What a story that is. Keep updating please, we need it.

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

Will do. Lots of updates coming up

@dentes1185

6 ай бұрын

@@ontariotube 63 yo here I do miss my 74 black G.AM A hell of a ride

Ive got a 76 lemans and the 73 gto is my dream car

Sold my SD-455 74 Trans Am in 2000. Bought it new in 74, wish I could find it and get it back again!!

nice ,,,,,,, wanna see more on the tri power... cool car great story lets see ya make it happen

I bought a 1974 Lemans GT brand new from Noble Pontiac in Marietta ,Ga. $3200 drive out. White with red int.,3 spd in floor with power steering and power brakes , no air and am radio. Loved that car and don't remember where it went and I have only one picture of it!

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

It's amazing how many old cars I've owned that I only have ONE picture of. We just never thought to bother. And no cell phones of course ;)

What a great story and a rare one at that.. I just subscribed and I am looking forward to watching your progress on this. Thanks....

Ive got my 78 malibu i bought in high school still. After 20 years and countless disasters, its almost there...same rims actually lol

In ‘73 I was 12 and went to sleep at night thinking of cars. Totally obsessed, read Motors Repair Manuals an drew pictures in my school books, mostly engines, tail lights, grills and stuff like that. My neighbor Jim, worked at Delco Morane in Dayton Ohio and was a Pontiac guy. His yard looked like a wrecking yard, cars on their sides, major parts missing, always yanking engines and stuffin them in somthing else, in short, my hero! He bought his wife a new Pontiac every year and it was usually somthing special. In ‘73 he bought her a Grand Am, black, 400, auto trans and EVERY available option. I figured it had the coolest bucket seats I had ever seen, nose was OK but man, that tail end was youglie with a capital u. How could Pontiac do that!?? Oddly, over the years it has grown on me and I admit I’ve searched Craigslist for one near me. Just maybe… Nice project man! Well worth the bucks and effort in my opinion. 👍

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

Wait'll you see the two parts cars I've acquired. Funny, I was totally sold on the '73 rear end. I could never understand why it didn't catch on immediately. Different strokes for different strokes I guess. LOL

You have to put cragars back on it. 😊

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

My wife says the same thing... but they were sold years ago because they made the car handle terribly. Looked great!. .just didn't drive worth a crap.

@joecooper7803

6 ай бұрын

@@ontariotubethe new ones are a little pricey but nice no more unilugs

My very first new car was a 1973 Lemans 2 door, black on black. I put a set of slotted mags with white letter tires. When I look back at the pictures it was one of the best looking cars I ever owned. Sold it in 75 to pay for the new Custom van I ordered, ha.

I use to have a73 lemans loved that car just couldnt find parts for it and that was back in 91. I love these cars like to see you fix her up bud.

@buckster2575

6 ай бұрын

Those years are hard to.had a couple 73 ss Chevelle's one a ss and one a clone.

I was able to sell my 1968 - 422 and bought it back twice. They're always in over their head. When I Sold it for the third time it disappeared and I never saw it again.

Looks like a cool project, I’ve had a couple GTO’s and I love them, 69 4speed being my fav. Don’t give up, get her done Buddy. Please show us regular updates on how she’s coming

I had a blue 73 Grand Am back in high school I really like that car

Awesome story man..looks like she needed you back to fix her up. Still trying to find my 70 Mark lll I sold over 30 years ago. I too only have one picture and the build sheet I found under the rear seat all them years ago. I have it and the only picture framed in my home office.

jealous. one of my fav 70's cars, and by far my fav of the colonnade cars. a bucket list car... the 73 is on one of my permanent search lists. nice that it has the gauge pack...so many didn't. good luck getting your old ride back on the road again

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

My option sheet calls it a Rally Gauge set. It's funny that they jammed 3 things in to one little circle in the centre of the dash. Pretty sure I recall my Tach jumping around. I'll do some research on a possible fix. I'll upload a vid detailing my option list as soon as I get a chance.

Good for you man I sold my old lemans or it sold itself couple years ago their not easily replaced .

BTW, I guess I've hit the big time now. To my knowledge, this is my first time on Screw Tube.

keep us updated and I'll keep watching

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

I have lots of ideas for Vids up there in my brain. Some might not be as great as others, but there's plenty of stories to tell ;)

Wish I had my firsty car back. 1970 LeMans 2 door with a ton of factory options. The '73 GTO is rare. Less than 5,000 were built. It's more rare than my '65 GTO convertible.

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

1965? Niiiice.. you’ll like my “engine” upload when I get a minute.

Good looking car man..I found my high school truck that was my first ride..people that owned it wouldn’t even talk to me about the possibility of selling it. Oh well, shouldn’t have EVER sold it in the first place. 😢

I got to say, I'm glad I stumbled across your channel. You have a refreshing approach to chronicling your hobby. You've got my sub. As a side...I'm shockingly surprised at how well the 3rd Gen IROC wheels work with the car (and on many other Gm platforms). Not sure if you're going to keep them, or look for a rally II or honeycomb, but for now, as rolling stock the current wheels look good! Thanks for sharing

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

There will be a future upload of my latest parts-car that came with Rally 2's. I'm torn. I think those IROC rims were one of the best looking factory rims ever... especially when they're turning slow. I'll likely switch back and forth.

10 years ago isn't really that long ago to have a change of heart. I'm sure you paid a good bit more to get it back. Just isn't in the cards for you and this car if you let go of it 2 or 3 times. I was at a car show-swap meet in Maryland in the late '80's and this guy there that had either a '69 or '70 RA IV Judge and was lamenting to his buddy that his personalized tags for his GTO he had for like 10+ years (they had GOAT something or other) got snagged by someone else. He accidently let the registration lapse for one year and some 'punk kid' as he said, snagged his personalized plates. As he said 'The WORST part of it was he put them on some Fukin' POS '73!" They had a few brews. Back then ANYTHING over '71 nobody gave a second look. I've come across a few cars I've sold later on. And ones I've missed out the first time around, and missed a second time. You're lucky.

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

I actually paid about the same to get it back, but it's (obviously) much worse for wear. But the engine had been rebuilt while it was gone, so that made it worth the deal. I also have a 60's car but really missed the surprisingly good handling of the '73 GTO. I'll be updating soon with my parts-car finds and getting this show on the road.

@vincemajestyk9497

6 ай бұрын

@@ontariotube Cool, worked out pretty good then! I regret selling quite a few old cars I had, but I had to at the time for various reasons (storage, money, too many). I have a car I bought in 1983 and still have. '71 GTX 6bbl (original, 48k miles) Haven't really driven it that much at all. Actually, the most fun I've had and the fondest memories were some of the 'regular' cars I drove and hot rodded, but mostly I had musclecars.

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

@@vincemajestyk9497 I'm putting together a movie of all my old cars I've had. I was always pretty poor, so they all had issues and none were cherry, but I loved them all anyways!

@vincemajestyk9497

6 ай бұрын

@@ontariotube That's cool! I'd like to check it out! My cars were all over the place in condition and appearance. Most of the nice one's like my GTX I didn't drive all that much. It's funny how the standards have changed over the years though, even my viewpoint The cars I drove years ago that I didn't think were all that great would be pretty nice now as they were. One of my favorite daily drivers was a Plymouth Satellite I put a 440 with Hemi 4 peed and 8 3/4 sure grip diff in. Got it just about done, just needed paint and drove around half primered the rest of the time I owned it. I had a lot of time invested in that car, more than I got out of it.

76 Pontiac ventura sj and loved that car! Rust belt killed her

Very cool

@ontariotube

5 ай бұрын

I didn't want to put a link on your channel (bad etiquette) but now that you're on mine.. here's the link to the Falcon thing I spoke of... it's at the end: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c315mq6Dl7qzcag.html

I don’t know why. But I always liked the later GTO cars.

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

Back in 1983, I think I was the only one that thought these were cool. It took 40 years, but folks are coming around, LOL.

cool

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Who put, the 3 deuces on it? As a kid, always loved that vintage GTO and ProAm.

@ontariotube

5 ай бұрын

There'll be more uploads coming soon.. All will be be explained.

Dude.. You are a mess...you remind me of me , and I'm a mess...lol same hair I'm 64...I have a 77 t/ a with a 461 my mullet is gray now ..👍 I tripped over your channel..😎

Who the He'll was the guy in your car @ 6:47 mark. HAHA😊

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

LMAO! Pretty sure you signed a release for future KZread uploads... back in 1984!

@billharloff9070

6 ай бұрын

WOW 40 yrs ago. You sure had problems with that 454 didn't you.

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

Spun a bearing. Rebuilt it. When you and I started it to break it in, I had 2 plug wires reversed. Didn't know for like, a week! Was awesome after that.. but at 5 or 6 miles to the gallon, it had to go.

@billharloff9070

6 ай бұрын

Didn't it chew up the camshaft on the fresh rebuild?

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

@@billharloff9070 Dunno. Sold it after the rebuild. I think it had a worn lobe when I first pulled it apart. Maybe an oiling issue is what caused that and the spun bearing.

Well, you definitely have your work cut out for you.

How much do you want for the iroc rims? I'm serious I need a set.

@ontariotube

6 ай бұрын

Yeah.. they're starting to get hard to find. I recently bought another set for $250 as spares in case I damage mine. Keep checking Marketplace. Good Luck!

when are you gonna sell it again bud

@ontariotube

5 ай бұрын

Just before my last breath ;)

I had a 73 ss clone with etched glass 🤮