1979 Pontiac Firebird

Coupe

6.6L 400Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated

Manual

2W87Z9L170618

Clear

GAS

SUNRISE AUTOMOTIVE LLC IS OFFERING THIS AWESOME ORIGINAL 1979 PONTIAC TRANS AM! I HAVE SHOT 304 PICTURES OF THIS BEAST TO PROVE HOW NICE AND ORIGINAL THIS T/A REALLY IS. WE ACQUIRED THIS CAR A COUPLE OF YEARS WITH INTENTIONS OF RESTORING IT, BUT CUSTOMER CARS COME FIRST. THIS IS 1 of 2485 HARDTOPS BUILT HAVING THE DESIRABLE L78 PONTIAC 400 COMPLEMENTED BY BORG WARNER SUPER T-10 TRANSMISSION. THIS IS ALSO ONE YEAR ONLY COLOR (CODE 69 HERITAGE BROWN). THIS CAR WAS SPECIAL ORDERED (REFER TO BUILD SHEET) AND SOLD NEW AT SPARLIN PONTIAC GMC BUICK IN PURCELL OKLAHOMA. THIS T/A WAS BUILT AT THE VAN NUYS CALIFORNIA PLANT ON (03 E) WHICH WAS THE 5th WEEK OF MARCH OF 1979 AND IN TRANSIT ON MARCH 30th. (REFER TO BUILD SHEET AND COWL TAG). VAN NUYS CARS WERE PAINTED WITH WATERBORNE PAINT WHEREAS NORWOOD OHIO CAR WERE PAINTED WITH LACQUER. CALIFORNIA WAS VERY STRINGENT BACK THEN WITH POLLUTION. THERE IS A "W" STAMPED ON THE COWL TAG THAT DENOTES A WATERBORNE PAINTED CAR. THIS BROWN BEAST RETAINS 90% OF IT'S ORIGINAL PAINT WITH EXCEPTION OF THE REAR BUMPER. THE PAINT IS EXTREMELY THIN WITH DINGS AND BRUISES AS SEEN IN THE PICTURES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HONEST CAR WITHOUT ANY COVER UPS! WE SPECULATE THAT PROBABLY OUT OF THE 2485 Z CODED HARD TOPS, THAT LESS THEN 200 HERITAGE BROWN CARS WERE PRODUCED AND LIKELY TO BE LESS. THIS CAR DESERVES A FULL BLOWN RESTORATION. THIS IS A VERY COMPLETE AND CORRECT CAR. THE ONLY METAL WORK THIS CAR NEEDS IS RIGHT REAR LOWER QUARTER, FRONT DRIVERS FLOOR PATCH, DRIVERS TOE BOARD PATCH, PASSENGER MID HUMP, POSSIBLY LIGHT REPAIR BEHIND REAR FLARES. I REMOVED THE CARPET TO REVEAL ALL THE ISSUES. EVERYTHING ELSE IS EXCELLENT! THIS IS A NUMBERS MATCHING CAR. WE DID CHANGE THE DELUXE VINYL TO DELUXE CLOTH JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE IN BETTER CONDITION. NO HARM THERE. THE RADIO IS AFTERMARKET AND DOES NOT WORK. THE POWER WINDOWS, POWER TRUNK, LIGHTS AND GAUGES OPERATE AS THE SHOULD. I BELIEVE THE A/C WILL WORK WITH A BELT AND A SHOT OF FREON. I'M GOING TO GET THAT WORKING. THE TIRES ARE THE OLD GOODYEAR EAGLE GTs THAT HAVE SEEN BETTER DAYS. THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND REAR END OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD WITH NO KNOWN ISSUES. THE CLUTCH IS HEAVY BUT SMOOTH AND GRIPS GOOD. THE ORIGINAL BOOKS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE IN THE GLOVE BOX. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE PAINT WARRANTY SHEET. *1 of 2485 L-78 400 4-SPEEDS BUILT *WS6 AND W72 PACKAGE *1 YEAR ONLY COLOR *CUSTOMER SPECIAL ORDERED *LOADED WITH OPTIONS *BUILD SHEET, BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS *ORIGINAL AND CORRECT *A RARE AND SOLID CAR!!!