can you gimme good price estimate?

[pbike128]

im looking at an automatic 79 firebird, its got a hole in the hood or whatever with the little mound thing popping out, im not sure what thats called. 403 motor, Rebel custom chrome wheels, new paint(black with bird on front), original motor (overhauled), 1500 miles since overhaul, original transmission, headers, bored over, mild cam, brand new tires, new dash, new upholstered seats, non-smoker, garaged, T-Tops, Alpine cd, A/C it is for 13,000 hows that sound? id be using it as an everyday car

[76ta]

its called shaker hood.. i dunno about the price.. if its the numbers matching 403 and the paint is new and all that other stuff i'd say its pretty good

[volkerc]

13000??? I hope you are talking pesos.No way would I pay that kind of money for that car.

[Rally Sport]

For a 79, its actually reasonable. Note the fact that 79 model cars now are considered classics making their price shoot up. BUT the guy is asking a bit much if you ask me, if I were you i'd try to bring him down ATLEAST to 10K if you can do that then i'd definately take it.

[pbike128]

any particular reason you wouldnt take it volkerc? any other model you would suggest? thanks for your help!

[MrPbody]

Yup, that's a bit pricy for a '79... That was the HIGHEST year of production for TransAm (just over 108K made). If your car has the shaker scoop and fender "vents", it's a T/A, not a Firebird (separate models in '79).
The vast majority of '79s had the 403 and TH350, a well. If it's silver, with silver leather seats, it's a 10 Year Anniversary car and not worthless. Otherwise, it's nothing really special. If the paint is good, the seats are good, and there's ZERO rust, it's probably worth about $8K. If it were a 400 Pontiac and a 4-speed, the $13K isn't out of line. They didn't make very many of those...
Unlike the pre-'75 models, something isn't automatically valuable just because it's old. It takes some thing "special" about it to make it more valuable than the average.
Still, a car with a VERY high level of potential performance. Damn pretty, too!