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1978 Pontiac Firebird 400 Trans Am

Vin. Number : 2W87Z8L176019 { True "Z" code 400 cu.in. Pontiac engine }

NADA BOOK VALUE IN AVERAGE CONDITION IS $20,280 TO HIGH CONDITION of $35,100

This is a very well optioned Trans AM. The following is an overview of the car.

1.) Paint approx. 1 year old. Beautiful Martinique Blue Clear Coat. High quality workmanship.

2.) The large T-Tops (Fisher Body Style) Two sizes offered for this year. These are the premium.

3.) Newer Air Conditioner by Classic Auto Air

4.) New interior, seats, carpet, console box, dash pad

5.) Newer front suspension

6.) Newer brakes

7.) Newer shocks (4)

8.) Newer gas tank and Sending unit

9.) Newer alternator

10.) New exhaust with high flow mufflers and correct split chrome exhaust tips.

11.) New complete 3:42 rear axle gears ( $1,289 Have receipt)

12.) New 160 degree High Flow thermostat, cap, overflow tank, belts etc. Does not run hot.

13.) Newer weatherstriping, windows, doors, trunk, hood scoop

14.) Optional "Snowflake " factory wheels

15.) Uniroyal Tiger Paws GTS P245-60-R15 ( Excellent tread depth. )

16.) Power Steering, Newer pump & assembly

17.) Power disk brakes ( Stops straight )

18.) Tilt steering wheel

19.) Power windows

20.) Power locks (power cable not connected)

21.) All gauges work including tachometer and clock

22.) Factory tinted glass

23.) Transmission has a mild shift kit installed

24.) New dimmer and neutral safety shifter switches

25.) Stereo radio / cassette player. Antenna mounted in windshield glass

26.) All running lights including side marker lights are functional

27.) New exterior door handles

28.) All Trans Am graphics (Hood Eagle, etc) in excellent condition. No scratches, blemishes or bubbles.

29.) No rust that I am aware of

30.) Pertronix Flame Thrower ignition with 8mm wires

31.) Radial Tuned Suspension

32.) New floor mats

33.) New rear matching seat belts , all belts in excellent condition

34.) New Battery with quick disconnect

I believe the engine to be the factory original however I cannot guarantee it. The A/C compressor bracket covers one of the engine codes and the second one is low on the block near the timing mark and covered with paint and I cannot read it.

This is a beautiful example of a 70s era big block muscle car with the major expenses of restoration having been completed. It starts easily, runs smooth, shifts very well, does not smoke, sounds great and stops straight. It is however a 36 year old car and therefore not 100% perfect. If you are looking for a perfect car you are in the wrong price range. Please feel free to ask any questions regarding the car.

Not accepting Trade Offers.

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Watch this garbage truck consume a Pontiac Grand Am

Wed, 15 May 2013

When an old car or truck offers its dying breath in your driveway and you just don't have the financial or mechanical wherewithal to resuscitate it yet again, you traditionally have to go to the trouble of calling a flatbed or a tow truck to come haul it away. That usually helps to put a few bucks in your wallet and helps recycle some of the vehicle's parts, but the transaction doesn't seem as final or perversely satisfying as the dispatch service that this New Way Cobra Magnum garbage truck offers.
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Steve McQueen barn find: Movie Trans Am surfaces after almost 40 years

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An important Steve McQueen film car has emerged from barn storage. No, it's not yet another " Bullitt" Mustang, quite the contrary: The car in question is a 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, and it starred in McQueen's final film, " The Hunter." In the movie, McQueen plays a bounty hunter, and while in " Bullitt" he's quite the wheelman, that's not the case in this one. McQueen's character, "Papa" Thorson, is a horrible driver, and the Trans Am is far too much car for him. A chase sequence sees McQueen driving a combine harvester to catch the perps who are driving his stolen rental Pontiac, and the Trans Am ends up blown in half with dynamite, then returned to the airport on a trailer. The driver of said GMC truck and trailer combination, Harold McQueen (no relation), received the title of the first car used in filming, and for the following decades planned to fix the now-ruined car, but never got around to it. Instead, the 1,300-mile Pontiac wreck sat on a farm for nearly 40 years, until Harold decided to sell it to an enthusiast. There's studio documentation proving the car's pedigree, and stunt modifications can be seen in the Pontiac's floor and dash. While it's obviously in dreadful condition, the car remained more intact than the other stunt car the film crew blew up even more spectacularly — that car ended up as the pile of parts in the airport scene, and those bits and pieces were eventually dropped off at a junkyard after a Pontiac dealer refused them. McQueen did also drive a 1951 Chevrolet in the film, and kept that yellow convertible after filming was wrapped up. Sadly, he was diagnosed with cancer just a month later, after reportedly being in poor health during the shooting, and passed away in December 1980. The yellow Chevy stayed with his estate for some years, later getting restored and auctioned. Right now, it's not clear what the Trans Am's fate will be. The car's current owner, Calvin Riggs from Carlyle Motors in Katy, Texas, wants to know more about the Trans Am and the film shoot: His post on Hemmings includes a lot of information, but more would be useful. Related Video:

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