1977 Pontiac Trans Am

400.

Automatic

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LOW LOW RESERVE Super motivated seller Private sale This car is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (3 hours directly north of Montana) Will sell anywhere in the USA or Worldwide VEHICLE IS EXEMPT OF ANY TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS (Domestic build & Antique status) Title can be transferred anywhere. *** Determined seller *** My wife has become pretty great at arranging delivery. She has established excellent shipping contacts, and will be happy to help you. With the exception of the bank transfer for payment, you’ll hardly have to lift a finger. Plus, whatever your shipping quote is, she can maybe get a better deal. 1977 Pontiac Trans Am Private sale of a very low mileage 1977 Pontiac Trans Am. Very nice condition, incredibly low mileage. Only 30,077 miles Vehicle history: This car was bought new by a young gentleman who worked with the railroad. He eventually worked his way up to conductor. Being mostly away with the railway, he was home very seldom to enjoy his new Trans Am. Matter of fact, in it’s entire lifetime, the car was driven a total of only 6 summers! When new, the car was equipped with a Hurst gated shifter and the owner did a couple small modifications that were pretty standard back then. A Pioneer auto-reverse cassette deck was added, some bigger spark plug wires, and also an aluminum intake manifold. All done when almost new, all absolute period-correct. Even though the car was only kept indoors, by 1984 the decals had began to show some very slight aging. He (the original owner) was not pleased with this, and with some of his great railway wages that had been saved up, the Trans Am was treated to a full on paint job by a high end Corvette specialty shop. The owner was a bachelor with nothing to really restrict him, so... dollars were no hurdle at the time. The decals were removed, and the graphics hand painted. Everything was buried in many coats of clear, then polished to a glass-like shine. It was a very high end job, and amongst the best money could buy at the time. Since then, the car was run and moved only to keep fluids circulated. The car became an almost never-to-be-driven showpiece. Every time the gentleman made his way back home, he’d run the engine to operating temps and move the car only down the driveway and back; occasionally just down the street in front of his house. From 1984 until present, it has only left the garage enough to have amassed less than 1000 miles. When parked, it was under it’s custom fitted cover, and with blankets on top. The car's speedometer reads both metric and standard. The odometer is in metric and reads 46,632 kilometres which equates to precisely 30,077 miles. That's it. Hasn't gone around. Please read on....... General information: This car comes with some documentation, but not much. There were periodic appraisals done. It is from the appraisals that the mileage has it’s provenance. Also, it’s condition and all the tell-tale factors. Plus, there's the obvious..... Like the fact that the car is wearing it’s factory original tires!!! Additional general information: THIS CAR HAS ZERO RUST..... ZERO ZERO ZERO. Zip, zero, zilch.... Nada.No rust AT ALL. Please read on...... I guarantee anyone that sees the underside will be amazed. It has the most amazing undercarriage I have ever seen of an original survivor vehicle. It is something beyond remarkable. This is because the undercarriage of this car was routinely oiled. Oiled, you ask??? Yep. I was a bit set back when I heard this too. Apparently, this is a very old trick for beating rust and keeping everything nicely preserved. It’s somewhat unorthodox, and relatively oddball in a way but, guess what.... it really really worked!!! It really worked well. (did I stress that well enough?). Each and every time new oil was put in this car, the old oil was kept and applied to underneath the car. This was obviously not done to the painted outside surfaces, or interior but, just the underneath areas. It included: the entire undercarriage, wheelwells, and engine compartment. Every nook and cranny of the mechanical or underbody areas was sprayed with used engine oil. To the original owner, it was nothing out of the ordinary, and he didn’t find it strange at all. As he had explained to us, it is a routine railway procedure. As we are told, railway workers often apply used oil in such a manner to the underside of the locomotives. SO IS IT STILL OILY? No, it isn't. Within weeks of buying the car and bringing it home, I started cleaning the oily undercarriage. I used nothing but store bought citrus cleaner and my pressure washer. To my surprise, it removed the oil nicely. In fact, it just washed right off in 3 sessions. In the end, and when everything was cleaned, rinsed, and dried, what I found was…. The old-fashioned railworker trick really worked. The undercarriage of this Trans Am looks like brand new. In fact, I think it was likely preserved better than if it spent the last 40 years on the dealership floor. That's because not even airborne humidity was able to touch the surfaces. So, all in all... I’ve never heard of anyone doing anything like this but, thank goodness he did. It’s just super amazingly great and has preserved this car remarkably! General overall condition: I’d assume the car is near to the condition it was back 30 years ago, after it was painted and then not used anymore. As mentioned, the car was kept indoors, and covered. The paint was not subject to repeated washings, and no part of the car subject to harmful UV rays. There’s 2 spots with very light lacquer checking. I wasn’t really able to photograph these spots. Nothing really shows up. Maybe if I was a better photographer, or had just the right light to get just the right reflection(?). Only other thing I should really point out is the tires. Although they have a decent amount of tread remaining (likely half or better), they are 40 years old. We have enjoyed driving the car but, have been very aware of them. I would be amiss not to mention, and certainly would not suggest any long distance or high speed driving. I’d have to be really picky to point much out on this car. Update: I just did a quick walk-around of the car, just to make sure I didn't miss anything and, well... I did. The ashtray is missing. I'm glad I double-checked. Please remember, this car was driven for only 6 summers. That is the total it was ever used. It was parked spring, fall, and winter. As previously mentioned, after only 6 summers usage, It was then treated to a very high quality paint job and polishing before being stored away. It’s a really really beautiful car. Mechanical condition: Because of the length of time that the car was put away, it was not recognized by the computer system at our registries office. We had to get the car inspected to be re-registered, and a fresh title issued to be back into the system. Now, here's why this is significant..... In order to do this, an intensely thorough government mandated inspection was necessary. The age of the tires was noted and 2 other items. One was the age of the brake linings, and they were replaced. The other was the age of the shocks, and they were replaced. That’s it. And with that official government document in hand, I can tell you that this car is tip-top. It is notable that this particular level of inspection is essentially to restrict any older vehicles off the system from re-entering. It is an intensely thorough inspection process. With that said, be assured as a buyer that this car currently needs NOTHING that anyone can find. Asides from shipping, you should not have to put a penny into this car. Try find another eBay car like this. So I guess, that brings us here. We are letting the car go with MINIMAL RESERVE. Please understand, that’s a big decision. Only thing I ask is that you, as the buyer, please be considerate of our request for a simple and easy transaction. SHIPPING/DELIVERY: I’d say that, in our experience, most (maybe 75%) American destinations fall between the 15-hundred to 2-thousand dollar range. To play safe, please budget for at least that amount. We are running an unreserved auction so, the savings should help offset any shipping/delivery costs. Please also note that, as mentioned, my wife has become pretty adept at making all the arrangements so you get your car as quickly as can be. Titling and/or registration\Everything is perfectly transferrable and will be signed over and taken care of for you immediately following the sale. It is free to travel without restriction and titling is universal. The only extra cost is a $120-150 customs brokerage fee. My wife has everything ready to go for the car, and will only need your information filled in, once the sale is completed, to finalize the ownership. I’m happy to answer any inquiries, so feel free to write. I welcome and encourage anyone’s questions. We welcome 3rd party inspections, and encourage them. As well, we invite anyone wishing to see in person and will happily accommodate. If you’d like to speak over the phone, please let me know and we’ll arrange a call. Good communication is pivotal to a happy transaction. If you prefer to email me directly, write to bravohomes@rocketmail.com Procedure is very important to us and we have a perfect little system that has proven very simple and effective in making everyone happy. It goes as follows: Immediately following the sale, I will ask for your buyer’s information. My wife will fill in all the paperwork and title transfer. Completed paperwork will be scanned and sent to you. Once received, you validate the information as being correct, and confirm. Then, my wife sends the banking transfer information. You’ll have 48 hours to go to your bank and make a transfer. (We understand oftentimes it takes more than 48 hours for transfer to go through, and that’s alright). After payment is received, she gets to work arranging transportation/delivery. Simple as that. Now, just so that everyone is aware, we are not willing to deviate from our little system. We deviated twice, and been defrauded twice. If, for any reason, this does not work for you, we’ll assume that something isn’t “right” anyway. Check our feedback. IT IS YOUR BEST RESOURCE. Each and every one is for a 30-60 year old car or truck. You’ll see that nobody is just “happy”. Everyone is OVERJOYED. Good luck fellow enthusiasts and happy bidding!