Here is the bio on the car.
 
My car is a 1977 Trans Am SE.  I was told by the friend that I bought the car from that his brother bought it when it was a couple years old.  His brother went into the military and sold the car to my friend.  It sat in my friend's garage for more than 20 years -- during that time it was repainted and none of the decals were replaced.
 
I saw the car in my friend's garage, but he would never sell it even though he used it as a shelf and stored stuff on top of it.
 
In about 2002 my friend sold the car to another friend of ours for $5,500, and the car was left outside in the snow and rain for four years.  As far as I know, it was never driven during that time.  As with all those birds, the T-tops leaked.  When I saw the car again two years ago, the smell when I opened the door just about knocked me over.  Between the mold and the mice under the back seat, it had become quite a project car.  He sold it to me for $2,200.
 
I stripped out and cleaned the interior and seats.  It took about eight months before the smell left.  So far I have repaired the radiator and a hole in the rear floor panel, repaired all the wiring, put in a Custom Auto Sound radio, tuned up the engine and had the QuadraJet carburetor rebuilt.  The car is currently being repainted and having the T-top and door rubber (expensive!) replaced.  I am looking for a place to get all the original decals.  And I should probably replace the tires, which are about 25 years old but still have most of the tread.
 
Last year, before I put the car in storage for the winter, the odometer turned 77,777.7.  I got a picture of that historic moment.
 
In the Shriner Car Show last year I lost out to a Corvette for the "Best Shriner Car."  Hopefully with the new paint job and decals and maybe a cowboy hat, all I need is a pretty girl in a wedding dress and I have it made.  :-)
 

David Diamond