1979 Pontiac Trans Am Totaled by Tree in Alabama
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- A 1979 Pontiac Trans Am totaled by a tree? We had to check it out after we spotted it on FaceBook Marketplace and noticed it was 20 minutes away. The owner, Sean Casey, told his story about the terrible night that his beloved 1979 Trans Am was crushed by a tree.
Casey has owned the Pontiac for 30 years. He relocated the black iconic muscle car to his yard this year.
He doesn't know what he will do next with his 403 Olds-powered "Smokey and the Bandit” era dream car. The insurance is processing the paperwork. We hope it works out and he can repair or buy another Trans Am to hand down to the next generation in his family.
Jody Potter
- Junkyard Life: The Story Beneath the Rust
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That Pontiac Trans Am definitely can be saved with a lot of hard work to be properly restore this time around 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏
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Nothing an old school body man can’t fix.
Absolutely heartbreaking!!!
If I were you, I’d put the money into it and have it restored, if you can.
It’s a cool car that’s apart of your family.
It has history, another one will just be a replacement for that one.
Wow! what a shitty deal for that guy! They all need to be saved as far as I'm concerned.
Rebuild it. If it means that much to the family. Worth the effort
My Old Man is a television repair man. He's got this ultimate set of tools! I can fix it!
That car is definitely fixable, and worth fixing
I would still keep it !!!
Jeff Spicoli's dad is a T.V. repairman . He has an awesome set of tools . He can fix it !
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Fast Times Spacolley👍🍕
"I can fix it dude"
FIX IT! I'm working on 2 at the same time. It's a diamond in the rough, including your family's history. Regards, Bert😊
I seen Smokey & the Bandit when it debuted back in 77 , I was 16 . When that TransAm drove out of the back of the trailer I fell in love instantly.
I’ve owned a 77 Black TA with the 403 , no T tops . Then an 80 Turbo with the T tops . Lastly I found a 78 Martinique blue TA with only 20 thousand miles on it .
It also had the fisher T tops and a black interior . Was an absolutely gorgeous T/A . I since sold it also and regret it .
My condolences for your loss , talk about a terrible scenario.
Thats a shame. Totally worth fixing imo.
Damn thats a bummer
This car is definitely fixable I would never get rid of it
This is so sad, would love to know what Insurance paid him. I had a terrible looking all original 80 T/A that was stolen 5 years ago, well I had full coverage and State Farm paid my $16,900 for the loss. I was shocked because it was not a special car and it was in terrible shape but it was a daily driver and ran incredible
Yea I'm curious also.
I have a all original (for the time being) 79 10th anniversary edition trans-am, I'm scared to drive it anywhere that i would need to park and leave it outside😅. It's not in great condition paint and body wise, Interiors all there but seat upholstery is all bad.
I've had it insured and registered for years now. But only liability, when I asked my insurance company for the full coverage for a classic vehicle, they asked me if it was in perfect condition..ofcourse I told then the truth, no. They told me they wouldn't even consider it then.
They said we usally send our guy out to inspect classic vehicles before they will give them full coverage and if anythings already damaged, paint, body Interior wise, they wont cover them.
Man if I could get me full coverage and it was covered for 16-17k I wouldnt be scared to drive mine anywhere😃 Mine even is a kinda special car.
We had renter insurance and they paid $16,700.00 and totaled it. I bought it back for $2000 and bought another TA.
WOW, the same amount
.. @@SEANCASEY-fu7ro
my wife wrecked are car she said she blew the horn the tree didnt move!🤣
Had one just like it❤loved mine would have it fixed if it was mine what city are you located in???
Good score
I feel for you brother. Trans Am cars rule. The looks kill.
Sad part about old cars years back we use to travel back roads of va,ky,tn,nc,sc, Georgia few times a year, you be surprised how many 1955 to 1975 old cars and trucks are setting rusting away ..even back then some was to far gone but every person " its not for sale, Gonna fix it up one day" few years later there it is setting in the same place but with more rust ..some actual look good , under trees , csr ports, few we saw in barns with chickens poo all over them, good shape though.. But no sale ..
It's a shame that it happened to anyone, but at least it's not a 400/4 speed car. It's got the wrong hood scoop decals (a common error after repainting as the decal companies include the T/A 6.6 decal and make you buy the 6.6 LITRE one. Most don't know or care when buying the kit) as a 1979 Trans Am with an automatic transmission (in this case a 403 Oldsmobile engine) should not have "T/A 6.6" on the scoop, it should have "6.6 LITRE" on it. But it's still sad to see it happen. It can be fixed with the right person and with some effort.
Yep , that one is in need of a new body
Damn… can’t imagine that happening to my TA … insurance should pay up
Man I'm so sorry
Painful to see. A lot of old cars get put away to rot. This one was driven and memories continued to be made. Hope it gets fixed!
I’d fixer right up. Start cutting!
My dad is a tv repair man and has the ultimate set of tools I can fix it
I am still sick about selling my 79 22 yrs. ago that if I came into possession of this car I would fix it because I can no longer afford to have what I once had. From what I could see it's fixable.
Looks like it would be an easy fix for a salvage shop.
What would I do?
1....The next classic car I bought would have full coverage insurance on it.
2... It wouldn't be sitting outside.
As for this car, buy a recipient car in good shape and start swapping over parts to build another one. I can bet the underneath is also bent- the unibody frame rails. You would have to cut the entire back off and adjoin another car to it essentially.
Looking at the prices on these original and even unoriginal black Trans Ams has me wishing I had bought it from him!
Id buy. ANOTHER BODY SHELL AND TRANSFER SLL THE PARTS ETC RATHER THAN SCRAP THE TRANS AM WONT BE EXACT CAR BUT HEY YOU HAVE ANOTHER Trans AM .
Not sure if the insurance will cover it because it was outside.
If they had home/renters insurance, then yes, it will cover it. But still a very sad day for the car owner.😢
I believe it was covered by insurance 👍
Fix it . Cut it off at the door corner and put a whole back end. You can do it. Plenty of repro parts.
To many memories.. Id have it fixed ..won't be original so I'd search for a good 455 and slightly build it , heads and cam and put in it.or even a older 400 .
I don't see anything there that's a showstopper. In a twist it's the driver's side rear quarter that has to be replaced.
Bummer
I can feel his pain. This hurt!
Very very sad to see this! Unfortunately i bet the unibody frame is bent and wont be salvageable. Find a donar car and build off that .
I'd turn it into a Pontiac version of an Elcamino and call it the T/A El-crusho
Collect the insurance, then buy it back from insurance company at a heavy discount.
Fix it! Fix it! Fix it!
I drive around in a totaled car,..........fix this easy😮
I’ve seen worse cars saved, that’s car can be fixed all you need it the time and money
You'd better off stripping it, and putting the parts on a basic solid shell from a junk yard.
I would fix it it looks worse than what it is I own a body shop don't let anybody bull shit and tell it's not worth fixing be_cause it is good luck buddy fix it and enjoy it.
Why is there a big shop building behind your home and yet the T/A is sitting outside ??? Makes no sence why you'd leave something like that sit outside in the elements.
Good body man can fix that
I have a car that will fix that. Tree fell on mine and I'm taking the roof. Driver quarter is good and trunk. sections are good. I'm in Ohio. Cheap for the cause of course
It could be brought back with a lot of work
I agree! These Trans Ams are big bucks nowadays. Definitely worth saving.
@@JunkyardlifeI'd like to help this guy out. My shop in SC specializes in trans ams and car restoration. Currently working on a 70 Mach 1 Mustang that's only getting part of the firewall, rockers and inner structure reused. New floors, frame rails front and rear, quarters, roof skin, trunk filler, trunk floor, wheelhouses, tail panel, dash panel, etc.
I have the technology, I'll have to see if the spare roof skins have the same t tops.
It can be fix it
Jeff boyed auto body park hurst ca
He can save anything
Tree falls on my car quit parking under tree in storms
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It was a calm night when tree fell. Sometimes old trees just get tired and lay down whenever they want 😆 but good advice for others ☝️
I would buy it back from the ins co and take it to people that can put back together from a donor car
I would fix it if possible.
Fix it
RESTORE A MUSCLE CAR CAN FIX THAT……ALSO NIGHT RIDER CARS IN GA will have a body shell for you
Make it a ute, you dont need the back half!
😂
I've fixed worse. If you're serious about fixing it, let me know.
Put a plexi rear window and drive it. The car is not totaled, just damaged and probably still street legal.
why halfass it that car can and should be fixed RIGHT not a backyard hackjob
If i had the money i would fix it
rebuild
NEEDS A REAR CLIP thats all
Fix it up it's fixable
Fix It...
Restore A Muscle Car could fix it
Please don't part out this one. Repairable and 10x easier to fix this than try to save a rusted crapper of a ta. Sadly its going to be a scumbag re-seller that will patch it up very fast & flip it for full value and ripoff some old guy.
Driver rear is bad..total panel cut from door back to rear tail litrs..window is questionable..esp.with ttops..they will leak always now..lot of money to .fix rear deck.of Trans a.
That one nor yours is a real s/e , real s/e has 6" sail panel birds not the small ones..his car is far from orig
Good catch! I’ve got the “real” 6-inch sail panel bird decals put away in a drawer. Smaller ones looked better to me, so I put them on my not real SE after it was painted 20 years ago. Still a conversation starter anytime I pull into a gas station. 😆
I've fixed worse.
❤ Sell it you buy a new car
Tell the guy to stop talking through his fingers.😮
I'll keep that in mind in the future. Thanks for the stupid & ignorant comment.
I'll keep that in mind for future videos I may be in. Maybe you have some more arrogant unneeded advice for folks. if SO, KEEP IT TO YOUR SELF JERK.
I've seen this behavior before it's what you do when your social 6 are messed up . Sad actually , love the car but get priorities .
@@-DA3 Yep just had some teeth pulled and was waiting on partials. Thanks for the priority advice! So glad your in this world to give sad people like me advice.
Do the letters F.O. mean anything to ya?
As long as the frame didnt get damaged-FIX IT....
It's fixable. Far from totaled
Who cares, 1979 Cars Were All JUNK, THANK GOD I OWN A MINT 76 455 T/A AND A MINT 2002 WS6 T /A SURE WOULD HATE TO OWN ANY 78 OR 79 MODEL.
You too funny 😆 I bet your mom holds the shift key down while you type.
What about a 81 Turbo S/E all original,excellent condition?low Miles?