Hitman's Pontiac Trans Am Forum
Classifieds => Ebay Listings => Topic started by: eroc022 on February 14, 2007, 01:42:19 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Trans-Am-1978-MECHAM-MACHO-T-A-TURBO-202_W0QQitemZ180085442278QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6427QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Seems a little pricey to me.
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yeah, I know that seller and I do not trust him any farther than I can throw him.
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please dust your car if you're gonna sell it
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I never knew they offered a turbo in 78.
tom
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I never knew they offered a turbo in 78.
tom
That's because they didn't. Nor any turbo 400s. Which leads me to agree with Brett's statement.
It looks like a combination of a turbo car with a 400 car and a Fire Am with a Macho T/A. Anyone here know what that makes it?
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Some of the Macho cars were built with th400 transmissions and turbocharged small block Chevy engines. The majority were Pontiac and Olds powered, but when their clients wanted a nasty engine they got out the hairdryers. There were several Macho T/A Talons that were turbocharged and sent to Saudi Arabia to rich sheiks in the late '70's and early '80's.
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I actually meant turbocharged 400s.
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Once upon a time I did no small amount of research on putting twin pull-though turbos on a 400. Then things worked out so getting married was more attractive, and the money for the turbos was spent on the engagement ring. Lo these 29 years later I must admit that the ring yielded a better return on investment than the turbos would have -- although I still have the car too... 8) 8) :wink:
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Wow, reserve not met at $30,000+ :shock:
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yeah, I know that seller and I do not trust him any farther than I can throw him.
"With your bad knee, you shouldn't throw anybody. " :lol:
Seriously though, I heard the turbocharged MACHO T/A's weren't much faster, if at all, than regular 400's. But they also cost a pretty penny :? .
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I never knew they offered a turbo in 78.
tom
That's because they didn't. Nor any turbo 400s. Which leads me to agree with Brett's statement.
It looks like a combination of a turbo car with a 400 car and a Fire Am with a Macho T/A. Anyone here know what that makes it?
DKM (who made the Machos) did indeed offer a turbo option in 78 & 79. It was an HO Racing system with a pressurized carb bonnet. When in proper tune they were supposedly very fast, but... like all things complex, keeping it in that "proper tune" took some effort. I've read a couple of road tests from "back in the day" about the Macho Turbos. One was of a privately owned Macho that had been in the hands of the private owner for over a year. The author of the article wasn't too impressed as it wasn't even as fast as a stock W72. The other was of a car direct from DKM... the author of that article was very impressed and it was very fast.
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Can some one say "Shill Bid" ?
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On eBay? Surely you jest... :roll: :P