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What was the price of a 1976 Pontiac Trans Am?

What was the price of a 1976 Pontiac Trans Am?

By the time the 1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am hit the market, Trans Ams had found their niche. Despite ever-higher prices, output rose again as Pontiac sold one Trans Am for every three Firebirds — even starting at $4740 with a standard 185 horsepower 400-cid V-8. A fair number of Americans still seemed to insist on performance.

What kind of engine does a Pontiac 400 have?

The calendar on the wall shows it’s 6/6—close enough to Pontiac’s iconic “6.6 Liter” badging on its Trans Am shaker hood scoops to have us thinking about everything Pontiac 400. To celebrate the workhorse Pontiac V-8 (sorry Olds 403, today’s not your day) we’ll highlight some of our favorite applications of the staple muscle car engine.

What kind of engine does a Pontiac Trans Am have?

There was also an Oldsmobile-built 403-cid “alternate” V8 for Pontiacs sold in California. The Pontiac 301 Turbo was produced for the 1980 and 1981 Trans Am. It was a 301-cid V8 that produced a factory rated 210 hp and 345 ft.-lb. of torque in 1980.

When did the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Come Out?

The 1976 Firebird Trans Am sold over 46,000 models. See more Pontiac Firebird pictures. By the time the 1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am hit the market, Trans Ams had found their niche.

What kind of engine does a 1976 Pontiac Trans Am have?

This fully restored 1976 Pontiac Trans AM is powered by a 455 V8 engine with a 4-speed manual trans 1976 Pontiac Trans Am that is the color carousel red (Hugger orange), which is a one year color. Bu 1976 Pontiac Trans Am one owner original build sheet window sticker books records completely had th

The calendar on the wall shows it’s 6/6—close enough to Pontiac’s iconic “6.6 Liter” badging on its Trans Am shaker hood scoops to have us thinking about everything Pontiac 400. To celebrate the workhorse Pontiac V-8 (sorry Olds 403, today’s not your day) we’ll highlight some of our favorite applications of the staple muscle car engine.

What was the base engine of a 1976 Pontiac Firebird?

Base engine was the 400 V-8 and 37,015 buyers ordered that, while 7099 chose the 455 V-8. Show All… View current vehicle values and see how they’ve changed over time in a 3-year, 5-year and to-date intervals.

When did the Pontiac 400 stop being made?

The special edition black and gold Trans Am made famous by Burt Reynolds in the Smokey and the Bandit movie franchise increased Firebird sales in 1977 and 1978 and made the 400 V8 quite popular. Even though production of the 400 had ceased, 1979 Pontiac models still featured the 400 engine due to large stockpiles left over from the previous year.

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