I have had the car since '82 so it means a lot to me. I never intend to sell it. It was originally yellow with WHT interior and had a orange stripe around the bottom. Looked like a girls car from California, and it was. Wish I could find her and let her know that her car is still around.
I always liked the SE since I was a kid so in '85 I had it painted (emnamal) black and put in a black interior. It came with custom trim, power locks/windows, air, defrost, tilt. Not bad for '76.
Now I am restoring it exactly like a SE including the things I missed last time like the dash window trim, and other emblems.
Some people may think you sould keep it original and buy an SE if you want one. Maybe so, but this is my old car and I lone the SE but I still want my old car with all the memories!
So yes I want it specific to that year but not as concerned with selling it. I want it to look like an original SE, the car I love so much. I hear that some SE's had standard interior. I only wish it had the custom interior but I can live withh the standard. I put in new foam and vynal, new headliner, carpet and added many ne trim pieses. The car will look like new. This is the way I wanted it back in '82 and tried in '85.
2.5 years latter, it is 95% complete.
The engine has been dynoed and is in the car. I just have to hook up th radiator and exust and it should fire up.
I restored the body and paint. Everythig has been restored to new condition., It has the original 400 all redone including 455 stroker, performer manifold, ported heads, ram air exust, everything is new or refyurbushed in the engine but Looks stock.
Hp 458, torqe 568. I have the dyno.
I am the second owner.
Thats the background. But wish it had t tops. Some people say t tops rune the structural integrety of the car. Lett twisting with a hard top.
Hope to have it another 20-30 years!
Jeff