1972 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 - Project Car on 2040-cars
Mount Juliet, Tennessee, United States
Up for auction is my 1972 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350. I have owned this car since 1979 but it has been sitting waiting to be restored for several years because ex-husband cracked the block in the original motor. I have the build sheets and window sticker from the Pontiac Historic Society picture below that will, hopefully, answer most questions you may have. Two years ago we began stripping out the old interior to see just how much work was needed to begin the restoration process. After removing al the old carpeting, sound barrier, seats, etc., I took photos to a local classic car restoration center and they said the only major items it appeared to need were trunk and floor pans and some work around the front windshield pillar posts as everything else seems to be surface rust. The paint job that can still be seen in the photos is the original paint job including the black stripes which were added at the original dealer (Porter Pontiac in Lebanon, TN) thus making this car, essentially, a one-of-kind. I have managed to locate and purchase a set of the OEM gold reflective stickers that you see down the sides of the car. Here is a list of the items that will go with the car that are not pictured: Front & Rear seats (Gold Hobnail from a 78 Trans Am) Here is a list of the shop/service manuals, brochures and other paperwork that will also be included in the sale: Pontiac 1972 Service Manual (2 of them) On Jun-13-14 at 02:58:20 PDT, seller added the following information: A couple of people have asked questions about the frame rails and AS FAR AS I KNOW, they are just surface rusted. The car was NEVER parked overnight with road salt on it while I owned it (and I bought it in 1979). Also, the original seats seen in the photos were removed and trashed when we got started on the restoration process which is why I found and purchased the gold hobnail seats from a 1978 Trans Am to replace them with. Any other questions, please ask. |
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