/IMG_5045.jpg)
Its a right hooker which has a mixed colour interior..black dash,black seats and black carpet the rest is the correct tan colour
Some muppet put it on gas..aka LPG
looks like a tight car although the wheels are filthy. did you surprise everyone there by liking and taking pics of a brown bird. nice tops.
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looks like a tight car although the wheels are filthy. did you surprise everyone there by liking and taking pics of a brown bird. nice tops.
na mate not a surprise at all,as ive told a couple people before,TA's in general are rare over here and even the fugly ones get lots of photos taken
How rare do you ask?....went to Hanging Rock car show on the weekend which is the biggest here in Victoria,out of 3000 classics that turned up you had 5 TA's and a similar number of Firebirds
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how does that work?
hows does what work?
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that gives you a leg up in the rare department, you don't see them much over here too, but that is improving it seems with each year.
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I've seen a nice 77/78 Brown T\A here in Norway on a few shows, I can see if I find some pictures of it ;)
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This is my Brentwood Brown when I first got it last year... Sadly it's not staying brown, it's going black, but I'm keeping the buckskin interior. Sorry, it'll be brown at heart at least...
(http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy166/jimmys120/77ta2.jpg)
(http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy166/jimmys120/77TANEW.jpg)
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holy crap Jimmy! is your TA doing a burnout on its own WITHOUT a driver! LOL!
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holy crap Jimmy! is your TA doing a burnout on its own WITHOUT a driver! LOL!
Lol!!! it gets feisty sometimes on me... No, that was the morning that I loaded it up on a trailer to drop it off to get a complete brake system done on it (brakes were GONE!!!). It was super cold that morning and the car was still warming up. Whats funny, is that I loaded it on to a trailer to go get the brakes done, just to pick it up a couple days later to drive it 30min down the road to drop it off to be restored... But man those brakes were nice when I got it back, (I could of stopped on a dime) even though I only got to enjoy them for a 30 minutes drive, lol.
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This is my Brentwood Brown when I first got it last year... Sadly it's not staying brown, it's going black, but I'm keeping the buckskin interior. Sorry, it'll be brown at heart at least...
(http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy166/jimmys120/77ta2.jpg)
(http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy166/jimmys120/77TANEW.jpg)
are you going with a full 77SE paint theme? i have seen a very nice 77 brentwood brown up close several times and it is great to look at.
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No not going with a full SE style, the car is going to be all black (including grills/ trim) (exterior) with a custom hood bird (kinda like the BRE but not as much gold) and sail panel birds, no pinstripes (as of now) with the 17 YO gold rims. I want something that kinda shouts me, but stays close to home. As far as the interior, it's staying buckskin for the most part (color might be a little off) only things really changing on the inside is the add of modern radio (map pocket w/org radio still in) and red birds are being switched to gold. plus adding the shifter engine tuned plate to match the dash. Bottom line I love black painted cars but I don't want a SE clone, so there are somethings that I want to take from the SE style, just not the whole thing.
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This car was put worked on by a friend of mine. You can tell the oddity about this 79?
(https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/711600/fullsize/79_trans_am_056.jpg)
(https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/711601/fullsize/79_trans_am_059.jpg)
(https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/711602/fullsize/79_trans_am_068.jpg)
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This car was put worked on by a friend of mine. You can tell the oddity about this 79?
(https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/711600/fullsize/79_trans_am_056.jpg)
(https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/711601/fullsize/79_trans_am_059.jpg)
(https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/711602/fullsize/79_trans_am_068.jpg)
beautiful ta, how is that a 4speed? they say a 403 can't be paired to a 4speed.
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I'm wondering the same thing. I heard somewhere that it's possible, but requires some work to get it done?
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this car has my interest please feed the details. I thought maybe it was the fact it had original tires on it and seeing the ta 6.6 i figured it was an all original w72 car with low miles but now im puzzled.
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oil stack for the olds motor and a 4 speed?????
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what has me puzzled is it looks to be all stock and that i dont understand unless they did a very clean instal on like an olds 350?
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'79 olds/4sp?-------somebody changed it to a 4sp.
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I have read that the swap is definately possible, only it is a real pain the a$$.
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It is a 403. I'll see if I can get the guy to chime in. I know they spent a lot of time with Mondello on this. The owner wanted to have something different and if you look at the car you'd never know a conversion was done. This car was in a basement for many year. I'm going down to check the collection out in a few weeks. I'll take a bunch of pictures of it.
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well it was done clean enough to make it look as if it belongs there.
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here is my 79 ta 400 before i strarted to paint it
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Found another 403 4-spd T\A for sale. It's not brown but .... http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/pontiac/trans_am/1195905.html (http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/pontiac/trans_am/1195905.html)
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I spotted this one in Atlanta today! 79 Heritage Brown 403 TA. Looked mostly original,(build sheet was in car) couple of little things,(T-A 6.6) but seemed to be solid. With a little work could be very nice. Looks like it was in the 09 Bandit Run :)
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/33992-1/photo+1.jpg)
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/33994-1/photo+2.jpg)
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is the 79 for sale in atlanta, that is a great looking car, if so how much.
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I think the sticker was $13,900. It was at Corvette World just by spaghetti junction on I85.
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That car has been up there a while. I did'nt stop and look at it but saw it from the road. Looks like a good car.
http://www.buyavette.com/1979%20Pontiac%20Trans%20Am%20For%20Sale%20Stock%202520.php
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hmmm that looks like limey's car lol
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hmmm that looks like limey's car lol
Not mine, I swear ;D
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Looks like a nice car, but it seems like the color doesn't quite match Heritage brown.
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Sorry to do this... but it's no longer sporting the brentwood... it'll always be brown at heart and for the rest of the brown birds out there, I figured I'd helped make yours stand out a little more with one less brown bird out there trying to hog the light... ;D ;D ;D
(http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy166/jimmys120/36chevyTRANSAM018.jpg)
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you still finishing up the black paint job or is it done, got any more black pics to share. or a before brownie.
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I posted a few pages back of it in it's original state, here's a thread on the restoration that is still in progress....
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=29914.0
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Not the greatest pic, but showing some brown-bird love...my new 77. And sorry to those of you who are tired of seeing this pic the last few days. I promise to get some new ones soon. ;)
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ACK!!! You stole my color :) Looks awesome.
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very nice 77, love the color and the rallys.
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Well.... my 78 Chesterfield Brown TA has a long long way to go......
But here are some pix.....
I thought 77 and 78 were the same brown, but some cars look much darker than others... like the diference between TAhuntress (sweet car!) and Squirrel's car (sweet car too!)... what's the deal? Just the pic - or is there really a difference? What is the name of the darker brown if there is a difference?
Lastly - My hood bird decal is supposedly original but is the newer style like 79's have - did they start that style in late 78?
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j328/pancho400cid/Brown%2078%20Trans%20Am/78TA_Chesterfield.jpg)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j328/pancho400cid/Brown%2078%20Trans%20Am/78TA_Chesterfield3.jpg)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j328/pancho400cid/Brown%2078%20Trans%20Am/78TA_Chesterfield6.jpg)
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Seems like 77 Brentwood Brown is a more dark brown, while Chesterfield from 78 is lighter and more flat looking. 79 Heritage is a really dark, rich golden brown.
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They actually are different colors. I checked the paint codes. The GM code used on the cowl tags are the same, but the codes used to show what colors used to mix it are different between the three
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Heritage is my favorite color bird... That and the old green on the early 70's cars.
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very nice 77, love the color and the rallys.
Thanks! :) I think I'm gonna go with the rallys for a while...maybe always. I like them on this car. My 77 Camaro...not so much. I believe those are 14's though. I had to get Cragar SS on the Camaro quick. I'm hanging on to the stock wheels of course. They also have tires on them, so...another pile of wheels and tires is not what I want right now. I don't particularly like the tires on the TA, but they were just put on by the previous owner to run the car through Mecum and they only have 300 miles. SO I'll keep em until they need to be replaced or a cash windfall comes my way.
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Gold 15x7 snowflakes look great on brown birds. Rally 2's are nice as well
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Well.... my 78 Chesterfield Brown TA has a long long way to go......
But here are some pix.....
I thought 77 and 78 were the same brown, but some cars look much darker than others... like the diference between TAhuntress (sweet car!) and Squirrel's car (sweet car too!)... what's the deal? Just the pic - or is there really a difference? What is the name of the darker brown if there is a difference?
Lastly - My hood bird decal is supposedly original but is the newer style like 79's have - did they start that style in late 78?
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j328/pancho400cid/Brown%2078%20Trans%20Am/78TA_Chesterfield.jpg)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j328/pancho400cid/Brown%2078%20Trans%20Am/78TA_Chesterfield3.jpg)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j328/pancho400cid/Brown%2078%20Trans%20Am/78TA_Chesterfield6.jpg)
I saw this on the restoration projects section of the forum a while back. How's it going now?
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They actually are different colors. I checked the paint codes. The GM code used on the cowl tags are the same, but the codes used to show what colors used to mix it are different between the three
So that's the deal. I saw earlier today that the GM code was identical for the three and wondered. ??? Didn't pay attention to the other info. I wonder why they didn't just change the GM code since they ARE different colors and not simply name changes.
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Gold 15x7 snowflakes look great on brown birds. Rally 2's are nice as well
I agree...the gold really sets off the brown well.
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Heritage is my favorite color bird... That and the old green on the early 70's cars.
I'm on the same page with you. I tend to lean towards the "earthier" colors. My 77 Camaro is Light Buckskin (tan) and I just love it. Not a very common color. Someone on this thread posted a pic of their Z that is the same color. I think it's a "love it" or "hate it" color though for sure.
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Seems like 77 Brentwood Brown is a more dark brown, while Chesterfield from 78 is lighter and more flat looking. 79 Heritage is a really dark, rich golden brown.
Yeah...the Chesterfield seems to have warmer, almost copper undertones. I'm not as familiar with the Heritage...will look. Anyway....BROWN ROCKS! Mine will get a repaint some day down the road and will most definitely remain Brentwood Brown. :)
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ACK!!! You stole my color :) Looks awesome.
Thank you. Brown birds unite! :D
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i think brown is over looked because whenever you find a brown one, the paint is faded and not very appealling, but look how it looks with a nice new paint job... beautiful!!
agree, i love all shades of brown on a ta. a guy stopped me at a gas station and asked why i did not paint it black, i told him that brown was the factory color and he did not believe me, tool.
I used to own a beige 79 Z28. You could only imagine the comments I got. "That could'nt have been factory", "Why did you paint it that color.", "Ewe".
(http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/DLGZ28/1979%20Z28/Random%20Pictures/106_5709.jpg)
Damon23,
Beautifull Z-28, a friend back in High School circa 1982 had one exactly like yours same color tan interior with a 4 spd, I used to love that car cause of the rare color.
Was yours a 4spd, wonder if it's the same car.
Another rare color for 79 Z-28s was that pale green, I have not seen one like yours or the green one in over 20 years.
Beautiful!! I LOVE this color!! I looked to buy a 77 Z last month that was this body color but the decals were orange and red and the interior was RED RED RED. Talk about a unique combo. LOVE OR HATE. My 77 is this color...Light Buckskin with a Buckskin interior. I adore it.
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I saw this on the restoration projects section of the forum a while back. How's it going now?
Short answer..... it isn't going at all.... project is dead in the water waiting on a break in the work routine. I got it running pretty good and I think it will pass inspection. That will let me register it . I transferred the title but in TX you have to have an inspection to register it. Then I plan to tear into to it in a serious way.... Thanks for asking.
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That's a nice Camaro. And I don't even like them. Color looks great
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(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/speedracer-20/Chuys%20Car%20Show%20%202012/ChuysRodsandRidersCarShow2012029.jpg)
JOSH
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sweet brown ride, love the horse collar seats.
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i think brown is over looked because whenever you find a brown one, the paint is faded and not very appealling, but look how it looks with a nice new paint job... beautiful!!
agree, i love all shades of brown on a ta. a guy stopped me at a gas station and asked why i did not paint it black, i told him that brown was the factory color and he did not believe me, tool.
I used to own a beige 79 Z28. You could only imagine the comments I got. "That could'nt have been factory", "Why did you paint it that color.", "Ewe".
(http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/DLGZ28/1979%20Z28/Random%20Pictures/106_5709.jpg)
Damon23,
Beautifull Z-28, a friend back in High School circa 1982 had one exactly like yours same color tan interior with a 4 spd, I used to love that car cause of the rare color.
Was yours a 4spd, wonder if it's the same car.
Another rare color for 79 Z-28s was that pale green, I have not seen one like yours or the green one in over 20 years.
Beautiful!! I LOVE this color!! I looked to buy a 77 Z last month that was this body color but the decals were orange and red and the interior was RED RED RED. Talk about a unique combo. LOVE OR HATE. My 77 is this color...Light Buckskin with a Buckskin interior. I adore it.
nothing wrong w/ that ride, id own it
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OK....I don't really have this photo uploading stuff figured out here. If I want to insert a photo HERE I would need to use an image hosting site to get a URL, is that right? OR alternatively, post pics as attachments? My camera isn't taking quality pics since I ran it through the washing machine a few months ago. New camera is on "the list". In the meantime here is a pic of my brown bird on one of the back roads around here. Happy weekend Brown Birds! And all Birds. ;)
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Your car looks great!
To post the full size pic here, go to photobucket.com, register for free, upload your photo there. There will be a box under your photo with codes listed in it. The bottom code is the image code, so click on it to copy the "img" code. Come back here and paste the image code in the message box, and post your message, and the full size pic will show up here.
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Your car looks great!
To post the full size pic here, go to photobucket.com, register for free, upload your photo there. There will be a box under your photo with codes listed in it. The bottom code is the image code, so click on it to copy the "img" code. Come back here and paste the image code in the message box, and post your message, and the full size pic will show up here.
Thanks!!....for both the props and the assist with the photo upload info. :)
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TA huntress. Good looking TA you have there
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TA huntress. Good looking TA you have there
Hey, thanks!! I'm really loving this car and am more than happy I took the leap and made the deal. ;D
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Just found the 78 I owned back in 1990. Was able to buy it back for 5K. The folks I sold it to only managed to put just about 7,000 miles on it since 1990. I put those tires on it in 1989 ish. Turns out they have been trying to get in contact with me for the last few years. Sure glad to have this gem back after all these years!!!
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A couple more pics.
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A couple more pics.
If you want to make some money and sell it to me let me know.
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Love the brown ones!