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1969 Trans Am Firebird HISTORY: In March of 1969, Pontiac released a little publicized option package, the Trans Am Performance and Appearance Package. Conceived to campaign in the SCCA's road racing series (with a special 303 cubic inch V8 which was never offered in production cars), Pontiac paid a $5 license fee to SCCA for each Trans Am sold to use the name. Offered as a $725 option, only 689 Firebird coupes and 8 convertibles (talk about a collectible) were built. The Trans Am came standard with the HO engine with Ram Air (also called the Ram Air III). All Trans Ams were Polar White with blue racing stripes, tail panel, and decals. The exclusive hood had functional air intakes which could be closed by the driver and functional fender scoops designed to vent the engine bay. A 60 inch rear foil (spoiler) was mounted on the trunk. The car seen here is a frame-off, fully restored, numbers matching,
4 speed, 1969 Trans Am. Out of some 88,000 Pontiac Firebirds built
in 1969, only 697 were Trans Ams! Of those 697, only 520 had a manual
transmission!
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DOCUMENTATION: PHS documentation, receipts from restoration, ENGINE: Original, numbers matching 400 cubic inch Ram Air II engine, rated at 335 bhp @ 5000 rpm, 430 lb-ft @ 3400 rpm TRANSMISSION: 4 speed REAR END: : Positraction OPTIONS: Radio, power steering, power disc front brakes, ram air. |
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