1969 Pontiac Firebird Base Hardtop 2-door Runs Great! on 2040-cars
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Car is being sold for an estate. Please refer to pictures for condition. This is a 1969 driver. Car has been repainted. Evidence of donor body parts. Interior is fair. Is a Factory A/C car...some parts removed. Engine is a in good running condition with custom headers and ignition. Transmission is newly rebuilt with in the past year. New tires with newer rims. Complete new brake job. ODO reads around 68,000. Car has sat for over 2 years without being ran. Therefore, the Transmission was rebuilt along with the carburetor and a new gas tank with sending unit and filter. Car runs great and shifts great. Car was purchased non-running from California some time in 2007. Car is registered and titled and insured in the state of Arizona. Car has passed the states emission control standards. The car is solid. No known rust. Engine has been compression tested and all cylinders are fantastic with no exhaust leaks or timing issues. All fluids are good. Car has a minor oil leak; origin unknown. Car is not perfect and is not junk, either. I representing this car in an "AS-IS" status. I have many more pictures. Feel free to ask any questions. I am in possession of this Firebird and reserve the right to end this auction at anytime for any reason. Please bid responsibly. Feel free to make any reasonable offers as they will all be entertained. I am not the owner of this auto; I have the best interests of the Estate. Please give me 24 hours to get back to any questions/offers that have been sent to give adequate time to submit the questions and/or offers to the Estate. Thanks for your interest. * Hagerty Insurance places this car between "Condition 3 & 4". Values are $12,700 - $17,600. Reserve is set to sell fast! |
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