1979 Pontiac Trans Am

10th Anniversary Edition Coupe

6.6L 403cid 4bbl V8

Automatic

2X87K9L182354

Clear

Gasoline

Description: This is the rare 10th Anniversary Trans Am model – 1 of 7,500 made overall and 1 of 5,683 made with the 6.6L 403cid V8 engine / automatic transmission combination. NADA Low Retail is $17,100.I purchased this Trans Am locally almost a year ago in Puyallup, WA. I immediately gave it to a trusted mechanic who took it from running rough/unreliable to running great/reliable. This car sat for 9 years (2004-13) as that is when the license plates were last tabbed. My wife and I are relocating out-of-state in June and this is the second of my Motor Pool to go on the block. Buyer can pick-up in Seattle/Tacoma area where the Trans Am is presently located, or we can discuss a pick-up location in OR or CA if that is preferred. Otherwise, I can ship at the buyer’s expense elsewhere in the US. Engine – The 6.6L 403cid V-8 engine sounds great and runs strong. I have driven this Trans Am for approximately 1,000 miles, letting it run on the winding roads of the rural Puyallup Valley without abusing it, and it is a pleasure to drive every time I take it out. A/C unit is missing. Downshift cable doesn’t connect to the aftermarket Edelbrock carburetor. Some rust spots on engine block. All new belts and hoses. Interior – The interior leather shows its age. I imagine that a good product treatment would help much, but not completely, as it's not only crinkling and cracks, but fading. The front passenger seat is missing its center leather, as you can just see in one picture I took. However, all foam in all the seats is solid and not picked, so you can still sit on that front seat. My wife has sat in that seat for our recreational rides and she says it's fine. For the front seats, I recommend aftermarket seat covers on both and you would be good to go. I removed the rear seats and the individual seat parts are in good shape; still old and faded, but stretched tight and no holes. I gently pulled on the underneath hooks holding the leather and they are good. The back part of the rear seat is all good, tested with same result, the only thing I noticed is on the right side of the embroidered Firebird the leather has separated from the embroidery, the separation actually outlines the embroidery. The door panel leather is in the same shape as I described above. It's all intact. The door speakers are old and I'm pretty sure aftermarket. Both front seats pull forward and spring back as they should (there's some kind of tension mechanism on them, and it's working). Underneath the rear seats, I found rust on the passenger's side. Since it's just on that side, I imagine it's due to degradation of the molding around the back window and somehow water got down in there. The rust is not all the way through the floorboard by any means, but I would characterize it as just beyond surface rust. So, I feel like this is being caught at a good time. The carpet is old. It's serviceable, but I would remove all the seats and replace it. Has hole(s) in it where the driver's heel goes, which floormats would cover up. The trunk is in really good shape, except for rust on the driver's side underneath the trunk carpet. This is something that's still happening, because I noticed the carpet in the truck was wet on that side. Again, as with the alrear seat description, the rust is not all the way through by any means, but I would characterize it as just beyond surface rust; and again, I feel like this is being caught at a good time. Diamond dash and gear plate are in good shape. All seat belts present and all rollers work. Unknown model of aftermarket radio is missing faceplate. Body – Looks to be in decent shape from afar, but close inspection reveals some dings and scratches. Clean/superficial rust bondo repair on 3 of 4 wheel wells. A couple of rust bubble spots on the trunk and one near the side air intake. T-tops are not mirrored and have red handles, so they’ve come from another Trans Am. Passenger door closes tight but needs adjustment as it doesn’t seat correctly at first. Underbody – Not rusted out, but not clean either. Dual exhausts are hanging in the correct position. Electrical – Most of the work I had done on this Trans Am was electrical, such as re-wiring the engine, replacing/repairing window and wiper motors, and other electrical work. Red dash lights glow nicely and all gauges work except the clock. Power door locks and windows work. Tires – 245/65 R15 tires with 5% tread. Original Turbo rims. Other – I removed the rear seats and did not find the build sheet. I have the original vehicle manual. The Radial Tuned Suspension works. VIN Codes – 2X87K9L182354: - Model: X – 10th Anniversary Trans Am - Body Type: 87 – 2 Door Coupe - Engine: K – 6.6L 403cid 4bl V8 - Model Year: 9 – 1979 - Production Plant: L – Van Nuys, CA (GM Plant 1947-92) - Sequential Production Number: 182354 – This is the actual production number of the finished vehicle when it rolled off the line at the GM Plant.Body by Fischer Cowl Tag Codes: - Model Year: 79 - Car Model Line: 2FS87 – “2” Division Number (Pontiac), “F” Body Type (Firebird), “S” Series (Firebird), “87” (2 Door Coupe). Not to worry about this when decoding the cowl tag, as Pontiac and GM were rolling these cars off the assembly line pretty fast, so they mostly left the Fisher Body Plant as Firebird bodies and were made into Trans Ams at the GM Plant. - Production Plant: L – Van Nuys, CA (GM Plant 1947-92) - Fisher Body Sequential Production Number: 246927 – This is the actual production number of the body when it rolled off the line at the Fisher Body Plant (before it was sent to the GM Plant). - Interior Trim Code: 152 – Silver Leather. I believe the “15” designates the color as Silver Leather and the “2” designates the type of interior as "Deluxe". - Exterior Paint Codes: 15L – Platinum Poly (Lower Paint Code). 16U – Dark Charcoal (Upper Paint Code) - RPO Codes: A51 – Bucket Seats. CCI – Hatch Roof, Removable. W – Water Based Paint - Build Date: 05A – The two digit “05” number designates May as the month the car was built and the “A” letter code designates the first week in that month the car was built. - Secondary Interior Color: - Fisher Body Time / Date Code: X34051784 – Since quite some time has passed since these cars were built, figuring out what exactly this code is or how to decode it has been lost to time.