Bought my '79 TA with 403 in it in 1986. The guy called me next day wanting to buy it back and offered me more money than I paid him for it. Felt bad to say no but almost 34 years later, it still looks and runs as STRONG as it ever did.
These and Camaros of the same era were beautiful cars as well as great handling. I think it was just the fact there were so many around that they weren’t that appreciated until recent years. So many cut up for race cars. Wish I had my 80 Z28.
I like the vintage air set up. Dash controls look factory and doesn't clutter up engine bay like factory a/c. Looks like the whole heater/a-c set up from them, which is quite expensive ~$1500+
Loved the drone footage at the end. I have several of these cars now, & had one back in high school. So many good memories! You should leave the video up even if you sell it.
The Pontiac 400 was not a big block. Pontiac did not use the small and big block designation for their V8 engines. The 400 is a "large displacement" V8, but it is not a big block.
79 did not come with a 455 which in the 76 cars was denoted as the 7.4 liter This car is badged on the shaker as a "TA 6.6" which indicates a pontiac 400 motor which was always paired with the manual transmission. The cars with "6.6 Liter" on the shaker all came with the oldsmobile 403 motor and turbo 350 automatic transmissions. So in short this car is not original or not stickered propery.
These cars has become white Unicorns because so many people are noticing how beautiful these cars truly are , The design. Was genius , And the value will only rise over time
Do it it’s not to late , I had mine stored for close to 18 yrs , I got it running in 2021 an it turns heads all the time 58,000 original miles 403 no t tops black with silver phoenix original paint
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.
I wish I had the bandit car beautiful car I love Trans Ams I had a 1976 E. spirit Trans Am was very very fast I love Pontiac and Dodge in Plymouth and Chevrolet I love American muscle cars if there’s any miss spelling I have an iPhone iPhone 7 Plus 256 GB gold from Verizon wireless corporation in California bill and assembled with all of its junkie parts in China China electronics look how many misspellings there are I hate the Chinese phones
@@searaydrivingguy yeah I believe one of these Trans Am Smokey and the Bandit style just recently sold for $315,000 USA dollars... and a mint one sold on Barrett Jackson for a half a million.
The gold engine turned dash panel is readily available from multiple parts suppliers. A lot of folks like the look, so they will put it on non SE cars.
wow, not impressed with the 20 lb. oil pressure. Car started partially on choke, so semi cold motor, should have more oil pressure than that, even when at operating temp.
Now that you've gotten rid of this abortion, you can get yourself a real TA with the Pontiac 400 mill and Borg Warner 4-speed and resist the temptation to fuck it up. Bill Porter, the Chief Designer of the second gen TA you are not.
I had a 78 back in high school with the Olds and auto, and had a chance to buy a 74 with the 400 and manual. After the test drive, I was really low! The memories are better left ALONE! Then I saw a NEW ONE!!!! OMG!! 700+ HP!! Time to make some more memories!!!!
Wow I love that I had a 79 identical to this one I put a 455 in mine too and made the shaker.hood function
That sound is priceless pontiac power👍👍👍
Bought my '79 TA with 403 in it in 1986. The guy called me next day wanting to buy it back and offered me more money than I paid him for it. Felt bad to say no but almost 34 years later, it still looks and runs as STRONG as it ever did.
oh shit, what a beautiful car..
These and Camaros of the same era were beautiful cars as well as great handling. I think it was just the fact there were so many around that they weren’t that appreciated until recent years. So many cut up for race cars. Wish I had my 80 Z28.
My god.... thats a museum condition !!!... Once upon a time good people made good cars.. Classy models..
DAMNNNNNNNNNN...look at that dashboard. Its beautiful.
Dear God I surely do miss my 1979
I like the vintage air set up. Dash controls look factory and doesn't clutter up engine bay like factory a/c. Looks like the whole heater/a-c set up from them, which is quite expensive ~$1500+
I love the sound of that Trans Am
That car is....AWESOME!!!!!!!
My best friend, Enjoyed watching this video my friend Really awesome views Thank you Stay connected
Nice car I also loved the piano theme
I wish they still made musc cars like that anymore !!
It was pretty low on muscle by today's standards, but they looked cool and were fun to drive.
Loved the drone footage at the end. I have several of these cars now, & had one back in high school. So many good memories! You should leave the video up even if you sell it.
Other than the placement of the exhaust I love it
Gorgeous!
Love it. I had a 79 Firebird 400 bb Made me a believer for Pontiac stamped blocks. The 455 is the big boy. Murican
The Pontiac 400 was not a big block. Pontiac did not use the small and big block designation for their V8 engines. The 400 is a "large displacement" V8, but it is not a big block.
@@googleusergp EXACTLY...........
this is not a big block 455 most likely a oldsmobile 401 or 403 but it's no 455 big block
@@Tiffany.1970 This is a Pontiac engine...
79 did not come with a 455 which in the 76 cars was denoted as the 7.4 liter
This car is badged on the shaker as a "TA 6.6" which indicates a pontiac 400 motor which was always paired with the manual transmission. The cars with "6.6 Liter" on the shaker all came with the oldsmobile 403 motor and turbo 350 automatic transmissions.
So in short this car is not original or not stickered propery.
Beautiful car. Nice video.
These cars has become white Unicorns because so many people are noticing how beautiful these cars truly are , The design. Was genius , And the value will only rise over time
I would too. I love V8 GM cars RWD. It's just a shame what regulations did to American cars from the 70s till about 1998. Thanks Jimmie Carter
Gorgeous
Beast!
Awesome ride!
beautiful motor!
Super sweet i had a gold 79 with the factory 403 olds id love to restore one someday.
Do it it’s not to late , I had mine stored for close to 18 yrs , I got it running in 2021 an it turns heads all the time 58,000 original miles 403 no t tops black with silver phoenix original paint
Great launch fellas
I've had three of them, my fav was the 81 301 turbo, that baby was so fast it was crazy
Best american car
Nice ! What gears did you have in the rear end ?
It has taken 38 years for me to like the front end of the 79 Firebird. Funny what time does
ThatGuysBrother my dad hated it so much he put a 78 front on his.
Time for an upgrade 😎✌
Sweet
I took a 403 from a TA put it in my 79 olds delta 88, with a fresh rebuilt 4 barrel quadro jet that boat would sail
Fun car
My dad has the gold version the engine is fucking beast
Beautiful example and excellent video. Would like to know how much it sold for!
It took me life time to get mine I'm never saleing mine sorry for your lose
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned
from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the
Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by
reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated
central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down
all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From
2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as
exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox
oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no
investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even
created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.
No 79 ever came with a 455 ? Only the 400 Pontiac engine or the 403 Olds Engine
I'm reading that some company was putting 455 motors in after "Smokey and the Bandit II".
Yes, the engine has been swapped but if you had a 403 why not?? 😀
What wheels are these? Love to put them on my '79 Trans Am.
Trans Am Special Edition wheels.
Snowflake wheels
Yup 15x8 factory snowflakes that were only available and included with WS6.
nice job getting on the gas hard in a school zone! not once but twice...
But no kids were there! Like if it was 2 in the morning you'd say the same thing!
2lostangels chill out snowflake
how much for that car
Nice!
Dude, lmao!! This is like a mix tape but for your TA
Coool👍🤠
I wish I had the bandit car beautiful car I love Trans Ams I had a 1976 E. spirit Trans Am was very very fast I love Pontiac and Dodge in Plymouth and Chevrolet I love American muscle cars if there’s any miss spelling I have an iPhone iPhone 7 Plus 256 GB gold from Verizon wireless corporation in California bill and assembled with all of its junkie parts in China China electronics look how many misspellings there are I hate the Chinese phones
I'm surprised 2 year didn't chirp or less is wasn't floored I had 3 T/A they all chirped second gear n they were automatic s
Why did you sell this beautiful bird ?
I noticed it's got a new alternator .
Yeah I had one. It got stolen. Damn!
Don't like the gold dash. Silver was better
it's,like,the,boyfriend,of,my,Miranda.
you know this is a $40k car now
More like 65- 80 k
LOL, try triple that price...and if you have a mint one easily over 100k.
@@sonnybadyal7767 i was talking this car and it not a $100k car
@@searaydrivingguy yeah I believe one of these Trans Am Smokey and the Bandit style just recently sold for $315,000 USA dollars... and a mint one sold on Barrett Jackson for a half a million.
sleeper :D
I would of NEVER sold this, you sold peoples dream for money....wow.
i,know,man.i,did,the,same,fucking,thing.i,cry,about,it,nowaays.nothing,will,ever,be,the,same,for,Miranda,and,i.
Why would you sell it I wtf it even had the gold dash pack why man why?
The gold engine turned dash panel is readily available from multiple parts suppliers. A lot of folks like the look, so they will put it on non SE cars.
In 1979 455 motor wasn't available. This is not an original TA. Sorry.
Don't believe he said it was, it's called hotrodding. 🤐
That thing was painfully slow
Cowboy bow wow Niagara falls
wow, not impressed with the 20 lb. oil pressure. Car started partially on choke, so semi cold motor, should have more oil pressure than that, even when at operating temp.
Not an ORM motor. The 409 Pontiac V8 with 220 nt hp and 320 net kb ft tq was the strongest TA motor in 1979. Making this car worthless
Worthless huh, wow that's terrible.
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Get rid of that stupid parasitic fan! Installing an electric fan is an easy 10-20 HP.
These cars are getting expensive
Should of sold the wife's car bro
Pointkess
Non-original - yawn!
U want a woman
What is this 6.6 shit ? click bait
Now that you've gotten rid of this abortion, you can get yourself a real TA with the Pontiac 400 mill and Borg Warner 4-speed and resist the temptation to fuck it up. Bill Porter, the Chief Designer of the second gen TA you are not.
I had a 78 back in high school with the Olds and auto, and had a chance to buy a 74 with the 400 and manual. After the test drive, I was really low! The memories are better left ALONE! Then I saw a NEW ONE!!!! OMG!! 700+ HP!! Time to make some more memories!!!!