Confirmed: "Phoenix" Trans Am conversion kit coming for Camaro
Kevin Morgan Pontiac Trans Am Renderings - Click above for high-res image gallery
So... as of January 1, 2010, Pontiac is dead. Buried. Gone forever. No more. Obviously, something as pesky as death ain't going to stop hard core Trans Am fanatics from driving an (almost) honest to goodness 2010 Pontiac Trans Am and/or Firebird. Why? If you have to ask... you bring up a good point. Especially because when you get right down to it, the Trans Am was rarely anything other than a Chevy Camaro with different sheet metal.
Keeping that in mind, Trans Am Depot will be offering body kits that will transform (lowly) Camaros into full-on screamin' chicken Trans Ams! Based off Kevin Morgan's original design(s), the Phoenix Trans Am kits will be unveiled at the 2009 Trans Am Nationals. And then you'll have the chance to own a Trans Am that costs more than a Camaro but is just as fast. Hey – just sayin'. Fully detailed press release after the jump.
Gallery: Phoenix Trans Am
[Source: Trans Am Depot | Kevin Morgan Designs via Jalopnik]
Press Release
Phoenix T/A
Like its mythical namesake that rose from the ashes to a new life, the Trans Am of yesteryear has been born again... the Phoenix T/A. If it is true that good things come to those who wait, then we have surely been rewarded for our patience.
Trans Am Depot is pleased to announce our partnership with designer Kevin Morgan in turning a three-year dream into reality. We, like many of you, have lusted over Kevin's retro interpretation of the '77 - '78 Trans Am based on the 2010 Camaro platform. We began early last year discussing the idea of how we might work together to bring this vision to life.
Phoenix T/A Currently, we are completing a one-off Kevin Morgan "Trans Am" Concept, which we intend to unveil at the 2009 Trans Am Nationals. The concept will be followed by the first production conversion later this year. It will vary from the concept car but will be an exact version of the conversion kits we will hope to be offering this fall. We are working closely with a Detroit auto design firm to bring this kit to market. We will be offering everything from the body conversion only to the limited Phoenix Edition. The kits will be available as an installed conversion only. Order details, pricing and delivery information will be coming soon. If you are interested in having a conversion performed on your Camaro or purchasing a turn-key conversion from Trans Am Depot, please fill out the customer form below.
The Phoenix conversion will include:
Exterior
1' - 1.5' Lowering Kit w/sway bar handling upgrade
Wheels & Tires
Front: 20x9.5x120 CB-66.9 Gold or Silver Machined Face Snowflake Wheels. PIRELLI PZERO 275/45ZR20
Rear: 20x11.5x120 CB-66.9 Gold or Silver Machined Face Snowflake Wheels. PIRELLI PZERO 305/35ZR20
Hood
Shaker Scoop
Fender Extractors
Exhaust Conversion w/ splitter tips
Rear Fascia Clip w/tail lamp lenses and bulbs
Rear Spoiler
TA Graphic Package
Interior
Embroded Head Rest and Console Lid - KM Graphic Punch
Turned Aluminum Door Panel
Turned Aluminum Dash Inserts
Turned Aluminum Instrument Cluster
Door Panel Badges
T/A SN Badge and Designation
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Chad 3:00PM (8/12/2009)
Just like the Challenger / Cuda. Raise the dead!
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xcrunk 3:33PM (8/12/2009)
Long live the Fire Chicken! Woooooo!!
Mullet and porn mustache NOT INCLUDED!
yakapo 6:36PM (8/12/2009)
background music while you look at the cars.
(not a rickroll)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzkxCWFPh7U
Randy 4:14PM (8/13/2009)
Now if only someone would make a Mustang II to Mercury Carpri Conversion kit we'd have a complete resurrection.
The thing that sucks is even though I'd try to be last in line for the conversion kit, I'd probably be first!
GOT 6:42AM (8/14/2009)
Raise the dead indeed! This Trans Am Camaro-variant-kit ROCKS!!!
I've never liked the Camaro (always liked the early Firebirds) but I would get one now if it were a Screaming-Chicken TA. Everything looks great with all the minor details they changed... especially with those retro-Firebird wheels. Love it! Hope the kit is well-made and executed...
jv2k 3:00PM (8/12/2009)
They don't exactly look bad but at the same time they don't look good.
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Craig 3:16PM (8/12/2009)
His renderings aren't done well enough to really tell what it'll look like. The front view of that apparently finished car doesn't look bad, but the angle hides a lot of detail... I've always prefered Firebirds, so I'm hoping they look ok.
Rock Singer 3:01PM (8/12/2009)
You got to be kidding ... go on kick the dead horse !!!
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Scott K. 3:02PM (8/12/2009)
I know it's pointless, but I think this is kinda cool. If done right, they could look pretty good. The big question is: how much?
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ACURA23CL 3:07PM (8/12/2009)
I agree 100%. If done right, I really like the idea. But, the key is for it to be done RIGHT! High quality, great body panel/curvature matching, good gaps. Please don't make these looked like slapped-on, low-quality bodykits.
Take Chip Foose's motto "My goal is to make it look like it came from the factory like that. Not, look aftermartket"
Devin 3:17PM (8/12/2009)
I own a 2002 Trans Am WS-6 in sunset orange metallic, which I actually already named The Phoenix, but buying another one would not be so bad. Actually, I am pretty sure that as soon as I become commissioned as an Air Force officer, no matter what the price of the conversion, I'm getting the first one in the gallery (w/o the screaming eagle).
cWj 11:42PM (8/12/2009)
Way to plug that commission, sir.
;-)
Farmboy 3:03PM (8/12/2009)
*sigh* .......I love the Trans Am. My dad has an 81, and it is gorgeous, but this!?! This is absolutely tacky. It is just like turning your Chevy/GMC into a "Caddy" truck or your Ford into a Lincoln. It is pathetic.
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jg 3:07PM (8/12/2009)
Is it any different than turning a Holden into a Pontiac? Or from reverting the Pontiac to a Holden?
CybrRdr 2:49PM (8/13/2009)
Hate to break it to you but your '81 Tran Am that you're thinking about was also a conversion. It's just that GM did it and not a 3rd party. Camaro & Firebirds are all the same.
Eric & Yahoo 3:06PM (8/12/2009)
Badge engineering is dead. Long live badge engineering... Sort of.
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Joe 3:54PM (8/12/2009)
LMAO - Depends who you talk to at GM and what day of the week.
Bitch-bird FTW!!
Frank 4:26PM (8/12/2009)
Yes it's a re-badge but I'm ok with it. But on second thought, if it's a rebadge from a dead brand is it really a re-badge? And can they put Ponticac emblems on th car? I would think not.
By the way I'm really liking the version with round headlights. :-)
Ray 7:26PM (8/12/2009)
You know, if you think about it, IF GM was keeping Pontiac, they would have done this anyway. I like the ones with the round headlights.
Maybe they'll remake Smokey and the Bandit too!
jegjrfan 9:05AM (8/14/2009)
It would be a welcome sight at next year's Ames Tri-Power Nationals and fit in quite well in class C-2 which is for customs after 1970 or Firebird ST-3 class.