1974 Pontiac Trans Am Walkaround with Steve Magnante

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@BS.Wickman Ай бұрын

There's the Steve we all know and love, and of coarse educating us with his wealth of knowledge

@allenkranawetter9482 Ай бұрын

Yes

@mikeadie7031 Ай бұрын

He sounds great too. The clear voice of the Steve we all know and love.

@Fony_turgeson 5 күн бұрын

how coarse is he? lol

@abeneufeld9690 Ай бұрын

I’m pretty busy farming , my sons have now moved out, my wife passed away from cancer a while back every day every day I look forward to your videos whether it’s in the junkyard or the high octane classic series. I look forward to seeing you every day and I thank you very much , please realize How bright you make my day❤

@metoon3092 Ай бұрын

Rock on Buddy!

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

If you like food on your table, thank an American farmer. We salute you.

@bobdavis3357 Ай бұрын

I'm very sorry for your loss, friend.

@JohnnyDanger36963 Ай бұрын

@@googleusergpREPORTED TO BILL GATES!!

@jayg1438 24 күн бұрын

you are appreciated

@Nunofurdambiznez Ай бұрын

Fantastic car!! Nice to see you getting more healthy with each passing day, Steve!

@larryharry7221 Ай бұрын

Nice Trans Am Steve. Thanks

@bob5074 Ай бұрын

Steve, you’re a national treasure. I’m so glad that you’re progressing and it looks like you’re working!

@ManBad88 Ай бұрын

Greetings from a German Muscle Car Fan to the USA. I Love GTO, Roadrunner/GTX, Charger, Coronet, Cuda, Chevelle, Camaro, Torino, Mustang '70 - '73, Olds Cutlass/442, Buick GS/GSX, Century/Regal, Buick Riviera, Wildcat, Olds 88 and 98 and Pontiac Catalina - Grand Prix. So what can i say? I died for this Cars. In this time 1964 - 1974, Trans Am and Camaro til 1982, Detroit build the most beutiful Cars off all Time.

@jeffgriffith7003 Ай бұрын

Glad to see you are looking stronger and stronger with every video!! Keep up the great work Steve!!

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

Yup, 1974 model year, with the VIN for the win: 2 for Pontiac, V for Trans Am, 87 for two door coupe, X for 455 CID V8 with four barrel, Super Duty, aka "Top of the Chiefs", aka "Valedictorian Class of 1974" aka "Smoke Signals" aka RPO code "LS2", 4 for 1974 model year, N for Norwood, OH assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Norwood, OH plant closed in August 1987. We got the tag (via the HOC website), we can brag: ST74 for 1974 model year, 2FS87 for Pontiac (2), Firebird (FS) two door coupe (87), N for Norwood, OH assembly, 200 for Red and Black vinyl interior trim, 75 75 for Buccaneer Red lower and upper exterior paint, 12B for the second week of December 1973 production, A51 for bucket seats, WS4 for Trans Am option, and RED for secondary interior trim. Not correct, 1975 Pontiac 455 CID V8s were 200 hp, straight out of the regular 455 parts bin. They were marked as "455-HO" purely for marketing and there was nothing "HO" about them. As noted, the 455 CID Pontiac Super Duty V8 was a pavement pounding, tire shredding beast of an engine. It was developed by the Special Projects Team consisting of Malcolm "Mac" McKellar, Herb Adams, Russ Gee and others. There is a video on it with Mr. Adams narrating it which can be found on YT. He is rather matter of fact as he describes the attributes of the engine in the vernacular. Mr. Adams was indeed a whiz and great at what he did. Air conditioning (RPO code C60) could only be had with automatic Super Duty engines. The manual transmission Super Duty cars did not have AC, although several have been upfitted. Not entirely correct, later year Formulas also included the rear RPO code "D80" spoiler. Nope, it never saw the state of MI (unless it was sold there). This was assembled in Norwood, Ohio. Looks like some details are missing such as some decals, but with some attention, that could easily be rectified.

@davidp2888 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite cars. I had a 1973 Firebird Esprit.

@allenkranawetter9482 Ай бұрын

I had a 1991 Pontiac Trans Am 5.0

@kfiscal01 Ай бұрын

I had a 74, my high school car. Absolutely loved it! Blue with black consoles and white seats. I put a turbo 400 trans in it and was a fast car.

@charlesdalton985 Ай бұрын

What a great car - a 455 SD is definitely on my list of dream cars. This one is stunning in its original appearance. Thank you High Octane Classics and Mr Magnante ~ Chuck P.S. iirc Pontiac had some issues with these due to the high flow oil pump. Regardless, great car!

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

Some Pontiac 400s also had crank issues. Once they were rectified, the engine was no problem. Pontiac engines don't need to be revved high to make power, nor do they like it.

@mattwhaley9917 Ай бұрын

Love the black seats with the red interior, looks sweet.

@ScottBryant-wi7gb Ай бұрын

Thanks for the content, Steve!

@geraldscott4302 Ай бұрын

What a beauty. Stock 15" wheels, 15" RWL tires with real sidewalls, real dual exhaust with no cat cons, carbureted 455 Super Duty, and the original B pillars with the flat rear window. I also love the color.

@richardray9267 Ай бұрын

You and the car both look great thanks again Steve

@IndridCool54 Ай бұрын

Another nice car Steve, thanks! 👍🏼👍🏼

@JimFlanagan4206 Ай бұрын

I absolutely love the front end of these. Probably my favorite of this body style.

@billyfoster3223 Ай бұрын

Great video, Steve, and THE great 455 SD Trans Am!!!!😁👍🔧🛠️

@rikwilkinson1451 Ай бұрын

Always a treat to see Steve in action.

@clevlandblock Ай бұрын

Don't forget the high nickel block with reinforced webbing, plus special distributor.

@jamesmisener3006 Ай бұрын

She's a Beauty and a Beast. Cheers 🇨🇦

@debbiebermudez5890 Ай бұрын

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 Professor Steve 🍎🎓📐✏️📓. I know some are going to get piss off, I always felt it reminded me of Vettes of the early 60’s witch were cool vehicles. Thanks Professor very informative ! 🍎🎓📐✏️📓👀😎👍

@davidhughes5789 Ай бұрын

Nice Trans Am Steve, although I would prefer a manual, also great to see you looking better and stronger every day.

@jeffdalrymple1634 Ай бұрын

Steve looks very well and sounds well. I'm glad you're back.

@saigawesnovember Ай бұрын

I love the front end on the ‘74 and the prior ones too.

@anibalbabilonia1867 Ай бұрын

Man! My brother in law had one of those he bought from an old neighbor back in 1985! Same year! Silver color, His had the 4 speed manual transmission. Man that car was a beast for its time! I bet he still wishes he still has it! Great video Steve.👌😎👍 Definitely one beautiful car!

@r.hill.2369 Ай бұрын

Steve, I view your channel for the automotive content. When you drop musical knowledge or allude towards music from our era, I love you so much more. Congratulations with your healing and all the best for the future.

@minnesotatomcat Ай бұрын

Awesome car! I like the red interior but with black seats, ALL red is just too much red sometimes, nicely optioned!

@303nitzubishi4 Ай бұрын

I'm more from the Bandit era but I have to say this car is probably the best integration of the 5mph bumpers I've ever seen. Lookin good Steve

@SuperOperator4 Ай бұрын

Slots for a bumper jack!

@rjs2005 Ай бұрын

The '77 and '78's used to be my favorite Trans Am, as they were the ones available as I became of driving age, but over the years, I find myself drawn to the '74-'76 cars. A '74 SD-455 would be my ultimate Pontiac. Thanks Steve for sharing this beauty, and for repping the Doobies!

@corottolt1 Ай бұрын

Steve you are sounding good and healthier. One of my favorite cars as well.

@707x-y6s Ай бұрын

Steve The 310 HP version never made it into production. Both 73/74 were 290 HP. Also, you alluded that the shaker was Trans Am only. If you ordered a SD Formula, it came with a shaker. One more point about the block. The lifter valley was reinforced with more webbing, very strong. Add: The 73/74 hood chicken were identical.

@SPSteve Ай бұрын

Nice slippers, Steve. I have a 74 non-SD 455 Trans Am. I think we can all agree the 70-73 cars look the best, but the 74 Trans Am is the best of the 74-81 cars. Pontiac did a great job with the 5 mph bumper on these cars and is SO much better looking than the Camaro. My car is Admiralty Blue, lowered on 17" Honeycombs and it looks good.

@mr.fredsaid1894 Ай бұрын

Great to See Steve back to work. 👍🏼🇺🇲

@Z06RFan Ай бұрын

A cool thing about the SD-455's is someone close to the program made sure the engines taken care of, he had them all 73-74 pulled out of the line and the engine oil changed before being installed in the car. Also how the tricked the EPA, they said, 'Oh this is the same engine in the station wagons but with heavy duty parts! lol It was impressive what Pontiac was doing as we look back at what was going those days.

@j.d.thompson3505 Ай бұрын

So nice. What a dream machine.

@birdlegs846 Ай бұрын

Im not a fan of the color red on anything but I admit I like the black seats with the red interior. Oh and big fan of the SD455👍

@louislepage5111 Ай бұрын

Nice too see you back Steve 😊

@coletrickle-km7cl Ай бұрын

That car needs the sammy hagar street machine album (witch has the trans am song on it) plugged in to the 8 track player.

@timothyogden9761 Ай бұрын

WTG Steve!! Looking GOOD!

@ManBad88 Ай бұрын

Greetings from a German Muscle Car Fan. Trans Am/Firebird '70 - '73 and the Model of '74 is the most beutiful Trans Am/Firebird off all Time.

@kurtengel6029 Ай бұрын

16yo and bought myself a new too me '75 formula 350, i was on top of the world. l always preferred the birds over the camaro's

@suffolkmike1 Ай бұрын

I bought that exact same Trans Am new except with all black interior

@SolamenteVees Ай бұрын

Steve is still sharp as a tack and encyclopedic in his knowledge of all brands.

@ronnieroberts9478 Ай бұрын

As always, excellent video thank you so very much

@robertbeckler5058 Ай бұрын

I always had to sit in the back seat of my buddies 74 TA . I was a young pup and tagged along with the upperclassmen all the time. Just a donk. Getting free beer in the back seat. Fun times

@derpderpington5433 Ай бұрын

I want to put a hood bird on my boring 4 door Japanese sedan

@Ron_Lockwood Ай бұрын

Thanks, Steve. Love some TAs.😎🇺🇸

@fishgeralding9224 Ай бұрын

Those 455 sd's had good tire burning torque on the bottom end.

@BobbyOfEarth Ай бұрын

She's a beauty! Reminds me of 1972, at eighteen, I had just acquired my first job at FMC and wanted to trade in my 64 Olds 442, for the white/blue 72 HD TA over at DeGuilio Pontica in Fremont, Ca. ...my dad wouldn't co-sign, for my own good. 😑

@matrox Ай бұрын

The black seats look good against the red.

@greatunz67 Ай бұрын

Thats so gorgeous, i had a model kit of that when i was a kid.

@ianthompson6268 Ай бұрын

that could be my forever car. Beauty.

@rogergoodman8665 Ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful!!!! For me the "SD 455" is holy grail of Pontiac engines!!!

@clifffoltz651 3 күн бұрын

Looking great Steve, keep the videos coming. Love them all !!! Stay healthy !!! We love you buddy !😊😊😊

@davehad-enough2369 Ай бұрын

Hey Steve. GREAT CAR. What a treasure.

@chrisecoff6155 Ай бұрын

Recovery seems to be going well!! And you're doing a car near and dear to me - I had a '76 Formula with a dealer-installed SD-455 {done to clear out the warranty-protection inventory}. It was a ride that put real goosebumps all over you if you stomped the go-pedal too hard! It additionally had a his-n-hers shifter {also dealer installed to clear the inventory - it was NOT a Hurst dual-gate}, which made the TH-400 an absolute blast to drive - I must have worn out at least six pairs of Tiger Paws from all the third-gear scratches........... Thanks for the wonderful memory-jog, Steve. You ALWAYS do good work, you know?😎

@707x-y6s Ай бұрын

Can you provide more details on your 76? Sounds intrresting.

@chrisecoff6155 Ай бұрын

@@707x-y6s What else would you like to know?

@John-wx9oy Ай бұрын

Phone ringers turned off!

@robertvance1873 Ай бұрын

So Good to See Steve Back

@ricksaint2000 Ай бұрын

Thank you Steve

@MAPRTX Ай бұрын

THANKS STEVE GREAT REVIEW

@bryanst.martin7134 Ай бұрын

400 was a lesser engine? How about the HO version? I raced against one in SoCal. It was racing a new Ferrari 308 GT, which both were in my way... 70 Muskrat and a built 302. We made white lines on the I5 from LA to SD. LA to LaMesa in 1 hr. They were behind me. Never repeated that.

@TheBeingReal Ай бұрын

The factory that made these and the Cameros was at the time noted as the worst quality facility for GM. Possibly all of the Big 3. When GM partnered with Toyota it became one of the best facilities for build quality. Still got to go for the Screaming Chicken. 😅 The 70’s were definitely a low point for US automakers. Horrible quality, horrible performance. The beginning of blah designs. It took all of 30+ years to even get close to the Japanese cars. I knew many people who worked for GM in the Detroit area back then, many would claim GM was so important that if it failed, so would the US economy. 😂 Lot’s of nostalgia is these old cars for sure.

@74SD455TA Ай бұрын

One correction for Steve which is surprising to me, but both the 1973 and the 1974 SD 455's had the same net horsepower of 290 HP. The 1973 and 1974 shared exactly the same engine components and the difference that he sites specifically relates to the camshaft. They were the same. Back in the day Pontiac wanted to include a hotter cam but the EPA wouldn't allow it. Fast forward.....it hardly matters. Once the public got a hold of these the cam was the first thing to change out and go with a Ram Air IV style cam and that made a major difference in performance.

@madmike2624 Ай бұрын

Oh, the woeful mid to late 70's..and 80's with the federal regulations and cafe poo poo, not to mention the gas crisis, lucky any performance cars made it thru the era.....Steve, as they say in the business, "you look marvelous" Keep on healing my brother!!!!!~

@mikegreer9041 Ай бұрын

Growing up in the 60s and 70s. After the 69, they turned the camaro and the firebird into squashed vw bugs. That's just the way I've always seen them. To me, a muscle car has to have a coke bottle shape.

@luisvelasco316 Ай бұрын

My neighbor in 1987-1988 had a 1974 SD455 in white, with honeycomb wheels. At that point it was just an old car, not worth very much.

@tsparky9196 Ай бұрын

We had a 1976 that looked very similar to this one. Automatic, red exterior, black interior, 8-track, and one that I still miss...

@joejoe-qn4hu Ай бұрын

Automobile encyclopedia Steve Maganete. I had did a trade for a 75 t/a 455 4 speed car back in the early 2000's. Car was originally sterling silver with mint black interior the bad part is someone had painted yellow over the years it also had hurst T-tops. Was a very clean car not my favorite year Trans Am but it still was a Pontiac Trans Am ended up going through a divorce unfortunately had to sell it

@sundancer3700 Ай бұрын

My dad ordered a 74 with the SD455 and honeycomb wheels and it took forever to arrive due to the wheels shortage. I was only 16 and drove it a few times, it didn't seem much faster than moms 1969 Mustang mach 1 which became my first car.

@WayneB27 Ай бұрын

You could also order the SD455 in Formula Firebird's , they also came with shaker hood's like the Trans Am when optioned that way.

@SurnaturalM Ай бұрын

I don't know if you will ever read this, but I wanted to say that you lost a crazy amount of weight. You must feel way better now. I'm happy to see you're doing well. I watched your older video in the junkyard, and I've learnt a lot of stuff and details. I hope that the video format will return soon. It was very interesting, especially the series about trucks. Thank you.

@classiccorvettesmusclecars5846 Ай бұрын

Interesting interior…

@SurnaturalM Ай бұрын

I've seen very few of these cars. The only thing that is missing are the optional honeycombs wheels. I think they're the most beautiful wheels GM ever sold.

@psykkogonda Ай бұрын

That car will blow your doors off! I love that saying brings me back to the days when we would street race cars. No Honda with fart mufflers or ding dong in dodges doing donuts.

@johnlennon8653 Ай бұрын

Friend of mine had that same car. First time he let me drive it, I did a power turn at over 60 miles an hour on a two lane highway. Hit the parking brake, spun the wheel and threw it into reverse as the back end swung around, nailed the the throttle. Did the same to get back going in our original direction (in3rd gear) . Scared the crap out of big Donny, in his own car, but I was taught how to do it by a seasoned cop who knew what he was doing doing and one of the last who drove a standard transmission car.

@dwainjones9860 Ай бұрын

Your automotive knowledge is unbelievable! I'm curious to know what other lines of work you've done?

@ralphhorst3682 Ай бұрын

Steve another great video!! I loved all the TrasAms I owned an 85 TA LOVED it !!

@marcialrivas5870 Ай бұрын

Good afternoon Steve how are your health doing this days hope everything goes well with you 🙏 thanks for your time with this beautiful car love it

@superduty4556 Ай бұрын

Dont forgot the 58 Formula SDs! Also, this has a VIR eliminator kit for the AC.

@fryguy714 Ай бұрын

You never hear about the Firebird Formula to me it was overall a better car than the Firebird Trans Am it was a step down with the from the Trans Am and it had a 400 engine in it and it would blow the Trans Am away in a quarter mile with no problem but once the Trans Am caught up to it that was the end of the road but it took about 2 mi for that to happen

@fubarmodelyard1392 Ай бұрын

You're looking well Steve. Fantastic firebird and I like that design right behind the 70-73. And calling it a screaming chicken is akin to calling the fake spare on Chryslers and Plymouths the toilet seat

@vincekartes7145 Ай бұрын

You go Steve! Delivering knowledge and cool cars in your slippers! Love what you do keep it up!

@HoosierDaddy_ 9 күн бұрын

Those lines are such classic, beautiful lines. These cars have always been cool.

@donnybarley-y3t Ай бұрын

Classsic and factory badass! Way to go Steve , great presentation and you look like your getting back k to your old self

@MikeJBlues 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for bringing us these awesome cars Steve 👍

@davidkay4174 Ай бұрын

THE 1974 WAS A DOG , HORSEPOWER WAY DOWN , SD MEANS SUPER DOG , THIS GUY ISNT GOING TO COMPARE EARLIER MODELS TO THIS DOG ,

@minnesotatomcat Ай бұрын

Steve knows his doobie brothers facts too! I bet he’s an encyclopedia of music facts as well as cars 👍

@fakustes8827 Ай бұрын

Nice car. I do have one but it need work and got a 400 in it . Been setting a long time I had it seen 1978. But I have it.

@drift3rkid66 11 күн бұрын

No T-tops?! What year did those become available?

@dadgarage7966 Ай бұрын

That's a sharp car. I've always liked the mid-'70s F-bodies.

@joegagnon5321 Ай бұрын

Great rundown as always Steve! Had the same car in Buccaneer Red but was a 400, fun car.

@claysmell Ай бұрын

SD455 the last gasp of the muscle car era

@jukeboxzero1 Ай бұрын

Fortunately that was only the first wave. A lot of those "muscle cars" were slow even compared to the late '80s "muscle cars". An '89 TTA would destroy almost all 60's and early '70s "muscle cars".