50 years of Pontiac Trans Am including the Ferrari powered Trans Am http://www.deansgarage.com/2018/pontiac-firebird-trans-am-50-years/#comments
1970 1/2 Trans Am making use of Firestone Drag 500 tires to help with on the street traction about 1971... Image Unavailable, Please Login
I have owned a number of Trans Ams. Great fun and surprisingly capable. One of my favorites was a 1974 SD455 4 speed that I used to run with the Ferrari club at Riverside Raceway back in the 80s. It really torqued off some of my F-car pals to be passed again and again by that mighty Pontiac. Daytonas, 308s, etc never had a chance. I did , however, discover the importance of a baffled oil pan on Turn 9 during one session. Never run a Pontiac V8 without one.
My first car was a 1994 Trans Am I got in 2000 in my senior year of HS. Great car at the time, some day it will run again when I get time for it... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Had a 78 gold trans am senior year in high school. Had a 400 with a Muncie 4 speed and hurst shifter, cragars, we built up the motor put in a cam double roller timing chain edlebrock intake Holley 750 carb, hooker headers it went pretty good they were actually somewhat heavy cars. I remember one afternoon leaving my friends house I dumped the clutch at about 5 grand and heard a big BANG and thought I had blown up the rear but turns out I had broken almost all the studs on both rear wheels!
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login This was my high school car purchased in 1978 for 850.00. This is the second rebuild. It is a 1972 455 HO Trans Am, was a 4 speed now a 6 speed. Also have a Stock 1970 TA, Stock 1979 TATA and I just pulled the engine out of my 78 TA going full pro touring with DSE suspension, high hp LS motor and trying to figure out a DCT transmission with paddle shift.
Here's our Trans am that we ran the Targa Baja California with last year. Image Unavailable, Please Login
That’s a Jack Folden sketch. He did many more that were closer to the mark. This sketch is just one of hundreds that were done for that program.
No I understand. But its amazing how the sketches never look like final cars -- even Ferrari and Maserati.
As you point out, oftentimes the vision and reality are somewhat apart. Production processes, money, physics, regulations and yes egos have a tendency to alter the designer’s original vision. Sometimes the production vehicle looks better than the original sketches..............sometimes not so much.
A-10s as I recall? As an F-15 Crew Chief, I was fortunate enough to get about 5 minutes of stick time after the DART mission was completed. Decimomannu Air Base - 1986 https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/146283573/
Nice! Glad you got to get a ride. I wish they could do that more for you guys that keep them flying. It's been a long time ago but I'm pretty sure that same grip was in the T-37, T-38, T-33, and the hog.
My first car was a 1980 gold Trans Am...... Just found the faded receipt from the purchase a few weeks ago... What an amazing car
Had a new 77 t top black and tan. Couldn't stand it even back in the day. Last American car I ever had.
Well, if it was the LAST American car you have had you have seriously missed out. So I question if you are a "Car Enthusiast" or not? My bet is NOT.