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Ford and Chevy believe people don't want to buy muscle cars. But our unique monthly theme has made us realize so many icons have been lost, icons that would have given this segment the diversity it needs. One of them is, obviously, the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.
For some reason, that name makes many folks think of Burt Reynolds, wearing a cowboy hat. But we're going to focus on the model slightly before that.
In 1977, the Firebird got a distinctive slant-nose facelift, joined by a boxy design that would become extremely popular in the next decade. That's the Reynolds car. However, earlier versions of the second-gen are arguably just as beautiful.
Like many ponies, this generation of the Firebird came with a lot of "vanilla" engines, like the Buick V6, the Chevy inline-6 and small V8s from Pontiac's inventory. However, the Trans Am model that arrived in 1971 only came with the 455, a brutish 7.5-liter V8 that also came with the Ram Air, an interesting but quite potent marketing exercise (basically, it's double hood scoops).
It's this version of the Trans Am that's the subject of this digital makeover. "I want a Pontiac drift car," said no one ever. That's probably what you're thinking right now.
However, that's not true. Ken Block just showed a lot of love to the Fox Body, and the discontinued Pontiac GTO was a very successful drift car at the hands of Rhys Millen. So anyway, in the time-honored Internet tradition of giving everything a widebody kit, Brad Builds decided to turn the Mk2 Firebird Trans Am into something that looks driftable.
The artist flared out the fenders... a little, added skirts and spoilers, fitted a roll cage, and more. Taking inspiration from all over the world, the study seems to sport the popular Nardo Gray paint from Audi and a JDM style of exhaust and wheels.
In 1977, the Firebird got a distinctive slant-nose facelift, joined by a boxy design that would become extremely popular in the next decade. That's the Reynolds car. However, earlier versions of the second-gen are arguably just as beautiful.
Like many ponies, this generation of the Firebird came with a lot of "vanilla" engines, like the Buick V6, the Chevy inline-6 and small V8s from Pontiac's inventory. However, the Trans Am model that arrived in 1971 only came with the 455, a brutish 7.5-liter V8 that also came with the Ram Air, an interesting but quite potent marketing exercise (basically, it's double hood scoops).
It's this version of the Trans Am that's the subject of this digital makeover. "I want a Pontiac drift car," said no one ever. That's probably what you're thinking right now.
However, that's not true. Ken Block just showed a lot of love to the Fox Body, and the discontinued Pontiac GTO was a very successful drift car at the hands of Rhys Millen. So anyway, in the time-honored Internet tradition of giving everything a widebody kit, Brad Builds decided to turn the Mk2 Firebird Trans Am into something that looks driftable.
The artist flared out the fenders... a little, added skirts and spoilers, fitted a roll cage, and more. Taking inspiration from all over the world, the study seems to sport the popular Nardo Gray paint from Audi and a JDM style of exhaust and wheels.
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