Well like the title says, I just checked out a 1982 Trans Am that is owned by the guy that owned a Pontiac dealership until 1982. The car was never sold, and is still currently on the factory MSO. He kept it and has put miles on it on a dealership D plate. It has 17,206 miles, and still has the factory plastic on the carpet. Now, heres the weird story about the car. In the mid 80's, this guy was friends with the man that was building the TOJAN Trans Ams. So he went to the Tojan place and bought all brand new takeoff bumper covers, ground effects, and tires and wheels from a 1986 Trans Am and converted everything to this car. At 1,100 miles, he pulled out the original crossfire engine and installed a carburated 383 stroker engine. It has had a complete repaint due to some jackass keying the car. The thing is really, REALLY nice. Too bad the originality of the car is gone with everything being converted, but kinda cool that when he does sell the car, the new owner will be the FIRST OWNER of the car. The original 1,100 mile crossfire engine is on a stand on the floor not far away from the car. I could have spent all day in the place. The owner is in his early 70's and is an outstanding dude. SUPER nice guy. Heres some pics......

 

The original tires and wheels, engine, and hatch all go with the car when he decides to part with it. I did get a dollar number, but it's too high for me. Couple more pics...

 

He actually ordered a BIZARRE 1973 Super Duty Trans Am, and just sold it about 10 years ago. It had also never been titled, and was still on the factory MSO. It was a FOR SURE 1 of 1. He got a hold of some head honcho at Pontiac back in the day, and actually got the OK to order the car this way.

1973 Super Duty Trans Am
ORDERED WITH NO PAINT, the car was delivered in PRIMER
Column Shift
No center console, BUT HAD THE REAR CENTER CONSOLE


Heres a pic of the car, and I took a pic of the invoice

BTW, the red parts on the car came that way because they had to have some color because they were injected molded, so they could not come with NO color. Here's a pic the day it was unloaded off the transporter

 

The third gen is pretty neat but I think that the SD takes a win on this one. The SD's are worth huge money to begin with, but to have one with such a cool history like that one.. man. I friend of mine works at a Ford dealer and a few weeks ago when I visited him at work, he decided to show me "some old Firebird" that had been parked for a while in the dealerships old store unit. Sure enough it's a 74 Superduty with stupid low miles and original everything

 

BTW, what was that "to high" number?

 

He said he wanted to start in the $18,000 to $20,000 area

 

And..... do you happen to know what the VIN on the '82 is? Those have to be some hard miles....

 

Nope, I looked at the vin, but didnt take a pic of it....I thought of it after I had left

 

I did see pics of the car before it was converted. Has the fin style wheels with bowling ball covers. Car was built at Van Nuys

 

82 it should have been, the 73 was built in Canada. Sure would like to find that one.

 

He sold the 73 10 years ago for only $35,000. About makes me sick to my stomach

 

If he got 35K 10 y ago, it must have still had some of the good original stuff in it. Those were used so harshly when they were out, couple guys in University had them, they were a few years old by then, but everyone in town "respected" those cars....

 

It was still all mostly original and never titled

 

He also had a super duty formula that he sold just a few years ago with under 20 actual miles

 

Was a great magazine article on the primer super duty several years ago. Awesome car. Also looks like he has a bunch of Pontiac engine parts too!

 

Yep, he has tons and tons of stuff. He enjoys buying and selling at swap meets. He's a walking encyclopedia for Pontiac! The whole place is filled with killer cars. GTO's, etc

I would love to read the magazine article about the primer Super Duty!

 

I remembered that story as soon as I saw the photo.

 

Pretty cool. And..even on a low mile 82, the console door looks like hell.lol So glad Hawk's reproduced those.

 

Interesting air cleaner setup. Looks like an HO base and Ram Air lid.

 

Yep, that's exactly what it is. He said he can get cool air from 3 different places that way. I'm surprised nobody has noticed the 150mph speedometer yet..

 

Does anybody else think this story is fishy? Car looks way too unkempt....

 

Its 100% legit. Trust me. Yes, its dirty.....the car hasnt moved for years. So long in fact that it looks like some kind of mold on the steering wheel. If you could see it in person, it is absolutely gorgeous, and is no doubt a legit 17k mile car. Plus, I grew up an hour from here, and I've known about this guy and his cars for close to 30 years. I just moved here a year ago, and was told he was one of the first guys I needed to meet....and he actually was.

Oh and everything with this car is photo documented.

 

First Time I've Seen Stuff Growing On The Steering Wheel,Looks Like It's In The Vents Also.

 

That stuff was on a t-top bag I got out of a JY. Cleaned up after soaking it with Lysol.

 

Its not in a climate controlled garage. Its actually in the back of the old Pontiac dealership. This place...

 

It would take a ton of detailing, but would clean up great

 

Yes, the leather wheel in one of my old cars (sold) got like that after being closed up for years. It cleans right off, but is a mild form of mold. Not pleasant, but easily curable.

 

Boy I would love to get in that old dealership and look through all that old stuff. History right there!

 

It's pretty incredible. I guess American Pickers came there and he told them to **** off lol

 

In Indiana, the new owner would be responsible for the excise tax from '82 to present. My MIL received this surprise when she plated my FIL's car three years after he passed away.
The inexpensive plates turned out not so inexpensive. Shortly after plating and putting collector insurance back on the car, it spun a bearing. She let some jackass mess with the car for no good reason, and
he combined so many different fluids, as evidenced by the empty containers.
Now the car sits, untouched.

 

Gotta remember that leather is essentially the skin of a dead animal, constantly decomposing. Not to hard to imagine the decomposition and the harsh chemicals used to tan, and condition the leather, then whatever was used to dye it, etc leaching out and developing a funk.

 

Not to mention the oil and cast off skin from an enthusiastic driver left on the wheel to ferment....

 

I reproduced some firewall grease pencil markings on a car restoration project for him a while back and took a few pics inside the place. Here's just a teaser...this is just one of the shop areas..there is another shop area, car storage area that I assume was the parts dept, and a showroom. The really cool stuff is in the showroom


Oh, the big ring with the Pontiac arrowhead flags was hanging above his showroom floor in 1963 I think he said... Also, a couple flags fell off it, but he has them and just needs to reattach them

 

That PONTIAC sign in the last picture feels like sand, and it reflects when lights hit it. It's super old, and the guy said that over his entire life, he's never seen another one.


The blue 82 Trans Am still hasn't moved...

 

So freaking cool, would love to check the place out !

 

The 82 steering wheel is covered in synthetic material. I guess it's still susceptible to mold though.

 

Cool car & I like the color. It's crazy to think that it's never even been titled and has already received an engine swap and a new paint job.