Detail Info for: Pontiac : Firebird TRANS AM 1978 TRANS AM PONTIAC 6.6 LITER BIG BLOCK MUSCLE CAR PRO TOURING HOT ROD PROJECT

Transaction Info

Sold On:
01/04/2013
Price:
$ 3050.00
Condition:
Mileage:
83743
Location:
Lafayette, Indiana, 47904
Seller Type:
Private Seller

Vehicle Specification

Year Make Model:
1978 Pontiac Firebird
Submodel Body Type:
TRANS AM Coupe
Engine:
400 PONTIAC 6.6 LITER BIG BLOCK PONTIAC
Transmission:
Automatic
VIN:
2W87Z8N121264
Vehicle Title:
Clear
Drive Train:
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
Standard Equipment:
Optional Equipment:

Vehicle Detail

THIS IS A VERY NICE 1978 TRANS AM.IT RUNS AND DRIVES GREAT! VERY DEPENDABLE.ROAD WORTHY!EVERYTHING WORKS GOOD!GOOD BRAKES,SHIFTS GOOD,RUNS GOOD,RIDES GOOD,NO PROBLEMS.YOU WONT FIND A BETTER TRANS AM TO RESTORE.THIS CAR HAS ALOT GOING FOR IT.ITS ALL ORIGINAL AND EVERYTHINGWORKS.NICE CONSOLE(EVEN THE CONSOLE DOOR IS NOT BROKEN) ORIGINAL GM FLOOR MATS ,CIGARETTE LIGHTER, RADIO.ORIGINAL INFATABLE SPARE TIRE,TITLE ONLY SHOWS 84 K AND I BELIEVE IT,THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY OF THE NORMAL FAULTS THESE CARS HAVE!!DOORS DO NOT SAG!OPEN AND SHUT PERFECT!FACTORY DOOR HANDLES ARE NOT BUSTED!FRAME IS PERFECT NO RUST!NO PLAY IN STEERING!NO WARE ON STEERING WHEEL.WORKING AIR CONDITIONING,SOMEONE TOOK CARE OF THIS CAR.ITS WHAT PEOPLE CALL A SURVIVER!THE GUY I GOT IT FROM WAS USING AS A DAILY DRIVER.HE PUT NEW SUMMIT MONOLEAF SPRINGS ON THE BACK. AND ALL NEW NEAPREME BUSHINGS IN IT INCLUDING LEAF SPRING BUSHINGS,NEW SHACKLES SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, FRONT AND BACK,AND ALOT MORE.IF YOUR GOING TO RESTORE ONE OF THESE,GIVE THIS A GOOD LOOK.YOU WILL SAVE THOUSANDS STARTING WITH ONE LIKE THIS WITH EVERYTHING THEIR AND DOESNT NEED A LOT OF METAL WORK.THE ONLY RUST I CAN C IS A SMALL SPOT IN THE TRUNK THAT SOMEONE PUT A SMALL PEICE OF METAL OVER ,BODY HAS VERTUALLY NO RUST,HOWEVER I CRAWLED UNDER BACK TO TAKE PICS I COULD NOT SEE FLOORS UNDER CAR VERY WELL,MAY NEED NEW PANS I DONT KNOW BUT I PULLED BACK SEAT OUT AS YOU CAN SEE IN PICS AND FLOOR LOOKS PERFECT UNDER THEIR AND THAT IS WHEIR SOME OF THESE RUST BECAUSE THE SPRING PERCH IS IN THAT AREA,THIS ONE LOOKS PERFECT.THE SUNROOF IS A FACTORY INSTALLED ITEM IT IS VERY NICE.EACH SIDE CAN OPEN INDIVIDUALLY OR BOTH AT ONCE AND THEY CAN BE TOOK OUT ALL TOGETHER IF YOU WANTED AND IT HAS A DOME LIGHT IN THE CENTER.AND IT DOES NOT LEAK ANYWHERE I RAN IT THROUGH A HIGH PRESSURE CAR WAS AND THEIR WAS NO LEAKS! I THINK THAT IS WHY THE FLOORS ARE IN THIS GOOD OF SHAPE.BUT WHOEVER BUYS IT WILL PROBLY INSTALL T TOPS ANYWAY.I THINK TACH QUIT WORKING AT ONE TIME SO INSTREMENT CLUSTER WAS CHANGED ODEMETER READS 65K TITLE READS 84K ACTUAL.TACK LIGHTER TILT WHEEL SEAT BELTS EVERYTHING WORKS ON THIS CAR. THIS IS A REAL WS6 CAR AS U CAN C BUY TAG PICS,HAS POSI TRAC AND RADIAL TUNED SUSPENSION,I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO LOOK #S UP YET BUT I WILL AND I WILL CHECK FOR BUILD SHEET TOMORROW.THIS CAR IS VERY ROADWORTH I WOULD TRUST TO DRIVE ANYWHERE SO IF U WANT TO TAKE A BUS OR A PLANE TO COME GET IT,I WILL MEET U TO PICK U UP AND U CAN DRIVE IT HOME.AUCTION RULES.I WANT A 500.00 NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT AT THE END OF THE SALE,UNLESS YOU CAN BE HERE TO PAY CASH AND PICKUP CAR WITHIN 72HRS (3 DAYS)THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN WAIT 3 DAYS TO DECIDE TO PAY THE DEPOSIT.IN THAT CASE NO DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED.IF YOU WANT TO PAY THE CAR IN FULL BUT NEED TIME TO ARRANGE TRANSPORT,OR PICK IT UP YOURSELF,I WILL STORE THE CAR IN A SECURE STORAGE FACILITY UNTIL U CAN PICK IT UP.BUT BE REASONABLE.ID LIKE TO SEE IT LEAVE MORE THAN TWO MONTHS.PAY PAL IS OK ,CASH IS BETTER,WILL TAKE OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT AS LONG AS IT CLEARS THE BANK BEFORE YOU PICKUP THE CAR.I WILL ASSIST U IN ANY REASONABLE WAY I CAN! I WILL ASSIST WITH TRANSPORT COMPANY IF NEEDED.CAR HAS A CLEAN,CLEAR OPEN TITLE!!!!!!!!!!THANKS FOR READING!!!!!!!!!On Dec-29-12 at 15:49:23 PST, seller added the following information: IM SORRY,IM SURE MOST OF YOU ALREADY REALIZED THIS.BUT THEIR WAS A MISTAKE IN THE LISTING.THIS IS A WS4!!!!!!!!!!!NOT A WS6 AS I WROTE IN ADD,AND THESE ARE OLDS RALLEY RIMS ON THE CAR.IT DID NOT COME THIS WAY IT ORIGINALLY HAD HONEY COMB WHEELS,On Jan-02-13 at 16:40:47 PST, seller added the following information: PLEASE READ!!!!!!!!L@@K!!!!!!! READ!! OK GUYS,THANKS FOR THE BIDS,IM LOWERING THE RESERVE,WICH I THINK IS ALREADY LOW FOR A CAR THAT YOU CAN GET IN AND DRIVE ANYWHERE.SO HOPE SOMEONE GETS IT AND ENJOYS IT.ALSO I NEED TO TELL YOU I WAS LOOKING AT PICS.I TOOK A PIC OF THE BACK SEATS AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS WICH ARE PRETTY NICE BUT I NEED TO TELL YOU THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WAS RIPPED AT THE BOTTOM WHERE YOU SIT AND SOMEONE USED BLUE TAPE OVER THE RIPPED AREA SO IT NOT AS PRETTY AS THE REST OF THE SEATS.HOWEVER I ASSUME WHOEVER BUYS IT WILL WANT TO ORDER NEW COVERS ANYWAY FOR THE FRONT.ALSO THIS CAR DRIVES VERY WELL AND IS DEPENDABLE SO IF YOU WANT TO FLY OR TAKE A BUS IN I WILL COME GET YOU AND YOU CAN DRIVE IT HOME FROM THEIR.ALSO IF YOU NEED IT TRANSPORTED I WILL MEET THE TRANSPORTER TO HELP LOAD.AND ONE MORE THING.I CAN GET A T TOP ROOF WITH T TOPS FOR 300.00 COMPLETE.IF YOU WANT THAT LET ME KNOW ASAP AND ILL GO GET IT BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE BUYS IT THANKSOn Jan-03-13 at 16:00:03 PST, seller added the following information: HAD A GUY EMAIL ME AND TELL ME THIS WAS NOT A RUST FREE CAR BECAUSE THEIR WAS A FEW RUST SPOTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BODY THAT THE LAST OWNER SCUFFED OFF AND SPRAY WHITE FROM A RATTLE CAN ON THEM.AND THAT IS TRUE I BELIEVE U CAN C THAT IN THE PICTURES I TRIED TO SHOW THAT.WHAT I MEANT WAS THAT THE FLOORS IN THIS CAR IS PERFECT.THEIR IS NO CARPET IN THE CAR AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR HAS BEEN NO PATCH WORK AND NO RUST ,PERFECT FLOORS THAT NEED NOTHING.ALSO WHAT I MEANT BY NO RUST IN THE USSUAL PLACES MEANT THE FRAME,ANDTHE SPRING PURCHES.THE WORST PART OF THE CAR IS WHAT U SEE ON THE BODY.OH YAH HE ALSO INFORMED ME THIS COULDNT BE A TRANS AM BECAUSE IT HAS PONTIAC RALLYS,WELL THE PREVIOUS OWNER SWAPPED THE ORIGINAL RIMS FOR THESE OLDSMOBILE RALLY RIMS BECAUSE THEY HAD NEW TIRES ON THEM AND HE WAS DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO INDY EVERYDAY,ONE LAST THING HE INFORMED ME SOMONE PUT A FAKE BIRD ON THE HOOD??THIS IS THE FACTORY BIRD IT JUST LOOKS FUNNY BECAUSE IT FADED OUT AFTER ALMOST 35 YEARS!On Jan-03-13 at 17:02:21 PST, seller added the following information: LOWERED RESERVE AGAIN!!!!!!!!SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET A HELL OF A DEAL!!!!!!!IVE HAD ABOUT 15 OF THESE CARS AND IVE NEVER HAD ONE THAT WAS UNRESTORED AND WAS A DEPENDABLE DRIVER WITH FLOORS THIS GOOD!I DONT EVEN CARE IF IT SALES AT THIS PRICE EVERYTIME I GET A PROJECT I LIST IT BEFORE I DECIDE TO RESTORE IT IF IT DONT SELL AT THIS PRICE ILL KEEP IT AND RESTORE IT.BUT I KNOW EVERONES RECOVERING FROM CHRISTMAS AND HASNT GOT THEIR TAX CHECKS.HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR!

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