1978 Pontiac Trans Am
Copart 65267246 2W87Z8N120623
Rear end · 81,667 km · Montreal, QC, CAN
FinalBid / Copart + IAAI
FinalBid holds 22 completed Copart and IAAI auctions for Pontiac Trans Am. Across 16 recorded USD final bids, the median sold price is $9,250. Most of those cars were sold with minor dents & scratches. The oldest auction in the archive closed in Oct 24, 2024, the newest in Sep 22, 2026. The Pontiac Trans Am auction archive — what it actually sells for at Copart and IAAI, lot by lot. The final bids below come from completed auctions, so they show what buyers committed rather than what sellers hoped for — and the sale history across model years tells you where the Pontiac Trans Am stops losing value.
Copart 65267246 2W87Z8N120623
Rear end · 81,667 km · Montreal, QC, CAN
Copart 67315716 2W87K9L180429
Minor dents & scratches · 97,448 mi · Birmingham, AL, USA
Copart 62122486 2W87WAN110114
Normal wear · 43,974 mi · San Antonio, TX, USA
Copart 53033956 2W8727M217857
Burn · 0 km · Montreal, QC, CAN
Copart 54805536 2W87K9L120483
Minor dents & scratches · 25,333 mi · Birmingham, AL, USA
Copart 95610075 00002W87K8L143453
Rear end · 0 mi · Macon, GA, USA
Copart 81391325 2W87K9L153994
Front end · 82,666 mi · Denver, CO, USA
Copart 94997155 2W87W9N193962
Minor dents & scratches · 29,003 mi · Knoxville, TN, USA
Copart 93557755 2W87Z7N184897
Minor dents & scratches · 27,595 mi · Knoxville, TN, USA
Copart 85201465 2W87WAL112090
Minor dents & scratches · 0 mi · Knoxville, TN, USA
Copart 80146725 2W87Z7N208315
Minor dents & scratches · 95,229 mi · Knoxville, TN, USA
Copart 69818555 2W87K9N101617
Burn — engine · 31,283 mi · Kincheloe, MI, USA
Copart 62984055 2W87Z7N225327
Burn · 0 mi · Tampa South, FL, USA
Copart 59097815 2W87TAN118715
Rear end · 72,275 mi · Somerville, NJ, USA
IAAI 42297240 00002W87K9N130037
Mechanical · 36,552 mi · Loganville, GA, USA
Copart 54234815 2W87S5N553980
Minor dents & scratches · 76,188 mi · Mcallen, TX, USA
Copart 53087145 2W87Z8N167137
Top/roof · 42,792 km · Cookstown, ON, CAN
Copart 50341105 2W87K9L158494
Minor dents & scratches · 87,971 mi · Mobile, AL, USA
IAAI 39661826 00002W87K7N137151
Theft · 28,694 mi · Stockton, CA, USA
Copart 52251625 2W87K9N126895
Minor dents & scratches · 11,682 mi · Knoxville, TN, USA
Copart 74434444 228871N1109556
Water/flood · 68,563 mi · Tampa South, FL, USA
Copart 76583704 2W87Z6N563988
Mechanical · 82,369 mi · Rancho Cucamonga, CA,...
| Year | Auctions | Final bids | Median final bid | Average final bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | 4 | $5,625 | $5,888 |
| 1979 | 7 | 5 | $9,300 | $10,600 |
| 1978 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1977 | 5 | 4 | $6,250 | $6,894 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
22 completed Copart and IAAI auctions, with sale dates between Oct 24, 2024 and Sep 22, 2026.
Across 16 recorded USD sales the median final bid is $9,250, with the average pulled to $9,186 by the outliers at either end.
minor dents & scratches leads, on 41% of the auctions — worth knowing before you read the low end of the sold-price range.
Work from the median final bid on this page, then adjust for the repair in front of you. A Pontiac Trans Am with light front-end damage and keys sits near the top of the sold-price range; a water loss without keys sits at the bottom.
Usually yes, and not evenly. Open the year links to see where the Pontiac Trans Am final-bid curve flattens — that flat stretch is where salvage buying tends to pay best.
No. These are auction results for damaged or salvage Pontiac Trans Am vehicles — the price at the close of the sale, before transport, fees and repair. Retail value sits well above them.
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