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1979 Pontiac Firebird Transam Black And Gold Bandit Tribute on 2040-cars

Year:1979 Mileage:128100
Location:

Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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 This is a very nice example of a 1979 Pontiac Firebird made in to a Bandit Transam (hard top). This car gets lots of attention every where it goes. Runs beautifully, drives, and stops excellent. The Transam T/A decals and trim are 100% correct. The paint looks fantastic and shines nicely but a critical eye may pick out minor flaws. To the best of my knowledge this car all original and numbers matching. Its a 301 V-8, 3 speed automatic, A/C car. Its completely stock except for the brand new 2 1/2” custom Flowmaster exhaust. The A/C is completely intact and is still pressurized but will need charging.  I have the original build sheet from the back seat that reflects exactly what this car is ( see pics). Looks and Sounds like a true American muscle car. This car is really in fantastic condition all the way around. The body is striate and solid. Floors, sub frame, body mounts, spring mounts, and trunk are all 100% solid and look to be original. This car is as good as it looks. There are simply to many new parts to list. Due to the cars age the last state the car was registered in did not issue a new title. The car will be sold with a bill of sale and a MA dealer transfer form.  Feel free to call or e-mail for more details. (413) 5 3 0 five five three two. Please leave a message. Thanks for looking.



On Mar-25-14 at 06:41:21 PDT, seller added the following information:

 *** PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ***

So there is no confusion I want to be clear that this car is an original Firebird V-8 that was made in to a Bandit TRANS AM tribute. To put it another way, the TRANS AM exterior trim option was added to this Firebird.  

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