Richard Rawlings Buys A Rusted Trans-Am For $6,300 In Cash | Fast N' Loud
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Whilst in New York, Richard comes across a Trans-Am in a very rusted condition but discovering that it is a very rare model, he decides to buy it with cash.
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The passenger in the truck has the numbers wrong. In 1976, there were 319 SE cars that had a 455 in them without T-tops. There were 110 SE cars with a 455 and T-tops. There were 533 SE cars with a 400 and T-tops and 1,628 of them with a 400 without T-tops. Total SE production in 1976 was 2,590 units. In 1976, they would have been Hurst T-tops. GM sent the car out to Hurst Performance to have the tops installed. In mid-1978, T-top production was brought in house to Fisher Body which was of course part of GM. There were production issues with the Hurst tops, that is why there were were only 643 of them made with T-tops in 1976 (again 533 with T-tops and a 400 and 110 with T-tops and a 455).
For non-SE 455 cars in 1976, there were 7,099 of them made. You could get a black car in 1976 that wasn't an SE. It would have the "swirl" style decals as shown with the first car. The SE cars in 1976 had the gothic/German style decals as shown with the second car. Since many of the cars were cloned/created over the years, the decals should not be used to determine if it's a real SE or not. That would be done through the build sheet, the original invoice/paperwork, or a Pontiac Historical Society report. Hurst tops would continue through mid-1978 when the Y84 (the Black SE with the Fisher T-tops) was introduced and then the decals went to the "block" lettering style.
BTW, there is no such thing as a "big block" Pontiac V8. Pontiac did not use small and big block designations. The VIN on the first car breaks down as 2 for Pontiac, W for Trans Am, 87 for two door coupe, W for 455 V8 with four barrel, Pontiac produced, 6 for 1976 model year, N for Norwood, OH assembly and the rest is the production sequence.
The cowl tag decodes as ST76 for 1976 model year, 2FS87 for Pontiac Firebird, N for Norwood, OH assembly, 19N is Black custom trim interior, 19L and 19U are for upper and lower Starlight Black exterior paint, A51 is for bucket seats, 06D is the fourth week of June 1976 production, WS4 is for Trans Am, BLK is for secondary interior trim color of black.
That is also incorrect about WX being only a 1976 455. In 1975, the 455 was also a WX code. It was also used for a 400 in 1969 to 1971 and on a 326 for 1966 and 1967. When you see a "W" on a Pontiac V8 suffix code like that, it denotes that was originally a manual transmission application (Y is automatic, although other codes were used, but W and Y were the most commonly used). Date codes, part #s unique to the 1976 455 and lastly the VIN stamp on the engine matching the dash VIN would determine if it's the original engine or not. The VIN stamp on the engine would be something like 26N123456 where that's 2 for Pontiac, 6 for 1976 model year, N for Norwood, OH and the last six digits on the engine VIN stamp should match the last six of the VIN on the dashboard if it's the original engine.
One thing he did get right on the second car....He got the production numbers right on that one, assuming it's a 455 and it's a real T-top SE. No, the cowl tag and VIN will NOT tell you if it's an SE or not in 1976. Some SE cars (later years mostly) will have the SE code on the cowl tag, but not all, and it was optional for them to stamp it, so that's not the best way to go. The only sure fire way is to find the build sheet showing the Y82 code, having the original sales invoice showing that (with the matching VIN) or getting a Pontiac Historical Society report showing the Y82 code. Other than that, it's just speculation until it's proven. Where do these people get their information from? LOL.
Dennis never wrong
@@josephornelas8494 He totally got this one wrong, that's for sure.
There are literally 10+ of these I can name in my area alone sitting or still going or being restored and NOT clones. They look nice! All black, The bird on the hood, t-tops- and that badass exhaust style
"it's a $75K car restored"--will cost $100K to restore!
Shop filler?? Throw it in a corner? Days when it slow and shop is caught up? Keep your boys busy if on salary...
Tool money and extra bonus pay?? Turn a wrench 100% of the time.. 🤠👍
That's a fair statement. The cost of restoration will be more than the price of the final sale. The Barrett Jackson Live Auction has proven that many times.
@@guerotech we would pick up wrecked convertibles go to estate sale take 4 doors and get after it before the holidays? 🤔school start's finish by tax returns 🤠👍
Yeah he doesn’t care he just uses his dads $30 million on all the cars he buys and you’re right that car is a pile of shit nobody in their right mind would pay any money for it
When you have money you can do anything.I have a 82 Toyota Corolla Tercel never had the money but have it now thanks to Tesla.Have to fix body work has little rust car has 92,000 miles 5 speed.Charge Enterprises another company that is doing very well CRGE for me.
I’ve seen trans ams sitting out on a field for 20 years being rained on with no interior, no motor or trans, no hood, no radiator, with less rust than that second car. Which is past the point of being restored for a quick turn around profit. That car needs to be re created at this point. With a new body, and just take the old cowl tag and rivet it onto the new body. Dennis is going to spend at least 10 grand in cutting and welding new body parts, fenders, floor boards, quarter panels, a Freaking Roof cut to match the t-tops, all new suspension, brakes, shocks, gas tank, 5 grand, tires, $1,000. New Deluxe Binyl interior, dash, carpet, console, headliner, sail panels, door panels, $4 grand, rebuild the motor, trans, carb, a/c, rad, hoses etc misc, $6k. And that’s if you don’t upgrade the stock 400 engine with aftermarket heads, cam, intake, pistons etc. say it’s 10k, you’re up to 30k so far... And that’s not including Labor for doing all the work, taking it apart, installing new interior, installing the motor, trans, etc. and then there’s New Paint and Stripes, easily 5 grand. When it’s all said and done pretty, Dennis is going to sink at least 40 grand, and more realistically $50 grand in receipts, plus the $10k it cost him to buy that $1100 rust bucket being held together by the glass t-tops, so he’s going to have to sell it for at least 65k to make a profit. And that’s really looking at the high end for these Bandit cars. It’s not a Ram Air IV or even a RAIII and it’s not even a SD-455, it’s just a regular 455 from the last year of the 455, 76 which made 220hp and 330 torque MAXIMUM in stock form, which was actually used to make the 1st Bandit movie with 77 hood and noses added. But unless you’ve got Burt’s Signature on the dash, it’s very hard to justify anything more than 65k, let alone the more money you ask, the harder and longer it will be to find the right buyer who will pay that. The pool of potential buyers is getting smaller and smaller.
It would have to be another rich guy like Dennis who loves these cars who wants it in his private collection to sit pretty as a garage queen. Because if you think about it, for $60 to $70 grand, anybody who owns an F-body, especially a 2nd Gen will tell you that you can find a good driver with less rust for between $3500 and $10 grand, to start with, that already runs and drives and needs very little bodywork and very little engine or trans or interior upholstery to make perfect, maybe it needs paint and new graphics, say you put 10k into it, and you’re into it for $20k. You’ve got a nice new paint 76 to -79 T/A, and you can upgrade wheels, tires, shocks, suspension, better brakes, rear end gears, overdrive trans, and maybe better cam, ported intake and heads for another $10k, now you’ve got a Clone of a Bandit car, that runs as good as any from coast to coast, daily driver worthy, for between a total of $30 to $35 grand.
And you can actually drive it knowing that if you get in a wreck you won’t have to stress and worry about totaling a near 6 figure 1 of only 110 ever made “Numbers Matching” original that you just spend $60 grand to re-create. The only people who can afford to take a potential total loss like that is Rich people with money to Burn like Dennis, who choose to fix an old classic muscle car instead of putting a down payment no that New Lambo or Latest Ferrari. I respect and admire him for doing that to the cars I love. But that’s not something most people who own these cars can afford to do. And that is why they stay rusty like that. Nobody has that cash or credit est and then wait a year to get it finished, and then maybe wait another year or 2 to find a buyer to come up with 65 to 70 plus grand.
For that kind of money most people would rather buy a new SUV for the family, or a new Hellcat with 700+hp and all the luxury and tech of today, fuel injection, touch screens, leather interior, 200mph top speed. Etc.
To make that 1 of 110 Trans Am run with those Cats of today, you need to eliminate the numbers matching part of the car with is what makes it so valuable or collectible in the 1st place.
You’d need to swap a built LS7 for the stock numbers matching 400. A 6L80 or Magnum 6 speed instead of the original TH350 trans or 4 speed, a moser axle with 4.11 gears, 17 or 18” snowflake wheels like the Year One Trans Am basically, and that will increase the cost to 80 or 90 grand to built the car, which means you have to sell it for $100k or more to clear and make a profit.
Makes total sense my friend
Great advice 👍
@@stuartb9323 from what I saw in this video I cannot imagine in my mind that anybody would go as far as restoring a car like that as the old saying goes you can't polish a turd .
To put it into perspective I just found a 76 Black & Gold S/E with 40k miles 455 4 speed. For $25 grand. Running and driving looking like a showroom car. By comparison.
This car will cost more to restore than what it would be worth if it was like new and always kept garage.
yeah, but Dennis sells a lot of cars overseas in dubai and shit, they pay a premium
You don’t even know bud
@@saydwolfe5799 I ain’t seen em. Where they hiding ?
@@mrnobody6609 10K will Not cover the quality that is needed for that kind of return.
That’s 2nd Trans Am at the end will cost at least $20 grand just in new parts to fix, let alone labor in welding and installing the upholstery, floors, paint bodywork, etc. just to restore to original, double the cost, at bare minimum it will cost $40 grand to restore. And I honestly think that’s with good luck, it can easily be $50 grand. So fi he spent $10 just to buy it, that’s a $60,000 dollar hole he’s in, where is he going to find someone to pay $70 grand unless he waits around for a year or 2 to find the right buyers
I won a 76 but mine was sitting for over 30 years (Since August 1986) in the previous owners backyard, tires flat, dust everywhere, some rust growing on the edge of where the rear window comes down to the quarters, the usual place, it’s. A white hardtop, 400 Pontiac automatic car. Loaded with all the power options, what it doesn’t have from what was available in 1976 is: T-tops, the 455 and the y82 black and gold paint scheme with the honeycomb wheels, but with the exception of those three things, it’s all original, with 37,000 original miles documented, frozen in time since 1986 when it was parked and sitting since in the backyard under a big tree. Deluxe interior, power windows, power door locks, electric rear window defroster, 8 track, am/fm radio, air conditioning, rear seat console, 3.23 posi rear, radial tuned suspension, Pontiac 400, Rally 2 5 spoke wheels, a nice original unmolested unmodified car, with minimal surface rust, no holes, no need to replace quarters or floors, still solid, I got it for $5 grand because it wasn’t running obviously, it had to be towed.and it needs a lot of new parts to replace the old ones, it needs new tires, new paint, new gas tank, new fuel pump, new gaskets, new spark plugs, oil change, new front disc brakes, new master cylinder, Th350 rebuild, Quadrajet rebuild, A/C converted to R134 from R12, new hoses for everything obviously, and maybe a new radiator if it’s rusty inside. New battery, Those parts will add up to a couple thousand, plus the labor if I don’t feel like doing it all myself, so double it, say that costs $4k to get it running and driving. On its own power again, and that’s just if you’re keeping it stock. Then the body needs a new paint job obviously to look like new again, the sun faded the bird off the hood and it needs a new headlamp bezel, the passenger mirror was stolen, and the spoilers on the wheels are broken, add another 5 grand for new white paint, bodywork, spoilers and new decals and graphics, so now the car will look good. Now comes the interior, the dashboard has cracks from the sun obviously, need to reupholster that, the seats are torn from the sun obviously, the headliner is gone, the sail panels and rear package shelf is gone from the sun hitting it and creating a greenhouse inside, drying everything up, it’s been a California car most of its life so little to zero rust. And new carpet obviously, reupholster the formula steering wheel, upholstery isn’t cheap especially when doing seats, carpet, dashboard, headliner, especially if you want leather or vinyl wrapping. Add another $5K.
So I’ll be in it $15 to $20 grand just to have a nice rust free unmolested original numbers matching 76 Trans Am White Hardtop 400 Auto car with 37,000 original miles, how much is that Non-SE Car worth like that? I want to drive and enjoy the car as my daily driver to work, or at least drive it every weekend to the Restaurant hangout and show it to my buds over beers. Not really interested in selling this one for the roiginality and low mileage preserved since ‘86. But suppose for A minute if I ever do decide to sell it, every 1,000 miles I add to the original motor and body lowers the potential price. If it’s worth $40 grand as a 37k mile original running and driving 98% rust free “Survivor” that is reliable enough to drive on road trips from coast to coast... Then I could clear A $20 grand profit. If I invested $20k and sold it for twice.
But if I drive it and add 5,000 miles a year for 5 years, that’s 25,000 miles, plus 37, that’s 62,000 miles on the car, can I sell it for $50 grand? Or because it’s a Non-SE with a smog era 400 and no t-tops, and non-Bandit white exterior color, did I lower the market value by driving and adding miles to it?
It can’t ever be worth more than a Bandit special edition, or any factory anniversary car, like the Silver ‘79 anniversary or the ‘80 Indy pace car or Turbo T/A.
Gasoline is $4 a gallon here in Los Angeles, CA, it’s got a 20 gallon tank, it costs $80 to fill it up, and a full tank gets a range of about 300 miles if I baby it. If I have fun driving it. make it 200 miles on a tank.
If it’s $80 bucks every 200 miles.
5,000 miles should leave me with a Gas bill of $2,000 every year and that’s not accounting for sitting in traffic, and idling at red lights every 100 yards here in L.A.
So 5 years, 25,000 miles driven and $10,000 in gasoline spent.
Can I recoup those $10grand by adding it to the Sale price and ask $50 or even $60 grand so I can double my money?
I don't think this is recent footage. Would like to see what Dennis did with the car.
Check his channel. It'll be on there if he did anything on it.
@@MrJebudny No sign of it.
To many people riding on others old vids .. just ridiculous.. keep posting crap
No shit lol
2016. It has a 93 inspection sticker and Dennis mentions this was 23 years ago.
Where's the footage of those cars restored
My first car was a 71 firebird but I loved it.
Dennis you talking bout dinner n beer Richard was all in tho😛😁👍
Richard = Car curbing weasel . Dennis = Honest take the handshake to the bank.
Dennis has a mans handshake,the dirtbag has a dead fish handshake with a hand greasy from his hair.
With all that rust it only worth 1,000 bucks here where I live in NM.
Smash that second one RIP for it, You will never see an update on how Dennis did on that one ...
That second car $500 -$600 max just a hundred or two above what they would pay to crush it. That's all that's worth and God damn that's still probably too much for a car rusted through the roof all the way through the floor. Jesus have mercy
More like $200 .its a pile of junk .Will cost $40k to bring it back in a resonable condition
Well???? Did Den make anything, except spare ribs! Lol !
Dennis is such a cool dude. Richard, ehhhhhhh…..
😂😂 dinner and beer shoot dont have to tell me twice
I'm a Pontiac guy. I think people say that because the olds 403 that came in the bandit cars was a big block
I grew up in Washington,CT most likely i have seen this car on the road back in the day
Dennis know more than that piece of work rawlings
Neither of those would have got a second look from me. If what we got to see is that bad, the sub frame rails are gone. A 76 whatever is still a dog of a smog sports car. Waste of money and time. I've got a 79 so I know first hand. I was a kid and always wanted one. Badass for the time.
just need a clear title and put it on any mint condition car , they do this all the time swap the vin and resell for $240,000 profit
Miss this show
The car rebuilt is worth what it is. But after doing bodywork for 30yrs, that car needs virtually everything replaced on it to bring the money. That’s a BIG job to take on. But when your Dennis, you don’t do any of the work, you pay others to deal with all the aggravation.
I own and have sold Firebirds, I wish they were worth more but I doubt that it will bring back the cost to restore it properly. Lets hope the vin tag dosnt get swaped to another body, which is a crime, and sold to some unsuspecting buyer. I dont think Dennis would do that but if it gets flipped who knows. I have seen the cowl kept and all the body panels replaced around it. That is just wrong unless the buyer is informed.
There's one on Facebook Marketplace right now with a good straight body Wilmington NC $1200 it's been on there for about a month now
Never buy an up north car,.I had a 300zx twin turbo 2 years old and all the weather stripping around the windows was cracked and dry rotted. Just saw a 2017 GMC Denali the whole underneath rocker panels were completely gone
the none se 454 trans am is king of the car rare find to be matching numbers , with a 454 ,
You had me at dinner and beer
You could change a young boys life and his single struggling dad’s life if you would be sooo gracious to get us a Trans Am to enjoy together, it doesn’t have to be pretty or expensive just a runner that is dependable to drive from A to B !!! 🙏🙏🙏
You gotta work for it brother. If everyone got a trans am for free, this world would be a perfect place.
Have to laugh 1st seller stating car was the last year for the big block motor. PONTIAC had NO big block or small block ALL V-8s are IDENTICAL in exterior dimensions owned 15 years and still misrepresented.🙊
455 non SE. they made around 8000 of those in 76.
I have a 1981 turbo trans am ws6 package all original
Love you and Dennis doing video so funny
In the Netherlands its now illegal to buy a car cash if its more than 3k... So yeah that sucks.....
1980 305 engine....
I can't believe I got rid of mine....
This has been re-run im Spain at least half a dozen times.
Anyone know what Richards NY 3 59 tattoo means?
Okay I want to see this car finished
I don’t know if you have herd of the early times car club my dad, Bill Booth and my uncle Tom Booth were the creators of that club over 50 years ago. My name is Todd Booth. I have a 1973C 10 square body and I’m having trouble with the transmission going into third gear does anybody have any ideas? What I should do?
If no one replies back, there's gotta some online Chevrolet C10 forums (via Google) that are full of gearheads that could help.
I'll sell him my 1967 Fastback 289 for $30,000. Needs some love.
was expecting ro see a golden goose and bean stalk remnants inside the garage
I’m all for restoring any Trans Am regardless of the cost of you don’t care about making a profit when you sell it, because have money to burn like Dennis does, because he is rich and doesn’t care. But if you’re in business to make money and you’re not rich, that 2nd T/A is too much of a risk, because there is little to no profit to be made you’ll be lucky to get your investment back when you sell it restored, because this car is so badly rusted that you have to re-create it again, not just restore it. Because most of it is gone to dust. At this point you would make a more sure and profit making a clone of it, than restoring this 1 of 110.
Had a non air version...still got the heads off it.
Should have bought my car lol
That car is a easy fix bass model camera and firebird shells are a dime a dozen
i didnt have the trans am i did have a 1981 Camaro 350. 3 speed .
Me never fr I deal real good 5k I'd got that car or I'd find one for 4k or less🤷🏾♂️ im Cold.
He was good at 5k dude wouldn't let him walk away👊🏿🤫
Brother in law has one better looking that the black one for around that same price
Cool 😎
"its not that bad" smh
if they only mad 110 of them and you have to replace the whole car is it still even one of those 110 not really
Richard walked because his crew of children dont possess the skills to bring that car back to life.
HAD TO HAVE FLIPPED THEM. DONT RECALL THEM RESTORING THESE TRANS AMS.
For that rusted pos……🤣🤣
It kills me everytime I hear someone say big Block Pontiac. I repeat. There's no such thing. All Pontiac blocks from 326 to 455 are the Same size.
They probably mean power wise
That's correct! That changed in 1981, they changed to what was called GM corporate engines such as the 305 called a ”small block”
@@Ismael-zc8dl That wouldn't make much sense because the 1970 Ram Air 4 was a much more powerful motor than the 455. Especially later 70s like 77 78.
Correct NOT a big block. Actually same block from 301ci to 455ci.
People who say Pontiac big block truly don’t know anything about Pontiac’s.
You should do a follow up video with what happened to some of these diamond rust buckets see if they have had life put back into them
That's what I really like about Dennis he knows what he's doing he knows what he's buying good man gets score
That guy has no clue what he’s doing he’s been using his dad’s $30 million for the last 35 years to finance his business and to pay for his career he is a douche bag
Lucky man wow 30 mill wish me or you had it...nice sounding dad...ANY WAY DENNIS SEEMS LIKE A GREAT GUY AND PERSONALITY...KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT..
All it's takes for that original engine to be busted and he is stuck with a $10,000 POS. Personally i think he is still stuck with a POS. I bet it gets rebodied.
@@johnprins6468 See above. Many errors in this video. Not even close in many aspects.
I know that Dennis Collins has been in the game a long time, but based on this clip, seems like he’s never negotiated a car deal in his entire life. Pretty much gave 10k for a VIN plate on that second car because that’s all that’s left
if he wouldnt take 5 grand cash i would have walked away and found one with less rust on it
Exactly lol....
I gave 8000 for my 75 zero rust and not a project
@@MrBlaze256 can i see some pics lol?
@@hammere1051 I'll sell it 15k
The only reason the second car was inside the garage was so the HOA wouldn't tow it away!
Dennis is honest with the people and thats how it is tator chip lol
I would like to meet Dennis! I wouldn't piss on Richard to put out a fire.
@@darinschlabach492 If you're ever in Wylie Texas, stop by Collins Brothers Jeep.
He said every part is available in reproduction. Ok, but if it has all reproduction parts on it, is it still the same “original” car ?
30+ year old cars shit falls apart or looks like shit, lights, dash, trim, seats, gauges all that will look like hell. But there are great reproduction parts and some of them you can get OEM if someone bought out the supply once manufacturing stopped. Somewhere like classic industries com has great stuff for these cars.
You don’t even know bud
@@hostileaks4495 my 91 Syclone don’t have any of those and at 72k miles.
@@blazeroranger someone or you must have took great care of it. Most cars that old are going to have either cracked leather seats or if it's cloth it will be rubbed down to the foam. Probably more common on sports cars because of how you have to slide in and out and it's so low. Maybe it's different for trucks. But I assume your seat is going to be worn. Most plastic in cars from the 80s and 90s just starts cracking. Your center console, and dash usually suffers. If you have power windows or power doors usually the buttons print had been worn off from use. I think carpets and headliners and fine and don't have to be "original" from 1975. It's okay to swap your worn out turn indicator lever for a new reproduction. These are the things I was referring to the OP. Glad you got a gem of a truck. I got an amazing 88 Iroc-z camaro. But damn if the plastic ain't shit. It's fine but I see cracks imperfections and discoloration on just about everything.
* I will add that my electric rear hatch lock is original and still works from 1988 😂
"In the metaphysics of identity, the ship of Theseus is a thought experiment that raises the question of whether an object that has had all of its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object. The concept is one of the oldest in Western philosophy, having been discussed by Heraclitus and Plato by c. 500-400 BC."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
Bro the 2nd T/A came straight out of a JUNK yard no doubt.
Yeah its total rubbish
@@kedarragbar8443yes indeed I doubt any of the parts that's on the trans am are useable ie lights etc wiring loom Collins was robbed big-time ..... Far cheaper to buy a already restored trans am ......
Me thinks people have forgotten that tv is fiction
Dennis has his own youtube channel that isn't fiction. What youtube has done is allow vehicles to get redone without the need to make money on them because they make their money from youtube.
I would have passed on BOTH. Too damn rusty
The Dude is almost 7 ft tall...
when he sold them the
first two firebirds they said he played in the NBA at one time
I don't see how he can fit in an f body
.
How many football fields is that? Damn you muricans....
💯 🤔 would say your right 7 ft 👍
Dude that guys garage 😳😳😳😳😳. Big block chevy heaven. Looks like he buys rare engines instead of stocks.
That car is a pile. I've seen 5 76 Trans am's in Albuquerque all Black with 455 4speed. It cost more to restore than worth.
Yeah well he’s going to spend about $60k to re-create that car again, not restore. And that’s not including any towing / shipping cost to take it back to Texas. Then he’s going to have to wait for the right buyer to come along to want a rebuilt garage queen, because nobody is going to spend 375k on that rare 1 of only 110 made to drive it and crash it.
Or take a loss at Barrett Jackson if the most someone wants to pay is $65k.
I like Dennis I don’t like Richard Dennis is an honest man Richard is a crook Dennis is about the car and the history Richardson about stealing from one to pay himself and take the credut
Well said!
I agree Dennis is a down to earth real guy, he has more passion in his pinky than rhicard has in his whole body. All rhicard wants to do is make a fast buck without doing any work! He's worse than a used car salesman
@@robertevans6621 even the buzzards have to eat
The passenger gets the 1976 Trans Am production numbers completely wrong and you cannot tell a 1976 SE by the VIN or cowl tag. You need the build sheet, invoice or PHS report to determine that.
I'm from New York and living in Connecticut and I'm wouldn't touch either one of those cars with a 10' hole
Only 110, but every panel rusted, will it really be considered a "restored" car or a all new replacement panel "replica" 76" SE T/A.?
Replacing a couple of doors or a clip is one thing, but when every factory body panel is replaced is it really an "original" restored one?
I'm with Richard on this one.
Normally Dennis is always right.
It's going to take at least 30 man hours to cut out all of that rust and weld in new pre-fab metal. This Transm Am is as bad if not worse than the rust Ford Bronco that was nightmare to restore because of all of the rust.
More like 300 hours. New York cars are the worst in the country. Every seam will be rusty.
i can't believe he bought that junker.
He'll make video on it then put on BAT and will bid up to $900K
Umm, I think RAWLINGS lied about those two firebirds… no?
maybee i should go and find a few shitbox trans ams and sell them to richard for 10 times what i paid for them
Those 2 Trans Am are not worth what they were asking for one the first one I would have paid $1,000 for it the second one I will not pay $12,000 are not worth it has a lot of rust off for the guy 800 bucks for it
They are not 70 to 72 Ram air or HO round port are they worth alot?You can find a donor car for metal just takes alot of time with the rust.
they only need title and vin plate to swap onto a nicer car, happens all the time
@@bradleysample3246 But that just throws the rarity and numbers matching right out the window.
That was a fair price for the condition of the car. I'd love to see it fully restored. And Dennis is right, every piece of that car is reproduced.
I bought my 75 for 8000 last year. Super nice shape custom paint from 1981.
Old bets New
I would have charged him to haul that second car to the crusher.
Both of the rust buckets are worthless, restoration cost more than the ”collector value” . And what orginality on trim tag has after all metal is replaced around it.
Richard kills me he acts like he’s turns a wrench and builds them, I bet he don’t change his own oil, he might of had these cars in high school but you best believe his mommy and daddy bought the cars he didn’t build one, I’ve drove a car home after a football game in the 80’s and next day changed the motor with a tripod set up on a Saturday and Monday morning as driving it again
Like seeing Richard and Dennis together! Cool vibes from both Dude's I Funk with them both!!!
That 76 SE 455/4-speed, golly! I paid only $1,000 for my 79 Y84 SE 400/4-speed 1-owner Trans Am and is fairly solid, especially compared to that car.
When what year did you pay?
@@bradleysample3246 2 years ago.
@@wordenentertainment1997 Good car because thats the left over 78 Pontiac motor.You would get alot more money for it if you set a high price and stand pat .You cant find these 70's Trans Am for a grand anymore
@@bradleysample3246 Yeah especially since they were the last big displacement V8s of the muscle car era.
@@wordenentertainment1997 the Pontiac 455 is a small block
My '76 TA used to pull low 12's in the quarter mile on Oahu. Till I wrapped the rear passenger side around a stainless steal light post in Wahiawa. Rear windshield blew inward, glass everywhere, popped the driveshaft out of the transmission, punctured the fuel tank, gas leaking all over and shifted the frame 3 inches to one side. My friend scrambling to get out of the car but couldn't because the door was jammed shut. Luckily the windows still worked and he had to do a Dukes of Hazard exit. Good times... good times :-)
The amount of money to restore these cars is going to be insane.
Love the seller ,a true New Yorker.
wait, is the Jerry The king Lawler?
These cars are just scrap. Period.
What ever Dennis gets his hands on something. he makes it work .nice buy D man
Was that sloth from the goonies?
I always wondered what happened to Lurch from The Addams Family
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 he is the 427 king now
I wouldnt have gave that mouthy guy $60 bucks for that rusted junk .
The deal was something like this $6000 for doing the tv show and let's roll dice for $500 on the rusty hulk.
Never buy an up north car,.I had a 300zx twin turbo 2 years old and all the weather stripping around the windows was cracked and dry rotted. Just saw a 2017 GMC Denali the whole underneath rocker panels were completely gone
nyc is not a mess
First trans am is worth 5-6k, the second one is worth nothing but a parts car and one in mint original condition only go for 20k-30k max...
Come on 10k tf wow hell no 😂😂😂 ... I have cars for sell over HERE frfrfrfrfr what you need I have a few, 70 Bonneville drop, 64 Fleetwood , 79 Chevy Impala super clean for the age, 83 firebird t tops all original 67 Buick Riviera solid car all trim inside 85% + cars sat 20 yrs some never got wet👊🏿🤷🏾♂️
Cars wasn’t worth the price or restoration they only made money 💰 on the tv show now every rust bucket owner thinks he has gold 😂
Yea a 1976 455 and super T-10 isn't worth almost $5,000, especially that it doesn't run. And i black 1976 455 TA won't bring $75,000, these damn shows do nothing but showboat and give some BS values.
I don't know why Dennis doesn't have his own show guy is a class act you can tell.
He does now and he's doing 20x better than Richard
Pieces of crap here. Don’t these guys look at photos before they travel?
Not worth crap really. Rust is rust.
Restored, good. As it is. Pretty much junk. Always depends on your pockets