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1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Manual

Auction Ends: Wed 6th Aug @ 12:01 pm

  • Registration Number

    GGW291V

  • Engine Size

    6600cc

  • Engine Number

    NOT STATED

  • Chassis Number

    2W8727N193383

  • Gearbox

    Manual

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    No VAT

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    12%, Minimum £150

  • Documents

    Old style V5; USA Certificate of Title; import docs; one old MOT; invoices; period brochures; press cuttings; tuning books; workshop manual; parts catalogues; original bookpack etc.

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    Tax and MOT exempt

Description

Genuine 6.6 Trans Am with rare manual gearbox; imported from America in 1979 and just two owners since; various performance upgrades; only 42k miles indicated; runs and drives; in need of recommissioning following 40 years in storage

When Ford released the wildly successful Mustang in 1964, General Motors jumped on the ‘pony car’ bandwagon by launching its own high-performance hot shots, the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird which shared the same platform. In 1969 a range-topping Trans Am version of the Firebird was introduced with a special Ram Air engine and performance handling package.

The second generation Firebird came out in 1970, Pontiac shoehorning the massive 455 cubic-inch big block into the Trans Am resulting in one of the most sought-after performance cars of the era. In 1973 the Trans Am became available with the iconic Firebird ‘Screaming Chicken’ graphic on the bonnet, now forever associated with the black-and-gold Trans Am famously driven by Burt Reynolds in ‘Smokey and the Bandit’.

Dating from 1977, this Trans Am has the ‘big block’ 400ci (6.6-litre) V8 allied to 4-speed manual transmission, a relatively rare option fitted to only around 20% of the 6.6-litre cars. The 6.6 was rated at 200bhp but contemporary tests by the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) suggested that it actually produced around 260bhp with plenty more available with some judicious tuning.

While many Trans Ams had a Targa roof, this car is a tin top as favoured by the racing community and has the correct Trans Am shaker bonnet and milled aluminium dash with additional gauges. It also has the Radial Tuned Suspension package for a more comfortable ride and better handling.

The original bookpack and American Certificate of Title show that this car was supplied new by McDonald Pontiac of New Jersey to a Mr Bruce Stoneley of Stockholm, NJ in April 1977. Shipping documents show that it was brought to the UK when it was just two years old (with all duties paid), being registered here in October 1979 as GGW 291V.

The first UK owner was a Mr Vickery of Orpington who kept it until April 1981 when it was acquired by HM Sayers & Son of Croydon. Magazine articles and other literature in the file suggest that they were fans of drag racing and the hot rod scene and there are numerous invoices and brochures for special tuning parts, some supplied by Steve Thompson Autos of Surrey and others sourced from H-O Racing Specialities of America.

There include a Hurst shifter; MOCAL oil cooler; electronic ignition; high compression H-O Racing head; H-O Racing camshaft and intake manifold; Hays competition clutch; performance brake and suspension parts; 15" American Racing Torq Thrust alloys etc, although how many of these items were actually bought and fitted is difficult to work out from the documents so you will need to make your own minds up on that score.

There are also several period books on tuning and maintenance which are now probably collector’s items in their own right, some of them shown in the photos.

An old MOT shows that the car had covered 22,788 miles by April 1983 and the odometer now shows 42,214 miles which seems likely to be correct – who knows? There are also two old tax discs from 1983/84 and we are told that the car has been kept in dry storage ever since.

Got running again shortly before the auction, this Trans Am has been starting easily and running well as we have moved it around on site, with a wonderfully thunderous exhaust note, although the brakes are barely working so it will require a degree of recommissioning before hitting the roads or the drag strip once more.

Burt Reynolds loved his Bandit Trans Am so much that he bought one for himself, finally selling it at auction in 2014 when it made a whopping $450k. Given that this car is basically the same with the bonus of manual transmission, it looks hugely tempting at the modest guide price suggested.

Consigned by James Dennison – 07970 309907 – [email protected]

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