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It seems many people are finally starting to realize something we predicted years ago: late model second generation Pontiac Trans Ams are the tri-five Chevrolets of the 1970s. At RK Motors Charlotte we have been working very hard to find the BEST examples of F2 Trans Ams in existence and weve provided you with a whole slew of rare super clean survivor birds that simply cant be beat. This largely-original investment grade 10th Anniversary Trans Am Limited Edition is one of only 1817 cars equipped with the LAST of Pontiacs W72 400 engines and has driven only 3072 miles in its 37 year existence.

BODYWORK/TRIM

Assembled at GMs Norwood Ohio manufacturing facility in April of 1979 this rare limited edition Trans Am was delivered to William J. Scerbo andamp; Sons Pontiac of Parsippany New Jersey. The car has been exceptionally maintained throughout its entire life and has never been taken apart or received any major body repairs. Recently it was repainted in a professional basecoat/clearcoat paint job that exactly duplicates GMs correct Platinum Poly and Dark Charcoal color scheme providing a slick factory-fresh appearance. Since this Pontiac has never been disassembled it still displays factory-accurate panel gaps that look surprisingly good and provide great alignment. And a set of correct black and red outlining stripes complete with anniversary-spec call-outs perfectly complements dealer supplied Daytona 500 pace car side stickers and a menacing five color super bird hood decal.

Not as loud as the Gold Special Edition Trans Am and not quite as menacing as the Black Special Edition Trans Am this silver 10th Anniversary car combines typical Pontiac attitude with a refined look that was way ahead of its time. Up front a slick and pliable urethane bumper centers four pristine headlights above dual grilles that while still being instantly identifiable as Pontiacs familiar split grille look give the car a much more aggressive face. Behind that bumper a traditional shaker hood proudly displays T/A 6.6 denoting the cars rare and optional W72 Pontiac engine in front of original Soft Ray glass. Behind that glass anniversary car-exclusive mirror tinted T-tops ride above chrome door handles and correct rear wheel air deflectors. On the front fenders new black and red Trans Am call-outs are sandwiched between 10th Anniversary-exclusive screaming chicken decals and fender mounted air extractors. At the back of the car more 10th Anniversary decals frame blacked out taillights and correct Firebird-exclusive side splitter exhaust tips.

ENGINE

Pop the cars hood and youll find an original Pontiac W72 V8 which was actually left over from the 1978 model year when Pontiac had discontinued production of the engine. Thanks to government mandated emissions standards performance had almost been legislated out of existence and that left the Trans Am suffering a bit of an identity crisis. By utilizing smaller 6X heads from a 350 and a revised camshaft the W72 created higher compression and successfully reversed almost a decade of declining horsepower numbers. At the top of the motor a correct 4-barrel carburetor rides under the cars awesome shaker scoop while an original HEI distributor sends power to the cylinders through correct plug wires. Below that carb original GM Corporate Blue paint floats between original exhaust manifolds that send exhaust in to a high performance factory exhaust system. All the hard parts around the motor