1979 Trans Am...nice Paint....good Interior.....t Top on 2040-cars

NUT-SHELL:::  This is a good looking car, I consider it a very solid car. Its a nice drive and enjoy quality car, by this I mean it looks good, it runs good and it drives good, its plenty good to enter you local car show and have fun, its just not perfect, its no roll out of the trailer show queen with a $20,000 paint job.

THIS IS A NICE CAR THAT WILL MAKE 99% OF THE PEOPLE HAPPY!

 May name is Ron Watson and I live in east Tennessee.

I do not show cars on Sunday, I worship, I rest, I spend time with my family, I'm 66 years old and I need a day off, I will be happy to show you the car 6 days a week if you make an appointment, if you call my cell telephone and don't get me I'm meeting with someone, driving of eating a meal, please leave a voice mail and I'll call you back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have 3 Trans Am listed on ebay right now, all $13,999, take a look at my other items.

 VIN    2W87K9N182917         MILEAGE: 10,408 SHOWING, I'm sure its 110,408 but most things have been replaced or rebuilt. 

WILL I SELL THIS CAR DIRECT OFF EBAY MOTORS? Yes, I not crazy I want to sell the car, I know lots of you guys are not registered on ebay and just use it as a research tool. I'm not worried about feedbacks and all the ebay rules and such.

 HISTORY: We bought this car from a car restoring friend in southern Ohio. My description is based on my inspection and test drive, I am a car restorer, but I did not restore this car. Fact of car life, "you can buy a nice car a lot cheaper than you can restore one".

TITLE: Clear title in hand with a VIN that matches. It will be transferred from me as a dealer, I don't have a showroom, but I do have dealers license to keep things legal.

IF YOU COME AND JUDGE THIS CAR LIKE ITS IN A NATIONAL CAR SHOW TO WIN FIRST PRIZE, IT WILL NOT BE A 100 POINT CAR. IT WILL BE A SUPER NICE CAR THAT LOOKS PLENTY GOOD FOR THE CAR SHOW. The reason I'm telling you this is that I get people come and inspect cars and look for a speck like its suppose to be a perfect car. I will tell you the things you will find if you really take the time to read my listing. Beware of pictures, defects melt together. This is a very nice car, but face it, you won't get a perfect car for this price, you should get a nice car.

IS THERE ANY RUST PROBLEMS?   I consider this a good solid car.  The frame, the floors, the trunk, under the rear window all look good. The floors look original and good, the under side in not detailed slick and shinny, but its solid, it has never had real thick under coating so you can see the panels, it does have a very light factory or dealership under coating.

DOES THE CAR HAVE BONDO/BODY FILLER? Of course it does, have you ever seen one that has none, I haven't, but it has no bubbles, no swelled places, its about as good as you will find. If somebody tells you their car has none, you had better be alert. This is a solid car, it is no rust bucket.

IS THERE ANY ACCIDENT DAMAGE? None that I can find and none stated on the title.

WHY AM I SELLING THIS CAR? I’m a classic car restorer, but when I find a vehicle I like and can sell for a fair market price, I buy it fix a few things and resell.

PAINT:    I consider the paint extra nice driver quality, the car is a real good looking car, it shines good, it has no dents, it is straight to look down the sides. No rust bubbles or big cracks in the paint, it is base coat clear coat paint. A couple of low chips that have been touched up and some small defect you have to look for, "its black and every little thing shows up".  The paint would be considered nice, in fact I would consider it super nice for a car this price range. I am super critical on my description on paint, I have guys to come and look at a $15,000 car and want a $20,000 show queen paint job. Most people judge a car first by the paint, I think first judgment should be rust problems.

T TOPS: They look real good, all the weather stripping on the car look near new.

CHROME: Not chrome, but what there is decent.

 INTERIOR:   Good black interior, no real wear, the carpet is good, the headliner is good, the seats good, the door panels good, I can't remember about the dash, we have 3 79 Trans Am right now and the details sort of run together, I think it is good.

No bad smells, I don't think the car has been smoked in.

UNSERSIDE: Nice and solid, but not show deatailed and not covered up with thick under-coating. 

GLASS: The side windows roll up and down decent, the windshield is clear with no wiper marks, the drivers side window has bad marks where the old weather stripping rubbed it, the weather stripping is now new.

 ENGINE: The engine is a good running 6.6 403, it has a 4 barrel carb, it has no knocks, no rattles and no blue smoke. Its a good engine!

EXHAUST SYSTEM:  Nice sounding exhaust system, its old, but solid, it has rusty colored pipes.

 TRANSMISSION:    Good shifting 3 speed automatic, its a Turbo 350 that has been rebuilt. 

REAR-END: No whines or growls, its looks original and has good highway gears. 

BRAKES:

  Good brakes, they are power assisted, it is disc in front and drums in the rear.

STEERING: The steering is good, the car is power steering.

WHEELS AND TIRES :  New Boss wheels and new tires, cost $1,200

LIGHTS and wiring: The head lights work, the tail lights work the brake lights work, side markers work and the turn signals work and the interior dome light works.

THE speedometer is working, the gas gauge works, the parking brake is missing a handle, the tachometer is working, the horn is working.

GUAGES: The gas works, the temp works, the volts work, the oil has a broken hand, the clock works, but runs slow.

CAR CAME WITH AIR CONDITIONING, the inside stuff is in place, but some of the out side stuff is gone. The best thing to do is convert to a modern compressor.

DOES THE CAR HAVE AND LEAKS? Have you ever seen a old car that will not leave a drop of oil on your nice clean floor! No leaks, but the car will leave some drops, I consider that a weep. Its just the way it is on old classic cars. There is nothing you have to fix, its something you will just have to live with if you want a old car. You can rebuild everything and it will be this way in a few months.

 HOW DO THE DOORS AND HOOD OPEN AND CLOSE? They open and close good for a Trans Am, they were not famous for good closing hoods and doors.

TRADES: Please no trades, they never work out and are just too hard!

The rest of the information is boring unless you are really interested in buying the vehicle, its just buying details like shipping, paperwork, who I am, where the car is located and how to pay and contact information.

CONTACT INFO: my cell telephone number is 423-506-8987, I do not answer when driving, while meeting with people, after about 8:00 PM Eastern Time or on Sunday morning or Sunday nights. Please leave a voice mail and I’ll get back. I do check my emails several times a day.

cell 423-506-8987 email: dreamcar@live.com

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PAPERWORK: I know what to do! We are just a father/son 2 man operation, but we are a Tennessee licensed/bonded car dealer and have sold cars all over the US and exported many.

THIS IS NOT AN AUCTION, THIS IS A FIXED PRICE LISTING: I reserve the right to stop the listing at any time and sale the car “come look”.

I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO STOP THE LISTING AT ANY TIME. THE CAR IS FOR SALE ON THE LOCAL MARKET.

WHERE THE CAR IS LOCATED: The car is here at my garage in Athens, Tennessee. Athens is in east Tennessee, we are 50 miles south of Knoxville and 50 miles north of Chattanooga. Look at a Road Atlas and follow interstate 75 south from Knoxville. I live one mile and one turn from the interstate exit. My zip code is 37303. The closest large airport is Knoxville. Athens does have a good small airport, but has no commercial flights.

WHO YOU ARE BUYING FROM: My name is Ron Watson and I live in the small town of Athens, Tennessee “Athens is called the friendly city”. We are located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in east Tennessee “I am truly qualified to be called a Hill Billy”. I am 66 years old and work with my son Keith who is now 41. I am now retired and living my dream restoring, selling and improving classic cars. For 12 years I was an auto mechanics instructor at Tennessee Technology Center here in Athens. I am also a veteran of the US Army; I served as a Chinook helicopter mechanic, crew chief and instructor in the late 60s, I did spend a year in Vietnam. I’m Southern Baptist faith and proud to be an American. I’ve been married to the same good woman for 43 years. LIFE IS GOOD IN THE GREEN HILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE!

US OR EXPORT “I like Nations Auto Transport. They are located in Kansas City area.

Contact: Jim Page his office number is 816-295-6887 and his email is jpage@shipnat.com

MY AREA CODE FOR TRANSPORT: The area code for Athens, Tennessee is 37303. I live 1 mile off a major interstate (I-75) and 35 miles south of interstate 40, so transport is usually very fast.

PAYMENT: I require a $250 deposit for a Buy Now or to hold the car.

I will take paypal for the deposit, but not for full payment.

Option 1: Pay the old school way face to face.

Option 2: Pay by check, I will wait till the check clears, I have had

a fake bank certified check.

Option 3: The safest is to let our banks handle it, my bank is a

member of the US Federal Reserve, this is called wire

transfer. And its safe for both of us.

WILL I HOLD THE CAR UNTIL YOU GET HERE TO LOOK OR HAVE IT INSPECTED? Not without a $250 non-refundable deposit! I have held too many cars that people promise me they are going to buy and they never show up, their wife won’t let them buy it, they can’t get a loan or they just back out. Before you drive or fly a long distance you need to make sure the car is not sold. “The way I look at it is until you pay a deposit you’re just looking and dreaming”.

INSPECTIONS: Please come look and be happy. All inspections are required to be done before the end of the listing, I list for 21 days. I listed this car as I see it as a 66 year old car restorer, please come and judge it for your self. I judge the car to my standards, this may not be yours. I consider this a good car, but its not a perfect show queen. Paid inspectors are unpredictable, you might get a good one, they can make a good car sound bad on the report. They have to be very critical to cover their back sides and most are only concerned about is getting paid. I understand how hard it is to buy a car without looking, but I think you should come look yourself. I don’t like paid inspectors, I like for the person that is buying to inspect for themselves. I think its fine to send a friend to inspect for you. To make it clear, don’t hit the buy now button and then inspect, come inspect first!

If you are not registered with ebay motors, I will work with you, "YOU CAN BUY DIRECT". I'm not worried about no or low feedbacks.

BOTTOM LINE: My firm price is $13,999 and I'm asking more on the local market.  It’s not fun to bargain over the cell phone all day long with people that live 2000 miles away and are not going to buy anyway. My firm price is the Buy Now price. I have sold every car I have ever tried to, so I’m not motivated to be bargained down.

WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO SELL YOU THE VEHICLE WITH-OUT AN INSPECTION; YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF NERVE AND PLEASE DON’T BE A CRY BABY.

Read the ME section on the upper right hand part of the listing marked seller info.

Thank You,

Ron Watson cell: 423-506-8987 email: dreamcar@live.com

 IS THERE A WARRANTY? No! Come inspect, judge and drive the vehicle all you want to because I do not offer a warranty on classic vehicles. Any descriptions or representations are for identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any type, they are the way I see the vehicle. It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected this vehicle and to have satisfied himself or herself as to the condition and value and to purchase based upon that judgment solely. This vehicle is being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed written or implied. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein, and makes no warranty in connection therewith.