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 […]
This next car had me thinking to myself; “what in the blazes is a Firehawk?” Yeah, there is no shame in googling some obscure car, particularly when it isn’t a factory built machine, but is something modified by SLP Engineering outta Troy, Michigan that was available as a dealer option. The Firehawk added 17-inch wheels, […]
The fourth generation (1993-2002) Pontiac Firebird TransAm was an LS1 powered machine that combined one part GM F-Body chassis with two parts Pontiac “Banshee” styling and 0.5 parts Canadian assembly. Production ended in 2002, but not before they made a “NHRA” edition that included a 1SH code on the build sheet, a power steering cooler, […]
This next car comes as a tip from Art C who writes: Some seriously cheap fun here. 275 hp, 6 speed, posi… strip it and turn it into an auto x toy?? Art is onto something here because this thing should be fun and the missing title shouldn’t scare away the guy who wants to race […]
This next car came in as a tip from Jimmy who writes: Whoa, this guy did most of your work for you. Is this a contributor? I’m not sure…we’ve got a motley crew of writers around here, but I think this car is way too nice for a DT writer? Find this 1991 Pontiac Trans Am offered for […]
Marketing is the art of making something appear to be what it is not. Let’s take Sport Beans, for example. They are not sporty, or even beans — in fact they are jelly beans from the makers of Jelly Bellys, and they are no more appropriate for an athlete to consume than a diabetic…but that […]
I can’t be sure if I’ve been given the gift of telling the future…but if there was ever a late model Pontiac that might transcend the plastic body cladding and become a collectible classic…this is it. Find this 2000 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am WS6 offered here on eBay for $14,995 or best offer, located in Austin, TX. The […]
An oft repeated story is that the tractor manufacturer Lamborghini started building fast exotics because Enzo Ferrari would not build a special car for Mr. Ferruccio Lamborghini. People do the strangest things when motivated to succeed. Perhaps the builder of this next thing wanted a Lamborghini, but didn’t want to pay the crazy premium for […]
Find this 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Sky Bird here on eBay bidding for $2,225 reserve-not-met with 2 days to go, located in Dearborn Heights, MI. From eBay: These cars are nearly impossible to find anymore especially one in this good of condition with full history..window sticker owners manuals everything is original and unmolested.. I […]