The 1975 Trans Am had many changes the signaled that the end of all fire breathing go fast scare your grandmother Musclecars has left the building. This would be the first year for the Catalytic Converter that choked the last life of whatever the Big 400 or 455 HO (Later that year) had left. The dual exhaust manifolds left the motor but were led into a single inlet converter These “two-way” converters combine oxygen with carbon monoxide (CO) and unburned hydrocarbons (CₙHₙ) to produce carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). The catalyst support or substrate. For automotive catalytic converters, the core is usually a ceramic monolith that has a honeycomb structure (commonly square, not hexagonal). (Prior to the… Read More
1970 Trans Am T/A Of The Week
1970 Trans Am T/A of the week. The 1970 Trans Am is the most beautiful Trans Am ever created, well in my own opinion. From its rear-facing shaker scoop to its fender extractors and front and rear spoilers it is my personal favorite of all the Trans Am’s. I would even trade my own beloved ’76 Trans Am for a 1970 4 speed. Now the 1970 Trans Am is better known as a 1970 1/2 because The second generation debut for the 1970 model year was delayed until February 26, 1970, because of tooling and engineering problems; thus, its popular… Read More
1969 Trans Am- Trans Am Of The Week
The Car That Would Change The Game Officially titled the Trans Am Performance and Appearance Package, the $725 option was launched in March 1969 with no advertising really. Not like the Introduction the GTO was getting.. It was ordered on just 697 Firebird coupes and eight convertibles. Its name came from the popular 1960s Trans American racing series, though the car never actually competed in Trans Am racing. Its base engine was the Firebird 400 HO’s 335-Horsepower 400-cid V-8, but with standard Ram Air induction. It came to be called the Ram Air III. The only alternative was the Ram… Read More
Trans Am Of The Week
The 1974 Pontiac Trans Am The 1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am had a new front and rear end treatment due to new bumper standards required by the government .So Curb weights rose dramatically in the 1974 model year due to the implementation of 5 mph (8.0 km/h) telescoping bumpers and various other crash and safety related structural enhancements; SD455 Trans Ams weighed in at 3,850 lb (1,750 kg) in their first year of production (1974 model year; actually 1973). The 1974 models featured a beautiful redesigned “shovel-nose” front end and new wide “slotted” tail lights which looked very good. The engine choices In 1974,… Read More