Buy the Firebird Trans Am and you grows naturally a mustache

Posted on 10-05-2016 at 19:02 by Dizono – 33 Comments”

Even in the grey approves Burt Reynolds him well.

In 1964, wanted to suddenly the whole of America in a Ford Mustang; the Ponycar segment was born. In 1967, General Motors finally with a appropriate answer: the Chevrolet Camaro and its counterpart, Pontiac Firebird. Up to and including the fourth generation in 2002, production went, were the Firebird and the Camaro brothers. A different faceplate, but is otherwise largely similar to each other.

Of each of the four generations of Firebird also appeared a Trans Am version. We’re looking at a car of the second generation, but already working on his fourth nose! Americans are fond of such modeljaarwisselingen. The car was made famous by Smokey and the Bandit in which Burt Reynolds takes place behind the wheel of a black Trans Am with gold striping. In part II, we see the flattened nose that this instance also.

The Marketplace offered in the Firebird Trans Am is a 10th Anniversary 400 from 1979, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Trans Am series. Under the hood is a 6.6 V8 (400 Cu), with about 250 hp. That ability you can touch through a viertraps manual gearbox from Borg Warner. Only 1817 copies came with this block, the remaining 5683 Anniversary’s had an Oldsmobile V8 with the same content, but with worst 185 hp to local uitstooteisen to comply.

A rarity and also a copy on the photos, in any case, very sleek looks. For 24.500 euro you living this American Dream. Still a lot kinder than what the original officials in 1977, two years back at auction amounted to: 440,000 in dollar…

Gallery: Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Marketplace

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