1973 Brewster Green SD-455 Trans Am Super Duty

[165th TA]

Brewster Green, Black Custom Interior, Auto, A/C, Super Duty SD-455. Rotisserie restored and Concourse No. 1 detailed, numbers matching car. 1 of 252 Super Duty's, 1 of 40 Brewster Green SD-455's known to exist. A stunning, rust free, original sheet metal, solid, numbers matching example.

Also, the only one available.

A Disc is available with additional pictures, PHS, NOS parts list, Sheet metal date codes and part no’s date codes and decode information, as well as other information on the car.

For more information, visit: www.sd455ta.com (http://www.sd455ta.com)
For more pics, visit: http://home.earthlink.net/~gregsm/images

Feel free to request pictures of specific areas if needed.

This is the rarest color – Brewster Green
The rarest engine – SD-455 Super Duty
Numbers matching
Rust Free
Concourse restored
In the most beautiful and sought after body style – Early Second Gen.

Price: $150K.
Please, serious inquiries only.
Greg San Marco
210-326-6503
[email protected]

[rubbinisracing]

Somebody clue me in. I know nothing about these S.D T/A's and hope someone will take the time to explain the desireability and how rare these cars are for me. It seems that in the past 6 months there have been many post concerning these cars and I want to know what I'm missing. 150K buys alot of mid 60's to 1970 muscle.

This is in no way a comment on the asking price of the car listed...I'm just trying to get an education.

[165th TA]

Howard, I'll be glad to give you a few insights on the Super Duty. If you'll visit my website, there's a bit more information there, but more importantly, a few links that gives much greater detail on what these cars are.

Originally envisioned to be produced in the summer of '72, the production of the cars were halted, primarily because of failing EPA minimums, and secondly, GM brass (the car was faster than the Corvette). These engines were assembled in the performance shops at Pontiac racing and the Engineers stayed with the engine development, got the EPA to pass the engine in March of '73, and finally, in June of '73, very late in the model year, they began deliveries to dealerships.

However, it was so late in the model year, that only 252 cars were produced.

As the muscle car era was dying off, Pontiac stayed with it, and it turned out to be the fastest American Car produced until the 1984 Corvette.

The Super Duty program lasted one more year, with 900 or so cars being produced in '74, in a new body style. The program was subsequently dropped.

This car is in a One Year Only color, Brewster Green. All TA's prior to '73 were either white or blue. All TA's in 74 and on were either Red, White or Blue, and eventually other colors. There are currently 34 Brewster Green Super Duty's in the SD-455 registry which has been receiving cars since the late 80's.

Pontiacs have a few niche areas of rare cars that are quickly catching the Boss429's and Hemi Cuda's, namely the RAIV equipment, some rare Judges, and the Super Dutys.

The reason there is so little knowledge about them, is there is so few of them, and they rarely turn up for sale. There have been a few White and red cars for sale recently, mostly unrestored. A few '74's as well, but I could not find a Brewster SD car that had sold at auction, or otherwise within the last 5 years to use as a reference for interested parties. I do, however, have knowledge of several private sales in the recent years.

I hope this is helpful information.
Greg

[69motion]

i thought i read somewhere they built 700 plus of these cars in 73 ?

[69motion]

252 u are right my bad they are nice cars a friend sold a blue one 7 months ago

[165th TA]

69motion, just 252. In '74 there were 943.

The documentation on the Pontiacs is also incredibly solid, as there are micro-fiche records at the Pontiac Historical Services (PHS) that documents every car Pontiac produced. No tank sticker, no worries. No build sheet, no worries!

Keeps there from being more rare cars today, than were actually produced, which can't be said for all makes and models.

[Belair62]

Well known car in Poncho circles...Nice...good luck.

[165th TA]

http://home.earthlink.net/~gregsm/images/SD%20455%20EXTERIOR/SD-455%20BREWSTER%201.jpg

Engine
http://home.earthlink.net/~gregsm/images/SD%20455%20ENGINE/SD-455%20driver%20side%20engine.jpg

[shor]

wow!
click on the link to see all of the photos.

[quick-bowtie]

Incredible!! I love it..

[165th TA]

interior
http://home.earthlink.net/~gregsm/images/SD%20455%20INTERIOR/front%20seat%20driver%201.jpg
underside
http://home.earthlink.net/~gregsm/images/Underside%20Details/Underside%201.jpg

[COPO427]

1973-1974 were the best years for the HP in the Trans Am. Nice TA.

[165th TA]

belair62, shor, quick bowtie, copo427, thank you all for the nice compliments. The next owner will very happy with this car.

[370454s]

Nice T/A. Looks like the same color as the car in John Wayne Movie, McQ.
Mike

[PeteLeathersac]

Man, that Brewster color is deeeep...love it http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif!!! .

Love seeing T/A's w/ these wheels too, soooo not into honeycombs & later snowflakes...were the S-D's shipped minus trim rings like Judges? .

Hard to beat all you get in one of these...and A/C to boot! .
With S-D production so low especially the '73's, the old supply and demand thing should keep these nice 'real cars' solid! .

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif
~ Pete

[njsteve]

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Nice T/A. Looks like the same color as the car in John Wayne Movie, McQ.
Mike

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You are right sir. Only that was a regular 455 4bbl not an SD.

This particular car is awesome: rare color and perfect restoration.

Just for info, a four speed 73 SD T/A in need of restoration sold for $125K two weeks ago http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...em=200053176701 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fs earch.ebay.com%3A80%2F200053176701_W0QQfkrZ1QQfrom ZR8QQsubmitsearchZSearchQQfviZ1&item=200053176701) and a nice 73 Formula SD w/auto sold for 65K from the same seller http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-T...044874476QQrdZ1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Trans-Am-455SuperDuty-73-Super-Duty-Formula_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6427QQihZ010QQi temZ200044874476QQrdZ1) . He also sold a 74 SD auto for $75K last month. Legit seller and real sales.

The SD-455 was available in both the Trans Am and the Formula. The Formula, though rarer, does not bring the same $$$ as the T/A. Less snazzy looking though it does have the shaker unit. Four speed cars bring a premium over automatics, though you could not get a/c with a four speed.

There are some people out there who say the 71 and 72 455HO's were faster (especially the people who own them http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

[165th TA]

370454s, your are right, they used up 3 of the Brewster SD cars in the making of McQ. 2 were totalled, and the third survived. Watching the movie closely, reveals shots with the different cars identified by different license plates, and whitewalls vs. raised white letter tires.

Peteleathersac, the color is awesome.

On the trim rings, '73 was the first year that trim rings were standard, vs. optional in previous years. However, it sounds like you agree, the car looks best without them, and that's how I have chosen to keep it. The car does come with 4 NOS trim rings in GM boxes however, if the buyer would like to add them.

[njsteve]

Ouch! I havent seen the McQ movie in a quite a while and I didnt think they used SD's. What a waste of historic cars. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

[370454s]

I have a Friend in Burien, since I spent 40 years in Seattle. My Buddy likes 70s and 71s, but if I remember Correctly he tried to find those 2 73s, but I think they were both Scrapped at Lincolns Auto Wtreckers.
Mike

[1970Bluel78]

Very Nice car. If it's worth 150k Whats a Formula SD-455 worth ??. My buddy bought a 74 Red TA SD-455 and still has it. All Orig. I wonder whats thats worth?

[njsteve]

The big bumpered 74's lag a great deal behind the more visually attractive 73's in price. The Formulas of either year are behind their respective year T/A prices: although they are rarer, they tend to go for less than the T/As. Here is the link to the 74 SD T/A that was sold a few weeks back for $75K http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200047704167

[VintageMusclecar]

Egads that thing is sweet! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

Beautiful car!

Eric

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I've been looking at a Brewster Green one all month - on my Motorbooks calendar here at work http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[165th TA]

1970Bluel78, Vintagemusclecar, thank you for the compliments. The car has been really fluffed.

NJSteve, thanks for providing the information on recent Super Duty Comp's. The car that sold recently at $125K was a '73 White unrestored car, and the $75K was a Blue '74 with a decent restoration, probably a no. 2 driver. As I mentioned though, there has not been a Brewster Green SD Car sold publically in quite some time. Probably because there are so few of them around. In fact, I don't believe any SD car has been for sale in this condition in the recent past.

[Denis]

What's 'brewster' got to do with green?

[Charley Lillard]

Here is one I sold a couple years ago. http://www.yenko.net/attachments/241230-11-23-04002.jpg

[southernfriedcj]

[ QUOTE ]
There are some people out there who say the 71 and 72 455HO's were faster (especially the people who own them http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

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http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Greg, what ever happened to your '69 TA? I was after it a couple years ago and you disappeared.
Your '73 is an awesome car. I think 150k may be a bit of a steal. You should have taken to BJ and got "all the money". Good luck with the sale. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/Can-I-Have-It.gif

Jim

edit: spelling

[165th TA]

Denis, Brewster is a name often given to 'British Racing Green'. This car is in a color derived from BRG, so Pontiac named the color Brewster Green. Very similar to other more familiar colors such as Goodwood Green or Lynndale Blue or Riverside Gold. It goes on and on and on...

Charlie Lillard, great looking car. Thanks for posting it so it can be seen with the trim rings on the Rally II's. It seems to give the car a different look.

Southernfriedcj, I had to sell the '69TA to grab this car. It was a 3 way deal, as the individual who referred me to the SD seller bought my car. I had no chance to market it. Sorry about that! If your interested in this car, I promise not to 'disappear' on you! I'm here, but he car won't be for long! Thank you for the compliment on this car!

[bashton]

Absolutely gorgeous and one from my personal "Top 10" list of must own cars!

[COPO]

Very Nice. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[Charley Lillard]

Here is my red one... http://www.yenko.net/attachments/241284-10-27-06004.jpg

[GTO_DON]

THAT TREE IN THE BACKROUND LOOKS LIKE A FAKE http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Charley Lillard]

That tree in the background is 8 years old. That is how good the soil is here..

[Steve Shauger]

Try pruning the thing...will ya!

[Charley Lillard]

Sorry for sidetracking your thread 165th...

[165th TA]

Bashton, glad this car is in your top 10 to own! It was also highlighted in last month's High Performance Pontiac as one of the top 10 impact cars of all time for Pontiac, in an article written by Jim Wagners.

COPO, thank you!

Charleylillard, that's no problem. A few of the members here have asked about the Super Duty's so it's nice to see a few here while the car is for sale.

By the way, the earthlink website I included in my original post crashed due to high volume, so I've moved many of the pictures over to my www.sd455ta.com (http://www.sd455ta.com) website. I did a little housekeeping and upgrading while I was there as well. Thanks to all who have visited the site and for the compliments on the car. It will make someone very happy soon.

[Dave Rifkin]

Just out of curiousity; in the pictures at the Woodward Dream Cruise I see that the car does not have the large bird decal on the hood. Was the car optioned with the larger decal or did you add it during the resto?

[Xplantdad]

Dave...it might just be the the angle that the pic was taken? I *think* I see it in the pic... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

Either way...Awesome ride! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

[165th TA]

1996Z15, PHS indicates the car was not ordered originally with the big bird. However, as gorgeous as the green/yellow bird is, it had to be added during the restoration.

Xplantdad, thank you, it is an awesome ride, and actually drives with a tight, rattle free ride. The car is sorted out quite nicely.

[Dave Rifkin]

It is a gorgeous car; you don't see many Brewster Green TA's whether they are SD cars or not. My Dad ordered a Buccaneer Red '73 new and ordered the SD motor but the car did not get the engine. He was told at the time that the SD engine could not be guaranteed due to availability.
Either way he got a cool red TA with white interior and 4 speed. I wish I had it today; good luck with the sale. Are you going to be replacing it with something or are you just downsizing a colleection?

[165th TA]

Thanks for sharing that story on your dad. I'm sorry he didn't get the motor he ordered, but that is exactly the reason these cars are where they are today. There has been limited availability on these cars, well, since they were new! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Reason for the sale is a business venture, namely that I'm going into business for myself, and made the decision to sell the car for start up capital as opposed to soliciting angel capital (interpretation: nagging silent partner)! Tough decision?... yes. Thanks for the compliments.

[southernfriedcj]

Greg, I had to come look again. That is a beautiful Trans Am!

Jim

[njsteve]

BTW, I found this number rundown on the Performance Years website:

1973 Formula SD cars: 43 produced
1973 Trans Am SD cars: 252 produced

1974 Formula SD cars: 58 produced
1974 Trans Am SD cars: 942 produced

Total Formula SD cars: 101

Total Trans Am SD cars: 1195

[BigG]

Yes 150k buys alot of cars today , but 150k I can tell you is not out of line for a brewster green 73 SD.. they are getting between 90-125 for red or white drivers. I know of a red 73 4-speed nom that just sold 110k driver Good Luck Great car Brewster green is the bomb

[165th TA]

Southernfriedcj, in an earlier post you mentioned it should have gone to the B-J auction. I purposefully avoided the three big auctions out West in January. Although those guys do a terrific job with their events, I felt the 16% to 20% mark up of buyers and sellers premiums would not be necessary for this car.

BigG, thanks for insights on the recently sold comp.

[165th TA]

Here's the Ebay listing for the car Item no. 140069266097:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...266097&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&sspagename=STRK%3AME SE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=140069266097&rd=1)

[agtw31]

was this car at the Pure Stock drags at Norwalk in 2003?
if not,it's twin was there,and sounded wicked.

[165th TA]

andy tantes, I don't believe this was the same car at Norwalk, however, most SD's have that same sound, that of a round port 455 breathing 800cfm's (stock)! If anyone has ever used Gardner exhaust, then you know that the note Eric's mufflers makes are awesome as well.

[165th TA]

Last day to jump in! Auction ends today.

[PPPJJJFFF]

NIce car!!

Patrick

[AutoInsane]

Beautiful car. I do love the 2nd Generation Camaro and Firebird. I cannot believe the price of this car and other muscle cars these days.

Amazing. I still do not understand who would buy this car over a new 2007 Porsche Turbo or a new Ford GT. Just mystifies me.

Congratulations on the interest this car has drawn and I hope you get $170,000 for it!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[427TJ]

[ QUOTE ]
I still do not understand who would buy this car over a new 2007 Porsche Turbo or a new Ford GT. Just mystifies me.

[/ QUOTE ]

It's more likely to have a '07 Porsche Turbo or a Ford GT pull up next to you at the red light than to have a '73 SD pull up next to you.

[Charley Lillard]

Autoinsane...Here is a pic of a 1997 twin turbo Porsche I bought new. New it cost about 110,000.00. I put 46K miles on it in a couple years and sold it for 80,000.00. I have a new Mercedes that has probably dropped 80K in value in 1 1/2 years of ownership. The new stuff is neat but it goes down in value as opposed to the old stuff. Two different animals. http://www.yenko.net/attachments/243956-tn_Porsche.jpg

[DarrenX33]

Hey that looks like my old Honda 50 minibike in the passenger seat! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif You still got that? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif

By the way, beautiful bird. Believe it or not I like the green over the red. No offense. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[Charley Lillard]

LOL...That actually is a Honda mini Trail 50 n the passenger seat. Yes I think I still have it.

[Xplantdad]

I think Charley is the only person that I know that would put a Honda Trail 50 in the passenger seat of a Twin Turbo Porsche! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[DarrenX33]

I had the exact same one when I was a kid. Must be the same year. When I graduated to a car my father sold it at a garage sale without telling me. Probably got $200 bucks for it. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[PeteLeathersac]

Honda Minitrails w/ their automatic clutch were kind've an early version of the Porsche Tip'tronic!http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif.

~ Pete
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Late BrakeU2]

[ QUOTE ]
LOL...That actually is a Honda mini Trail 50 n the passenger seat. Yes I think I still have it.

[/ QUOTE ]

Looks like a K5,i'm sending this thread to Swain,your phone should be ringing momentarily.

[AutoInsane]

Hey Charlie.... you wanna adopt me???? I will take out the trash and keep the cars clean!!!

Good point on the muscle cars being an exceptional investment thus far. Hopefully they keep going up in value. Time will tell.....

[southernfriedcj]

1 hours 52 minutes left on the auction. I hope it sells, I don't wanna have to make room in the garage and explain a purchase of another TA to the wife. I've been promising her an FJ Cruiser for several months, now would not be a good time to succumb to the urge for this awesome TA.

[Xplantdad]

[ QUOTE ]
1 hours 52 minutes left on the auction. I hope it sells, I don't wanna have to make room in the garage and explain a purchase of another TA to the wife. I've been promising her an FJ Cruiser for several months, now would not be a good time to succumb to the urge for this awesome TA.

[/ QUOTE ]


Uhh Jim...yes it would http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[budnate]

I have found its easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask permission http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[99 PACE]

I think Honda Z50's were made for the front seat of your car.

[Charley Lillard]

If anyone needs a Honda Mini Trail, fully restored....99 Pace probably has 30 of them.