VIDEO: Reborn Trans Am makes fire-breathing entrance in Dayton
Kevin Morgan Pontiac Trans Am - Click above to watch two videos after the break
Few Pontiac models will be missed by as many people as the Trans Am. From its humble origins in 1969 as an option package on the two-year-old Firebird platform through the Super Duty days and the Bandit Special Editions, right on up to the final Ram Air LS1-powered F-Bodies from 2002, Pontiac's longest-lived muscle car has always enjoyed a loyal following.
So dedicated are these Poncho fanatics that the Trans Am name seems destined to live on past the death of the brand that originally spawned it. We've taken a look at Kevin Morgan's Phoenix TA revival once already, and now the first such Camaro-based machine has been driven off the car carrier in front of a few hundred screaming
Perhaps fittingly, this initial 'bird was painted up in a classic black and gold paint scheme complete with a fire-breathing hood applique and a split front beak reminiscent of the 1977 and 1978 Trans Ams. Naturally, there's a shaker scoop mounted atop the quivering hood feeding fresh air into what we assume is a stock LS3 6.2-liter V8 putting out 426 horsepower. The only things that are missing are T-Tops and a CB radio. Well, that, and a young Sally Field. Click past the break to watch the video.
Gallery: Phoenix Trans Am
[Source: Youtube]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
miles 7:34PM (9/04/2009)
THE SCREAMING CHICKEN IS BACK!!!
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abbas350 7:36PM (9/04/2009)
yep. still fat
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nintendo fanboy hater 8:17PM (9/04/2009)
u mean phat
Taglane 7:37PM (9/04/2009)
Dont like the rear end, but it's okay. Taillights are kind of huge. Overall, I'll still take a camaro.
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GOT 6:55AM (9/05/2009)
Yeah, what happened to the cool tail lights from the concept? The ones on the car in the vid look like crap!
Awesome Camaro/Trans Am!
pmalik 7:53PM (9/04/2009)
Err they added a grille insert and a chicken decal? Need real pics stat.
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Paul 7:54PM (9/04/2009)
Does it come with a mullet-weave?
Self-applicator for the mustard stain on one's wife-beater?
8-track with iPod adapter?
Burt Reynolds reversible chest-wig/toupee?
Questions that need answers...
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Jim 10:23PM (9/04/2009)
No, it actually comes with *Burt Reynolds.*
He's not doing much these days, you see.
MrTreize 7:58PM (9/04/2009)
Already hotter than the Camaro and with potential for much higher sales. Trans Am has the whole legendary power + performance going for it and it looks ten times better with the Phoenix on the hood and Pontiac badge on its nose. Just goes to show what GM vehicle fans really want, a performance division.
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JM 3:24AM (9/06/2009)
yep, we all want a giant chicken decal on the hood of our car
Venom 8:13PM (9/04/2009)
Holy hell that is hot and it sounds awesome.
If there was any reason for keeping Pontiac it is this.
I am grinning ear to ear.
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Hike15 4:58PM (9/05/2009)
to bad if our dreams came true and this was built as a pontiac, people would all just say its just a simple rebadge. Pontiac had so much potential as a small performance car company.
rob2k 8:17PM (9/04/2009)
Not a fan of most american cars but this one is fire. Looks like a beast.
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Tomac 8:20PM (9/04/2009)
I'm sure many will find this Camaro variant appealing, but I would be hugely embarrassed to be seen driving it. Some things from the late 70s/ early 80s should never, ever resurface.
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F50 8:54PM (9/04/2009)
First they body-kitted Challengers to look like Cuda's, now they are body-kitting Camaros to look like Firebirds?
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Danimal 9:18PM (9/04/2009)
Yes?
Stuka 10:40PM (9/04/2009)
Next they will be body kitting Mustangs to look like Falcons!
Patrick 5:08AM (9/05/2009)
Stuka obviously you fail at logic. The closest answer would have been Mercury Cougars, but the only thing is Mercury is still around; Plymouth and Pontiac aren't. So even then, that logic is flawed too. Just less flawed than Falcons. Eh it's 2 am whatever...
bathtub gin 8:24AM (9/05/2009)
Maybe they will come up with a body-kit to transform a base Camaro into a Firebird Sprint.
Benfolio 12:52PM (9/05/2009)
bathtub, you obviously mean Firebird Esprit. I know, I had one.