I was trying to figure out why I liked the look of this 75 TransAm…was it the color? It’s a nice shade of copper-bronze-brown-red-root beer metal flake that looks well executed. The wheels and white-letter tires are also sharp and period correct…oh yeah, that’s a 70 Firebird nose on the front! A 75 TransAm should […]
We’ve all seen those Pontiac Fiero based fake Ferrari kit cars…they always end up looking like a Fiero. But today’s fake Ferrari kit thing doesn’t look like a Fiero…it doesn’t even look like a Firebird that it’s based on. The Machiavelli is one of those odd kits that looks like something Ferrari could have built […]
This next car hits all of the right buttons for those of us who loved (and continue to dream about) the performance cars of the 1990s. The Firebird was Pontiac’s version of Chevy’s Camaro, and the Trans Am was the hot version of the Firebird. But if you wanted to go REALLY fast, you got […]
The fourth (and final) generation of Pontiac’s Firebird was sold from 1993 through 2002 with various engines, starting with the base V6 and finishing with LS1 V8s. Today’s Firebird is the Trans Am version, which is a specialty package that added handling, and horsepower upgrades. Today’s Trans Am has the 5.7 liter V8, a manual […]
This next car comes as a tip from Dave in Tampa who writes: Not ideal, but what is? I’m holding out for Jim Rockford’s Firebird, but I might just compromise … and look at that button-laden dash. Wow! Added bonus: manual! Find this 1987 Pontiac Firebird GTA offered for $5,500 in Summerdale, AL via gtaface […]
This next Poncho comes as a tip from Rock On, who writes: Can’t decide on a first-generation Camaro or Firebird? Enter the Firemaro! Indeed, this is a strange idea — take the first gen Firebird, which was based on the Camaro, and turn it into a Camaro. Whut? Find this 1969 Pontiac Firebird offered for […]
It is hard to believe that the Firebird (and it’s special performance version known as the Trans Am) has been dead for over 20 years…but I don’t see GM resurrecting the Pontiac brand or the Firebird Trans Am nameplate anytime soon, as a special edition or anything. And today’s Trans Am is particularly special — […]
The Pontiac Firebird was the result of GM killing John Z DeLorean’s Corvette hunting Banshee, with Pontiac getting a corporate cousin version of the Camaro. From the ashes of the Banshee, the Firebird arose and it has always been special, but today’s version was turned up to 11 by a dealership in Arizona that created […]
In 1970 Pontiac introduced their revamped Firebird, which lived on a 2nd generation Camaro F-platform, but with some unique Pontiac flair, such as Poncho and Oldsmobile V8s. But what really differentiated the Firebird from the Camaro were the strange option packages. The SkyBird was one of was one of several special edition Esprits that came […]
The Pontiac Trans Am was known well for its starring role as KITT in the campy 80s TV show Knight Rider, and there is an entire industry of parts to convert your ordinary TransAm into a turbo boosting beast with a feminine voice. It won’t drive itself, but it will convince your neighbors that David […]