1992 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Convertible 2-door 5.0l on 2040-cars
Spring, Texas, United States
For sale is a 1992 Trans Am Convertible that had an engine fire. This was a show car until a fuel regulator blew out in 2009. The regulator had been replaced 4 years earlier. I still believe the ethanol in the gas was the problem, but I cannot prove that. The fire was put out, but everything in the engine compartment had been burned up and the damage has been removed. There is probably some damage in the dash also, but these parts are available. I had planned on repairing the car, and have a donor car to provide the parts, but health issues got in the way. I acquired another car that is basically the same. I would like to see the car restored and they only made 663 of these cars:
http://www.thirdgen.org/1992-pontiac-firebird?s=3ba6e130aab0f202188c7b24a947bd55& I have two of them. This car had just undergone a complete paint job with bodywork and was like new. It caught fire on the way to a show. The body is fine. The hood is gone and will need another one. The black hood in the picture does not go with the car. I pulled the engine/trans out. You can have these although the engine is not assembled. You might want to keep the block. It will need a new rotating assembly, or put in an LS engine, like one of the 5.3L engines that are plentiful. I have the front bumper and nose. There are some great parts on this car. It has the gold wheels and all the plastic parts. The car originally had the special leather seats and performance options. I ended up putting in later model seats. The engine was a 5.0 TPI engine. You can have the parts for that also. When the fire was put out, the fire hose doused the inside of the car under the dash to make sure it was out. Even though it may look bad, this is not a rust bucket, it has a nice body, and it is a very rare car. Whoever purchases the car will have to arrange pickup. If I do not sell the car by May 17, 2014, I will part the car out and use the parts for my other cars. The tail lights alone are worth $600. Just to show you, the car was an Autorama winner: http://cars.ontimesupport.com/autorama-houston-2006/92TA-GIRLS2.JPG http://cars.ontimesupport.com/autorama-houston-2006/DOUG-92TA-1.JPG I will be happy to answer any questions and I have a lot of knowledge about these cars. I also have all the records on this one. |
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