{"id":58325,"date":"2023-03-07T06:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T11:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/the-best-1974-pontiac-trans-am-just-sold-for-173600-58325"},"modified":"2023-03-07T06:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T11:24:10","slug":"the-best-1974-pontiac-trans-am-just-sold-for-173600","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/the-best-1974-pontiac-trans-am-just-sold-for-173600-58325","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The best&#8217; 1974 Pontiac Trans Am just sold for $173,600"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>It is the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/auto\/retro-ride-firebird-trans-am-super-duty-455-returns-with-1100-hp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">super Super Duty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A 1974 Pontiac Trans Am was sold at the Broad Arrow Auctions event in Amelia Island, Florida, for an astonishing amount.<\/p>\n<p>The Admiralty Blue coupe was one of 943 sold that year with the iconic Super Duty 455 cu-in V8 and one of just 212 of those also equipped with a four-speed manual transmission.<\/p>\n<p>The engine was the most powerful available in the Trans Am, but restricted to just 290 hp due to the increasing stringent emissions regulations that were coming into effect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/auto\/million-dollar-muscle-first-plymouth-hemi-cuda-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MILLION-DOLLAR MUSCLE: FIRST 1970 PLYMOUTH HEMI &#8216;CUDA LISTED FOR SALE AT $2.2 MILLION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The original owner paid $5,567.75 and kept it for 40 years, selling it to the consignor a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>It crossed the block with 15,985 miles on the odometer and still has its original Uniroyal tires, the emission control warranty book and other documents.<\/p>\n<p>It also has an AM radio with 8-track player and came with an era-appropriate selection of tapes that included The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hagerty.com\/valuation-tools\/pontiac\/firebird\/1974\/1974-pontiac-firebird-trans_am?id=aCn1I000000DSJXSA4&amp;search=q%3D1974%2520trans%2520am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Broad Arrow Auctions owner Hagerty<\/a>, examples of the car in perfect condition were valued at $103,000 prior to the auction, but this one sold for $173,600.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FOX NEWS AUTOS NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The 1974 Pontiac Trans Am sold in our Amelia Auction is simply the best example\u00a0in the world. You&#8217;d be hard-pressed to find a more original car,&#8221; Barney Ruprecht, vice president of Auctions for Broad Arrow Group told Fox News Digital. &#8220;Interested bidders recognized the opportunity and the result speaks for itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, while it was the highest price ever paid for a 1974 Super Duty, it was not the most for a Trans Am.<\/p>\n<p>Last July, a 1977 Trans Am SE that had been driven just 14 miles was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/auto\/old-pontiac-trans-am-sold-440000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">auctioned for $440,000<\/a>, which is likely the most ever paid for a Trans Am without a direct connection to the film &#8220;Smokey and the Bandit&#8221; or its star Burt Reynolds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/auto\/best-1974-pontiac-trans-am-just-sold-173600\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/auto\/best-1974-pontiac-trans-am-just-sold-173600 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is the most super Super Duty. 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