1 Owner/1,132 Orig Miles/Window Sticker/305ci V8/NM BW T10 Manual/Time Capsule

1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

For consignment, a 1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with 1,132 original miles. This is a one owner, bought new, garage kept and covered time capsule sporting the 305ci V8 and 15-inch snowflake wheels from Year One. The original Pontiac Rally II wheels come with the car and so does the window sticker!

Exterior
Thirteen colors were available in 1981 for the Trans Am and five different graphic colors. Here we have Nightwatch Blue in single stage coverage, adorned with a light blue bird, sometimes referred to as the screaming chicken, eagle, or Phoenix. The light blue is also used on wording TRANS AM on each front fender under the iconic fender vent, on the rear facing side of the spoiler, and on smaller birds perched on the C-pillars. Finally, it's used to delineate the engine with 5.0 LITRE on the shaker hood scoop and between the scoop, the vents, and the wheel opening flares, this car represents GM's boldness in design just before the Firebird would be completely redesigned for 1982. Dark window trim, door handles with color matched stripes, and the amazing smoked tail light bar help make this car a standout among F-bodies and the cars of 1981 in general. Imperfections include some exposed seam sealer between the rear bumper cover and body, chips, paint runs, paint on the door latch, some wavy paint in the jamb, chipped paint and correction on the corner of the Endura nose piece, uneven paint on the rocker, drips in other places, various other random minor intrusions.

Interior
Dark blue vinyl door panels are clean and trimmed with a silver line above the carpeted kick panel and this car has manual windows. Cloth seats are not dissimilar from previous years however the insert is more of a striped design rather than the hobnail configuration in '79 and '80, and each, including the 2+2 in back, are in great condition in dark blue. Up front, the foam backed and leather wrapped sport steering wheel is minty mint, the column is showroom fresh, and the spun aluminum faceplate to the instrument cluster shines like new. Standard gauges are on board and two vents mirror the size and shape, falling in line with centrally located gauges. An embedded A/C panel and cigarette emblazoned lighter live over the AM/FM radio down below. In the center console, the shifter rises from a pit like a cobra from a basket, dressed in a rubber accordion boot and surrounded by the blue vinyl casing that covers the center hump. Plush blue carpet flows over the floor and is protected by carpeted mats while the perforated headliner shows some minor wrinkling. Charcoal colored mats cover the trunk where a space saver spare and jack are found looking untouched.

Drivetrain
The engine bay is a clean and crowded place with partial visual obstruction caused by the shaker scoop on top of this, a 305ci LG4 V8 with a 4-barrel carburetor and rated at 145 horsepower. A numbers matching T10 4-speed manual backs the powerplant up and sends power to a 10 bolt rear axle with 3.08 gears and Positraction. Power brakes are supplied as front disc and rear drums, while power steering and air conditioning are also on board.

Undercarriage
A black undercoating dominates the clean underside where surface rust is minimal, knuckles are clear, and only a single drop of oil is seen on the filter. Dual exhaust flows through original equipment mufflers before existing via straight pipes angle cut at the end and not the decorative chrome splitters of previous years. The standard suspension is coil springs in front and leaf springs in the rear.

Drive-Ability
Our drive is just a few blocks so as not to turn the odometer too much, and the 305 performs as well as you'd expect. Not blistering fast but the road holding capabilities of the F-body cannot be denied and the car bears out this prowess and also tracks straight and stops well. We note the A/C is not working and the entire left rear light is out including brake, driving, and turn signal. Beyond that, everything in this near pristine machine works as it should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

Perhaps one of the hottest cars in the collector world and you just got wind of a potentially super low mileage example that has many attributes which are like new. If you're looking for one of the cleanest around, look no further than Classic Auto Mall. If you had one but had to sell it, (been there, done that), now's your chance to get back into the cloth seat of this once relatively common car. Collectability is only rising as great examples become more uncommon. Bluebirds are singing and this one is calling your name!

1G2AW87H9BN124291

1-USA
G-General Motors
2-Pontiac
A-Manual Belts
W-Trans Am
87-Coupe
H-305ci 4bbl V8
9-Check Digit
B-1981
N-Norwood, OH Assy Plant
124291-Sequential Unit Number

TRIM TAG

06C-3rd Week July
2FS87-Firebird Coupe
N221675-Norwood Body #
26B-Dark Blue Cloth
29L 29U-Nightwatch Blue
A51-Custom Buckets
WS4-Trans Am

Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8 acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person. There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee is not included in the advertised price.