Buy it? 10 Reasons Why You’re not gonna buy my 1978 Pontiac Trans Am. We rescued a W-72 Trans Am out of a field in north Alabama, where it had been parked for over 25 years. It sat under a tree with some other beloved Pontiacs.
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| 1978 Pontiac Trans Am parked in field around 1996. Numbers matching W72 400 engine, 3.23 posi, auto. |
The previous owner collected several Firebirds and Trans Ams when they were dirt cheap. Age and the elements have tried their dang best to pull them down to the dirt. Flat tires and rotting metal are no match against Mother Nature. Give this one a look. Lots of good parts. But I know, you're not gonna buy it!
Load it Up!
This 1978 Trans Am field find followed me home. I call him “Rusty” even though he was born in Platinum Silver paint. This era of "muscle cars” became a staple of teenagers, midlife adults, and those just wanting to have a kick in the pants on a Saturday night. As the years wore on, the abuse a “Bandit”-era Pontiac Trans Am received is unmatched in my opinion. Either mechanical issue, wreck or the idea of becoming a spectacle at the grocery store parking, these Big Bird emblazoned V-8 monsters faded from the roadways. Many T/As received refuge in mobile home communities-as best I can remember that is the final location of the last found-in-the-wild Trans Am used as a daily driver in unrestored and running condition.
Why the love?
I love Pontiac Trans Ams especially the 1970 thru 1981 body style known as the Second Generation of the F-body. The Trans Am lineage reached the summit when Burt Reynolds slid behind the wheel of a black 1977 Pontiac Trans Am in “The Smokey and the Bandit” feature film. Anyone who loves to put the pedal to the metal feels the urge to set down a spell and watch old Burt, Sally, Jerry Reed and Jackie Gleason should they walk passed a television set when that classic is in view.
Talk is cheap
If you buy one of Burt’s black Trans Ams nowadays, they cost a pretty penny! Mine is cheap, $1500. I know, I know. You're not gonna do it. But you’d be a lot cooler if you did.
Talk is cheap
If you buy one of Burt’s black Trans Ams nowadays, they cost a pretty penny! Mine is cheap, $1500. I know, I know. You're not gonna do it. But you’d be a lot cooler if you did.
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Jody Potter
— Junkyard Life: The Story Beneath the Rust
