Pontiac Trans Am Anniversary (1979)
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After almost axing the Trans Am in 1972, Pontiac decided to continue with it through the fuel conscious mid-1970s, and eventually they had a best seller late in i hat decade. The car shown was the 10th Anniversary model, all in silver and featuring the W72 400ci (6.6-liter) V8 plus four-speed Borg Warner Super T10 manual transmission. Though the Trans Am had been redesigned a year before, it featured much the same suspension layout but on the Anniversary model a special upgrade of the springs and shocks took care of cornering, along with 7x15-inch (178x381mm) Turbine alloys and wide radial tyres. Braking was also exceptional, with the four-wheel discs being power assisted. The interior looked ultra-modern for the time, having a machined aluminium dash with seven sport gauges, drilled three-spoke steering wheel, and silver vinyl high-back bucket seats.
Pontiac Trans Am Anniversary (1979) Specifications
| Top speed: | 125 mph (200 km/h)
| | 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h): | 7.0 sec
| | Engine type: | V8
| | Displacement: | 400 a (6,554 cc)
| | Transmission: | 4-speed manual
| | Max power: | 220 bhp (164 kW) @ 4,000 rpm
| | Max torque: | 320 lb ft (434 Nm) @ 2,800 rpm
| | Weight: | 3,551 lb (1,614 kg)
| | Economy: | 12 mpg (4.25 km/I)
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