Rocco B. found another gem and sent us this Code 29 Stellar Blue 1975 Pontiac Trans Am. The car was built with Pontiac’s L78 400 cubic inch V8 engine backed by a 4 speed manual transmission. The car is located in Babylon, New York and the seller is asking $21,500. The seller thinks that odometer has rolled over once with the car having 108,000 miles. This car was just listed here on Craigslist. Code 29 Stellar Blue looks very similar to Code 29 Admiralty Blue of the prior year.
In 1975, a buyer walking into a Pontiac dealership to buy a Trans Am had two engine options. This car is equipped with the base engine that was noted as the L78 400 cubic inch V8, rated at 185 horsepower. The optional engine was the L75 455 cubic inch V8. However, only 857 Trans Ams were produced with this engine and it came with a 4-speed and 3.23 rear end. The 455 engine was also in Pontiac sedans and station wagons but was designated as the 455HO in the Trans Am for attention. This nomenclature was borrowing from the earlier 1971-1972 455HO models that had a 335 horsepower. The 1975 L75 455 cubic inch V8 engine was rated at only 200 horsepower but it was still one of the highest horsepower cars available in the mid 1970s.
This car has manual windows and no air conditioning. I don’t seen any other options that stand out like tilt steering or rear defrost either. The interior is Code 19V1 which was a black vinyl standard interior. The upgraded custom interior included the “horsecollar” seats and upgraded door panels. The interior looks to be in very nice condition with no rips or sun fading evident. The car is said to run and drive nicely. There has been repair work done to the floor boards and trunk.
The seller states that this car is one of several he or she is selling off from their collection. This Trans Am is riding on factory 15×7 Rally II wheels which look very nice. The aftermarket tires are Invader Radial GTs produced by Republic Tires. This seems to be a nice driver that warrants further investigation if you are looking for a mid 1970s 2nd generation Trans Am.
2 Pontiacs in a row. Thanks BJ. 👍
Nice Pontiac and it is clean! Priced right better than the one here about a week ago with a 305 engine for over 100 grand!
Having bought a new Admiralty Blue 74 400 4 speed Trans Am in August 74, I have to say I do like this car. My 74 was even more basic, with the standard vinyl interior and no console, but it did have the tilt column and optional AM/FM stereo radio. I still prefer the 74’s smaller rear window and parking lamps under the bumper over the 75’s big back window and p/lamps in the grill, but this is still a nice example of a mid 70’s TA.
If this was a 74, I’d already be on my way to look at it. If it didn’t mean taking that gawd awful ride out Long Island, I might even be tempted to go look at this 75.
While 74’s Admiralty Blue and 75’s Stellar Blue share the same paint code and look similar, they are two different colors. The actual paint formula for the two colors is different, and side by side you can see the slight difference in them.
This car looks pretty nice being from New York and its suspension sits nice. Last of the mid 1970’s performance cars even with that drive train it still will perform well! I like it!
Speaking of stance, the rear seems a bit high. I’ve noted that’s common with reproduction springs. I’d definitely try to source some lowering springs. Beyond that looks like a nice T/A for not a crazy amount.
I put reproduction springs in my ’78 T/A and sat high like that too. That’s a gorgeous T/A for a decent price
Price reduced by 2K – now $19,500.
My 1975, Stellar Blue Trans Am had two issues:1) Automatic, 2) White interior. Actually three issues: 3) Improperly heat-treated camshaft that had a bad day. Fixed under warranty by the fine folks at GM who argued until the engine was torn down and it was obvious to them it was well-maintained.It was an OK car at best.
nice car. money to made at auction with this 1 after a bit of tlc