Pontiac Trans Am/Firebird

Pontiac Trans Am/Firebird

Manufacturer	General Motors
Production	1969–2002
Class	Pony car, Muscle car
Body style	2-door convertible 1969, 1987–1989 Pontiac sanctioned special edition, 1991–1992, 1994–2002 2-door coupe 1969–1981
Layout	FR layout
Platform Related	F-body Chevrolet Camaro

1972 Pontiac Trans Am

1974 Pontiac Trans Am

1978 Pontiac Trans Am

1987 Pontiac Trans Am

A modified 3rd generation Trans Am used as KITT.

1989 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am Convertible (TTA) (0-60 4.6 sec, 1/4 mile 13.4 sec, top speed 162)

   The Trans Am was a specialty package for the Firebird, typically upgrading handling, suspension, and horsepower, as well as minor appearance modifications such as exclusive hoods, spoilers, fog lights and wheels. In using the name Trans Am, a registered trademark, GM agreed to pay $5 per car sold to the SCCA. Four distinct generations were produced between 1969 and 2002. These cars were built on the F-body platform, which was also shared by the Chevrolet Camaro.
The second generation was available from 1970 to 1981 and was featured in the 1977 movie Smokey and the Bandit, the 1978 movie Hooper and the 1980 movie Smokey and the Bandit II. The third generation, available from 1982 to 1992, was featured in the 1983 movie Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 and the 1984 movie Alphabet City. KITT, the automotive star, and its evil counterpart KARR, of the popular 1980s TV series Knight Rider, was a modified third generation Trans Am. The fourth generation Trans Am, available from model years 1993 to 2002, offered between 275 bhp (205 kW) and 325 bhp (242 kW).