1970 Trans Am Cold Start

Firing up the Big, Blue Bird

[@gustavohenriqueF1]

Very Nice Car. The Trans AM with the front of 70 to 73 is one of the cars of my dreams.

[@racerbvd756]

Thank you

[@quincee3376]

Me too Gustavo. Love the Endura bumper. Plus 70 to 73 had great performance.

[@robertosozio3425]

@@racerbvd756 Great storic auto fantastic 👌👌

[@joequillun7790]

I agree with Gustavo. One of Detroits best looking performance cars. 70-73 T/As.

[@scottsharp3356]

I found a 73 Formula with the TA handling Pkg. thing has stabilizers galore. It’s a 350 2 jet. Stock, 60,000 miles. Funny how mine like that TA is so well balanced they only lope on cold mornings for a brief period. That 350 will roll too! I was quite surprised. I wanted an Auto Trans too due to a bad clutching foot. It catches a second with no bark. Needs a shift kit. But, it won’t get one. It’s too perfect to touch. I found a Hurst Dual Gate shifter that fits. Brand new in the box. Guy had 30 in the attic of his speed shop, lucky.

[@ml1062]

Very nice! White interior too...very rare. Nice to see it so stock, including the JW rims. I have a 70 TA but white. The Lucerne blue ones are even rarer. Don't ever sell it!

[@haydenparker1320]

Hayden

[@AlmondSwing2]

Almond

[@springwoodslasher79]

White interior wasn't rare at all num nuts.

[@ml1062]

@@springwoodslasher79 having actually owned a 70, I can say that most had either a black or blue interior, Now run upstairs and tell your mom you learned something today.

[@springwoodslasher79]

@@ml1062 well num nuts iv owned atleast 4 in my lifetime 2 of them had white interior. Soooooo

[@pihldupuis6510]

im 20 years old i just bought one.. the same as your ! this car is crazy

[@quincee3376]

Omg. Love the 70 to 73 era of Trans Ams . Nice !!

[@bgsd73]

mine starts the same way when it's been sitting awhile. Nice ride.

[@1990notch]

One of the cars of my youth. The early second gen firebird had the best looking front end too.

[@1999zrx1100]

Had a 73’ in my early 20’s, bought it used for $3,000 cdn. Wish I kept it. 🥲

[@daryelthomas9414]

Beautiful car,I have a 78

[@geirmyklebust]

I have 4 classic cars, my orange '73 Firebird Formula are my coolest car, my daily drive '74 Camino are my second coolest. 3rd, my red '73 Corvette conv. and my 4th '87 Chevy crewcab dually.

[@transam7091]

Yesssss! Hope you can still enjoy it after all this years!

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

Gotta love that sound!

[@MuricaFkYeah]

0:01 Ngl, for a second there I thought it was Clint Eastwood 🤣

[@kungfuhustle6363]

I can smell the fuel from here 😁

[@ftmt9568]

$9.00 worth of gasoline just to pull it out of the garage...🤣🤣🤣. I should know, I have a 1970 GTO

[@ronniepainterjr4573]

My mom had a 70 white with the blue stripe at the same time my sister had the blue with the white stripe. Cool to see in the driveway.

[@74SD455TA]

YEAH! Sounded and LOOKED GREAT!

[@ThunderAppeal]

I love how that car makes all that noise through those two little pipes.

[@ThunderAppeal]

No one cares you idiot.

[@michaelerickson1518]

Press the gas pedal to the floor and release this will set the choke for starting cold carbureted engines

[@digidrum2003]

That sound.....wow!!

[@samstockwell3935]

Love it.

[@jerrycallo]

I was getting a little nervous about how tight that thing was shoehorned in. A beauty like that should have 6 feet all the way around.😀

[@LeeHoMusic]

old american cars are truly beautiful, one of a kind design nearly all of them!

[@Franklin3792]

HERE IS MINE.. 80 with a 71 Pontiac 400!!

[@jeffgarberding4499]

The most beautiful body style ever. The " F " body. They say that includes any firebird or camaro from 67 - 2002. But it's accepted that it's firebird's and camaro's between 1970 and 73. The best for handling and ride. Not to mention looks. I tell you, Ive owned a '69, a '70, and a '79 firebird, and nothing ever beat my 1970 Pontiac yellow w/ blck vynl top.I bought that car in 1977, for $ 1,800.00 . I remember the sticker's asking price of $2,700.00. I was only 17 still, so I brought my dad. Who was a master at making a dealer do about anything to sell him a car. under 70.000 miles and no dents, or scratches, and a very unusual engine choice. Not a pontiac 350. or 400. Best we could figure factory ordered Camaro 350, RS. made available for the 1970 esprit. I remember wondering why my engine wasn't blue like all the other pontiac's I'd seen. My '70 would cruise at 115 mph. That's approaching top speed with that 255 hp stock 350. I used to blow the doors off al lot of Trans-ams and formula's. Besides Six-packs, almost any mopar. The couldn't turn and hold the road like me. That was fun!

[@DooberD33]

I’m so close to buying mine

[@drblue5819]

Pontiac firebirds..... definitely my favorite ride. Daily drive my 2001 formula today in 2022. It's the baddest ass thing on the road in my town.

[@truckgp7078]

very cool

[@whitaker2107]

I believe that it is sandal wood i have a 2 70s both white one with black and the other sandal wood interior definitely rare i have only seen one or two

[@ESport211]

great sound. take that bad boy for a spin.

[@srenjustsen6749]

Awesome

[@hanzelburgos4403]

Que sonido más hermoso

[@harwoods11]

Mint car 👌🚙👍

[@604motorsports]

nice bro!!

[@chriswells1440]

1973 to 1971 Trans a.m my favorite car ... I know a guy that had one in the late 80s he outran the cops with it several times. Then he got a 70 1/2 without a title . It had a blown up 455 it was dark gray with black stripes.. He put a sbc.350 in it. And changed the Vin number on it. I heard that the farmers son seen it 3 yrs later and wanted it back called the cops on him . It was tied up in court. I lost contact of him after 1993.

[@barroncrist5779]

My favorite car of the early seventies. You didn't see as many blue T/A's mostly white.

[@ritashaarora3269]

Beauty

[@ssdtrain1]

I miss my 1975 455 H/O 4 Speed... >:\

[@jasonrackawack9369]

I have a blue with white 75 455 4 speed car, they are pretty rare, I really love mine but they dont get nearly the respect they deserve because of all the emissions equipment.......which everyone removed back then anyway.

[@JL-bs6yz]

My dream car

[@blackbearbear9313]

Got a firebird format 72

[@larrytate5605]

nice machine !

[@sportsterray66]

Nice, but the stripe looks painted on, it looks weird without the thick black border.

[@texastitan6567]

Amazing car. I have a 75 ta and my dad has a 79 formula and I love them both but imo neither are as sexy as the 70 and 71

[@cali2468]

Why only 70 & 71? 70-73 all look a like

[@Aziz_Alyousif]

Start it up If you start it up Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got to, you got to I can't compete with the riders in the other heats Rolling stones

[@johnsimun6533]

Alright I ready, and listening. She sounds beautiful. How is she running today. Would you mind, taking me for a ride around the block, maybe down the street, where I can get a feel of how she sounds going, and how she feels? That is one fine looking machine. Beautiful.

[@brentftaylor]

I’ve got a 70 T/A that’s been setting for twenty years. Just don’t have time to drive it :-(

[@harwoods11]

Me too 😞, but my issue is adhd so I just got too much to do.. All the time.

[@christopherwalker6056]

I think he needs to back it in a little closer to that wall. He's not close enough. 😆 Beautiful car though!

[@garyhoffman503]

Just baby it until you are departed. I will take it over. Smile 😃

[@TylerDurden-zr4xv]

Next time you back into the garage ...try and get it backed up a little closer to the wall....to give you some more room in the garage ...

[@jimf4754]

best trans ams ever made were 70-73

[@joequillun7790]

X2 on that.

[@bigl6322]

1969 was the best trans am ever made imho. I have a 68 and a 69 firebird. Huge 1st gen fan clearly. I Have not been able to afford the two 69’s I have found for sale.

[@joequillun7790]

@@bigl6322 Compared to the second gen, 69 T/As handle like a stage coach on wheels. Give me a 69 with a RAV 400-455, and I'ld love it,...at the drags. As for the driving experience. I use-ta own a drag 69, FB (428, muncie), and sitting behind the wheel of my 73 T/A (also Muncie), there's no comparison. The 73 T/A dash lay-out, the look of the long hood, and the high fenders, the shaker scoop poking thru, and running with the eng., if you've ever experienced one, you would have a different opinion. (But hey..."That's just me) :)

[@bigl6322]

@@joequillun7790 word... you’ve had a well stocked garage for sure...you earned an opinion. I will say tho, my 68 is making 575 ft lbs at 3800rpm. I stroked it to a 468. I built it for road rallies and that’s some vicious snap outta the corners. And I built the braking and suspension for the application. Granted, not a 69 t/a but I would pretty much do the same thing.. I don’t do drags cause you’re always wrenching on the broken shit and you only get a 6-12 second ride (depending on budget..lol) I damn sure want a longer ride than that. Same thing with my horses and rodeo... Don’t get me wrong, I love the 70’s t/a’s but I grew up with a mechanic father in the 60’s and got to spend some time with the first gen’s. I suppose I’m kinda stuck on them as they were my formative years...

[@joequillun7790]

@@bigl6322 Well, from my neighborhood as a youth, we couldn't afford a truck and trailer to carry cars to road courses. We drove our street cars to the drags for fun. I compare the drags, to a sprinter in track, or the pool. You train for one thing, and give it all you got. I myself would love to afford an SCCA T/A, but out of my reach...financially. And I'll bet your 68 468 on the back stretches is a rush like no-ones business. And with the up-dated suspension and braking, sounds like a blast. Congrats.

[@camirocz]

Do you still have it?Is it for sale?

[@Aziz_Alyousif]

Grandpa with widely opened eyes exited to start it up... Could it be possible gift from the son.. That would so much nice.. Making ppl happy is a noble thing.. How about your own father ❤️

[@davidbrown-55]

Still have the firebird for sale? Looking for a 70 to 73. Thanks

[@604motorsports]

any for sale nearby?

[@boblongdickder6178]

I have a white one and a blue one just like you have. White one is a 71. Blue is a 70 4 speed.

[@monsta3038]

Mine was actually very quiet just a bubble you couldn't hear it inside unless you floored it then the ram air howl is deafening

[@michaelcarmean4906]

💥 Love It ✅ For Sale ? 💥

[@louiedixon11]

Why i put fuel injection on my sd 455

[@joequillun7790]

A properly working choke would've been cheaper, easier, and been more nostalgic with the QJ.

[@t.l.robinson2162]

Choke needs to be properly adjusted or the choke element replaced.

[@joequillun7790]

Exactly T.L. you beat me to it.

[@michaelerickson1518]

I didn't see him set the choke before he turned the key

[@Franklin3792]

Install a Holley EFI sniper.. Starts right up... no throttle...

[@Franklin3792]

NOTHING SOUNDS LIKE THE PONTIAC 400~~~

[@Tiffany.1970]

Wonder if this a 455 sd firebird trans am or a clone either way nice looking firebird

[@clemenza24]

I had one, a 73 and 74 were the only years for that engine my car was 1 of 252 cars that year

[@joequillun7790]

@@clemenza24 Lucern blue cars were from 70-72. No SDs those years, like Bill said.

[@clemenza24]

@@joequillun7790 i have a picture of my SD 455 white one on my profile page,mine was one of the 70 or 72 4sps

[@joequillun7790]

@@clemenza24 Lucky guy, to have owned a SD with a 4 spd. How long did you have it, and why did you sell? I had a 73, (buccaneer red, with the hood chicken) with the Muncie, in 1976. (Not an SD tho) Had to sell in 81. I wouldn't have a performance car, W/O a stick shift. I just go bonkers over the 70-73 T/As. (I just tried to copy a photo from my pics, but it won't paste.)

[@Tiffany.1970]

Love the bullnose front end looks very muscular looking with the shaker hood scoop n blue decals 😀

[@dogbiterabies2547]

pretty neet!

[@thud9797]

Figured an old guy would know how to set the choke and fast idle, guess not.

[@elis_rep]

Очень красивый

[@Tiffany.1970]

It's not hard to copy a trans am firebird n add the necessary parts etc n you got a lookalike

[@dotcalm8228]

Coulda got a little closer to the wall...rookie !!!

[@Rust_Bird55]

I have a 83 trans am

[@jakester455]

Crappy fuel, probably. Mine starts on the first try even after months. Best if you have a kill switch to spin up the oil pressure before you put the spark to it.

[@olegvitalich8978]

!!!!!!!!

[@davidbrown-55]

Ready to sell, let me know! Thanks

[@brentftaylor]

You still interested in a 70 T/A?

[@davidbrown-55]

@@brentftaylor yes, but hard to find.

[@brentftaylor]

@@davidbrown-55 I’ve got one I’ve owned for twenty five years that I’d let go. Lucerne blue with automatic , numbers matching

[@rosstempletonogskater]

400 or 455 ? I guess the scoop would have 455 if it was?

[@wiseguy2784]

455 was not an option for 70 T/A

[@davec3901]

A little too echoey to fully appreciate.

[@saintjames8018]

such a weird garage?

[@4344chicago]

Can I have it

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in EU :-( In Germany the Green party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing petrol stations to only one station per city. :-(

[@joequillun7790]

The liberals are all talk, and are hypocrites SS. The oil company's are too big, and have lots of political and financial backing. It won't be in our lifetime, oil, or the combustion eng. will disappear. Democrats tout this crap for the uneducated voters, and the youth to fall prey to. Just gives them a reason to put on more taxes, and crank up the price.

[@bigguy130]

Pull out of the EU and be independent again, there's one solution.

[@AB-pl1ko]

@@bigguy130 - this person 'Schlipperschlopper Schlipperschlopper' has posted this exact same paragraph on numerous YT videos relating to ICE cars yet I've not been able to find any 'legitimate' news source confirming what is mentioned anywhere so far. I think it is more fear mongering on their part over actual fact. That said, I am glad that I'm old enough to not be around when all ICE cars are removed from the wider world around us. That'll be a sad day as the 'future' seems to be droves of mega bland, soulless electric appliance 'carts' churning around - very fast in the straight line, but with zero actual connection to the driver since everything is filtered through layers and layers of software 'refinement' (aka disconnection). A tablet computer with 4 wheels where the 'drivers' actions are logged by the centimetre via the onboard 'safety' systems. Sounds like hell to me. :-(

[@trashbandit2449]

@@joequillun7790 doubt. Even if they were, they've convinced almost every manufacturer to quit gas engines. Hemis are done. Camaros are done. Mustangs are going electric. Corvettes going electric. Multiple states have banned the sale of new gas cars as of 2035, the EPA is introducing more regulations in 2023 (that's the same year American muscle cars are ending). I hope you're right, but it's already happening

[@joequillun7790]

@@trashbandit2449 they've been spewing this crap since Ralf Nadar. I have no problems with electric cars...driven by those who want them. And I could care less about "modern" muscle. Just allow me to drive these historic works of art (from the late 50s-to early 70s), for another 20 yrs or so. I think we'll be safe. 30 yrs from now? I won't be around to care a bit.

[@joeavelar2222]

Worst addition was when Pontiac added the ridiculous single stripe down the center! Cheapened the look

[@brsha8762]

Better too lean than too rich on a cold start... I wouldn't fix a thing..

[@davidward4678]

Who cares if the engine is cold, warm or full operating temperature when starting?😊

[@guillermoangeles779]

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