Super Rare '71 Pontiac T-37 455 H.O.

[@bruceallen6016]

A truly impressive piece of very rare Pontiac history. Thumb way up for this one. 😀

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@bruceallen6016]

@@musclecarcampy9922 The only thing I would enjoy more would be being behind the wheel. I grew up on muscle cars and had my share. I love driving them like they were meant to be driven. ;-)

[@abef.9085]

Had a 1970 Leman"s Sport Ragtop...Still kicking myself for selling it..Real Head Turner...Sky Blue/Craiger"s...

[@brandeewade8017]

I have a t37 Pontiac 455 ment condition looking to sale

[@MrOnemanop]

I had a ‘71 Sport Lemans. 400 M22 posi. Bought it in ‘81, for $800. It was rusty and abused. Owning that car taught me a lot about car repair. At the time I always thought the other A bodies were more appealing. Now I appreciate the understated look. Thanks for the video!

[@abef.9085]

70 Lemans Sport Ragtop...350/4Barrel...Body by Fisher...lol.

[@michaellambert3067]

Pontiac truly did build excitement! Accelerating hard from a dead stop would have been cool to see!

[@joequillun7790]

MCC, you amaze me with your finds. Another Pontiac jewel. A single booster QJ. Wow. A 3.55 12 bolt, perfect for a street Pontiac. The rarity is extraordinary. Fantastic job on the resto. Altho I understand the need for originality, I'm a stickshift guy, and sad to see a column shifted auto. And also the P/S, and 4 wheel drums. Just goes to show, you can't have your cake, and eat it too. Good to hear this car is still being driven and enjoyed. Thanks.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Kevin has nearly doubled the mileage since he restored it, God love him. I think the column shift adds to the mystique.

[@opera93]

Thank you.. Interesting overview… of a rare …Oddly, in 1971,, previous Fall 1970,I had just bought a 70 CORONET 500/383/4/ 4 BB/ Dual exh, loaded , except no air conditioning ; at great price (( Declining a 70 Challenger RT+/SE/4 sp/ totallly Optioned , in triple Green (?), we did not like all Greens!) . Anyways,I looked around for some of this type rarity , but got priced out : esp the BUICK GS, 429 TORINOS, AMC REBELS…ANYWAYS, ended improvin* & building up, &* using up the 70 Dodge for many miles , until N Indiana Rust ate it beyond ……

[@musclecarcampy9922]

@@opera93 I have had a '65 Coronet 500 with a 383/4-bbl/TorqueFlite since 1992. It drives like a dream. And no, it did not have air conditioning, disc brakes, etc. Only power steering.

[@opera93]

@@musclecarcampy9922 thanks for comments..interestingly, I bought my first new Car , Coronet 500,in 1970;; Ralley Red/ black Vinyl , Deluxe interior Black(* the GSX, RAM IV, TALLEDEGA 429 , corvettes were to high$$, *& we had LOTS of DRIVING: finish School, ( way before ZOOM) work ::: built & it up , maintenance ((* I done most services; shocks, plugs, oil) *& started with HEI FROM MOPAR, MONROE SPE SHOX:: unfortunately lot of MOPAR PERFORMANCE not fit)…

[@MarinCipollina]

I get the originality angle, but Jay Leno puts disc brakes on all his cars that were not already so equipped, just as a safety element. I agree with that sentiment. If it's a car I'm going to drive, I'm going with disc brakes.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Great Looking 71 Pontiac T-37 455 H.O. anybody would be proud to own the Car..

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Absolutely. Thanks for watching.

[@Cartier_specialist]

My neighbor had a 70 Tempest with a 400 and a 4 speed that won a bunch of street races on Airport Road back in the day. It was a beautiful car.

[@richardturk7162]

Met Don Garlits at his museum in Ocala. Super nice guy.

[@jerryblake4088]

KEEPS REMINDING ME OF THE FRENCH CONNECTION MOVIE.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

I never thought of that. Good call.

[@ChrisLincolnHomes]

It was great looking at the car today in Clearwater. Beautiful car. Thanks for taking the time to talk to me Kevin.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Kevin is a good egg.

[@jojojeep1]

When I was growing up my friend’s father used to drive me to elementary school in a brown T 37

[@carlwilson-sj2op]

I had a 1971 gt 37 350 3 speed in floor green in color bought it in 1984 from original owner who bought in TexAs when he got back from Vietnam i paid $ 500

[@antoniotutt4894]

Pontitastic!!!

[@julieguido6905]

Beautiful car Kevin. Great video too.....

[@robertmoulton2656]

That old car in retirement is finally getting the love it deserved back when it was new

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Well, it was ordered to be a racecar, so it is just retired.

[@floydthompson8668]

Ahhhhh.. It sings. Thanks for giving it a microphone.

[@backroom12]

I have a 72 gto I’m putting back on the road . I wasn’t sure where the heater hose bracket went until I saw it on your car . Thanks lol

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thanks for watching.

[@jamesnull5415]

Very nice car!!!🇺🇸

[@audieconrad8995]

Gr8t car, gr8 story. Thx 4 posting.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikelaumaillier9271]

My girlfriend has her dad car, same as this but came originally with a 350 Chevy 2bbl and Powerglide. First time I saw it, I commented that the motor had been changed because all the cars I had seen were Lemans and they came with the 350 Pontiac. Here father told me it was the original motor. Found out that the Canadian T37s came with Chevy motors up to 350 cid, the Lemans had Pontiac motors. Nice video. Best Regards - Mike

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Interesting fact.

[@TonysHotRodGarage]

Awesome car and awesome story! 🏁

[@ronaldhellengreen7063]

What a COOL find! This is one I'd never heard of. I owned a 70 442 in 1973. I was 19 when I got it. The ride, the torque of those cars was killer. Wide track that's really cool, hadn't heard that for a long time. Love your channel!!!! Can't wait to see more!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Plenty more where that came from.

[@racerx7319]

I own a 70 442 rally red white vinyl top factory hurst dualgate shifter with a white bucket seat interior with 342 rear gears and posi . It's being restored by me little by little it's getting there . Great cars the 70 455 365 hp with 500 ft # of torque with them 342 gears are a perfect combo. It's a no ac car it's just all business. It's a lot of fun tho.

[@hoppes9658]

Ron. With the oil embargo of 73 and 74 what did you trade in for?

[@ronaldhellengreen7063]

@@hoppes9658 it was my first car that I financed. I had a 57 Fairlane 500 that I sold before I got the 442. Sold the Fairlane for $500.

[@hoppes9658]

@@ronaldhellengreen7063 That’s cool.

[@billmagorian490]

I liked that smile on your face when you fired that beast up.

[@philpolzin2233]

Very rare. A true step back in time. An archive with a verifiable history. Pontiac, they built excitement. RIP.

[@jeffhuss5554]

Very nice beautiful car. My first car at age 16 was a 71 Pontiac Lemans GT. It was gold with black reflective stripes. It was only a 350 two barrel and three speed manual. It didn’t have GT37 on it, just GT. I totaled it one night. Sure wish I had it back.

[@gregconner4460]

I just got a 72 GT 400 with the Enduro front.

[@bgjb-r1499]

In 1981 a friend (18 yr old birthday present) walked outside to an all original, numbers matching 1969 Camaro Z28. A week later it had started to snow and his mom and dad pleaded with him to not take the car out. He did go out that evening and wrapped the car around a telephone pole, totaled the car. A week after that accident he signed up for the Army! What a mess!!

[@mikehenson819]

This car comes from my generation, and I can tell you from experience, they were some of the best that ever came out of Detroit. In fact mid 60S until the early 70s, only American big 3 produced the most beautiful, durable, and powerful cars for the money. No one came close when it comes to mass produced automobiles. The styles of that era look better than anything being produced currently by anyone.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

You won’t get an argument from us! Thanks for watching. Hope you subscribed.

[@williemoon7522]

i remember a wrecked T37 coming into the junkyard i worked at in 74 .. barely damaged .. also a T5 ford ..

[@bk14nyc]

Stock is the way to ROCK!

[@protourfox]

That hood tach!! Beautiful car!!

[@rajcam80]

Awesome car !!! Hope one day my early 71 GT-37 would look as good as this car!!!!

[@Muddymikey]

My first car at 17 years old was a '71 T-37, 250 cu. in. straight 6, 2 speed auto. Bench seat was great on dates. Always hoped to find another one that I could restore.

[@chrislukasak8530]

I had one. Metallic brown, 350. I miss that thing

[@zxtenn]

I see someone welded the axle tubes to the housing, a great and effective old school racers trick

[@musclecarcampy9922]

It was a Super Stock car back in the day, so it could be expected.

[@zxtenn]

@@musclecarcampy9922 I just finished watching it, 13.1 @ 110 excellent time BTW, i am 67 and back in the early 70's if someone had a real 13 second car it was fast considering most old cars ran in the 14's at under 100.

[@tedgreen7547]

Great Car Kevin!!!

[@kevinguido6876]

Thanks very much Ted. I'm just her caretaker :-)

[@_jeff1990]

Very nice ride! I own a 1971 T-37 and I am also in Florida. If the owner reads these comments, I would love to connect with him!

[@andylowe2725]

Very nice. I love that interior color!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

I imagine it was hard to keep clean when drag racing.

[@hendo337]

I would definitely prefer that over a GTO. No question. When I was 21 years old and had just joined the Army the year before they brought the Holden Monaro over as the 2004 GTO. I wanted one something awful, besides the fact they cost $33,xxx and I was only bringing home an E3 salary by late 2003. I was in Germany and AAFES wasn't allowed to import them and sell them to us. I finally got one, with a 6 speed, in 2017, I had a horrible stroke of bad luck and the engine was siezed and it sat in storage from 2019 until last month I finally towed it from TX to TN. Now I am saving up to put together an engine for it and put it back together in my driveway. I am probably going to build a 408ci iron block stroker with 243 heads, 238/242 cam, headers and a tune. I expect to see 550hp+ out of it and would like to see just under 500whp.

[@watsisbuttndo829]

You guys lost pontiac and us Aussies lost Holden. Look after your piece of history mate.

[@gregconner4460]

I just got a 72 GT 400 with the Enduro front 1 of 614 all numbers matching.

[@gregconner4460]

Cardinal red.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Sounds pretty.

[@gregconner4460]

@@musclecarcampy9922 Thanks hope to be driving it in the spring nice old cruiser.

[@CS-oe8og]

That guys smile said it all.

[@joebacarella2829]

I am 60 years old and lived the muscle car era, and I don`t remember seeing a T37, these are GTO`s with no frills interiors, but they are rarer than a GTO nowadays, it`s a beauty.

[@danieledwards844]

My first car was a T-37 350 2 barrel 😀🤩

[@SeaTravelr123]

What a great car!!! Love the smile when you started her up... she is beautiful.. Sandalwood was a big hit in 71...lol

[@darylsmioth1904]

Yep that's the rare 335hp version of the 455. They used parts off the 400 ram air motor like camshafts etc to bump it up. NICE car!

[@bossman1974]

Very nice car

[@darrellsaunders4267]

A friend of mine bought a new 71 Lemans in 71...white with buckskin interior, 350 auto...one of the nicest cars I ever sat my a$$ in.

[@robertburke3316]

That is one very impressive and rare poncho! Your a fortunate man

[@uttasyda9746]

Badass ride!!!👍my father loved goats he had a 65,he mentioned t-37s to me before w/455 ho but had never actually seen one,neither have I til now,I fuckin love it!!!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Here is it’s forgotten cousin, the GT-37. '71 GT 37-Poor Man’s GTO kzbin.info/www/bejne/laPPlqWQgaeHgaM

[@vvasko779]

My older sister had beautiful baja gold/black interior t37. 350 v8 2bbl. Car was mint til she hit a tree and totaled it. Used to roll down the windows and blast the 70's rock while barreling along country roads at outrageous speeds it seemed. I miss my sister, the 70's and that beautiful car.

[@tedlawrence4189]

Wow! Never heard of one. Had a '70 with the 400 and 4 speed.

[@bigdaddy69Z28]

i saw this car at Mid Michigan Plex at Stanton .Mi back in the day . I have took my 69 Berger 427 Camaro to the pure drags . Also i have a pepper green 70 Judge ram IV 400/4sp have had for 23 years Love these old PONCHO'S

[@marksgarlata9286]

Stunning!

[@billmagorian490]

What a great story. intelligent owner. intelligent interviewer. Outcome an exceptional report on this rare and unique car.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Wow. That is so good to hear. Thank you very much.

[@turbotempest4095]

In fact, it is in essence the Tempest lineage continued. As the 71 base model Pontiac A-body, the T-37 replaced the 70 Tempest as the base model Pontiac A-body. Love the car. I am a factory sleeper fan.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

True enough.

[@johnroma9412]

T37 looks like a muscle car an Adult could drive. Not a teen treasure like GTO ,or Mustang. A cool cruzer. “The Gent” is a good name for the drag car. Looks like a gentleman’s car. No air intakes on hood. A real “Sleeper”. 👍👍👍👍

[@godbluffvdgg]

The year pontiac died...They got too heavy, were rust buckets waiting to happen, Auto Manufacturers were going through intense union problems...Nam was in full bloom...Nobody cared about ANYTHING. Wood stock ended two years prior and it did nothing ...

[@matthewtaylor1697]

very nice and a great story 👍

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thanks for watching.

[@christopheronsgard1920]

Wow. Thanks to the owner and the great video you made!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thank you.

[@deanm4138]

That car is beautiful my dad had a ‘70 Pontiac Tempest with the straight 6 bare bones interior clothe bench seats am radio no power accessories inside it even had the factory hub caps on it he bought that car new in 69 he loved that car unfortunately in 79 a lady ran a stop sign and totalled the car

[@telluride4017]

Great video ! Thank you!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thanks for watching, sir!

[@jeffpatterson3676]

Man maybe never seen one that nice, do remember T 37 running the roads growing up

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Most were 350 2-bbl cars.

[@glensoldan4536]

Some of the coolest looking exhaust manifolds ever cast.

[@bigmac2752]

My dad and mom had Pontiac T-37. It wasn't one that had a 455. It had a 350 in it. It was a nice car with plenty of power.

[@caribman10]

In truth, it's all about one wird: shopping. You have to shop. When My Dad bought his '64 Tri-Power Bonneville there was an options folder 4 pages long, single spaced. There were a LOT of things on it. Most people never asked to look at it and when they did it was cursory. This car is an example of shopping. By the way: shopping? At the end of the folder there was a box; "special paint". Haven't heard that one? for $22 - yes, $22 - you could have your Pontiac painted ANY OTHER GM COLOR.

[@MarinCipollina]

Cadillac colors not included

[@fortyshooter1]

That is a nice sleeper of a Pontiac and the price of it back then was a GREAT deal! I used to see T-37 's run around my area back in the early 70's but not with the 455 HO. That engine had the old 288/302 HO/RA cam I believe? I had a 1977 Pontiac LeMans Can Am with the T/A 6.6 back in 1977. I should have kept that one.

[@georgewetzel4380]

Nice; especially for the correct tires.

[@olskool3967]

i remember those T37s well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@bgjb-r1499]

Man I’m getting old. I remember seeing these cars when they were just a few years old. They also came with a 350. But nothing compared to the 455. Beautiful car, just stunning. Thank you for sharing and bringing back some great memories.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

My pleasure! Thank you. I hope you’ll subscribe. Lots more good stuff coming.

[@sparkyguitar0058]

I used to get a ride home from work from a cutie girl I grew up with. Her car a 71 green Tempest 350 2b. Just seeing this car brought back so many memories.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

@@sparkyguitar0058 On the low end, the base engine was a 6-cylinder. Imagine how slow that would be.

[@sparkyguitar0058]

@@musclecarcampy9922 Too good of mileage. We would never run out of gas.

[@backroom12]

I grew up in the 80s and I never saw these cars . Here and there . The neighbor had 2 novas lol but mostly the early 70s car were already gone . Everyone was driving downsized crap

[@jesseleelong2824]

Incredible

[@davedavis775]

Oh how I loved the Formula steering wheel . Best looking wheel of the 70's and early 80's . I had two 77 T/A's. One was a Y82 hurst hatch special edition . The first T/A i built a 69 Ram Air III for to race . I still love Pontiacs today . My brother had a 65 GTO hardtop with the 389 4 speed . Pontiac people are really cool .

[@patrickcardon7114]

I recently saw this car at the Rise and Shine Car Show in Tampa and immediately knew it was a special car. It was nice talking with the owner about the car.

[@1350Fun]

Nicely put together

[@tpock63]

What a amazing Pontiac & owner! Outstanding interview.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Kevin is an amazing guy.

[@marcusfields2179]

What a cool car! You are a class act my friend. Take care of her.

[@erichite4871]

To further complicate the mystery, there was also a GT-37 package I believe

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Try this one on for size. kzbin.info/www/bejne/laPPlqWQgaeHgaM

[@sidefx996]

What a fantastic car, thanks for sharing! I actually have the exact steering wheel that goes in this car. Came off a '71 Lemans steering column I used. That wheel was the "base" wheel and while it is a little goofy looking I agree it kinda belongs in this car. I actually prefer the "sport" three spoke wheel, which was the mid level option, with the Formula style wheel being the top option. Or at least that's what an old brochure I found online awhile back said.

[@MarinCipollina]

Formula and TRANS AM used the same steering wheel. It lasted through 1981.

[@larryblack4257]

Pontiac has always been my favorite car I had a 76 Bonneville Brougham it ran & sounded so sweet with dual exhaust Bavarian cream color with a peanut butter top people used to always give me compliments on the car

[@jimbutke]

I had a ‘71 T-37 with a 400 and GTO wing on the back! Miss that car!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

As well you should.

[@theswampfox9584]

Pontiac used to have a great lineup- miss those cars

[@musclecarcampy9922]

No doubt!

[@MarinCipollina]

Pontiac was SOOOO badass back in the day. That was a special era to grow up in.

[@jerryblake4088]

WE HAD A 1974 PONTIAC LEMANS 4DR WHITE TOP BLUE BOTTOM 350 PONTIAC MOTOR 2BRL FENDER SKIRTS THAT WAS AWESOME.

[@chuckselvage3157]

Never heard of these thanks for sharing.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

My pleasure!

[@kevinz8930]

Awesome.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thanks!

[@dogsense3773]

I work in a restoration shop in California, and this year we had seven GTO pass thu the shop 68-71 cars. Great story!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thank you.

[@rad87gn]

Sweet rare ride!!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Isn’t it?

[@DanEBoyd]

When I was in about sixth grade my older neighbor got a '71 Lemans Sport, in burnt orange with a black vinyl roof and saddle buckets/console interior - and Honeycombs! He had the rust and got painted it brown, and put Cragar SS on it. When he went off to college though, he put Ralley IIs on it. Dunno what happened to those beautiful Honeycombs.

[@MikeCarr-d3w]

Being a Pontiac fan I love the sleepers, I had a 56 Canadian Pontiac fact is there on a Chevy frame in Canada not Buick frame which makes that much shorter. It came with a blown engine 396/ 360 hp which I rebuilt with L88 cam blueprinted boy was this thing was crazy after 5000 grand as I had a Muncie 4 speed and 456 gears in 1970. I had to sell the engine to schooling and drop in my done out 301 and I still beat out everything on the track that day except a 69 Chevelle with 307 stickers but actually had a big block 396. That combo was a perfect quarter miler as took out 440 GTX and my buddies 56 Chev with a 327 that he said he could take me out, he lost all 3😅 . Unfortunately it was stolen strip and burnt!! This is a Pontiac Laurention top of the line in Canada as it was a two door hardtop and have never seen another since, boy do I ever miss my baby as I did all repairs by myself with no training. Caio The Mouse

[@apachebill]

Nice ride.

[@mrman4003]

I remember the T-37 never saw one this drive train.. I am surprised to hear about it beating the 440 6bbl

[@musclecarcampy9922]

We have photographic and ET slip proof!

[@jerryblake4088]

I'M GLAD BACK THEN THEY PUT A LOT OF TORQUE ON THOSE ENGINES. BIG CHIEF ON STREET OUTLAWS HAS A 482 ENGINE IN HIS 70 GTO.

[@billmagorian490]

The vinyl interior and door panels looked awesome. Granted the floors looked like something out of my Dad's 53 Mercury.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

So plain in there; such a stark contrast to Kevin’s GTO Judge.

[@williambrown3458]

I believe this was a way to get GTO performance without the GTO name on it as a loop pole to avoid paying high insurance premiums at the time.

[@albertgaspar627]

This was the car the Judge was imagined to be. When I first started working for someone other than myself, a manager had a LeMans Sport 2 door he drove to work...I offered to buy it when he was ready to sell but he needed the trade-in value. A few years later a friend i helped with family problems paid me back with a junkyard 1969 GTO, so it worked out ok :)

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Good observation about the Judge, previously known as the E.T.

[@josephgeorgeejr7039]

Beautiful car, to me its a secret project gto, also a work of art!!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Indeed.

[@james---b]

T stood for Tempest and 37 was the Pontiac internal code for any and all hardtop coupes across the line. The initial '70 Pontiac GT37 was indeed the fastest Pontiac muscle car produced when equipped with the Ram Air III 400-inch engine that put out a conservative 345 horses.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Who's the guy that used to race that t-37 it was kind of a copper color he made all the muscle car magazines back in the day then now the defunct high performance Pontiac and a whole lot more does anybody remember. It was a pretty famous t-37

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Dan Jensen. That is who I mentioned in the beginning in the video.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

@@musclecarcampy9922 that's it it's been a lot of years since I really been into the heavy car scene reading everything but that's what came to mind right away. Thanks for filling in the blanks in my head I was just trying to figure it out. I saw this in an interested me I'm going to be watching this this weekend. Cuz I drive a truck for 33 years and I'm on the road and my time is limited I can only do so much in a day but it was so cool to see the t-37 and that's being old magazine reader that's why I couldn't remember his name. Have a safe weekend

[@musclecarcampy9922]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist You, too. Lots of crazies on the road, but I don’t have to tell you that.

[@Clearanceman2]

I swear GM must have had so much money back then, the development guys were just doing all sorts of things. Must have been a fun time to be a car designer.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

About 50 percent market share. They were raking it in faster than the accountants could count it.

[@cbsctomh]

My first car...red with a black vinyl top and a 350 2bbl.

[@rcperspective]

My Dad has one of these in the backyard 350/Turbo400. It's falling apart, he's disabled now, and I just don't have much time. I'm not too far from Kevin here in Central FL. Hopefully we can start working on it soon. Be nice to have another 37 to park next to at shows!

[@Red-rl1xx]

Cool car! Just ran across your channel and subbed!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thanks! Lots of great Pontiacs on here, including Kevin’s GTO Judge.

[@bk14nyc]

You have to put the Original Steering Wheel back on!!! 👍👍👍

[@dalejohnson3520]

I was blessed to have done the dealership prep at the Tigard, OR GM training center as a student there.

[@jimmyzab5476]

Trans am steering wheel… cool