Not mine but nice 71 Stage 1

What an awesome car and story!! Glad I am too far away to consider!?

 

It's been sitting outside under a tarp for a lotta years a.k.a. the surface rust and rust in the truck.

 

That VIN number is from the front of the block. I believe the gold you see is surface rust, not gold paint.

 

Kind of strange there's zero red paint someone needs to ask them exactly where that picture was from

 

What little I know about the 71’s I learned here. Isn’t paperwork necessary to document real 71 Stage 1 cars? What tells us this one is good to go? Info for future use.

 

The block will have a TS stamp by the dipstick with the VIN that matches the car, and the trans will have the BB or OW tag with the VIN that matches the car.

Both should be verified since there are no pics of the TS stamp or the trans VIN.

 

Thanks OP

 

Here's a few pictures of the engine code and Vin stamp of a numbers matching 71 GS 455 convertible.

 

Welcome guys. I woud go after the car myself but too far away from me and logistics would be a nightmare with the current conditions. As stated he doesnt have distributor.

 

Your welcome. Sadly under the current situation with things is too far away for me to jump on it.

 

Well I was in the area today but couldn't connect with him and my schedule to go swing by and see it.
I'm out at the price it's at

 

Totally understandable.

 

So, since the engine code is TR, not TS, it is not a Stage 1, correct? Too bad, as it's a very cool car.

 

No, that’s not the case. The pictures showing the TR code above were posted to indicate where to find the code.

 

Ahh, thanks. That was a bit confusing. Has anybody seen a pic of a TS code?

 

You may have missed my reply it is pictures of where to find the engine code an vin number on the 71 GS 455 The example posted it is of a 71 GS 455 convertible with the numbers matching engine.

 

too far for you???....I'm in friggin Australia
nice original, clean up the trunk, weld in coupla lower rear 1/4 sections if it needs and ankor wax the rest, Beautiful patina!

 

I just looked at the pictures, and assumed they had been taken of the car in question. LOL. Thanks for clarifying.

 

Here you go.

 

Just glancing at that picture, it looks like someone has defaced the "R" portion of a "TR", and subsequently added an "S" with a slightly smaller font...