The 1979
Pontiac Firebird, Formula &
Trans Am
Lot#3
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I don't normally post black & white
pictures but this is just the kind of thing I like to display for Firebird fans to see.
The cars (yes there are two different ones: note the hood decals) at the right are 1979
Trans Ams that were special customized by the famous George Barris. He's a famous
customizer known for such vehicles as the original Batmobile. The first TA depicted was
built for John Travolta (bet you couldn't tell). The other one was built for the famous
70s Fabian movie "Disco Fever". Both cars were built the same sans the decals.
Each received a whale-tail spoiler, fiberglass fender pontoons with cooling scoops,
Recaro seats, Western Wheels, and a 455c.i. engine. The paint was multi-toned Pearl White
with Flat Black striping. Hopefully I can acquire some color pics of these cars in the future. For those of you that may be interested a plastic model kit of the Travolta Firebird was manufactured by Revell. I recently acquired one of these models and am offering it for sale. You can see the model at Models Lot#5 . Photos courtesy of Paul If anyone knows the current whereabouts of any of these cars. Please send an e-mail to the Gallery. Thank you. |
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This awesome brown Trans Am is owned by
Katie Taylor. Katie writes: "My dad bought the car when he was 20 years old. He has kept it since then, and passed it down to me. Since I have had it I've been trying to improve its performance and the luxury of the car. On the inside I have a Clarion CD player and I just had the headliner redone. In about another week I'm going to buy all the little plastic pieces that fit on the consol and the sifter, because over the years they have started to crack. On the outside I have installed two Flowmaster mufflers and a High-flo catalytic converter. This has added about 20 hp to my car. Also I have put many hours of hard work washing and waxing my car, but on the other hand what Trans-Am owner doesn't enjoy waxing their car? Anyway, I hope that in another month I'll be able to have the paint redone on the car and have the engine steam cleaned. I would also like to comment on one of the other Trans-Am owner's paragraphs on how he got his car. He said he rescued it from a 18yr old girl that was driving it to school. I'm 17 years old and I drive my car to school every day, I also drive it to the mall, the barn, and anywhere else I have to go. I have kept the car just as nice as my dad did, and I don't plan on having it "rescued" from me. I dont know if I'm not the stereotypical 17 year old girl or not, but I take good care of my car, just like any older person would. If anyone wants to talk to me about my car please E-mail me. I love to hear any comments or sugestions, or just talk about my car. Thanks." Katie Taylor |
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This awesome looking bright red Trans
Am belongs to Travis Musynzki. Travis writes: "It came factory with a 403 olds, 350TH tranny, cruise, air, rear defrost, posi rear end, aluminum snowflake wheels and intermittent wipers. I have owned the car since I was 15 and it wasn't much then but since then almost every bolt on the car has been turned at least once and the car is stored in a very dry garage every winter and never touches the snow. I am now almost 20 and I would like to finish the interior off, and have the car painted one last time with all decal reinstalled." Travis also hosts his own web page named: '79 Trans Am Page. |