77 Pontiac Trans Am - Restored on 2040-cars
Salisbury, North Carolina, United States
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I am downsizing my car collection and this is arguably my nicest one. I have owned and enjoyed this car for almost 10 years now and it is a beautiful car to show or drive. INTERIOR-The interior of the car is the only thing I really have not touched. This is the way it was when I got the car and it is in very good shape. I noticed on the PHS documents that this car left the factory with blue interior and obviously it has been changed to black. The seats are in good shape with only minor blemishes that you have to look for. The seat belts do NOT latch in the buckles in the front seats. There is a nice CD player in the car and a very nice sound system that sounds awesome. The pillar trim pieces both have 1" holes where it looks like a tweeter was mounted at one point but not any more. The dash is in great shape with no cracks. A grant steering wheel has been added which looks and feels good. The dome light works but needs to be secured. EXTERIOR- I had the car completely stripped and painted the original Cameo White. It cost me over $5000 and anytime the shop called and asked me a question, my answer was whatever was the best for the car. The paint is awesome!! The front bumper has a couple small little cracks where the grill has rubbed it. There are a couple minor imperfections...MINOR imperfections. The hood decal has a place about 1/4 inch where it has a crease. This car looks absolutely awesome! The paint shines like new. I put a set of 15x7 snowflake wheels on the car and the car has new BF Goodrich tires on it. All the lights work and you need to look hard to find something you can call a flaw on the car. The undercarriage is VERY clean. No rust and has a thin coat of flat black paint that looks really good. MECHANICAL- When I got the car the Pontiac 400 ran and sounded pretty well for 4 or 5 years. One day I noticed white smoke behind the car. I took it into the shop and they found a cracked piston. I had the GM dealership pull the motor and go through it completely. The block and heads were checked, block bored, heads rebuilt, forged pistons and a medium camshaft installed. Edelbrock intake, rebuild carb and had them sent it down to the Body Shop. They base coat, clear coated the motor and cleaned and painted the engine bay. The A/C components are there but not functioning due to at least a leaking condenser and maybe more. I never really cared. I thought the A/C belt squeaked so I cut it but it turns out the power steering pump isn't lined up perfectly and that is where the belt squeak comes from at times. The turbo-hydramatic transmission shifts great and has no problems. It has ceramic coated headers that look and sound awesome with flowmaster mufflers. It has a pretty good chop to it with the cam but not over the top. It sounds AWESOME and runs really well. I had a set of 3.73 gears installed at the same dealership and that really woke the car up. It runs similar to the LT1 f-body's I have owned in terms of power/acceleration. I had the suspension checked and had new leaf springs and shocks/struts replaced. I will add information as I think of it. The car was sold right up the road in Lexington, NC new and has really been a joy to drive. Text Bill with any questions at 704-two,three,two-9252T |
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GM recalls 61k more vehicles in three campaigns
Sun, 05 Oct 2014Following a stop-delivery order for its new midsize trucks and a rash of recent recalls, General Motors is issuing three more campaigns covering 60,575 vehicles in North America with 57,182 of them in the US. As of October 1, the automaker has issued a total of 74 recalls (see the ridiculously long chart to the right) this year covering 26,495,070 units in the US.
The largest campaign covers 46,873 examples in the US of the 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 and 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle imported from Australia. It's possible for the driver's knee to hit the key and make it move from the "Run" to "ACC" position while driving. GM says its Holden division is developing a fixed-blade key that's supposed to fix the problem by only allowing it to rotate toward the "On" position. There has been one crash caused by this fault but no injuries or fatalities.
The second recall is for 10,005 units of the 2004-2007 Cadillac CTS-V and 2006-2007 Cadillac STS-V because "the fuel pump module electrical terminal may overheat." This can cause a flange to melt and allow the pump to leak fuel. GM specifies that the remedy for the CTS-V is replacing the fuel module and fuel tank jumper harness, but it doesn't specify how the STS-V is being repaired.
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Fri, 16 Oct 2009Ford buyers appear to love their cars more than customers of any other automotive brand, returning back to the American automaker when it comes time to purchase their next vehicle. According to a study by Experian Automotive, six of the top 10 vehicles for customer brand loyalty wear badges from the Blue Oval. That includes the Ford Fusion (62.4 percent), Ford Edge (57.9 percent), Ford Five Hundred/Taurus (56 percent), Ford Freestyle (51.9 percent), Ford Escape (49.4 percent) and the Ford Focus (47.57 percent).
Other vehicles making up the top 10 include the Toyota Prius (52 percent), Chevy Impala (51.7 percent), Toyota Camry (47.8 percent) and Toyota Corolla (47.56 percent). This brings up an interesting question: With the closing of automotive brands like Saturn and Pontiac, where are those buyers to turn for their next automotive purchase?
Apparently, not back to General Motors. According to Experian, Pontiac owners are most likely to look to the Ford lineup for their next car or truck and Saturn shoppers will switch to Toyota or Honda - not particularly surprising given that Saturn was meant to compete with import brands. Experian predicts that GM's overall market share will fall from 20 percent to about 17.5 percent, with most of the slack being picked up by Ford, Honda and Toyota.
David Hasselhoff's own KITT replica up for auction
Tue, 08 Apr 2014Depending on when and where you grew up, the name David Hasselhoff likely conjures up images of Knight Rider, Baywatch, pop singer, or possibly a washed-up TV actor, but one thing that can never be taken away from The Hoff is his connection to one of the greatest automotive icons in pop culture. The Knight Industries Two Thousand, usually shortened to simply KITT, was the real star of Knight Rider for many fans. Based on a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, the car combined snarky quips for comedy relief and stunts to provide much of the show's actions. Now, Julien's Auctions is selling Hasselhoff's own replica as part of a larger sale of the actor's personal memorabilia collection.
This recreation is based on a 1986 Firebird and comes with all of the tech on the inside that now seems hilariously outdated, like the yoke steering wheel and plethora of buttons. The interior also thoughtfully includes a voice box with over 4,000 sound clips from the show. With a 5.0-liter V8 and an automatic transmission, performance is likely adequate and period correct. According to the listing, this car was created by fans and given to the Hoff. Sadly, the replica doesn't convert to Super Pursuit Mode like KITT could in later seasons, and we most associate KITT with conventional front-hinged doors to go with the power t-tops and ejector seats.
Bidding currently sits $27,500 with eight bids, since starting at $15,000. Julien's predicts it will sell for between $30,000 and $50,000. If there is some nostalgia for KITT in your heart, there is still plenty of time to bid.