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The vin and cowl tag reveal that this is a 1978 gold special edition trans am. The 1979 pontiac 10th anniversary trans am was another commemorative firebird, this one marking the first decade of pontiacs stillsuccessful pony car. Find 1979 pontiac trans ams for sale in cadillac, mi on oodle classifieds. The ultimate restoration hogheads firebird and trans am parts. Originally delivered 122679 in dunbar, west virginia where it has been its en. A lot of these cars are great and well known by fanatics, but these are the best. Classic industries offers a wide selection of 1979 pontiac firebird parts, including 1979 pontiac firebird interior parts and soft trim, 1979 pontiac firebird exterior sheet metal, 1979 pontiac firebird moldings, 1979 pontiac firebird emblems, 1979 pontiac firebird weatherstrip and unique accessories, to nearly every nut and bolt needed for installation. This trans am is in great condition in its original black and gold paint set off with gold turbine wheels with bf goodrich.
Smokey and the bandit special edition hood graphics, 6. If you love muscle cars, car culture and americana youll love our videos. Even though the price continued to rise, trans am s popularity was so great, production topped the 100,000 mark, eclipsing at 116,535. The special edition was back in 1979 for its 3rd run, 4th if you count the 1976 limited edition trans am. As most car owners can attest, painting a car is one of the most, if not the most. Ray krob of oklahoma city, oklahoma, was bitten by the trans am performance bug when his. A lot of vehicles used in street racing are muscle cars. Number 1 bestselling books from 1970 to 1979 these books reached the level of popularity to make them the number 1 bestselling book for each year from 1970 to 1979.
Bandit in the barn josh mortensen i grew up watching shows like the dukes of hazzard, herbie the love bug, and smokey and the bandit. This trans am was painted twotone silver and charcoal, accented by redsilvercharcoal stripes. Unleash your inner burt reynolds with the pick of the day, a 1979 pontiac firebird trans am all done up in bandit edition regalia and ready to outrun sheriff buford t. How the pontiac trans ams screaming chicken got its wings. Find 1979 pontiac trans ams for sale on oodle classifieds. The engine was destined for gms new full size cars from oldsmobile and buick, where its abundance of low rpm torque could be put to good use. The previous owner put a 78 esprit front clip on the car. Inouye told author michael lamm for his book the fabulous firebird published in 1979. I 220 hp 4bbl v8 numbers matching, 4 speed borg warner transmission whurst shifter, 10 bolt rear w 3. As an investment it is also hard to beat a true, documented y84 special edition which this is also. This 27k mile 1979 pontiac firebird trans am is a terrible car, and heres why i love it. The team heads out to see if these two beauties are worth saving, and if they can score a deal.
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This is the time to check for any bugs, hair, dust, runs, or any other contaminants before applying clear. I ate, slept and breathed these things back in the day. The 1979 trans am series was the fourteenth running of the sports car club of americas premier series. If you liked this article you will love the full book. Check out birdsforlife 1979 pontiac trans am in pratt,ks for ride specification, modification info and photos and follow birdsforlifes 1979 pontiac trans am for updates at cardomain. The pontiac firebird was an american automobile built by pontiac from the 1967 to 2002 model. March 30, 2016 since 2008 the dream giveaway brand has been licensed by a variety of 501c3 charitable organizations for the purpose of conducting sponsored fundraising promotions. The pontiac firebird trans am utilized the new for 1977 oldsmobile 403 v8 as an nocharge optional powerplant for all california and highaltitude residences. Join millions of people using oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified preowned car listings, and new car classifieds. Find black 1979 pontiac trans ams for sale on oodle classifieds. For at least 10 years ive been considering selling it.
The chevy and pontiac teams in trans am racing as well as gm itself developed the geometry of this suspension and it was a big step forward from the previous suspension in 1969. Today the entire firebird line can barely sell 40,000 examples, and only a handful of those are the trans ams. This book would be great to incorporate into a literacy station that allows kids to create descriptive stories and can illustrate types of words from illustrations. The chassis and suspension of the firebird is gms secondgeneration fbody so it shares its architecture with the 19701981 camaro. The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by douglas adams, the new drawing on the right side of the brain by betty edwards, the dead zone by stephen king, th. Used 1978 pontiac trans am for sale in san antonio, tx. Keeps those paint killing love bugs away from bumper and hood areas. This 1979 trans am is knock dead gorgeous in nocturne blue with camel tan deluxe cloth hobnail interior. Mar 04, 2009 the pontiac firebird trans am utilized the new for 1977 oldsmobile 403 v8 as an nocharge optional powerplant for all california and highaltitude residences. Again, most people would never guess that the trans am shown in the picture above could ever look like this one. Even though the price continued to rise, trans ams popularity was so great, production topped the 100,000 mark, eclipsing at 116,535. If you are anything like me you get excited when you spot a 2nd generation firebird in a movie. The pontiac firebird remained in production for 35 years and four.
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