Happy happy happy

[duckman1911]

Tomorrow morning I am going to Houston to pick up the best Christmas present for my wife I could ever possibly give her. I am super happy

[Dogface]

Awesome present!!!

[Natural Light Kid]

Im so jealous!

[fishfighter]

Dang that's cool nice ride

[gasdad]

Nice ride, for old times sake what kind of horsepower does it have? also 4 speed or auto. Thanks in advance

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by gasdad

Nice ride, for old times sake what kind of horsepower does it have? also 4 speed or auto. Thanks in advance

It's all stock with an Olds 403 engine and turbo 350 trans. Gona build a Pontiac 400 for her later. Price and timing so I couldn't pass it up. My wife has always wanted one and I ccan't wait to hand her the keys tomorrow. I just hope I don't start crying again.

[southern151]

YES!!!!

[duckman1911]

She is sitting in the driveway. I really hope I never have to make that trip again. Round trip from Alexandria to Houston in a day is more than I want. The car is solid and I think the guy considered it a cheap pos. His showroom was full of stuff in the 100/300k range. Man there was some fine rides there.

[simplepeddler]

Sweeeettt

[scott craft]

I love those cars!

[I make oil]

Great car. I had a black one. Enjoy

[scott craft]

Originally Posted by duckman1911

It's all stock with an Olds 403 engine and turbo 350 trans. Gona build a Pontiac 400 for her later. Price and timing so I couldn't pass it up. My wife has always wanted one and I ccan't wait to hand her the keys tomorrow. I just hope I don't start crying again.

If you're not concerned with being original, why not put a 5.3 or 6.0 out of a newer gm truck in it?

[swampman46]

Originally Posted by gasdad

Nice ride, for old times sake what kind of horsepower does it have? also 4 speed or auto. Thanks in advance

Let's put it this way, during those years...no point in talking about HP. This looks to be a 1977-78 model. An example of HP in those days, I bought a 1976 TA brand new. It came in 2 engine configurations-a 6.6 litre(403ci) and a 7.5 liter(455 ci). The 6.6 had 185 hp, and the 455ci had a shameful 200 hp! HP was really watered down by then. I remember making the mistake one day, after being challenged by another TA, I think it was about a '74 model with the same 6.6 that I had. But little did I know at the time, they came with the SD (super duty)engine. He went around me with seemingly little effort. Very humling.

[duckman1911]

Here's a few pics of her other than the one I had from the internet. She is clean and solid. Would love to have her painted and have a couple little dings fixed but am having trouble finding the original decal for the hood. Paint is good but has a few dings and light scratches. A new paint job would make her even prettier than she already is.

[swamp snorkler]

That thing is crying for LS swap!


Nice ride!

[Duffy.yyz]

Damn!!

[duckman1911]

Thanks guys. My wife is super happy with her. She does let me drive her sometimes. Lol

[duckman1911]

This model was marketed towards female buyers. Plush interior, jeweled instrument cluster and the phoenix has dark and light blue instead of all dark blue.

[southern151]

Uhhh....YEAH!!!!!

I like this thing!!

[Matt G]

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