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Old 05-15-2007, 08:11 PM
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Its been on my mind recently to sell my car. I love the thing but I dont have the time and money to give the car what it deserves. Its a 1979 Trans Am, red on red. Its got the 6.6 403 engine, 3 speed auto, and some steep highway gears in the rear end. Its got just under 74 thousand original miles. I have the build sheets, and you can tell the miles are true just by looking at the car. It runs like it did when it was new. All wear parts have been replaced, since this car has been my daily driver for going on 3 years now. Ive put just about 10 thousand miles on the car. With the little extra cash I do have, I put on some 17 inch Cragar wheels with Yokohama es100 tires. They have less than 500 miles on them, and look brand new. I also have a set of the stock snowflake wheels with all season tires that I use when the weather sucks. I also added a mandrel bent h-pipe dual exhaust with some Flowmaster 3 chambers. It sound nice and deep, without being too loud. On the interior I added a B&M ratchet shifter, and a nice Sony stereo. The car could use some help in the detail department. The paint is faded, and has some pinstripe work from the 70's on it. The interior is in decent shape, but the front drivers side seat has a tear, and some plastic panels are faded. Sorry for the long post, but I figured I would put out as much info as possible. She is a sweet driver, an attention getter, and she has been my baby for the last 3 years. Like I said, I dont have the time and money to restore the car, as I still have another 3 years of school left. I dont need to sell the car right now, but I am looking to see what kind of offers I get. I am open to all offers and trades. Feel free to post or PM any questions.
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Old 05-16-2007, 11:23 AM
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Does a 79 still have to go thru the sniffer test in CT, or is it old enough now to be considered exempt?

I do know someone that might be intrested.... Pm me a phone # you can be reached at and I'll get it to them.
Old 05-16-2007, 12:13 PM
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Its emissions exempt. Technically, since the car came with cats it should still have them, but since it doesnt go through inspection, its not a problem. Its registered as a classic, so when it is registered it only goes through a safety inspection.
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sweet *** car, i love the 78's and 79's i wish i had extra cash.. nice car man and good luck.
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Thanks for the compliments. She's been good to me, so if i dont get any decent offers i will store it and save as much money as possible to restore it when im done with school. By the way your Z28 is badass.
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I love the car, good luck with it. Wish I could make you an offer.
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I've seen your car around the Rt. 83 area in Vernon - it looks nice and stands out!
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Thanks. Do you have a pewter T/A with a loudmouth? There arent too many 4th gens around our area.
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Anything? I know it wont get too much attention on a modern car forum, but I figured there might be some classic muscle fans. ANY offers and trades considered.
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Originally Posted by 79_T/A
Thanks. Do you have a pewter T/A with a loudmouth? There arent too many 4th gens around our area.
No, black '99 T/A with Firehawk wheels here. I've been driving in the area with it for the last 4 1/2 years. However, it's usually just to and from work - don't really cruise with it or do much extra driving anymore. Possibly up for sale in near future...
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TTT. Anything? Feel free to make any offer, all trades considered. Just put new Flowmaster Super 44's on it.
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Hmmm,very tempting. Would look nice with a big cube LS1 in there

PM me what price range you are looking for it. I use to have a 79ta with a built 400 4sp setup.
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Back to the top. Any offers? How about we start at 10,000 and work from there. Trades considered.
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Really looking to sell the car. Make an offer. Anyone know of other options for selling a car? No ebay for me because I want to keep the sale as local as possible.




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