Pontiac Trans Am Concept Car
In 2012 general motors signed a licensing deal with trans am depot to use the trans am name and pontiac logos in custom versions of new trans am.
Pontiac trans am concept car. This car was a small two seater with a long sweeping hood and a short rear deck. Interestingly enough this picture has the chevy badge missing. To a not insignificant portion of readers at cc particularly for those in north america the pontiac trans am gta is a contributor in creating those indelible marks we possess. Gm concept pontiac firebird trans am car.
Shop millions of cars from over 21 000 dealers and find the perfect car. This collection of information will help to provide insight and depth to the runup to the reveal of the pheonix edition concept that many of us wish gm had gone on to produce. Wassel took this car to schinella at pontiac s design studios. In a smart move wassel contacted acquaintances at the van nuys california assembly plant.
His request was for a new 1985 trans am to be painted black and built devoid of all exterior graphics. They make these in the designs of the 6t9 version trans am 6t9 goat gto 7t7 trans am and the limited edition hurst trans am. 2020 pontiac trans am engine specs the existing automobile from the same design is making use of following that v8 vehicle motor. Thanks to an alert reader this car has been identified as a gm chevrolet corvette sting ray iii concept car 1992.
This firebird concept car was designed in 2002. Chalk up this indelibility to lou wassel. It is certainly true in the case of the guy typing what you are now reading. The pontiac banshee concept car is one of gm s most famous prototypes and is the precursor for many design cues in the gen iv firebirds and trans ams.
It was to be wassel s company car but also his guinea pig for the concept. Several different versions were constructed but only two drivable prototypes were ever built. The muscle front end recalls on recognizable front end on chevrolet camaro with wide mesh grille that covers front end. During its development it was called the xp 833 project.
Under this agreement trans am depot takes brand new model chevrolet camaros strips them down to their basic components and rebuilds what looks like new trans am. It eventually came to light that gm had no further plans for the trans am after 2002 as it was taking pontiac in a different direction at the time.