Photo: Bogdan Popa/autoevolution/eBay seller treasuresforhorses
Life often gets in the way and delays our ambitious plans, and the owner of a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am knows this best. They decided to sell the rare Trans Am to purchase hay for over 20 rescue horses, explaining that the vehicle comes with a package you can hardly find today.
The Trans Am looks like a project, so the owner probably wanted to restore it (though chances are they have already kicked off the process, but only minor fixes were made).
eBay seller treasuresforhorses claims their Trans Am rolled off the assembly lines with a Pontiac 400 engine, and the original mill and transmission are still in the car. The engine runs, though based on the overall condition, the vehicle is not yet road-worthy.
The 1979 Firebird came with only two engine choices. The first was the popular Oldsmobile 403 paired with an automatic transmission and the Pontiac 400 connected to a 4-speed manual gearbox. The latter is responsible for putting the wheels in motion on this Trans Am.
According to some rough estimates, Pontiac installed the 400 big-block on approximately 8,600 1979 examples, as the carmaker was already preparing to retire the engine. The new emission regulations proved fatal for the famous Pontiac mill, so in 1980, the GM brand ditched the 400 V8 once and for all.
The seller decided to let the photos sell the car, as they provided little information about the car, so interested buyers must inspect everything in the attached images to decrypt more details about this Trans Am. The vehicle already exhibits the typical rust problems, but you'll have to put it on a lift and inspect the undersides thoroughly. The floors might require major repairs, but you'll have to take a closer look at everything, as there's a huge chance the rust has produced heavy damage under the vehicle.
The Trans Am leaves several questions without an answer, so, for example, we don't know if the car is still completely original and whether any parts are missing. It's certainly a project that'll require work to return to the road, but otherwise, it ticks the essential boxes for a restoration. The engine is a solid point for an overhaul, and if you don't want to invest a small fortune to bring the car back to tip-top shape, you could always save what you can and use it as a daily driver.
A rare Trans Am can't sell for cheap, and this 1979 model makes no exception. The seller hopes to get $10K for the car, but they also enabled the Make Offer button if someone has another deal in mind. The vehicle is parked in Frazier Park, California, and you'll almost certainly need a trailer to take it home.
eBay seller treasuresforhorses claims their Trans Am rolled off the assembly lines with a Pontiac 400 engine, and the original mill and transmission are still in the car. The engine runs, though based on the overall condition, the vehicle is not yet road-worthy.
The 1979 Firebird came with only two engine choices. The first was the popular Oldsmobile 403 paired with an automatic transmission and the Pontiac 400 connected to a 4-speed manual gearbox. The latter is responsible for putting the wheels in motion on this Trans Am.
According to some rough estimates, Pontiac installed the 400 big-block on approximately 8,600 1979 examples, as the carmaker was already preparing to retire the engine. The new emission regulations proved fatal for the famous Pontiac mill, so in 1980, the GM brand ditched the 400 V8 once and for all.
The seller decided to let the photos sell the car, as they provided little information about the car, so interested buyers must inspect everything in the attached images to decrypt more details about this Trans Am. The vehicle already exhibits the typical rust problems, but you'll have to put it on a lift and inspect the undersides thoroughly. The floors might require major repairs, but you'll have to take a closer look at everything, as there's a huge chance the rust has produced heavy damage under the vehicle.
The Trans Am leaves several questions without an answer, so, for example, we don't know if the car is still completely original and whether any parts are missing. It's certainly a project that'll require work to return to the road, but otherwise, it ticks the essential boxes for a restoration. The engine is a solid point for an overhaul, and if you don't want to invest a small fortune to bring the car back to tip-top shape, you could always save what you can and use it as a daily driver.
A rare Trans Am can't sell for cheap, and this 1979 model makes no exception. The seller hopes to get $10K for the car, but they also enabled the Make Offer button if someone has another deal in mind. The vehicle is parked in Frazier Park, California, and you'll almost certainly need a trailer to take it home.
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