1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Mayan Red Very Solid 315 Pictures!!!!! on 2040-cars
London, Kentucky, United States
SUNRISE AUTOMOTIVE LLC IS OFFERING 1979 PONTIAC TRANS AM UP FOR AUCTION. I HAVE SHOT 315 PICTURES TO EXPOSE EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THIS JEWEL. THIS T/A RETAINS MOST OF IT'S ORIGINAL MAYAN RED PAINT. THIS CAR WAS BUILT IN VAN NUYS CALIFORNIA SO IT HAS WATERBORNE PAINT COMPARED TO THE MORE DURABLE LACQUER PAINT THAT WAS USED AT THE NORWOOD OHIO PLANT. THE CALIFORNIA BUILT CARS PAINT DID NOT HOLD UP AS WELL AS THE OHIO BUILT CARS. AMAZING ENOUGH THAT THIS CAR STILL HAS PAINT ON IT! PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICTURES CLOSELY, THE PAINT IS OLD AND VERY THIN. A VERY SOLID CAR OVERALL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BOTH LOWER DOG LEGS ON THE QUARTER PANELS BEHIND THE WHEEL FLARES. THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE RIGHT FENDER AND THE DECK LID (ALL IN PHOTOS). THE FLOORS, ROCKERS, TAIL PANEL, REAR FRAME RAILS, HOOD, TOE BOARDS ARE ALL GOOD. THIS IS A DECENT DRIVER OR A PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR A FULL RESTORATION WITHOUT THE HEADACHE OF METAL WORK ALL OVER. THE ORIGINAL 403 ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A REBUILT 350. THE ENGINE HAS HEADERS THAT LEAK A LITTLE CONNECTED TO A FULL EXHAUST THAT SOUNDS GOOD. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SET UP FOR MANUAL SHIFTING AND DOES QUITE WELL. THE TRANS DOES LEAK A LITTLE AFTER SITTING. THE POSI REAR END APPEARS TO BE STOCK. THE CAR COULD USE SOME TUNING DUE TO SITTING SO LONG. ALL IN ALL, IT RUNS GOOD. ALL THE A/C COMPONENTS ARE MISSING. THE BRAKES FEEL GOOD AND STOP WELL. THE B.F. GOODRICH TIRES ARE VERY OLD AND IN FACT THEY HAVE THE OLD TREAD DESIGN. THE LIGHTS, CLOCK, TACH, FUEL, VOLTS AND OIL GAUGE WORK GOOD. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE DO NOT WORK. ALL THE GLASS IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE TRUNK FLOOR HAS A WRINKLE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, BUT NO RUST. THE INTERIOR IS FAIR WITH THE FRONT SEATS HAVE COVERS ON THEM AND LOOK TO BE WHITE. THE REAR SEATS HAVE A TEAR ON THE UPPER BACK. THE DASH PAD HAS SOME CRACKS. THE CARPET IS OK. THE CONSOLE HAS SOME ALTERATIONS FOR SPEAKERS AT SOMETIME. THE CRUISE LEVER HAS BEEN TAPED TOGETHER. THE MILES ARE UNKNOWN. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL OR EMAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS TRANS AM. PLEASE VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE (SUNRISE AUTOMOTIVE LLC) WE KNOW THESE CARS VERY WELL. THIS IS A CAR WITH ENDLESS POTENTIAL AND A GREAT COLOR TO BOOT! ENJOY DRIVING THE T/A THIS SUMMER AND MAYBE START RESTORING THIS WINTER.
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Lutz says Washington killed Pontiac, next G6 was to be ATS derivative
Tue, 29 Oct 2013How many people think Buick or GMC should have gotten the axe instead of Pontiac? You can't see it, but I'm raising my hand. Autoweek reports that former Vice Chairman of GM, Bob Lutz, has indicated that things didn't have to end up the way they did.
"The Feds said, 'Yeah, how much money have you made on Pontiac in the last 10 years?' and the answer was, 'Nothing.'"
In a talk given at the Petersen Automotive Museum for the Inside the MotoMan Studio series, Lutz says "The Feds said, 'Yeah, how much money have you made on Pontiac in the last 10 years?' and the answer was, 'Nothing.' So, it goes. And when the guy who is handing you the check for $53 billion says, 'I don't want Pontiac, drop Pontiac or you don't get the money,' it doesn't take you very long to make up your mind." Lutz even added that the next-generation Pontiac G6 would have benefitted from the rear-wheel-drive platform of the Cadillac ATS. How awesome would that have been?
Florida man runs down bikers in traffic
Tue, May 31 2016A Florida biker and his passenger got a nasty surprise when a road rage incident turned ugly on Monday. According to WTSP, Joe Calderazzo was returning from a Veterans Memorial Day motorcycle rally around 5:30 pm with a group of fellow riders. During their ride, the group got entangled with an overly aggressive driver in a Pontiac. Abe Garcia of Tampa watched the silver Pontiac attempt to run the pack of bikers off the road, which started the altercation. The bikers caught up to the Pontiac in stopped traffic, and a shouting match ensued between the bikers and the Pontiac driver. At this point, Garcia pulled out his phone and started recording. The exchange escalated, and suddenly the Pontiac driver floored it, turned hard to the right, and ran over Calderazzo's Harley. The Pontiac mangled the Harley and knocked Calderazzo and his passenger to the ground. The Pontiac then fled the scene. WTSP spoke to Calderazzo as he was on his way to the hospital. "I thought the guy was trying to kill us obviously," said Calderazzo. "You know you don't know what's going through your mind. Is he going to put the car in reverse? Is he going to turn around? Is he going to stop and pull out a gun? You don't know what's going on." The Pontiac driver, a serial traffic offender named Robert Paul Vance, was picked up by police soon after the incident. He is charged with hit-and-run, a moving traffic violation, and aggravated battery. Related Video: News Source: WTSP Weird Car News Pontiac Driving Safety Motorcycle Videos Sedan Navy road rage pontiac g6 Memorial Day veterans Florida Man tampa
Junkyard Gem: 1986 Pontiac Sunbird Sedan
Sun, Jun 28 2020The J-Body platform was a giant seller for GM, staying in production from the first 1981 Chevrolet Cavalier all the way through that final 2005 Pontiac Sunfire. Outside of North America, Opels and Daewoos and Isuzus and Holdens and Vauxhalls and even Toyotas flew the J flag, and better than ten million rolled out of showrooms during that quarter-century. In the United States, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Buick, and Cadillac each sold J-Bodies. Of those, the Pontiac Sunbird often had the sportiest image, more cavalier than even the Cavalier Z24. I've documented a discarded Sunbird Turbo in the past, and now here's a bread-and-butter Sunbird sedan from the same era. The Sunbird name began its life in 1976 on the Pontiac-badged version of the rear-wheel-drive Buick Skyhawk, itself based on the Chevy Vega. The first J-Body Pontiacs had J2000 badges, then 2000 badges, then 2000 Sunbird badges, until finally the pure non-2000 Sunbird appeared for the 1985 model year. I remain disappointed that the 2000 name didn't survive into our current century, because we could have had a 2000 Pontiac 2000, or just the "2000 2000" for short. The base engine in the '86 Sunbird was this SOHC 1.8-liter four of Brazilian origin, rated at 84 horsepower. Originally developed by Opel in the late 1970s, this engine family went into cars built all across the sprawling GM empire. 84 horsepower doesn't sound like much— and it wasn't much, even by 1986 standards— but at least the original buyer of this car had the smarts to get the five-speed manual transmission. This car weighed just 2,336 pounds, a good 500 pounds lighter than the current Chevy Sonic, so performance with the manual transmission was tolerable. The '86 Sunbird's interior was much nicer than those in its Cavalier siblings, though nowhere near the Cadillac Cimarron's reading on the Plush-O-Meter. An AM/FM/cassette stereo with auto reverse was serious audio hardware in a cheap car during the middle 1980s, when even a scratchy factory AM-only radio cost the equivalent of several hundred 2020 bucks. The price tag of this car started at $7,495, or about $17,500 in 2020 dollars. The cheapest possible Cavalier sedan went for $6,888 in 1986, but a zero-option base '86 Cavalier would make you think you'd been transported to the Soviet Union every time you slunk into its harsh confines. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings.