Pontiac Trans Am

The Trans Am was a special edition of the Pontiac Firebird. It was noted for its hood graphics, which featured a giant phoenix (especially the seventies model). The Trans Am was immortalized in the 1982 TV series Knight Rider. The Trans Am was not initially used in the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-American Sedan Championship due to its smallest engine exceeding the SCCA's displacement limit of five liters. However, once the limit was removed the Trans Am was entered in the series along with the International Motorsports Association's Grand Touring Championship high displacement IMSA GTO category. The Trans Am has been used in NASCAR support series as well as drag racing. The Trans Am was marketed until 2002 when the Chevrolet Camaro was discontinued. It did not see a return like the Camaro as the Pontiac brand was dropped in 2010.