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more about #pontiactransam more comments → DrLemming: The 1970 Firebird had a more subtle, "European" look than the Camaro. To my taste the TA add ons ruin the cleanness of line. more » günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: any idea what's under the car cover in the driveway? (pic seven of the gallery, third pic in the article).. looks like a nice square four-door full si... more » Novaload: What you have there, Murilee, is the Firebird 400, based on the hood nostrils. You would have paid about a dollar a pound for the high ender. Here wer... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Rust doesn't seem to have entirely overlooked this survivor. But a few more decals should fix that. The T/A was never my fave, but I have always lik... more » thunder; now eta-powered: The '70 Firebird and Camaro had the best looking schnoz of all the second-gen f-body iterations. Just look at that thing; looks like it could (and wou... more » Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp: These were great-looking cars before Malaise really set in. The huge bumpers and pointier nose really screwed up the lines of this body style (though ... more » ChiefPontiaxe: It looks like my black 77 Trans Am mated with my G8 GXP, and I LOVE IT! BTW, it's "Field," not "Fields," unless you're talking about more than one Sal... more » bmoreDLJ: To quote Larry David (the last person who would drive this): "Pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good. #pontiactransam more » philibuster: I wonder how much GM would sell the Pontiac moniker for. #pontiactransam more » Plasma X: One yes is insufficient. We need a whole lot of yes to lavish upon this car. This boxed set of Yes is a good start... more » Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe): Me likey... Really. I think this is the first version of the new-generation Camaro that I've liked much at all. Sure, there was that all black edit... more » Elhigh: "...faster than Sally Field ever could." Them's fighting words. Sally's a pretty good-looking grammy. The color and lighting combine to make the ca... more » AmishJohn: It's even uglier than the illegitimate child of Amy Winehouse and Lyle Lovett. Sure it can sing - hopefully, in the dark where nobody can see it. more » Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp: This is several orders of magnitude more awesome than than other monstrosity. #pontiactransam more » ArtForge: Some people will pay for anything. #pontiactransam more » -
#downonthestreet
1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. What makes a Firebird a Trans Am? More » -
#sema
Bandit Trans Am Builds Excitement In Our Pants
The Bandit is back and this re-skinned Camaro's building excitement in our pants faster than Sally Fields ever could. Called the Phoenix T/A Conversion, it'll cost you about $85,000 (including Camaro SS) to get some screamin' chicken action! More » -
#sema
Lingenfelter Trans Am Concept: There Goes The Neighborhood
The Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept has shown its unique mug on the floor of SEMA. If you take a deep breath you can almost smell meth cookin' behind the curtain and hear dogs fighting over the din of the show. More » -
#tunercars
Lingenfelter Turns Mullet-Mobile Into Screamin' Chicken
Sadly, the arrowhead-branded Pontiac Trans Am dead with the arrowheaded brand. But, the new Chevy Camaro brings new opportunity for the aftermarket to revive the screamin' chicken. Here's the first — the Lingenfelter 455 T/A — heading to tomorrow's SEMA.
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#pontiactransam
Kevin Morgan Trans Am Reborn As Phoenix T/A
The Kevin Morgan Trans Am bodykit for the new Camaro is close to reality, with Trans Am Depot committing to production of Phoenix T/A conversion kits and a real-life concept dropping later this month. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
1977 Pontiac Trans Am for $12,000!
Are you jonesing for a real ‘70s car chase? Well, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe candidate will help you be the bandit, good buddy, but it may leave you feeling a bit blue. More » -
#chevycamaro
ASC To Turn New Camaro Into Trans-Amaro
It was only time before an enterprising tuning shop would turn a new Chevy Camaro into a Pontiac Trans Am. Only questions were who and when. ASC's answered the "who" with renderings of this Trans-Amaro.
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#downonthestreet
Pontiac Is No More, But The Survivors Flourish Down On The Street
Oldsmobile, Plymouth, and now Pontiac; this century is rough on the old Detroit marques. With the the demise of Pontiac in mind, let's check out the classic Pontiacs I've photographed down on the Alameda street.
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#carpocalypse
The Ten Greatest Pontiacs
We told you months ago Pontiac was dead, but today GM CEO Fritz Henderson made it official. Now that the pointy-arrow brand is gone, we'll mourn by celebrating our ten favorite examples of driving excitement. More » -
#chevycamaro
What's The Over/Under...
...on screamin' chickens showing up on hoods of new Chevy Camaros before August's Woodward Dream Cruise? Just something we were thinking about today. -
#sharingiscaring
12 Unexpected Examples Of Car Part Prostitution
Whether an engine or a steering wheel, parts-sharing is an easy way for manufacturers to save money. Still, many car owners may be surprised by what parts get shared. Here's 12 unlikely examples.
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#novelties
Inflatable Trans Am Does Not Come With A Sally Field Blow Up Doll
The absolute necessity of a full-scale inflatable Bandit-style Pontiac Trans Am may be questionable, but that doesn't mean it isn't awesome and we can't think of a million fun things to do with it. More » -
#gumball3000
Detroit Iron At The Gumball 3000
There was a pretty good cross-section of archetypal Detroit machinery represented at the Gumball 3000 in San Francisco yesterday, including a donked Riviera, the lowest Ford pickup ever built (with the most beautiful set of vintage gauges I've seen in a long time), and a couple of classic musclecars. Yes, K.I.T.T. was there as well, though The Hoff himself prefers the non-video-game-style steering wheel of an Audi R8 for actual driving duties. More »
