1979 was the year when the Trans Am sales went through the roof. Pontiac shipped over 117,000 units, most of which were fitted with the L80 403 engine. Firebird sales for the year reached 211,000 ...

1979 was a fantastic year for the Trans Am. The car started the decade with modest sales but eventually became Pontiac's superstar, spearheading Firebird sales in an impressive way. For example, ...

When it comes to cars that resonate with car enthusiasts of all ages, the second-generation Pontiac Firebird, specifically ...

In response to the wildly successful Ford Mustang, Chevrolet debuted the Chevy Camaro in late September of 1966. Pontiac got an F-Body of its own five months later with the Pontiac Firebird. In 1969, ...

Ypsilanti, Michigan's, Mathias Buckson parted with his Pontiac but not the way he had hoped. The young buck postponed college and worked two jobs to pay for his pride and joy, a '79 Pontiac Trans Am.

Joe Gransden, 53, a professional trumpet player and singer living in Atlanta, on his 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, as told to A.J. Baime. In the small town where I grew up—Williamsville, ...

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Some people can’t leave well enough alone. A 1968 Ford Mustang fastback, a 1970 Plymouth ’Cuda, and a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am—all wildly popular in their days and perennially sought-after since. But ...

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Frank Rupert credits the slick, shiny, wet look of his 1979 Trans Am to a simple cleaning routine he follows. It’s one, he said, anybody could do. LIMA – Frank Rupert knows a thing or two when it ...