The Pontiac Firebird debuted in February of 1967, five months after the Chevrolet Camaro, with which it shared its platform. Both cars were built as an answer to the Ford Mustang. The Trans Am ...

There were over 117,000 Pontiac Firebirds produced in 1979, outselling the Chevy Camaro for the first time since its introduction in 1967. More than a few of those sold were due to the immense ...

Nearly four decades ago, 18-year-old William Leland Jr., a distant relative of Henry Leland, the founder of Lincoln and Cadillac, bought a highly well-equipped 1979 Pontiac Trans Am for $10,095. The ...

Modified 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with a 455 V8, refreshed interior, and white finish heads to auction in Illinois.

If you're in the market for a solid restoration project, you need to be keeping an eye on Backyard Barn Finds. Parker and his crew travel the country, taking a look at forgotten cars the owners are ...

Barrett-Jackson is no stranger to low-mileage vehicles, but they don’t often come with fewer than this 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Having spent most of its life apparently immobile in Michigan, it ...

A classic car used in actor Steve McQueen’s final film is up for grabs after sitting in a barn for nearly 40 years. The 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am vehicle was used as a stunt car in the 1980’s ...

The last year of the second-generation Firebird didn't bring good news from a sales perspective, with the Trans Am declining significantly. After the 1979 sales record, when Pontiac shipped over 117K ...

Ypsilanti, Michigan's, Mathias Buckson parted with his Pontiac but not the way he had hoped. The young buck postponed college and worked two jobs to pay for his pride and joy, a '79 Pontiac Trans Am.

1979 was the best year for the Trans Am, as this nameplate recorded its best-ever sales exactly 10 years after its launch. Pontiac shipped over 117,000 Trans Am examples, with all the other models in ...