"I must admit it took me some time to warm up to a Formula, but then I finally found the right one." - Hooper

She is very clean inside and out. 

This was a local car that I had been eyeballing hard for more than a year. The previous owner is a great guy and he and I have become good friends.

She has a new 403 c.i. and tranny. Her interior is very nice and she has become my daily driver.

Progress Gallery 

The photos are in order and end with the most recent for this section.

Slide Show Feature

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Current Status

March 2011 

She had a developed a nasty exhaust leak. Upon further inspection the exhaust manifold bolts would only stay hand tight.

Motor got a touch up with tune up 

The heads were pulled, cleaned and baked out, the exhaust manifold holes were tapped and the heads, intake, exhaust manifolds, brackets and valve covers got a fresh coat of paint.

I figured I might as well shave the heads a bit to squeeze a few more horses.

Number Crunching

In 1978 there were only 24,346 Formulas produced compared to the massive 93,341 Trans-Ams.

She has the "K" engine code which makes her an L80 403 c.i., 4-bbl V8 to bring the total down to 1 of 8,969.

She also carries the "L" in her VIN number, which means she is a California girl from the Van Nuys assembly plant

1978 Magazine ad 

Once I got my Formula I started searching for collectibles.

 
Die cast from my collection