1970-1973 is the coolest especially in light blue color.. this T/A is beautiful and clean too .. congratulation. but remember this a trans am not a truck .. the only benefit you get from the towing hitch is good protection from the rear.
I owned a 79 Tenth Anniversary TA but in the 4 Speed Version. They made 7500 10th Anniversary TA's and of those 1,817 were 4 Speeds denoted by the TA 6.6 on the Shaker. I put hollowed out Cat's on the TA and that alone woke up the TA! Truly a Beautiful Car. In my top 10 of all time.
A wonderful color and tutorial! Thank You! Boss Video! And great job just shooting it outdoors at about 5 in the afternoon. It truly is the prettiest TA ever made. I had a new 1981 White Firebird Esprite V-6 270 hrsp. Tan interior, Wood & Brown dash. Manual everything!
The Pontiac Trans Am’s are one of the best looking cars ever, timeless. The 2nd generation TAs had extensive wind tunnel testing and the aerodynamic do work, the front air dam moves air around the car, the air extractors not only vent hot air from the engine compartment, they also keep air from building under the hood, the wheel spats move air around the negative air pressure in the wheel wells, the rear deck spoiler exerts 55lbs of downward force at 70 mph
Very nice car. You were very specific about the intricate and special little details about this rare beauty, but in the end you added a trailer hitch and whatever other mods. One day someone will be looking for an unblemished and original beauty like this.
I would have to go with the 77 Pontiac Trans Am, which I do own one and it has 48, 465 original miles on it. It was a graduation gift that my dad got me in 1984 and at that time it had 32,645 miles on it and I don't make it a daily driver.
Always wanted this one. As a 16 year old kid I used to sit in one at the college by my house / it was donated by GM for the machine shop. I imagined how fun it would be to have one. Couldn't afford it then...and can't know either ! By the looks of the homes here he obviously can. Beautiful car. Lucky man 👍
One of my friends, Paul, had one of the 4 speeds. His stepfather bought it for him. His brother, Bill, had a black '78 Trans Am, also bought by the stepfather. Bill worked for a Pontiac dealership. I remember riding in Paul's car and the red instrumentation lighting was so cool. I great looking car indeed. As much as I wanted one just like it or at least a Trans Am, that type of car was a bit out of my price range. The insurance alone would have been prohibitive. In 1980, I bought my first new car, a Camaro Rally sport with a 4 speed and blue over blue paint and T roofs. The one odd thing about that car is it had Z28 badges on both doors. I always wondered about that. I had a good 6 years plus with that card before it was totaled. Breaks my heart to this day.
I have a 1969 AMC AMX GO PACK WITH EVERY AVAILABLE OPTION INCLUDED 390 THAT is the most beautiful car ever made. I don't car about HP. The lines are beautiful. Great video
agreed with you 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 my favorited too love the orange red dash lights too back in 79 that was my dream car when I saw it for the first time 😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍beautiful awesome condition .
Absolute awesome, I am 100 % agree in your describtion. These cars are some of the nicest cars ever built and nicest Trans Am. - Look at the dash and interior too, no other cars cant match. Absolute awesome. Thank you so much for sharing : )
Man is that nice. 😳😘 Edit: Since you asked, personally, I think the 70 T/A is the pinnacle of design for Pontiac but don't get me wrong. My reaction was 100% real. Absolutely gorgeous. Wow... Subbed too. Great presentation.
It's aged quite well, and I agree it's beautiful. That said, I still have an issue with the split in the headlamps, probably because when they came out with The Bandit that nose was TOO cool
My first trans am was a silver with white seats and red carpet, red dash 1977. Bought it new. My second trans am was a 79 black, black interior with the 403. I had ordered a blue 79 with the 400 4 speed, but Pontiac had several delays, I got impatient so I bought the 79 black with black interior. Eventually I painted it black with silver, using the anniversary graphics. Similar to the 1978 corvette pace car. To be honest, that color combination was actually prettier than the 10th anniversary. When the 10th anniversary came out, I bought one with the 400 4 speed. I’m a big fan of Pontiac’s and Pontiac engines, but truth be told, the Oldsmobile 403 was a much better engine, and ultimately made more power, with just a few mods. The Pontiac 400 was not as forgiving if you accidentally over raved it. It would spin a bearing, as one of my friends found out. One of the best old car pictures I have, is that of my 79 black silver parked next to the 10th anniversary. At the time no other car came close to the looks.
i just bought an 81 turbo trans am 45k original miles. mint condition, red with red interior, looks like it just came out of the showroom condition, the weather is starting to get warm so I'm driving it and what a blast to cruise around town, your car is beautiful
I agree - possibly the coolest looking car ever made. Though the 77 Bandit is iconic, those headlights were “disco” whereas these scream Rock! The silver is perfect.
I am looking forward to seeing your video about the chassis and hitch set up. Beautiful TATA! I have had my TATA for 20 years and is now getting proper restoration. Its getting the Hotchkiss sub frame connectors.
Luv your 10th anniversary trans am been in love with the 2nd generation ta since I was a kid in the mid 70s my uncle had a black 1977 ta just like the bandit car burt Reynolds used to drive
Had a 10th Anniversary Trans Am. Wiped it out in 1994; hit a utility pole doing about 45 mph. Still paying the price, my neck will be jacked up the rest of my life!
Awesome car. But personally I think the 1970 T/ A . Blue W/ White stripe would be not only the best looking car Pontiac ever made. But the best performance car they ever produced.
Out of 5600 1979 trans am with the 403 Oldsmobile engine and thm 3sp auto, there were 1500 trans am that used a 403 Oldsmobile engine with a 4sp manual same as the 400 big block, furthermore the 403 Oldsmobile engine was a 50 state emission control engine the 400 Pontiac engine could not pass a California air resources board emission test.
This is incorrect. All Olds 403 cars were automatic only. There was never a 403 manual transmission anything in any car including Formula or Trans Am and Oldsmobile never drilled the crank to fit a manual transmission pilot bushing so it couldn't have happened even if Pontiac had wanted to.
Can’t disagree..arguably the most beautiful Pontiac if not car, ever. I’ve got a ‘77 I’m re doing now myself. There’s just so many little details on these and you did a great job pointing them out. I LOVE the heat extractors..(those vents on the fenders). Great car. Oh btw..I had a 89 IROC and I had a hitch installed on it too! Had to tow my four wheeler lol
The 10th Anniversary is easily the best looking Trans Am up there with the Y84 Special Edition. Definitely a top contender for best looking GM muscle car as well.
@@ClassicCarTraveler My first car was a 67 Mustang convertible 289 4 speed HI-OP Loved that car. I always love to have a 1970 Cuda but could never afford one. Current car that I own is a 72 Mach 1 351 Cleveland Auto that's my driver now red with black stripes.
Well I have a love passion for all Pontiacs but Martinique blue 1978 TA Speaks for itself but silver and stardust Color was a nice color but after 78 didn’t really care for the front nose change on the TA’s cool video
Dad had a 66 GTO but personally Igor is a Chevy guy-esp 70-72 Monte Carlo's- partly because Igor learned from Dads mistakes w/that damn flimsy ass timing chain. But gotta say love love this Bird and its color scheme. It is a winner. Really pops. Igor totally approves of your assesment on this being a real beaut.
Yeah thats a good looking Trans - Am for sure, but the prettiest? Nah, that was the 1980 Turbo T/A Indy pace car, I wish I had held onto. "Curse you Heavy Metal Dreams & custom drumkits!" Seriously though, if I had my choice of Trans - Ams to own & drive today, it would definately be a 79 just like yours. NEVER get rid of it my guy! NEVER!
@@ClassicCarTraveler I have to agree. 10th is a great looking car but the 80 indy pace car was the best. Used to have one with a 455 in it. Way to much fun
Answering your question about the prettiest Pontiac ever made is like trying to choose the best movie ever produced; it’s completely subjective and probably depends a lot on mood. However, in my case, the answer would definitely be a second-gen. Trans Am. I guess my favorite is probably the blue ‘70-‘72 with the white stripe, but the ‘79 10th Anniversary Edition just MIGHT be my second choice.
Beautiful vehicle :-) Love Trans Am's to no end! Not just because I own one ;-) Was kinda hoping you'd start er' up. Hey you weren't by chance in the military back in the late 80's?
@@ClassicCarTraveler Oh ok. I asked because you remind me of an army friend, one who sold me my first Trans Am back in 87. A '71 I believe 454SD pulled low 12's in the quarter mile. To much power for the 19yr old lead foot 😎
I always liked the 79-81 trans ams. The third generation was good, but it took until 1985 until they got it right. The later year WS6's are hard to beat too.
My dad bought a 10th Anniversary T/A new. I was 11 at the time and fell in love with it. He gave it to me my senior year in high school. I later traded it of the all new 87 Formula 350. It only had 28k miles on it at that point. 400/4 speed, t-tops and that silver leather. I really miss that car. My biggest regret of any car I've ever sold.
Oh no why did u do that ❓ , I have a 79 TA 56,000 original miles black on black silver bird no t tops 403 olds motor I’ll never sell it , I hope 🤞 u can get your hands on one again
@@Irod69 I currently own 2 '79 T/A's, one 403 and one 400. But they aren't the one I had in high school. I do have my '69 GTO that I got when I was 15. When you're 18 years old and need cash you can't afford to keep several cars. But that's ok, I had some great times in the old T/A and some great memories now.
Awesome Trans Am. I have a 1980 Pace Car Trans Am and I'll be putting the Tenth Anniversary style interior in it because I can't stand white interiors. I had this car since 1996. I bought another 1980 Trans Am two years ago. It's a black on black hardtop.
Your TA is a Beautiful 10th anniversary edition example minus the trailer hitch …. Come on James. My favorite TA is the one I own. 81 Turbo TA Daytona Pace car.
I sold a few of them when they were new. I see it is a 403 Olds engine that came with the auto trans. 403 was used because of emissions. The 400 4 speed would not meet the new emissions. so the used just a few. The 400 Pontiac engines were 78 engines that Pontiac stock pilled for 79. I used to know the number of 400's that Pontiac stock piled.
All 79 engines met Federal Emissions otherwise they couldn't have sold a single one. Now manual transmissions had a tougher time meeting California Emissions so that's why many performance V8 engines with manual transmission were not available in California and this was the case with the 79 Trans Am. All Trans Ams bound for California got the 403 Automatic period, you couldn't even get the 301 in California because it was not certified probably because of the low expected sales for that engine. On Corvette for example there was no manual transmission available in the Corvette in California for 5 years from 1976 through 1980. Definitely tough times to be a gearhead in California.
There are countless Pontiac candidates for prettiest-ever from the mid-'50s through '81....the '58 Bonnie is probably the most underappreciated car of all time.
Hi you all I bought one of these new from my friendly Pontiac dealer brand new. Had to pay 2'000 dollars over sticker because of supply and demand. Great car added to our collection. However sold it 5 years later for a small loss should have stored it longer for the appreciation. only !000 miles when we sold it. I used the sticker scheme in building my personal show car I used black on the top color and white on the lower with the 10 th anniversary bird and stickers. I used a 1970 pontiac 455 for the engine mildly modified, turbo 400 transmission and I used what I thought was the best options of every year firebird inside and out. I recently sold it and it was shipped to Kuwait I miss that car It started life as a 77 trans am bandit but i wanted something no one else had.
Thought the 78's front end looked better. Not all the rubber/plastic. Cool car though. Now if I had my dream Pontiac, it would be a 1973 Black GTO. Super rare car. Came out in my Sr year in high school.
Prettiest Pontiac ever made? Pontiac had so many fantastic cars so there are endless models that can be best without discredit to yours so this comes down to each person's personal preference. However the 10th Anniversary Trans Am was very special in 1979. I was a young Pontiac salesmen at that time. When that car came into the dealership that was the first time I had experienced a car that was taking offers over window sticker. There was so little excitement in the new car world at that time it made this car special that someone not of that time can really understand today. At the time I am not sure I even understood that the automatic transmission cars used a Oldsmobile 403 motor. Pontiac had stopped production of the 400 motor prior to this time so their supply was limited by 1979. Also I am not sure that it made much difference to anyone at the time (except the real purist who would want a car like this with a 4-speed and/or someone who bought these cars purely as a present day investment like the 76 El Dorado convertible was) that the car came with a 403 motor. The Trans Am basically had no real performance competition after 1974. Add the Smokey and the Bandit cars and Pontiac ending the decade with this special car making the Trans Am one of the top cars if not the top car of the decade. I like many cars of the past (currently have a 74 Trans Am and a 55 Mercury Montclair Sun Valley (plexiglass roof) but Pontiac is my favorite brand of all. I have owned 15 Pontiacs and was devastated with GM dropped the car in 2010.
When you said it's got the GREAT Olds 403. Now I agree it's the prettiest. The Olds 403 if taken care of it can last for close to 1 million miles. I had a 1978 Buick Riv. 75 th Anniversary It was black and silver. And was very fast. It had at least 1 million miles. And the most Beautiful car ever. And so fun to drive. And I miss that car. My father blew a rod out the bottom. And he was supposed to fix it but the last time I saw it was in 2000. I really want to find one. But I have money problems. Meaning no money. I hope I can someday buy another one. Can you review one?
It is very sad that Pontiac installed the Olds 403 engine. It was my understanding they started doing that in the 1977 model year for units shipped to CA for emission purposes? Also, starting in 1975 model year Pontiac changed the speedometer from the 160 mph unit to a 100 mph unit. Another sad change. However, your 10th anniversary Trans Am is very cool and I would be very proud to have it in my corral of Trans Ams.
The reason why Pontiac placed the olds engine in the trans am because your car is possibly a California car from van nuys plant the California trans am had the olds engine because the Pontiac 400 engine could not meet emissions like the 403 it was more compliant to the California Air standards at the time
For those cars, 1979 10th is great but it’s a tough match against the 1981 Pace Car. The ‘81 has a nice black/white theme with tighter graphics and recaro seats.
