1966 LeMans, $1000

Not mine. There's a lot of badass here for a thousand bucks.

http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/4194962599.html

1966 pontiac lemans post , power windows , air condition car (no comp.) Has 1972 350w/two speed trans out of trans am, motor stuck, typical rust floors & trunk, lowers, frame is good , has console no front buckets , for parts or restoration, it is a project . 1000 FIRM. If you don't have 1000. don't waste your time or mine . 86zero30four90two9 Dave.DO NOT TEXT WILL GO UNANSWERED!. If add is up it is still for sale.

Location: chester

Hrm. I wonder if he'd go lower. I need a non-rusty frame for my '67 ragtop.

I'd actually prefer that over a '66 GTO.

350 w/two speed trans out of a trans am?

bravenrace wrote: 350 w/two speed trans out of a trans am?

Of course not, but seriously, were you planning on keeping that?

Woody wrote:

bravenrace wrote: 350 w/two speed trans out of a trans am?

Of course not, but seriously, were you planning on keeping that?

No sir, that car deserves a 455 and a Muncie.

bravenrace wrote: 350 w/two speed trans out of a trans am?

The 350 may be out of a '72 T/A, but the 2-speed is undoubtedly the original Powerglide from the '66 Le Mans. '67 was the last year for the Powerglide (my car has it, unfortunately) and it was replaced by the TH350 3-speed in '68.

In reply to Duke:

I didn't think the 350 was available in T/A's until the late 80's. And I don't know about firebirds, but I had a '68 Camaro with a 2 speed powerglide.

There's no such thing as a "two speed transmission out of a Trans Am". Trans Am's were initially offered in 1969 and if you got an automatic, it was a TH400. Later on (like 1977ish), they offered a TH350. Those are 3-speed automatics.

IMHO, $1k is too much for that car. That's a rusty mess that needs everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, replaced.

bravenrace wrote: In reply to Duke: I didn't think the 350 was available in T/A's until the late 80's. And I don't know about firebirds, but I had a '68 Camaro with a 2 speed powerglide.

Correct.

The Trans Am was not offered with a 350ci anything until 1987.

1969-70: various Pontiac 400's

1971-76: various Pontiac 400's or 455's

1977-78: various Pontiac 400's or Olds 403

1979: Pontiac 400 (W72), Pontiac 301, or Olds 403

1980: Pontiac 301 N/A or Turbo, or Chevy 305

1981:Pontiac 301 N/A or Turbo, or Chevy 305

1982-86: Various Chevy 305's

For all of the serial number decodes here, bear in mind that the guy probably bought something that said "trans am" on it and used that drivetrain. It might not have been a trans am, or it may have been a trans am with a non original drivetrain. Neither of these are hard to believe. It doesn't matter, 455/Muncie/drive as-is.

tuna55 wrote: It doesn't matter, 455/Muncie/drive as-is.

...and watch it twist up like a strand of DNA the first time it hooks up at launch.

The 350 is probably out of a firebird. I have an original "Formula 350" as a parts car. In the early 70s you could get the 350 in the base firebird or the Formula.

Duke wrote:

tuna55 wrote: It doesn't matter, 455/Muncie/drive as-is.

...and watch it twist up like DNA the first time it hooks up at launch.

I have a 455 and muncie swapped into my 72 Firebird. It's relatively stock with just aftermarket carb, intake, and headers. It's not that bad, but after the cam and heads subframe connectors might not be a bad idea.

I was thinking more in terms of dropping that into a rusty '66 Le Mans and "driving as is", like suggested above.

Chester is a beautiful place to visit and walk through town along the Pattaconk River. Nice shops and restaurants.

I lived in CT most of my driving life (so far). Please... do NOT buy this car. There's 48 years of CT road salt packed up under those fenders and not much left on top of them. Just let it rust quietly away... wont take long.