This is how the car looked when I first got it. The Arizona sun had really faded the bird and the paint. The car was purchased new at Bud Beck's Pontiac in March of 1977 in Phoenix and spent it's entire life there. *

The car had sat most of it's life in a carport, but it was all original!! I drove it around for two hours when it arrived and didn't even check under the hood first. She drove like a true Bandit. She was tight and solid. The car has never failed me. *

The first step was all mechanical work. The engine is out and there's alot of work to do! *

All mechanical done *

After the mechanical was done, it's off to the paint shop and she's down to the metal. There was no rust anywhere: trunk, floor pans or on the body. The trunk still has the factory paint and spare tire. *

I'm the second owner. The car was special orderd by a 40 year old woman. She kept it for 25 years and I bought it when she was 65 years old!! She had only driven it 109K miles. The car has never been wrecked and I have all the paperwork. The body is still straight as an arrow from the factory, not even a door dent. *

Just from the paint shop, no windshield yet, we set the front grilles in place for the picture. It was an overcast day . . . *

After the paint shop and ready for spoilers and new rubber seals. . . A very, BIG thank you to Dennis at allmusclecars.com who restored my Special Edition Trans Am. *

During the restoration. . . *