1978 Pontiac Firebird

Special Edition Y82 W72 Coupe

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

Automatic

2W87Z8N108832

Clear

GAS

SUNRISE AUTOMOTIVE LLC IS PROUD TO OFFER THIS 1978 PONTIAC TRANS AM Y82 SPECIAL EDITION. I HAVE SHOT 394 PICTURES TO EXPOSE THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF THE CAR. THIS JEWEL WAS SPECIAL ORDERED AND BUILT ON 3rd WEEK OF SEPT 1977 WAS DELIVERED / SOLD NEW AT HILLIARD BROTHERS, INC. IN BRADENTON FLORIDA ON 10/29/1977. (ORIGINAL OWNERS NAME WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE DOCUMENTS) WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2010 WITH INTENTIONS OF DOING A FULL RESTORATION. THIS T/A HAS AWESOME DOCUMENTATION WHICH INCLUDES ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER AND REPRODUCTION, ORIGINAL BOOKS, BROCHURE, HURST T-TOP INFO, PHS DOCUMENTATION, SOME SERVICE RECORDS, ZIEBART CONTRACT, PONTIAC INFO DOCS. THIS IS A LOW PRODUCTION S/E! ALL Y82 CARS WERE BUILT IN NORWOOD OHIO BECAUSE OF THE HURST HATCH TOPS. ACCORDING TO JOHN WITZKE, HISTORIAN AND PONTIAC OAKLAND CLUB INTERNATIONAL (POCI) TECHNICAL ADVISOR FOR THE 1977-1979 W72 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE, THIS IS 1 OF 489 Y82-W72 BUILT. THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS LESS BECAUSE THIS NUMBER INCLUDES MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AS WELL. THIS HAS THE ORIGINAL GR-70s GOODYEAR TIRES WITH EXCEPTION OF 1 CORRECT STYLE B.F. GOODRICH. THESE ARE THE TYPE EXACT TIRES THAT WERE USED IN SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT! THIS CAR IS NUMBERS MATCHING AND IS CURRENTLY NOT RUNNING DUE TO BEING DISASSEMBLED FOR RESTORATION. THE ENGINE SPINS FREELY AND HAS OIL IN IT. WHATEVER IS MISSING ON THE CAR, WILL BE INCLUDED FOR THE NEW OWNER. BODY CONDITION: THE QUARTERS WILL NEED REPLACED, THE FLOORS WILL NEED SOME PATCHES, DRIVERS TRUNK EXTENSION / DROP WILL NEED REPLACED, DRIVERS FENDER, PASSENGER DOOR, NEED REPLACED. THE LOWER TRUNK FLOOR WILL NEED A PATCH. SOME ROOF RUST. THE SUB FRAME HAS SOME SMALL HOLES, WE WILL INCLUDE A ADDITIONAL ONE FOR THE NEW OWNER. NOTHING CATASTROPHIC. THE GOOD: THE ROCKERS, THE FRAME RAILS, WHEEL TUBS, SHOCK TOWERS, TAIL PANEL (FRONT AND REAR), COWL. THIS HAS A GOOD FOUNDATION DUE TO THE ZIEBART. WE KNOW THESE CARS VERY WELL, VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE (SUNRISE AUTOMOTIVE LLC). THESE ARE THE ONLY CARS IN THE LATE 70s THAT KEEP INCREASING IN VALUE AND ARE WORTH RESTORING. THESE ARE THE MOST DESIRABLE T/As PERIOD! WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL OR EMAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS GREAT PONTIAC! FEATURES: *BULLETPROOF DOCUMENTATION! *LESS THEN 489 BUILT! *HURST T-TOP BAG! *ORIGINAL CORRECT CAR (EVEN THE TIRES)! *A GREAT CAR FOR RESTORATION! *THE MOST ICONIC T/A OF ALL! On Sep-24-14 at 07:21:30 PDT, seller added the following information: THANKS TO A FELLOW 2nd GEN WATCHER, I HAVE REVISED THE FOLLOWING. ACCORDING TO JOHN WITZKE * 1 OF 489 (W72) V8 TRANS AM Y82 BLACK SPECIAL EDITION COUPES WERE EQUIPPED WITH 4 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. ALSO ACCORDING TO MR. WITZKE, NO ONE KNOWS THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF 1978 TRANS AMS BUILT WITH THE W72 V8 AND TURBO-HYDRA-MATIC TRANSMISSION, LET ALONE SPECIAL EDITION CARS SUCH AS THIS ONE! * THIS IS 1 OF ??? BUILT