[marty matthews]

Hello, a friend of mine has located what he thinks is a very clean, low mileage 1979 Trans AM. He said it has the 403 Olds engine in it. Has a lot of options and is a good color combination, and has very low miles. He asked me what something like that was worth, and I told him I had no idea, but would put out a post and see what the group thought. I also told him to check out e-Bay and see what the bids were. Also, he wondered if having the 403 Olds engine would make it less desirable as a future collectible. Any thoughts? Thanks

[2manyT/A'S]

There is nothing really wrong with the 403 Olds motor,other than it's NOT a Pontiac.

When they get tired/broken,in MOST cases a Pontiac 400 will be chosen for replacememt.

90,000 79 (403) powered T/A's were built/sold.
The serious buyers/collectors will want a 400/4speed version (10,000 built)

[marty matthews]

Thanks, I will pass that along.