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IN 1968 and 1969, Pontiac engineers were busy with a project to get the Firebird Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) ready, which led to the development of the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Known as PFST ("Pontiac Firebird Sprint Turismo"), the racing prototype was developed largely by chassis whiz Herb Adams.
24 wrz 2018 · Most muscle car enthusiasts are aware that homologation rules tied to SCCA’s Trans-Am road racing series resulted in some legendary showroom offerings. The Camaro Z/28, Boss 302 Mustang, ‘Cuda AAR, Challenger T/A and AMC’s Mark Donohue Javelins are standouts. But what of Pontiac’s Trans Am, you ask?
25 kwi 2019 · Harry Quackenboss, former Adams Associates team member shares his memories of racing a Firebird Trans Am in SCCA’s Trans-Am series for 1972.
The Trans-Am series is an automobile racing series that was created in 1966 by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) President John Bishop. Originally known as the Trans-American Sedan Championship, the name was changed to the Trans-American Championship for 1967 and henceforth. [1]
11 mar 2020 · Though a Trans Am in name, these cars weren’t built to homologate the Firebird for the popular SCCA series. The rules imposed a 305-cu.in. limit on engine size, but all T/As were powered by Pontiac’s gutsy L74 400, with Ram Air, rated at 335 hp.
50 Years Ago: 1970 Trans-Am. Big teams, big stars: Trans-Am’s Golden Age. By Rich Taylor. When they first thought up the Trans-Am sedan series, one of the SCCA’s great fears was that it would turn into – Oh, no! – stock car racing. But even they did not envision Rufus Parnelli Jones.
28 lut 2018 · The assumed story suggests that Pontiac gifted a ’72 Trans Am to the SCCA president and requested he drive it to SCCA events. Since the Trans Am was only available in Lucerne Blue or Cameo White that year, he refused the gift, saying he only drove red cars.
