I got my first Firebird when I was 17 years old and it was a 1973 Firebird Esprit, Navajo Orange 350 CID engine. I blew that motor and installed a Pontiac 400 CID rebuilt engine. I blew up that motor just before I went to college and could not afford another motor.

My bicycle went to college with me and when I graduated I was heartbroken to have to sell my Esprit. My wife and I purchased the 1972 Blue Formula in 1997. Its VIN is 2U87N2N506556. Its correct color should be Cameo White with Black top. The engine is a 1971 Pontiac 400 CID. My wife and I started our business and the car rebuild was put on hold for 4 years. As I became busy and the car sat I decided to have a local shop build the brakes and they convinced me to rebuild the engine. The shop sent the engine out of state and as of today I put the specifications in a location I cannot locate.
The shop installed a Torker II high rise manifold with a Edelbrock carb. Consequently the hood would not close and after a long debate I requested the Pontiac manifold be installed. The shop then could not find the manifold, The shop did nothing to clean up the engine bay before installing the engine so I took the car as is. I do most of my mechanical work myself.
The 1973 Trans Am was purchased 4 years ago. It has original paint and 55,000 miles, factory or dealer eight track player, The sun roof was installed by the original owner in 1992 in Florida. I have rebuilt the brakes and done minor detailing. The last owner masked or I should say attempted to mask off the engine and spray paint anything black that he thought should be black. I am cleaning that paint off. The 1973 Formula 400 Ram Air was purchased December of 2016. The previous owner’s family has a large auto body shop in Albuquerque, Quanz Advanced Auto care, This car had a body off restoration 5 years ago with the engine rebuilt at 90,000 miles. It has a four speed manual transmission. It also has a few bugs with the lights.
My interest in Pontiacs came about as all my high school friends wanted Camaros, Mustangs, Chevelles, etc.. My mother’s cousin owned a Pontiac dealership and I would go drool over the Firebirds, GTOs and Lemans. They had a Brewster green 1968 convertible on the show room floor. I begged to purchase that car which they sold in 2005 with 250 miles on the odometer.