1978 Pontiac Trans Am

SURVIVOR Coupe

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

2W87Z8L86927

Gasoline

1978 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM OTHER THAN OUR VERY REASONABLE MINIMUM RESERVE, HERE'S 6 REASONS WHY THIS IS A HARD TO FIND & DESIRABLE T/A: #1. ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE YEAR T/A's EVER MADE. ALTHOUGH 77's LOOK SIMILAR, BY 1978 GM HAD MADE MANY IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CAR. MOST NOTABLY: #2. THE FACTORY FISHER T-TOP's MANY WERE EITHER HARD TOPS OR "HURST" HATCHES. THE HURST HATCHES WERE SMALLER, HAD SERIOUS LEAK ISSUES & BECAUSE OF THE DUAL LATCHES, WERE MORE AWKWARD. GM / FISHER VASTLY IMPROVED THE LOOKS & FUNCTIONALITY WITH THEIR OWN DESIGN. #3. FACTORY PONTIAC 6.6 LITER / 400 TOO MANY OF THESE HAD THE ANEMIC OLDSMOBILE 403's BECAUSE GM HAD STOPPED MAKING THE REAL PONTIAC 400's. THE OLD's "CORPORATE" ENGINE DID NOT COMPARE WELL AT ALL TO THE PONTIAC 6.6. PLUS, IF YOU HAVE THE CHOICE, WHO WANT's A CLASSIC PONTIAC W/O PONTIAC POWER? #4. FACTORY BLACK ON BLACK CAR THIS IS JUST MY OPINION, BUT ALTHOUGH I LOVE THESE CARS IN ANY COLOR I CAN FIND THEM IN, THERE'S IS ONE CLEAR FAVORITE. AS NICE AS THE OTHER COLORS ARE, WE ALL KNOW BURT DROVE A BLACK ON BLACK CAR. #5. NO RUST ISSUES SADLY MANY OF THE SURVIVORS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY BEING IN RUST PRONE AREAS. THIS IS A CALIFORNIA CAR & HAS NO RUST ISSUES. NONE, NADA, ZIP, ZERO, ETC. (YOU GET THE IDEA.) #6. IT IS A VERY STRAIGHT CAR AS WELL MANY OF THESE CARS WERE ALSO BADLY DAMAGED FROM ACCIDENTS USUALLY INVOLVING LARGE NUMBERS OF POLICE VEHICLES & SEMI's OR JUMPING BRIDGES, ETC. THIS ONE HAS SOME SMALL DINGS HERE & THERE. BUT AFTER LOOKING IT OVER CLOSELY, THE UNIBODY STRUCTURE OF THIS CAR IS NICE & STRAIGHT. AND THERE ARE MORE GREAT THINGS THAT SET THIS CAR APART THAT WE HAVE LISTED ALONG WITH OVER 30 PHOTOS BELOW. SO: IN A NUTSHELL, OVERALL THIS IS A VERY NICE & CLEAN CAR! IT WAS PART OF A PERSONAL COLLECTION & HAS BEEN IN STORAGE FOR A WHILE. SO WE WOULD SUGGEST A FRESH SERVICE / TUNEUP & OIL CHANGE BEFORE DRIVING IT LONG DISTANCES. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU ARRANGE GETTING ANY PRETRIP PREP WORK DONE AT OUR WHOLESALE COST. MECHANICALLY VERY SOLID. THE VERY HEALTHY 400ci 4 BBL V8 RUNS STRONG! THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GREAT TOO. NICE & SOLID WITH NO SLIPPING! FRONT FENDERS, GRILLS, FRONT FLARES, ETC. ARE ALL VERY NICE! STRAIGHT & CLEAN! FRONT BUMPER COVER HAS A 2" TEAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TOP CORNER THAT IS AN EZ FIX, OTHERWISE AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FOR A CAR OF THIS AGE, THE PAINT JOB HAS CHIPS & BLEMS HERE & THERE BUT OVERALL LOOKS REALLY GOOD FOR IT'S AGE! GETS COMPLIMENTS WHEREVER IT GOES! LOOKS FINE FOR A DAILY DRIVER, BUT YOU WILL WANT TO REPAINT IT IF YOU WISH TO RESTORE IT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, AS WE STATED EARLIER: IT HAS NO RUST PROBLEMS AT ALL ON THE FRAME OR ANYWHERE ELSE! LIKE MOST OF OUR CARS, WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR UP ON A HOIST & LOOKED IT OVER PRETTY THOROUGHLY & IT IS SOLID THROUGHOUT. OTHERWISE, HERE ARE THE PARTICULARS: VIN: 2W87Z8L86927 ODOMETER READING: 14610 BASED ON IT'S AGE, WE WOULD ASSUME IT WAS 114K, BUT WE DO NOT GET SECURE ODOMETER STATEMENTS ON CARS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS, SO LIKE ALL OF OUR VEHICLES 10 YEARS & OLDER IT IS BEING SOLD AS:MILES EXEMPT. BODY: HAS SMALL BLEMS HERE & THERE THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT, BUT OVERALL VERY STRAIGHT & CLEAN. GLASS: ALL GLASS IS GOOD NICE SET OF FACTORY 8" "SNOW FLAKE" ALLOY WHEELS WITH A SET OF MATCHING "KELLY CHARGER" WHITE LETTER RADIAL TIRES. FRONT 2 HAVE AT LEAST 70%+ TREAD LIFE LEFT. REAR ARE ABOUT 30-40%. HMMM... =/ I WONDER WHY THAT IS...? HAS ALL 4 WHEEL OPENING FLARES. BEAUTIFUL BODY LINES. ALSO STILL HAS THE FACTORY DUAL CHROME TIPS ON THE EXHAUST. LIGHTS ALL WORK AS THEY SHOULD. REAR SPOILER IN NICE SHAPE. NICE CLEAN REAR BUMPER COVER & TAILLIGHTS. TRUNK LID IS STRAIGHT & CLEAN. QUARTER PANELS ARE BOTH STRAIGHT & SOLID. FACTORY FISHER T-TOPS IN GREAT SHAPE. DASH & GAUGES ARE IN VERY NICE SHAPE. CLEAN & ORIGINAL. NOW HERE'S SOMETHING THAT MAKES IT EVEN RARER!!! MOST OF THESE CARS HAVE CRACKED DASH PADS! NOT THIS ONE! CLEANEST DASH I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS! THE STEERING WHEEL PAD IS WORN AT TOP. YOU CAN PUT A LEATHER WRAP ON IT OR YOU CAN JUST BUY A NEW ONE. THEY ARE SUPER EASY TO REPLACE. CENTER CONSOLE ALSO HAS BEEN DAMAGED AROUND THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH, BUT THESE ARE EASY TO FIND NEW & USED & ARE ALSO VERY EASY TO REPLACE. IF THE BUYER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE THINGS REPLACED BY US, WE CAN ARRANGE THIS FOR THEM AT OUR WHOLESALE COST AS WELL. THE GAUGES LOOK GOOD. SHOWN RUNNING, AT IDLE. 60+ POUNDS OF OIL PRESSURE. ALSO SHOWING 14+ VOLTS. AM / FM CD STEREO SOUNDS GOOD. TILT STEERING COLUMN FACTORY CRUISE CONTROL. POWER WINDOWS ETC. THERE IS SOME WEAR MOSTLY ON THE DRIVERS SEAT, BUT OVERALL THE FRONT SEATS ARE NOT BROKEN DOWN & WILL BE EASY TO REUPHOLSTER. CARPETING ISN'T NEW, BUT OVERALL LOOKS GOOD TOO. THE BUYER CAN HAVE THE SEATS RECOVERED THROUGH US AT OUR WHOLESALE COST. REAR SEAT, PACKAGE TRAY & REAR PANELS LOOK NICE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL LOOKS OVERALL NICE & CLEAN. THE PASSENGER SIDE LOOKS GOOD AS WELL. VIEW OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. VIEW OF THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. THE TRUNK IS SOLID & DRY. THE AIR CONDITIONING PIECES THAT WERE REMOVED FROM THE CAR ARE IN THE TRUNK & ALL APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUNK. THE A/C PIECES. COMPRESSOR, BRACKETS, DRYER LINES & CONTAINER WITH MOUNTING BOLTS & WIRING. TRUNK FLOOR WITHOUT CARPETING, ETC. NO RUST ISSUES AT ALL. HE 400ci / 6.6 LITER V8 LOOKS OVERALL CLEAN & ORIGINAL. STARTS UP EASILY. RUNS SMOOTH & STRONG. THE FACTORY SHAKER SCOOP IS IN NICE SHAPE. IT HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED OR ALTERED. MECHANICAL: SIZE:400ci / 6.6 LITER 4 BBL V8 REALLY RUNS STRONG! PLENTY OF POWER! TRANSMISSION: TYPE: AUTOMATIC. SHIFTS LIKE NEW! BRAKES TYPE: POWER CONDITION: WORK GREAT! SMOOTH & SOLID STEERING: POWER CONDITION: WORKS GREAT. NICE & TIGHT! FEELS LIKE NEW! EXHAUST: GOOD CONDITION. SMOOTH & QUIET. VERY COOL CAR! JUST NEEDS A GOOD NEW HOME WITH A NEW OWNER THAT HAS THE TIME TO SHOW IT THE ATTENTION THAT IT DESERVES! IF YOU HAVE NO OR EVEN LOW FEEDBACK, PLEASE CONTACT US BEFORE PLACING A BID WITH YOUR CONTACT INFO. WE ALL STARTED WITH A "0" NEXT TO OUR USER NAME, SO NO PROBLEM THERE. WE JUST WANT TO VERIFY YOU ARE WHO YOU SAY YOU ARE & KEEP THIS A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE. We are a licensed Oregon automobile dealer. All vehicles sold As Is & Where Is. With No Warranty Expressed or Implied. The only thing that is guaranteed with used machines is that something is going to break sooner or later. All sales are final. This is a legally binding contract. Your bid is a bid to buy, not to be the first to "look". We do not offer any kind of financing. If you need to finance the vehicle: All financing must be pre approved & ready to fund before you bid. We will consider Buy it Now offers to end the auction early with you as the high bidder. But if you are interested in making a Buy it Now offer, please do not wait till the last minute to do so. We will not consider Buy it Now offers late in the auction. Payment in full must be received within 72 hours of auction's end. We accept payments in the form of cashiers checks (drawn on US banks only), Verified Postal MO's or Direct Bank Wires. All vehicles need to be picked up within 2 weeks after sale ends unless arrangements are agreed on prior to your bid. Owners who do not pick up their vehicles within that time will be charged storage fees for that vehicle. (So, if you will need a little longer to pick up your vehicle, please make arrangements with us before you bid.) Vehicle inspections are welcome prior to your bid. In short: Do not bid before you are ready, willing & able to buy. Non-paying winning bidders will be turned over to a national collection agency & will be responsible for the full amount of the bid & any additional collections or legal fees incurred. If you do not understand or agree to the above terms, do not bid without contacting us to see if we can agree prior to you bidding. Transport &/or additional maintenance &/or repairs are available through us at our discount through our suppliers. Estimates: East Coast for average sized vehicles New York / Florida: $1290. Same vehicle to New Orleans LA: $1040 Chicago IL: $990. Dallas TX: $1190 Denver CO: $890 Los Angeles CA: $640 These are ball park figures based on average sized vehicles & just a guide to give you an idea of costs. For a quote for a specific vehicle & location contact us prior to bidding. Thank you for looking & Good Luck!