Pontiac Trans Am (1979)
Sale price: US $36,000.00 Make an Offer
| Condition: | Used | Year: | 1979 |
| VIN : | 2X87Z9L163046 | Mileage: | 80000 |
| Transmission: | Manual | Make: | Pontiac |
| Body Type: | Coupe | Model: | Trans Am |
| Warranty: | Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty | Trim: | SD-455/Formula |
| Vehicle Title: | Clear | Engine: | SD-455 |
| Options: | CD Player | Drive Type: | RWD |
| Power Options: | Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows | Fuel Type: | Gasoline |
| Exterior Color: | Lucerne Blue | For Sale By: | Private Seller |
| Interior Color: | Silver Leather | Disability Equipped: | No |
| Number of Cylinders: | 8 | Drive Side: | Left-hand drive |
Edgewater, Maryland, United States
Vehicle description
DOWNSIZING SALE
1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am made to look like a 1972 Formula. An amalgam to put all of what I found best in 2nd Gen F-Body into one car. EXTERIOR (On frame restoration by Musclecar Memories Restorations Lincoln, NE)
· 1979-1981 Smoked full width tail lights. · 1979 Fisher mirrored T-Tops. · Pre-1979 angled edge rear spoiler. · 1972 Firebird Formula front clip with functional fiberglass Ram Air Hood & Air Cleaner. · 1973-75 Aftermarket 17” Honeycomb wheels w/ 1974 Chrome Exhaust Tip. · 1979-1981 Aftermarket 17” WS6 Snowflake deep dish wheels w/ 1977 Splitter Exhaust Tip. · Lucerne Blue paint w/full body edge bright work, hand painted Firebirds on nose, sail panels, rear spoiler and factory stripes and of course the flamed formula hood scopes
INTERIOR
(On frame restoration by My Musclecar Memories Restorations in Lincoln, NE) · 1979 10 th Anniversary Leather interior with embroidered Firebirds. · Enhanced with GM Design Executives one-off contrasting piping, kick panels and carpet. · Enhanced with One-of-One Trans Am contracting door jamb color. · 1979 10 th Anniversary red instrument lighting for full instrument cluster and 5,500 redline Tach. MUSCLE
· 1974 Pontiac Super Duty 455 heavy duty block w/ correct casting 480132, date code 0294, block cast "132" and serial #84904. Block was service part purchased in 1994 and installed in 1973 Trans Am donor car. In 1973 & 1974 SD 455 Firebirds were considered the quickest cars in a quarter-mile in North America if not the world. CHASSIS · 1979 WS6 handling package, quicker steering box, thicker sway bars, stiffer poly bushings & 4-wheel disc brakes. From 1979-1981 WS6 equipped Firebird were considered the best handling cars in North America exceeding .8g laterally. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
(Engine build by WAM Power, Omaha, NE) · SD - 455 bored and stroked to ~500 cu in; Edlebrock aluminum heads and GM aluminum intake; custom grind roller lifted camshaft & 6,200 RPM Redline, >500HP @ 4,500 RPM & > 600 # Ft @ 3,000 RPM. · Aftermarket Tremek 5-speed transmission. No idea about MPG since odometer doesn’t work! · Lightened driveshaft w/safety loop w 3.23 Posi-traction rear end.
· 4-point roll bar, sub-frame connectors, solid body mounts and steel control arm bushings. · Fully adjustable upper A-Arms with track alignment. · Front Coil-Over conversion; Springs @ ~700#/in, stiffer rear springs with Delrin bushings. · Larger front brake rotors, Corvette calipers and track pads. · Rear track pads on stock disc brakes. · A couple of cool dash mounted rocker switches for engine start enable circuit security. NOTABLE · Clock doesn’t work -duh! · Personally I never get tired of looking at the shape of 2 nd generation Pontiac Firebird’s. · Removed 10 th Annv. Screaming Chicken decal (largest ever) in favor of dual scoops Formula hood with subtle flames in platinum.
1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am made to look like a 1972 Formula. An amalgam to put all of what I found best in 2nd Gen F-Body into one car. EXTERIOR (On frame restoration by Musclecar Memories Restorations Lincoln, NE)
· 1979-1981 Smoked full width tail lights. · 1979 Fisher mirrored T-Tops. · Pre-1979 angled edge rear spoiler. · 1972 Firebird Formula front clip with functional fiberglass Ram Air Hood & Air Cleaner. · 1973-75 Aftermarket 17” Honeycomb wheels w/ 1974 Chrome Exhaust Tip. · 1979-1981 Aftermarket 17” WS6 Snowflake deep dish wheels w/ 1977 Splitter Exhaust Tip. · Lucerne Blue paint w/full body edge bright work, hand painted Firebirds on nose, sail panels, rear spoiler and factory stripes and of course the flamed formula hood scopes
INTERIOR
(On frame restoration by My Musclecar Memories Restorations in Lincoln, NE) · 1979 10 th Anniversary Leather interior with embroidered Firebirds. · Enhanced with GM Design Executives one-off contrasting piping, kick panels and carpet. · Enhanced with One-of-One Trans Am contracting door jamb color. · 1979 10 th Anniversary red instrument lighting for full instrument cluster and 5,500 redline Tach. MUSCLE
· 1974 Pontiac Super Duty 455 heavy duty block w/ correct casting 480132, date code 0294, block cast "132" and serial #84904. Block was service part purchased in 1994 and installed in 1973 Trans Am donor car. In 1973 & 1974 SD 455 Firebirds were considered the quickest cars in a quarter-mile in North America if not the world. CHASSIS · 1979 WS6 handling package, quicker steering box, thicker sway bars, stiffer poly bushings & 4-wheel disc brakes. From 1979-1981 WS6 equipped Firebird were considered the best handling cars in North America exceeding .8g laterally. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
(Engine build by WAM Power, Omaha, NE) · SD - 455 bored and stroked to ~500 cu in; Edlebrock aluminum heads and GM aluminum intake; custom grind roller lifted camshaft & 6,200 RPM Redline, >500HP @ 4,500 RPM & > 600 # Ft @ 3,000 RPM. · Aftermarket Tremek 5-speed transmission. No idea about MPG since odometer doesn’t work! · Lightened driveshaft w/safety loop w 3.23 Posi-traction rear end.
· 4-point roll bar, sub-frame connectors, solid body mounts and steel control arm bushings. · Fully adjustable upper A-Arms with track alignment. · Front Coil-Over conversion; Springs @ ~700#/in, stiffer rear springs with Delrin bushings. · Larger front brake rotors, Corvette calipers and track pads. · Rear track pads on stock disc brakes. · A couple of cool dash mounted rocker switches for engine start enable circuit security. NOTABLE · Clock doesn’t work -duh! · Personally I never get tired of looking at the shape of 2 nd generation Pontiac Firebird’s. · Removed 10 th Annv. Screaming Chicken decal (largest ever) in favor of dual scoops Formula hood with subtle flames in platinum.