RARE 1985 CONVERTABLE TRANS AM AUTOFORM #78 OF LESS THAN 300 350 AUTO TURBO WOW

Description for Pontiac Trans Am 1985

Hello. up for auction is a VERY VERY RARE 1985 Pontiac Trans Am CONVERTIBLE 2 door and 2 seater. If you are a rare car collector this is it! talk about RARE! This was a special order only car of less than 300 Trans Am`s. This car runs and drives and looks great! This car has had a restore over time Paint being the oldest thing on it now its not perfect but nice paint. Also has brand new racing wheels and new Hancook tires as the back tires are 12" wide makes the car look even more amazing. NEW flow master exhaust sounds great new 650 edlebrok carb with new aluminum edlebrok intake as well the A/C has been serviced and changed to the new system. New brakes. lines and calipers. All of this being new all with less than 300 miles on the new drive train motor is fully broken in and adjusted out the ac blows cold and the heater blows hot. the top has been replaced the interior has been spiced up a bit very nice! Power windows. locks and mirror. The top has been redone and the interior has been redone and spiced up it is amazing! This car runs great and is such a fun car to drive it is a major head turner. RULES FOR THIS AUCTION;IF YOU HAVE ZERO OR LOW FEEDBACK PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING IF YOU ARE THE WINNER I WILL NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN 24 HOURS OF END OF AUCTION TOLET ME KNOW YOUR YOUR INTENTIONS. 918-906-7340 CALL TO TEXT ANY OR ALL QUESTIONS . Below is a better understanding of what these cars are all about and why and how these cars came into play. Auto Forms was a company based out of Elkhart. Indiana that performed convertible conversions on Firebirds. It is believed the conversions began in 1983 and were performed through early 1986 with just over 300 converted total for all 4 years. We have recently discovered that Autoform was sanctioned by GM and as such did conversions on both Firebirds and Camaros. The conversions were performed at two different facilities: one in Elkhart. Indiana and the other in Shawnee. Oklahoma. The conversion took about two weeks and cost an estimated $5500. Auto Forms worked directly with participating Pontiac dealers and did not accept customers off the street. New cars were drop shipped to one of the facilities and then delivered to the dealer for delivery to the customer. Year by year production is also not known but its believed that about 300 total cars were built between 1983 and 1986 including both Firebirds and Camaros and Trans Ams. The conversion used an extended rear decklid that extended through the rear seating area to the front seats. The decklid was formed with two bullet shaped bulges that sat immediately behind each seat that provided both support for the head rest but also served to enhance the euro style race car look. The decklid was comprised of a 2-layer fiberglass laminate and opened up and back from the front so the top could be retracted for stowage. The rear portion of the decklid functioned as a trunk lid swinging open an external chromed hinges support by the struts re-used from the original glass hatch. The design maintained the size and space of the original trunk. The top itself was an unusual design. The base piece was also a 2-layer fiberglass laminate which was less prone to warping than other single layer designs of the time. The hardtop roof was reinforced with heavy gauge steel brackets for extra support. For visual appeal the outer portion of the roof was covered with a convertible top material. Using a but of ingenuity the Autoform engineers used the upholstery from the removed back seat to create a headliner for the top. The rear window in the top was plastic. Interestingly. and unlike most convertible systems we are all familiar with. this design incorporated no automatic mechanism for raising and lowering the top. Its all done by hand. The hardtop swings up and down on a spring loaded steel arm that is part of a steel reinforcement cage that's installed vertically in the car behind the seats. The cage provided the necessary rigidity for the rest of the car that was lost when the top was removed. The cage welds into the vehicle at the door pillars and floor pan and is covered by a neat fiberglass cap. To further improve structural integrity sub-frame connectors were welded in and an X-member was added that bolted to the lift pads under the car. Bolting. rather than welding. it in allowed for transmission or exhaust work to be performed. After being lowered the top was stowed down inside a plastic tub installed in the rear seat area. The tub included access holes so you could get to the rear shocks. The upper body also received some visual accents to improve the overall cosmetic value of the package. The top of the windshield received a chrome plated steel reinforcement header attached with countersunk torx head screws. A fiberglass finishing rail was attached at the door pillars running back to the rear end of the fender and attached to the inside of the body with hidden screws. For weatherproofing internal drains were built into the rear deck/trunk cover system to channel water out the back end of the car. Factory weatherstripping was retained wherever possible. The fiberglass panels came in stock Firebird colors: black. beige and red. Below is the original address of the company. Please note they have been out of business for many years. THIS CAR IS BEING SOLD AS A NICE RUNNING DRIVING LOOKING CAR SOLD AS IS NO WARRANTIES If you would like to ask any questions or would like to come look at it before auction end you are welcome to call or text 918-906-7340 or 918-519-6962