Shop millions of cars from over 21,000 dealers and find the perfect car. That car is pontiac trans am that burt reynolds drove in the also iconic movie smokey and the bandit. Car show turns terrifying with pontiac trans am fire. There were only 2,590 y82 special edition trans ams built in 1976.
Since then, the car changed hands once, and is now being offered for public sale for the first time. I used my firebird as a daily driver, and it suited me just fine. Find over 160 pontiac trans ams currently listed for sale today on. How can i list a car on cargurus if the type of car is not listed. The 1973 pontiac trans am sd455 was the hail mary pass of all hail mary passes at a time when the federal government, opec and big insurance were bent on sacking the practice of bolting powerful v8 engines into twodoor cars that were festooned with fat stripes, racy badges or cartoon characters. One car and its driver, on the other hand, reached the level of familiarity that can only be described as iconic. Thankfully, the crew member is recovering from his burns in a california hospital and the driver in the cockpit was unharmed, but it was a scary scene nonetheless. The originalknight riderseries saw michael knight david hasselhoff, a crime fighter who uses a high tech, artificially intelligent automobile, the knight industries two thousand kittbased on a 1983 5.
What most of us are, probably unaware, is that trans am appeared in many films, both before and after smokey and the bandit. Home inventory sell your car auctions shipping insurance financing contact. This is the limitedproduction, turbocharged 1989 pontiac firebird trans am 20th anniversary edition, all examples of. Find the best pontiac firebird trans am for sale near you. This is a video of the car and driver of the trans am collectors edition back in 2002. It just needs a driver with passion for a 1979 trans am, 455 pontiac motor, aluminum heads, 12 bolt rear end, power glide transmission, straight. Car and driver magazine named the trans am with the ws6 performance package the best handling car of 1979. Trans am collectors edition car and driver youtube. Our original test of the pontiac firebird trans am sd455. The vehicle was prominently featured in such movies as smokey and the bandit and rocky ii, and it was used as the main vehicle in television series like knight rider and the rockford files. This model proudly wore the pontiac 50th anniversary decal and was the first year for one of pontiacs most successful firebird options, the special edition. We have 54 pontiac firebird trans am vehicles for sale that are reported accident free, 11 1owner cars, and 40 personal use cars.
Detailed features and specs for the used 1999 pontiac firebird trans am including fuel economy, transmission, warranty, engine type, cylinders, drivetrain and more. Pontiac aztek reimagined as a firebird trans am tribute. For 2002, celebritycomediancar nut jay leno will command the pontiac firebird trans am as he leads the 43 competitors on sunday, february 17. I recently purchased a car from highline motor cars in south hampton. Slp trans am 10thanniversary firehawk car and driver. Browse photos, see all vehicle details and contact the seller. Whenever someone pulls out the hoary old trope about how nothing built after 1972 matters, this is the car that pops to mind as evidence to the contrary. Inside find 20 mercedes seats floor was modified and lowered to fit seats and the driver seat retracts all the way back after the car is shut off to avoid kicking the door panel making it easier to exit the vehicle. The grand am, coined by pontiac with a name derived from two other cars in its lineup grand signifying grand prix luxury and am for trans am performance was designed as americas answer to european luxurysport sedans and available as a fourdoor colonnade sedan or a twodoor colonnade coupe. The transam series is an automobile racing series that was created in 1966 by sports car club of america scca president john bishop. Pontiac trans am bursts into flames during car show. Look at all of the ceta vids under my profile there. It is a very nice driver with matching numbers engine.
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The rearwheel drive was a standard configuration in most vehicles up until the end of the 20 th century. Every used car for sale comes with a free carfax report. The pontiac firebird trans am ws6 is the most beastly bird in the flock, and the why the 2002 pontiac firebird trans am ws6 is now the best car ever made hagerty media one might expect it to breathe fire, but instead you are greeted with something even better. Whats left of 330 footpounds of torque has twisted the 7. The air box poking through the trans ams hood is laid against the far right edge of its harness. Its a look back into the past of its wonderful history. The firehawk is stock with a much larger engine, more options and is worth much more.
The 1976 trans am was the first year to offer a special edition model. Used pontiac firebird trans am for sale with photos carfax. On the seventh of february, 1973, our test firebird trans am sd455 swept through the quartermile at orange county international raceway in irvine, california in an elapsed time of. The pontiac firebird trans am is a popular vehicle that has made its way through the pop culture ranks. Car jumps became very popular after the dukes of hazzard hit big in 1979, and larson had many written into the scripts for both the fall guy and knight rider. That, in fact, is outrageously fast even within a fiveyearold. The 455 engine was available in the l75 325 hp 242 kw version and the ls5 335 hp ho version, which was the standard, and only engine option, for the trans am. Gary miller decided to give himself a doover when it came to buying a new trans am. Car and driver road tested a 1978 trans am with the 400cid200nhp v8 and turbohydramatic transmission and concluded it was very sophisticated and impeccably well mannered. Yellow collector edition,6 speed manual ws6 it runs like hell,and i have goose bumps every time i. Ahead of the goodguys vintage drag racing event, disaster struck when a fire was ignited and a crew member working on the vehicle got briefly. Special performance engines are all but extinct in detroit, but pontiac is bucking the trend with a new powerhouse for the 1977 transam. Originally known as the transamerican sedan championship, the name was changed to the transamerican championship for 1967 and henceforth.