1979 Pontiac Trans Am

NO RESERVE Coupe

Olds 350

AT

2W87K9L129099

Clear

Gasoline

1979 Pontiac Trans Am Thank you for viewing my 1979 Pontiac Trans Am. I have owned many of these cars in the last few years, and being a Ford guy, they just make me smile, since Ford had nothing really to offer during the late 70's when it came to performance or style when it came to Muscle Cars. These are great driving cars they feel solid, and ride awesome for the times. This Trans Am, is a running driving project car. I got this from a gentleman who bought it in 2004, and he would work on it here and there as time allowed, hoping to eventually restore it. Just until recently he decided to let her go, and let someone else enjoy it and make it the car of their dreams. What I like about this Trans Am, is that it has a very solid body, underneath is very clean, no rust, floors and trunk area are very clean and solid. This is about my 12th Trans Am that I have owned, and as a project car, this is a good starting point for someone on a budget, due to the fact that it is not rusty. Someone over in the rust belt would consider this a real find. The rust that it does have is very minor a little in the bottom of doors, and trunk lid and a couple little pimples. The undercarriage and structure of the car is great. This is the original Sundance Yellow (code 51) color on the car, I do not know all its options but, Real Trans AM - W code in vin, Sundace Yellow, Carmine Red Cloth Interior (switched it to mostly Black), Red/Orange Firebird on hood, Air Conditioning, K - 403 Olds (now has a Olds 350). The paint on this car is in poor shape, has no gloss to it left, it has been repainted once from what I can see. The Fiberglass spoilers and original pieces seem to be in decent shape, but need restored. The doors are solid, passenger side in the bottom corner has a little bit of rust coming through. Drivers door looks solid, has a few small dents in it. Both fenders have some little pimples starting in the passenger one, the drivers side has a little rust coming through. The hood is in good condition. The quarter panels are very solid, the wheel lips look great, not rusty, and behind the wheels on quarters are very good. This car has its original quarters and sheet metal on the car which is a good thing few small creases and dents. Around the rear window is in good shape no rust. The glass is all intact as well no chips or cracks in it. If you restore, you will put new gaskets around windows, and seal them. The rubber gaskets on doors, trunk all need replaced, they are old and lets say retired. The rear quarters are factory, if you look inside the flange about 18" on top has been trimmed to put larger tires on it. If you put original wheels on it, you could fix the flange, or just leave it, because the actual wheel openings are still factory and have not been touched, no one would know unless they were underneath the car, just letting you know, pretty common on these on these old 70's cars, everyone wanted a huge pair of meats on the rear, just like this car has, if I grew a mustache and could grow hair again, I would look the part, but no one likes a Bald guy with a mullet. Overall the body condition, is decent, but look at the pictures, you will see minor dings and small creases here and there, roof is very good not dented. Please, hear me, the paint is shot, so you are not going to go home and buff it out, it is old. Overall the exterior needs a very good restoration, but from 30-40' feet away, she looks great as you come closer you realize she need to be repainted. As for filler on the car, it probably has some, but I do not see any bondo cracks or any abuse on it actually, it seems pretty clean. Someone started sanding on the hood, this is were you can see the original paint, and the 1 repaint. The interior was original Carmine Red Cloth interior. My only guess is, that someone did not want the red interior, or the seats were in bad shape, they had or found a parts car, with decent black interior and switched out, good guess because that what it looks like. The carpet needs replaced you can see some remnants of the red still there. The Dash is original to the car. The seats, and Console (if you notice has PW switch, and 8 Track option in it) are black. The seats are actually in pretty good shape, but the drivers seat has a split on the bottom cushion and a tear were the seat belt comes through on top. Back seat is very nice. The dash pad is in excellent shape, which is amazing, No cracks. The steering wheel is original, but the rubber around the edge is bad. So the gauges, what works and what doesn't. The Speedo and Odometer work, Wipers Work, Rear Defogger works, Heater blow works, Amp and Oil Pressure Gauge work. The Radio is not hooked up, Clock does not work, Tach does not work, and Dome Light is not working. Headliner, is not factory is some type of fuzzy headliner, but is in okay shape, missing one visor. The rear package tray needs replaced. The console is in good shape overall, the door on top of it, needs attached, it just comes off, needs its hardware. Windshield wipers work, but will need new blades Overall in a nut shell that interior is what it is, useable, but needs restored. As for driving, it does start right up idles nicely, a little cold blooded let it warm up first. It has a Olds 350 in it, not sure the year, I think it is a 1977 from the small pad on the drivers of black. It has 3A heads on it, and an Olds 350 Aluminum 4V intake manifold. It had leaky valve cover gaskets, so I put on some new gaskets on it, and lightly sanded and cleaned the valve covers and repainted them, not professional paint, just made them look nicer under the hood. The Carb is a Edelbrock 600cfm 4V, with Automatic choke, very nice carb, about 1 year old, with very little miles, still looks pretty new. Holley Track Flow - Air Filter with Edelbrock Chrome cover. The engine starts right up, and does not blow smoke, has a nice sound to it, still has its Original Trans Am dual rear tips on it. This is a vehicle that you can run and drive, go to the store, drive back and forth to work, take to the local cruise in or just park in the garage and work on it. I do not know anything about the engine in general as far as what it is out of, rebuilds, miles etc, underneath the valve covers were fairly clean, no issues that noticed, rockers all looked pretty clean. Overall, the engine looks to be in good shape as far as I can tell, and has decent power. The transmission seams to be in good shape, not sure if it is original to the car, never really looked. It does shift good, no noise, the kick down works as well. The brakes work good on the car as well. This car was a factory AC car, but needs the pump and hoses, the main unit is still on the firewall, and the dash area. The wheels are 15X7 and 15X10 Cragers look pretty cool if you like that old school look. I do have a set of Snowflakes, Caps and Lugs, NOT INCLUDED IN SALE, they need restored, the Caps and Lugs are excellent though, if the Winner of the auction to buy them, $400, just an option if you want to make it look original. Overall, mechanically it seems to be in good shape. It also has a brand new Battery in it as well. It will need new shocks all the way around, it is pretty bouncy, and feels like a boat going down, likes to float around, the bigger tires make it feel like that as well, but because of its age obviously needs front end bushing and stuff like that. Tires are in good shape, 85% I would say all the way around, no cracks in them, BFG upfront P235/70/15 and Grand Am Radial GT P275/60/15 in the rear. The undercarriage is in great shape, very clean floors, frame rails are very clean. I pulled the front carpet up as well, and very nice original floors, with no rust. As I mentioned before the valve cover gaskets were shot, and were dripping a lot through the years in the back bottom corners, so there is a lot of oil residue under the car, which probably helped preserve this old girl underneath. Everything else looks in order underneath. No signs of any damage, or wrecks. Inside the trunk area, is in good shape, floor in trunk is very solid. It has some over spray, and some light surface rust, very light no pitting, just residue from the old mat, I painted it black, to make it look better, but actually you can actually see what it looks like better actually. Original quarter panels, very clean inside and across the taillight panel is clean. Overall the structure and bone of this car are very impressive. Yes it needs a restore, yes, she need some work, but overall it is a decent project. All the exterior lights are working, except the lic plate light, horn works though. Please read the auction, look at the pictures, give me a call or text me, would be glad to help you with questions before you bid. I have tried to describe it best I can, please look at all the pictures, please call, if you need help, or text me, and I can answer. Thanks, Jason 503-910-2085 503-910-2085 - Jason - Blue Oval Ranch Inc. - Salem, Oregon - DA0612 Terms are pretty Simple, if you can pay for it, within the time I allow, and can follow the guidelines, then please bid, if you can't then don't. It takes 2 to put on a good auction, you the Buyer and Me the Seller. I have perfect feedback, have sold over 450 well loved Classic Cars on Ebay, and have pretty much had great experiences with everyone. International Bidders, Please bid, have sent many cars to Europe, Australia, Asia, and all has been great. Please read the auction 2-3 times, and look at all the pictures and study them. If you have more questions please call me or email, I would be glad to help.If you need help shipping, I have a gentleman that I use often, he can give you a quote anywhere in the USA, he is reliable and hauls all my cars and most of my customers. His name is Mario, with Zbest Transport 425-315-5929, if anything he can give you a ball park of what it cost to ship. Tell him you are dealing with me. Terms of Sale: When auction ends, $1000 deposit within 2 days, prefer paypal. Balance due within 7 days of auction end. If you have questions about payment, give me a call before you bid, if you need special arrangements, as long as I know ahead of time, no problem. I am easy to get along with. When you pay in full, I will fax you a bill of sale, and buyers guide, and have you sign it fax it back, and I will send you the Oregon Title, and Original Paperwork I have by FedEx to you and the bill of sale. If you come in person, obviously I would do all the paperwork with you, and hand over title in hand when you pay. Most people I deal with have there car shipped, so just explaining all the details. Pretty Simple, you pay, and you get the title and the vehicle. A U C T I O N E N D S October 21th- Monday Night EAST COAST: 10:00 pm WEST COAST: 7:00 pm THESE 15x7 SNOWFLAKE Wheels are not included with the sale, I have had these for a while for another project. But if the Winner of the auction would like to buy them, I would sell them for $400, 4 wheels, 4 Very nice Caps, and 20 Correct Nice lugs. Again they are NOT included in Sale. Also they used a Yellow Trans Am just like this care in the Cover of a 1979 Car & Driver, just thought it was cool.