1979 Pontiac Trans Am on 2040-cars
Springfield, Illinois, United States
This car is drivable, but make no mistake, it does need restored. It will go down the road, but it's been sitting for at least 3 years and the brakes are a little sketchy. I personally drove it yesterday as of posting this, and I'm selling it for a friend I've known 20+ years. About 7-8 years ago the owner wanted, (not needed) to replace the motor with the correct size for this year, (403 Oldsmobile) that came from 4 Star motors from Kansas. This was going to be a project at the time and money ran out. He also replaced the transmission with one from PCI transmission, and a edelbrock performer intake, with a edelbrock 750 carburetor. There is under a 1000 miles with this configuration and its been sitting in a garage for a very long time. The battery is no good from sitting, but the alternator has not seen much use. Like I said, I drove this car and its a beast. And in the right hands could be brought back to being a very nice car. Little rust issues on the body, and the floors and truck/rear window area seem to be solid. Mileage shows under 48K and I can't confirm nor deny. The door panels are in rough shape but are with the car. The louvers are also present but need a little touch up and these are the original wheels. Low reserve, so bid early, bid often
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