1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 6.6 Review & Test Drive at MotoExotica (SOLD)
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1979 Pontiac Trans Am WS-6
6.6 Liter V-8
Only 63044 Actual Miles
Factory T-Tops
Well Documented
Purchased from the original owner
MotoeXotica is pleased to offer this amazing all original one owner 1979 Pontiac Trans Am. Without question one of GMs most iconic models, the Trans Am was born on 1969 and immediately became synonymous with cutting edge styling, great handling and fantastic muscle car performance.
This car, obtained from the original owner, was purchased on 10-1-1979 from Hubler Pontiac in Ferguson, MO, and is a very clean and original, one owner time capsule! Boasting features such as:
WS-6 performance package
Power Steering
Power Brakes
Original 6.6 Liter 403 V-8 engine
Shaker Hood
Bucket seats with center console,
Automatic transmission
Factory A/C
Original Snowflake aluminum wheels
Posi traction rear differential,
Working electric clock and so much more.
Date correct Eagle GT Radials
T-Tops
Included with the car are original factory and dealer documents including build sheet, owner's manuals, warranty card, dealer invoice, tire warranty info and more.
For the avid Pontiac enthusiast that understands the rarity of a one owner 79 Trans Am WS-6, there will be few such examples to choose from! It is amazing to find such a survivor Trans Am! Please contact us for more information as this highly collectible Trans Am will not be available for long. Vin: 2W87K9L213971 Miles 63044
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You can get these 79 403 olds T/As to run. I put an edelbrock intake and cam with 3.42 gears out back. Used long tube headers with header mufflers and took it to Texas motorplex. Ran a best of 14.2 at 99 mph on a hot July night.
Oh man how I love the Trans Am, that's my dream car
The only other thing you need to complete the package is the original window sticker, i have mine with my 81 Turbo Trans Am.
I love TAs .... I own two show quality Trans Ams ; a 79 black Y84 400 4 speed t-tops , and a 73 455 white automatic and both steal the show wherever they go , even from exotic cars ....)
nice
wrong decal on the shaker; the "T/A 6.6" was the Pontiac 400, which only came with a four-speed manual in '79. This car has the Olds 403/automatic combo.
Yea the problem is you cannot find the 6.6 liter decal with a kit.
@@raginreggin3096 you just have to biy it seperately. They're only about $20 each.
My friends would disagree when I had my 1979 Trans Am that I bought in '83 whether it was a 400 or a 403 Olds engine. It was an automatic so I guess it was a 403. Sold it in 1988. Regretted it.
@@mrorionfan1 You don't KNOW???... Good God...
I’m 47 and I remember my older sister driving me around in this same car. With all the crap cars from this era, and to get rides in this when I was like 8 or 9 was a thrill. My dad had a 78 Ford Country Squire station wagon will real genuine fake wood sticker panels. So this T/A was like the best thing around. We were not rich. A family friend let my sister drive all their cars from Cadillacs, Monte Carlo’s, Cougar’s etc. But this T/A handled so well for the times. Memories.
jjs777fzr beautiful classic
Very nice car but many of you caught that hood scoop decal/engine/tranny inconsistency. Nice to see there are some knowledgeable enthusiasts on these cars still out there. One other thing I don’t believe anyone caught was the comment about the leather steering wheel being in good condition. I may be wrong but I do not believe the stock steering wheel was leather and that wheel did look stock. I owned a 79 SE Trans Am with the 403/auto combo and T-Tops; it wasn’t very fast and I only kept it 2 years...big mistake. I sure wish I had it today, I would go full resto-mod on it to get the performance current but keep the look mostly vintage and I’d drive it regularly.
Alan Snyder, you are correct, the wheels were never leather except for the 10th anniversary. It's hard to beleive a car salesman knows so little about such a popular high sales vehicle.
Either that's not the original motor, or that decal on the shaker isn't original. Most people that are going to spend that much money on a car Will know exactly what's not right.
+Steve Duval It's been sold for awhile. Thanks for the input Steve!
You are correct. It's a 403 with the Ws6 pkg. Fake TA 6.6 on the shaker. All the 403 owners I knew of did this to portray they had the Pontiac motor. Posers.
i want a 1979 automatic blue with the 6.6 motor like in 1599 o lord let your blessing remain within. blue like my enternal blue eyes 2
and 1979 when i was born
May the force be with you
Incorrect decals on the shaker; "T/A 6.6" identifies a Pontiac 400, which in '79 was only available with a manual. This car has an automatic. The engine is therefore (if original) a 403 Olds. The decal should read, "6.6 liter"
wow
Beautiful looking though ....
My favorite car T/A
minty
All original my ass, seemingly so but an automatic with 6.6T/A on the hood already says no not original! The decal on the shaker hood should say 6.6 Liter not T/A or this car should be a 4 speed manual. 6.6 Liters with a 3 speed auto is a 403 oldsmobile motor... While a 6.6 T/A with the 4 speed is a pontiac 400 motor. This car is not ORIGINAL... Just saying
Also, most Olds equipped cars came with rear drum brakes (WS7). This car is bogus.
I know my Pontiac's to. And you are right, plus the hood bird decal is an after market, because the the bird is looking to the right, instead of the factory left... Its a copy right issue with after market bird's..
@@jackthompson6192 I believe you are wrong about the head direction of the hood decal. From 1979-1981 the head of the bird faces the passenger side of vehicle. The previous years 1973-1978 the head of the bird faced the drivers side.
@@stevenh6915 Not true.
T/A 6.6 is the call out for the Pontiac W72 400 with the 4 spd. This car has tha olds 403 it has been repainted and the wrong decals put on it.
Like the car only thing i didnt like was the new radio, the radio bezel been cut out.
troy cox I was thinking the very exact thing I hate when they put aftermarket stereo’s in these cars it throws off the interior I think anyways
very nice, I've had 1 nearly the same } all the way around for 35yrs now. (with order-build sheet).
Past year spent total original restoration..$$ Note:403ci was referred as big block(not-but all the same) they came with blue value covers(factory) and indeed same hood decale and colors, as shown.(orange-red) option. Many have good and bad facts written }must keep in mind that the 79' T/A could be ordered most anyway you wanted & nearly 79,000 were. no right or wrong. I also had it come with matching red honey comb 15' wheels. different again-now rare.
403 was never referred as a. Big block ,that was the older 400, 425 and 455 Olds engines.
403 was not a TA-6.6 either that would have been a Pontiac W72 400. 403 was just designated on the scoop as a 6.6 Litre!!!
The 403 is only referred to as a big block by people who don't know any better.
great looking TA ..love the red int. but fyi the Olds 403 is not a big block Pontiac's last big block was in 76 ..455.the shaker ID 6.6 TA on yours should say 6.6 litre. Only the WS4 TA's with the Pontiac motor had 6.6 ta decals which also had chrome valve covers...Pontiac had the 403 Olds185hp, ''mostly California cars'' then there was the pontiac 400 180hp and the WS4 motor a Pontiac 400 220hp..also a 4.9 litre and a turbo 301..80'-81'..hope this helps ya..
Bruce Hamilton the WS4 was the standard trans am suspension not an engine designation. The RPO code for the standard Pontiac (180)hp is L78
Proper code for the T/A-6.6 was W72!
Pontiac didn’t make a big block or a small block. They all had the same block from 326-455. If you didn’t know.
@@bigorange113 Bruce is even more wrong than that. 403 of course was an Olds motor. Olds had big and small blocks, but the 403 is a small block. It's a 350r block with an Olds 455 crank. I love it when dealers and commenters have no idea what they're talking about. Also there was only the w 72 400 in 79. There was no standard 400. The w72 400 only came with a 4 speed. 403's were not " mostly California cars". The 403 cars were sold everywhere. They sold around 84,000 403 cars in 79. 400 4 speed was not avaiable at all in California due to emmission regulations. Not only was the shaker decal wrong, but did anyone else notice there was no engine ID decal on the radiator support? Makes me wonder if there was front end damage and that's why the shaker decal is wrong. Also I like how the " totally original car", has an aftermarket radio, speakers and an amp.. Also the back of the shaker has been cut out. Not exactly original.
Even has the original oil
The 403's were all out of steam in 1st gear...they will NOT run with the pontiac 400, but if you can live with a good burnout car, this is the one---just don't expect too much after the 1-2 shift.
I have had many of both engines. I love Pontiacs, but from experience I would much rather have a 403. It was a much more reliable engine and was a much more simple design. It made gobs of torque at low rpm, which worked extremely well with the 2.73 factory gear. It also, therefore had power or torque at all rpm levels. The 400 made hp and torque at a much higher rpm. Without say a 3.23 or higher gear or a manual transmission, they weren't nearly as responsive or fun. With a 4 speed 400, highway drives were unpleasant at best. The engine reved to high and sucked gas. The 403 auto was a much more useable car on any roadway. It, like the w72 400, was underrated. The 403 was rated at 186 hp. The 400 rated at 220. The 403 actually made around 225 and the 400 at 260. The torque rating was the same at 315. Torque is what moves a car. Despite your silly comment, the reality is the 403 was a great engine for it's time that pulled hard through all gears. Are you suggesting that somehow in 2nd or 3rd gear the engine just suddenly ceases to rev or make any power? Thats a ridiculouse statement that has no basis on fact. To prove this, the 400 4 speed tops out at 126. Top speed for a 403 is 142. If it makes no power past 1st or second gear, how would you explain that? Ive owned 60 plus of these cars since I was 19. 403's, 400 4 speeds, 400 auto's, some 455's and 2 ram air 3's. I speek from a level of vast experience. Of all the 70's and especially 79's I've owned, my keeper is an atlantis blue, black velour interior, 403 automatic hard top. I wouldn't trade it for any of them. This car is a joy to own drive and maintain. I guess we just disagree.
@Jimm Crowe Amen brother. I also just 2 days ago, picked up a 90,000 mile 403 auto 10th anniversary. It needs restoration, but it runs, drives and is completely original. I paid $2400. The guy had no idea what it was. It will make a nice brother to my atlantis blue 79. Love that 403.
@@sledgehammer8542 My bone stock '83 Z28 CFI 305 paced a well-tuned 403 on the last day I had it... Nothing against the 403, it just isn't the powerhouse you seem to think it is... I've had both, I'm 58, by the way, and the 403 is no serious match for the Pontiac...
@@lonmcq7317 wow. Where did you get that I suggested the 403 was a great "powerhouse"? I never suggested that in any way. I made statements about how reliable and pleasant it was in a stock form. I also explained the H.P. ratings for both it and the W 72 400. I compared two engine options for a 79 Trans am. Now you're trying to compare a 1983 Z28 with a Cross Fire 305? You said you paced it? What does that mean? It still couldn't out accelerate the 3800 pound 403 automatic? Big surprise. What's the point? Yes, the 403 is a serious match for a 400, when geared the same, and with the same transmission. In stock form, the 403 is at a serious disadvantage, but I still would rather have the 403.
Bruce
The 455 was not the last Big Block Pontiac made, Pontiac make a their last Big Block 400 for the Trans Am is 1978 and was sold in 1978 and 1979.... in 1978 some 78,000+ W72(big block 400) Trans Ams were sold some were 4 speed and some were automatics ..and in 1979 only 2,485 big block 400 Trans Ams were sold in 1979 ..all of them were 4 speed cars .
My 1979 Trans Am is like this white one above a small block 403 Olds car 79,212 of these were sold in 1979 ....there were 3 engines available in for the Trans Am in 1979 ....Pontiac a small block 301, a Small Block Olds 403, or a Big Block Pontiac 400
John Perales theres no such thing as a pontiac big block.
Andrew Wright That's right Andrew, big main journal and small journal
Actually Pontiac stockpiles some 8600 plus w72 400 engines for 1979 4 speed cars, 346 of them went into Formulas the rest into Trans Am's which amounted to over 8200 cars not 2485!!!
John, no Trans am ever came with a 400 and an automatic in 79. Also there is no such thing as a big block Pontiac motor. All blocks are the same dimensions. Cubic inch comes from bore and stroke. Also, they sold 84, 888 403 autos in 79, not 79,000.
The spare tire has been used and it's used not even sure that's the correct read for that spare for that year tires changed after that so how does this person have those treads on that tire
the 403 olds in this is a small block...you should know your facts about what you sell...
+Al Sipes Yes you are correct! Unfortunately we do not have a time machine to go back and redo this video, sorry. Our salesman Kevin was mislead to believe the 403 was a big-block, rather than the largest small block GM made. However the new owner seemed to look past our mistake.
+MotoeXotica Classic Cars I didn't mean for my comment to come across so sharp...It is an absolutely beautiful example and I'm sure the new owner loves this classic....
+MotoeXotica Classic Cars Yeah.........Basically who cares. I hear people calling out the Pontiac 400 as a big block all the time. This is no big deal, the main thing is that most people looking to buy this car know exactly what the Old 403 is. If you want an automatic that can be made to rub with the W72 very easily, this is it. Great car......just have to live with the Burgundy interior which was SOOOOOOOOO Pontiac of the time period.
Wrong decal on the hood scoop that is not a T/A 6.6
Wrong rear speakers for that year
Olds 403 is not a big block. Has the same stroke as a 350 Olds.
Kevin122759, it's actually a 350 Olds with a 455 crank. That's why it makes such good bottom end torque. But yes, you're right, it's a small block.
gotta have the w72 Pontiac 6.6 to get my attention. you can keep that Olds 403
I'd much rather have a 403, you can keep the 400. The 403 is a much better engine.
@@sledgehammer8542 Not so much... The Olds is a station wagon engine... just a mule...
It was used in a lot of different vehicles. It was even used in some large GM trucks. It was obviously a very versatile, reliable engine. That's why so many Trams ams were sold with them. You do know that the 400 was also a station wagon engine, don't you? So were the 428 and 455. I guess those are no good either, right?
@@sledgehammer8542 I never disagreed with reliable or versatile... It does not have the pedigree to be in the same breath with the W72, however...
@@lonmcq7317 "pedigree"? Really? Please come down off your high horse, and explain that silly statement.😆
Get this car you'll get a lot of girls
Big fucking facts 100 percent
Putting metal keys on the hood will mess up the decal scratch their head and do all kinds of stuff really don't care about this car you shown zero love for it someone did a lot of work to make it look original but it's not I've had too many Firebirds to say what you guys are saying is wrong
the 403 is a dime a doz , the T/T400 is as rare as hens teeth. this car is not a T/A400.
The WS4 cars are getting there respect now. Not exactly a dime a dozen anymore.
Not original Read GTA Ashwagandha comments, they are accurate
"403 big block" ... no such thing. It's an Olds small block.
6.6 TA would be a Pontiac motor 400 4 speed With 4 wheel disk brakes.
6.6 liter Is Oldsmobile 403 engine automatic and it’s not a big block when you start Telling us bull shit
You better know your history about cars
78 its better looking in my opinion
'79 looks better because it has a mean looking face mask on the front that the '78 doesnt have
And my favorite oversight is the firebird decal on the hood is not original all decals or an added option that had to be painted either by the dealership or somewhere else that was not made by the factory also for that year there was still be lead in that paint that decal is the wrong color and it does not have lead paint in it again not original
Djjeckel65, sorry brother, but you have no clue what you're talking about. The decals were NEVER painted on in any year. They were all decals from the factory. They were also not dealer installed. They were optional to order without, but very few were. I don't know where you got that information, but it's complete B.S.. Look it up, it's easy to verify.
@@sledgehammer8542 lol that was one of the best BS comments I have ever read wow.
@@andywright1763 I'm not sure how to take that. Do agree with me or disagree???
Any here cause of the thumbnail.