Quaalude Residue Under Carpets Won't Save This '78 Trans Am From Crusher's Cruel Jaws

I was at the junkyard with Casadelshawn not long ago, doing research for the next Junkyard Build Quality Challenge, and there it was: Pure concentrated essence of late 1970s!

It's got a somewhat-picked-over Olds 403 engine. Plenty of parts left!

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Modern Linear Chandelier

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Here's Casadelshawn imagining himself experiencing Malaise Era hijinks, courtesy of the T-top opening.