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Hi fellow Pontiac fans I was wondering if any members here had any information regarding Oshawa built 1971 A-body's (Lemans,T-37 or Lemans Sports) with 455 H/O. I own a Oshawa built 1971 Lemans Sport with the 455HO and have only seen two others built in Oshawa and both were T-37's

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I had the remnants of a 72 H/O 4 speed years ago. It had the Endura nose, bench seat 4 speed, factory tach. The car was VERY rough, engine gone.


You are familiar with Dan Jensen from Michigan? He's the H/O guru. I'm not sure how much he knows about the Canadian cars though.

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Carl are you sure this was an Oshawa built car? I know Dan Jensen great car guy and person in general.

Ian

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Sorry, no. I don't remember where it was built. I never thought of that. At that time I was more into B bodies and Acadians. I knew it was rare, but I stripped it and crushed it. I talked to Dan about it briefly at one of the POCI meets and he seemed very uninterested in hearing about it. That seemed strange to me because I know it was a very unusual car.

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This brochure on e-bay shows, if you squint real hard, the 455 option on the T-37

http://cgi.ebay.com/1971-Pontiac-T37-LeMans-Brochure-Poster-Canada_W0QQitemZ350136181520QQihZ022QQcategoryZ1320QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.ca/1971-PONTIAC-T-37-455-HO-MAGAZINE-ARTICLE_W0QQitemZ270312659988QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

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72's were bulit in Ste. Therese as well.



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Hi fellow Pontiac fans I was wondering if any members here had any information regarding Oshawa built 1971 A-body's (Lemans,T-37 or Lemans Sports) with 455 H/O. I own a Oshawa built 1971 Lemans Sport with the 455HO and have only seen two others built in Oshawa and both were T-37's

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     new.gif   I am sorry.. I forgot to say welcome!   try to post some photos.. We love photos..    I had several 70-72 Monte's but no Pontiac until 73 for me...



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There used to be a T37 here in town-I got the M22 out of it for my Camaro at the time-someone converted the car to a BB Chev ! its still around somewhere. There was also one in Toronto (T37) a few years back for sale it was from down here too-Pete Fedun's race car when it was new.

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Hi, Welcome ! Must be nice to own such a rare Pontiac ! Where did you find that gem ? There is a guy here in Winnipeg who has a red 71 Lemans 455HO convertible but i'm not sure if it was built in Oshawa ? I could find out next time I see him, I don't know when though.

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-- Edited by 427carl at 20:44, 2008-12-27

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I just read in the GTO Restoration guide that at least in 1970 the 455 cars supposedly got the heavy duty frame option ala boxed convertible frame. I have to check the Orbit orange car that I posted for that as it also has a 12 bolt rear too which is supposed to be 455 cars only as well. Jack

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CDNROUNDPORT knows more about 71-72 HO cars than all of us combined.He is the EXPERT.

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Hi Rory hope you are doing well.I do have some experiance with these cars but I am not an expert.

Ian

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Ian   If you stay around here, and help us out, Todd will make you a GURU, with all the status that goes with that.....So please stay aroundnod.gif

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Not sure about anyone else but I'd like to see more pics of that Pontiac in Ian's avatar!

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You better believe it! I love the 68-72 cars. For that matter, pretty much any year GTO and Lemans but the round port cars are sure neat especially.

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Hey Ian.Doing OK and taking it easy as they say.Just busting on you a little.Hope all is well with you and your family.

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DRI wrote:

CDNROUNDPORT knows more about 71-72 HO cars than all of us combined.He is the EXPERT.


I think Todd K. knows a little about them as well Rory.wink

Anything new in the collection Ian?



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Hi fellow Pontiac fans I was wondering if any members here had any information regarding Oshawa built 1971 A-body's (Lemans,T-37 or Lemans Sports) with 455 H/O. I own a Oshawa built 1971 Lemans Sport with the 455HO and have only seen two others built in Oshawa and both were T-37's

Ian


If the blue one is your car, I love it. Looks like 2 door post?? or are my eyes deceiving me? Post sedan is my favorite body style in this car.



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Thanks for the comments guys,the car is not a post,I have some more pics that I will post.I ran the car the first time this summer and it ran a best of 13:81 on the bias ply tires.

Ian

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Thanks for the comments guys,the car is not a post,I have some more pics that I will post.I ran the car the first time this summer and it ran a best of 13:81 on the bias ply tires.

Ian


        not a post? disbelief      well postless is almost as good nod.gif  bIas ply or SLICKS?



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I have a 1972 LeMans Sport that I purchased in July '07. It has a 300 horse 400, M-20 4 speed and a 3.55 12 bolt rear. Right now it has a '70 455 370 horse motor in it. It was an Oshawa built car and was owned by a GM exec. I have the orig. 400 and I will be putting it back in the car after it has been rebuilt.
Does anyone know how to post pics on this site? I don't see anywhere to do that.

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I have a 1972 LeMans Sport that I purchased in July '07. It has a 300 horse 400, M-20 4 speed and a 3.55 12 bolt rear. Right now it has a '70 455 370 horse motor in it. It was an Oshawa built car and was owned by a GM exec. I have the orig. 400 and I will be putting it back in the car after it has been rebuilt.
Does anyone know how to post pics on this site? I don't see anywhere to do that.


        Welcome!  Glad you have a Cdn Poncho...  When you post , there is a section that says attach Images  click it and it will give you a section that say file up load  click browse, on the right , and it will show choices in your photo section..



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455Lemans wrote:

I have a 1972 LeMans Sport that I purchased in July '07. It has a 300 horse 400, M-20 4 speed and a 3.55 12 bolt rear. Right now it has a '70 455 370 horse motor in it. It was an Oshawa built car and was owned by a GM exec. I have the orig. 400 and I will be putting it back in the car after it has been rebuilt.
Does anyone know how to post pics on this site? I don't see anywhere to do that.


Is your '72 Lemans Sport red with a black vinyl top? It was silver originally? It sounds like it was Keith's car.

My neighbor used to have a really nice, stripped down '72 Lemans GT hardtop (base level) with very little in the way of options. Few options except for a 400 4-barrel, Hurst shifted M20 4-speed, 3.55 Safe-T-Track plus an AM radio. It had manual steering and brakes, plus most of the original factory exhaust system (the GTO duals with factory side split tips). He bought it from the original owner in 1989. Bought new in November 1971 it was put into winter storage almost right away (like it has been every year since). It had original paint, a spare set of GT stripes from new, the cloth seats were upholstered over with vinyl covers when new. It was sold new in Toronto but the car was built in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Hi, Welcome ! Must be nice to own such a rare Pontiac ! Where did you find that gem ? There is a guy here in Winnipeg who has a red 71 Lemans 455HO convertible but i'm not sure if it was built in Oshawa ? I could find out next time I see him, I don't know when though.


I'm not 100% on this but I believe at that time all Lemans convertibles came from only one plant, in Pontiac, Michigan.



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Yes, it was Keith's car. I finished it off with the rocker moldings and the emblems. It's been a great car!

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