The rear tubs for the buckets are silver as well. These seats are all excellent and show in silver inserts and brighter silver bolsters. We are greeted with high back buckets in front and a 2 plus 2 bench for the back. These panels have a beautiful stitched inset silver panel with some maroon piping and an embroidered flying phoenix for some accenting and visual enjoyment. Swinging the long doors and getting it is difficult to just not stop and stare at the shiny silver smooth vinyl door panels showing power windows and a side view mirror toggle. Add on some louvers for the rear glass, and we are more than good to go…like hell! A shaker hood with the scoop is looking out through the hole in the hood badged TA 6.6. Up top it features silver tinted glass for the removable “T” top and all trimmings for the windows are in black. All fender flaring, neoprene bumpers are slightly darker (Dark Charcoal) and a rear spoiler looks fab with no faults in the gaps or paint. It will stand out in a crowd, and with a black and shades of gray with red accenting screaming chicken decal, silver badging and polished turbine style wheels we have a first-place winner. Complete with the oversized “screaming chicken” on the hood that was only available on the 10th anniversary T/A's, and all nicely preserved we give you the Platinum Poly edition of the 10th anniversary rollout, and the last gasp of muscle car freedom for the 1970's.Ĭode 15L/16U Platinum Poly and Dark Charcoal bathes the exterior of this 15,363 original mile car. The Trans Am was the pumped-up, V-8-powered model.įor consignment not as 'loud' as the Gold Special Edition Trans Am, and not quite as menacing as the Black Special Edition Trans Am, this Silver 10th Anniversary car combines a typical Pontiac attitude with a refined look that was way ahead of its time. 2002 was the final year of production for Pontiac's iconic but dated speed machine. The F-body platform on which it and the Camaro were based, however, was arguably well past its prime by the early 2000s. Like it's pony-car competitors, the rear-wheel-drive Firebird offered tire-smoking power and impressive acceleration. The car combined an available big V-8 with aggressive, attention-grabbing styling and delivered it in a relatively practical four-passenger package. The 1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am came in a special two-tone silver paint and had unique dished wheels.The sporty Firebird was Pontiac's answer to the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. That was in addition to 109,609 regular Trans Ams, accounting for more than half of Firebird output. ![]() Wearing silver/charcoal paint, silver hatch-roof panels, and matching silver leather upholstery, those Limited Editions sold for a whopping $10,620 - the first Firebird to pass 10 grand - yet 7,500 went to customers. ![]() (Production had halted in 1978, but a few were saved for this limited-edition.) ![]() Lower-rung Firebirds might have the Buick V-6, a 150-bhp four-barrel 301 V-8, or Chevrolet-built 305.Ī final batch of 400-cid V-8s, good for 220 horsepower, was stuffed into engine compartments of 10th Anniversary Trans Ams, carrying a metric "6.6 Liter" designation. Front and rear spoilers were installed, and wider fender skirts could encompass fatter tires.įirebird Formulas carried Pontiac's small-block, two-barrel 301-cid V-8, packing 140 horsepower Trans Ams used Oldsmobile's 403, rated at 185 bhp. At the rear lurked a full-width taillamp, which seemed to disappear in daylight.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |