1978 Pontiac Trans Am for sale at Volo Auto Museum (V21248)

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True Y88 Special Edition Gold Trans Am and it's Pontiac Historical documented. The Y88 included the gold paint, gold tinted glass T-tops, gold in the wheels and on the machine turned dash bezel. GM made these for only 1 year and they were limited production. This one is well restored and upgraded with a 455 motor.
EXTERIOR: Overall a very good restoration. The body is straight, and the panels line up nicely. It is decked out with shaker scoop, fender flares, trunk spoiler and fender air extractors. Repainted its original Solar Gold color and it is smooth and glossy. It has its original gold tinted T Tops, new Special Edition door handle decals and blacked out window trim. the decals including the hood bird are in excellent shape. The wheels are awesome! They are either new or restored and they are the much better looking 15x7 with the polished lip. They are wrapped in nice BF Goodrich radial tires.
INTERIOR: This is the deluxe interior. The door panels and armrests are excellent and look to be replaced. Reupholstered and recushioned seats. Part of the special edition package is the gold tinted machine turned dash. It has a working clock and new tachometer. The dash pad is in really nice shape, and in the glovebox is a power trunk release button. The center console looks really good and has power window switches in the center. The headliner has been replaced and it has a nice formula cushioned grip wheel on a tilt column.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT: Under the hood you’ll find a hopped up 455 V8 pushing 400HP! It has a hotter Competition Cam, and has been fitted with an Edelbrock Torquer II intake, Edelbrock 750 dual carb, and Edelbrock air cleaner. Long Tube headers are bolted to Ported 62 heads. The rest of the accessories include a 50K High Energy Ignition system, Power steering, and power brakes. A vacuum canister and pump supply the extra vacuum needed because of the performance cam. The heat/ac were deleted.
TRUNK COMPARTMENT: Under the trunk lid and jambs have been painted nice and glossy. The trunk light is functional. It is also a functional power trunk release. There are two liner mats that sit above a rust free, clean metal trunk pan. There are also the original bags for the T-tops, so they don’t break when you are driving around with them off.
UNDERSIDE: Body off frame restoration! The front suspension looks to be replaced at time of restoration. This features Pontiacs Radial Tuned Suspension front and rear and is all clean and looks great. The body bushings were replaced and are new. The power disc brakes are in great shape, and the dual exhaust is fitted to the longtube headers. They are paired with dual Flowmaster mufflers. Mated to the engine is a nicely rebuilt TCI Turbo 400. It has a stock torque converter and is backed by a factory Posi-Trac rear end. The floors and frame are super clean and dry. They were prepped and painted black.
SERVICE: After our shop inspection, we found and replaced a few small things. The door locks were replaced, ignition cylinder, a new tachometer was installed, and the speedo gear was replaced.
This is a very nice example of a rare Y88, 1 year only special edition trans am with the best looking front end. Hopped up with the right upgrades and it's ready to have some fun in.
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[@JxT1957]

Nice Trans Am, I like the front end on the '79 to '81 the best especially in black

[@eddieb35]

That thing is screaming 80s all day. Take me back please!!

[@michaelraya9593]

I bought a 1978 gold Trans Am at Zeigler Pontiac in Morton, Illinois brand new. The list price on mine was $8800. That was on the high side at the time.

[@chrisjanzen6082]

This might be the best buy I've seen on your videos.

[@GarrettWorcester]

I'm glad you reminded me about the "door drop," as my dark blue '79 had the same issue as it got older. This one won't stay on your lot for long, and this is the closest I've come to clicking the "Buy It Now" button....man, oh man.

[@michaelwillis3589]

I love the 1978 Y88 Special Edition Trans-Am! It's my favorite year!

[@johncornell3665]

What a sweet T/A. Thanks Jay!

[@user-wo8ie7wh1w]

The car very nice it is a beautiful car i thank

[@user-wo8ie7wh1w]

Love the year of the car love to have this car

[@jammer96]

Beautiful ride !!

[@craigcrutcher205]

Miss my 78 with t-tops.

[@jonathongrove9286]

I love them especially without the decals

[@chris-co3ej]

Nice car!! No sun visors?

[@Nebulasecura]

You show up to high school in this, and youll definitely be badass as hell, both back then and nowadays lmao. I love the 77s and 78s the most, with that front end design.

[@JxT1957]

'79 to '81 front end looks even more badass it looks like its wearing a mask.

[@Dpjohnson83]

Got one , love it

[@tombankwel4822]

Golden arrow strikes from the batcave 🦇, gourgeus car absolutly awsome wow wow absolutly powerfull and inside so Nice and tidy 😊 😊 😊, thanks Jay grams president of volo auto museum and russel for perfect photografy from tom your friend now and always 😊

[@ronstewart3431]

What a great car 🚗

[@user-ui8or8cq7l]

One man's trash is another's treasure. Just add a few decades.

[@gerardomanuelortiztellado1460]

❤BEAUTIFUL TRANS AM❤ NICES COLOR

[@calvincooley1074]

I believe it is called "engine turned" in the gauge cluster.

[@stevenshumate3430]

Had one just like that.

[@RR-iv6fm]

Hello, this brings back memories. My Uncle had this exact car, didn’t realize the Gold was a special edition. The ‘77-‘78 are my favorite front ends, and the ‘shaker’ is standout. Nice example. Should edit the vlog tho, mention had A/C on test drive?

[@stephenholland5930]

That car doesn't have a shaker. The scoop is attached to the hood.

[@reginaldsmith8197]

💯💯💯💯👍

[@SecondGenClassics]

i have one 1978 Y88 Ttop 4psd car 52k miles im the 2owner

[@user-wo8ie7wh1w]

What would be the payment? Of this car

[@user-wo8ie7wh1w]

And what would be the down? Payment

[@AngelaSpaugh]

Still available

[@lonmcq7317]

Beautiful car, but it's not an SE...

[@frankartale1026]

Very Nice looking car. But not to be "that guy"but... The scoop mounted to the hood ( big no no for T/A guys). Not original drivetrain. Steering wheel insert is suppose to be gold. The WS6 wheels are not painted correctly. The 160 speedo does not belong in that car. There are no Y88 stripes & no Y88 gold grilles and it has the plastic hexagon center caps instead of the round metal ones. The interior headliner & seat covers are not good. The car definitely is not tuned correctly with that edelbrock carb. Paint looks like it has some issues. I mention this because i bet your asking 35 or more for it. You will probably get what your asking but there are alot of guys like me who would not touch a car like this.

[@edwardcarroll574]

Grille should be Gold instead of black

[@eddiestanley135]

I took had one and foolishly sold it WAY too cheap. This car is missing all of the pinstripes that were on these. Repaint? Nice vehicle though.

[@terrybangley2281]

There’s some things about it that don’t make sense, I had a 78 t/a 6.6 but my speedometer only went to 120 this one goes to 160, early 78’s did have the t/a 6.6 with the automatic but since the bird is later in the production run I doubt it’s a t/a 6.6 , but I’d take it none the less

[@SecondGenClassics]

30k car all day to many things missing for being a Y88 SE car

[@brianpeterson1962]

wrong bird

[@westhavenor9513]

Back in the day, you could be ugly AF, but if you drove this GM turd into your local dive bar turned disco you were certain to get laid. Don't argue, I was there!

[@michaelclancy4509]

t's a turd. $29,000 MAX.

[@buzztp5119]

not original engine but a 455 is better but it is not a turd

[@buzztp5119]

but about 30-35 would be right for the price I agree on that