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autoevolution The Firebird and the Trans Am are two of Pontiac's most iconic nameplates. The Firebird became notorious during the golden muscle car era as Pontiac's take on the Chevy Camaro. The Trans Am name was first used as a performance and appearance package in 1969 and then became a trim level. Pontiac Macho T/A, the Hot Trans Am You Never Knew Existed 17 Apr 2021, 12:16 UTC · by The Trans Am gained more notoriety in 1977 after a special-edition model was featured in the Smokey and the Bandit film. Firebird sales almost doubled from 1977 to 1979, despite the fact that the 1978 fac...

autoevolution 7 Apr 2021, 21:30 UTC · by Everybody knows what “ Smokey and the Bandit” meant for the Trans Am, as sales of this particular model skyrocketed after the film starring Burt Reynolds was released in May 1977. 7 photos Therefore, the 1978 Trans Am has become one very appealing purchase, not only for Pontiac fans but also for collectors who want to park an original model in their garage. Unfortunately, a ’78 Trans Am in mint condition with everything still original costs a small fortune, so the next best option is to get an old unrestored model and work on it until it r...

Junkyard Find: 1973 Ford Maverick Sedan There was once a time when Mavericks (and their Mercury Comet siblings) were among the most often-seen vehicles on American streets. Being such a cheap and homely car (and built during one of Detroit’s build-quality low points), however, the Maverick just wasn’t loved enough for many examples to be spared from The Crusher when they got a little frayed around the edges. In this series so far, we’ve seen this ’75 Maverick two-door, this ’75 Comet sedan, and now today’s ’73 Maverick four-door. I shot this car in a San Francisco Bay Area wrec...

5-Year Plan to Restore This Turbo Trans Am Goes Perfectly Jordon Scott,Reader Submitted Photos © Reader Submitted Photos 001-readers-ride-tom-sherer-1981-pontiac-firebird-trans-am-turbo And already has over 5,000 miles on it, too! Tom Sherer was only 19 years old when he first laid eyes on this black-on-red 1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Turbo. It was parked in the Philadelphia apartment complex where his brother, Chris, lived at the time, and it only took a few weeks of pestering the owner and $3,500 to make the Firebird his own. The black Trans Am wasn't Tom's first car, ...

GM's Great Engines And GM Models We Want: Rambling About Cars #5 ++ GM is abandoning combustion engines; so let's remember the great ones. It's podcast time! At the end of January, General Motors dropped something of a bombshell by saying it would be a fully electrified automaker by 2035. This prompted Bruce and Smith to take a deep dive into the many GM internal combustion engines built over the decades. The GM discussion continues with the Chris's choosing quirky, lesser-known GM cars they'd like to have in their garage.  Tackling a subject as w...