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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am - babbling for a sly dog

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Created on March 23, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - mit T-Roof-Targa-Dach

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - kein Sportwagen, aber ein eleganter Cruiser

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - damals eines der sportlichsten Autos der USA

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - das kantige Gesicht erhielt die Baureihe im Jahr 1977

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - der Heckspoiler kam im Jahr 1978 dazu

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - im Gegensatz zum Filmauto von "Smokey and the Bandit" in Gold

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - 6,6 Liter Hubraum, 1,8 Tonnen schwer

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - das Gesicht mit den vier Rechteckscheinwerfern wurde auf das Jahr 1977 eingeführt

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - breite Rückleuchten

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - sieht kompakter aus als er mit fast fünf Metern Länge ist

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - die Hutze auf der vorderen Haube ist deutlich sichtbar

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - die Lufthutze hebt sich nicht, wenn die Motorhaube geöffnet wird

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - fast 1,9 Meter breit

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - ein Cockpit wie in einem damaligen Rennwagen

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - bequeme, aber relativ weiche Sitze

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - komplett bestücktes Armaturenbrett

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - Tacho bis 240 km/h - etwas übertrieben

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - Drehzahlmesser bis 6000 Umdrehungen, die Höchstleistung fiel bereits bei 3600 Umdrehungen an

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - mit Dreigang-Wandlerautomatik

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - Gurten aus dem GM-Ersatzteillager

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - Stoffpolster

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - Türinnenfutter - elektrische Scheibenheber waren Serie, genauso wie die Rückspiegelverstellung

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - prall gefüllter Motorraum

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - Chassis-Plakette

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - den V8-Motor kann man kaum sehen unter dem Luftfilter

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - unter der Hutze thront der Holley-Doppelvergaser

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - mit der grossen Hutze auf der Haube

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - Frontansicht

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - der Feuervogel auf der Motorhaube

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - Rechteckscheinwerfer

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - deutlich beschriftet

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1978) - breite Rückleuchten

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am von 1980 - Burt Reynolds und das Autos aus dem Film "Smokey and the Bandit", im ersten Teil fuhr er allerdings ein 77-er-Modell

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1977) - im Film "Smokey and the Bandit"

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1977) - im Film "Smokey and the Bandit"

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1977) - im Film "Smokey and the Bandit" - Sally Fields und Burt Reynolds

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1977) - Burt Reynolds am Lenkrad des Pontiacs im Film "Smokey and the Bandit"

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1977) - als Revell-Bausatz

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GM Firebird III (1959) - alle drei Firebird zusammen

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GM Firebird III (1959) - das Zukunftsdesign der Fünfzigerjahre

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GM Firebird I (1953) - Düsenflugzeuge mit und ohne Räder

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GM Firebird I (1954) - Fahrer-Briefing

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Pontiac Firebird (1968) - als Sportcoupé

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Pontiac Firebird (1968) - die Heckansicht des Coupés, lieferbar mit Sechs- und Achtzylinder-Motoren

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Pontiac Firebird (1968) - als Cabriolet besonders attraktiv

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Pontiac Firebird (1968) - klassischer Fastback, auch mit vorderen Scheibenbremsen erhältlich

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Pontiac Firebird (1968) - elegante Linienführung ohne Schnickschnack

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Pontiac Firebird (1970) - sportliches Cockpit

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Pontiac Firebird (1970) - einzeln ausgeformte Rücksitze

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Pontiac Firebird 400 (1967) - in einer Zeitschriftenwerbung aus dem Jahr 1967

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Pontiac Firebird 400 (1968) - in der Werbung "The Graduate" (die Reifeprüfung)

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Pontiac Firebird (1968) - bei der Ankündigung der Motorunterdruck-Reifen-Pumpe

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Pontiac Firebird (1970) - agressive Frontgestaltung

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Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 - starker Wagen für sportliche Fahrer - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1974

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Pontiac Firebird (1970) - kraftvolle Linienführung

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Pontiac Firebird TransAm (1976) - neu gezeichnete Kühlerfront - Genfer Autosalon 1976

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Pontiac Banshee II (1968) - eine Barchetta-Version auf der Basis des Firebird, später in Richtung Fiero weiterentwickelt

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Pontiac Firebird TransAm (1978) - erhält in Washington D.C. eine Parkbusse von einem berittenen Polizist Mitte der Achtzigerjahre

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Sitzen da etwa Burt Reynolds und Sally Field im Pontiac Firebird? - American Live 2015

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Hatchback Coupé (1985) - aus der dritten Serie

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1987) - im Rennsport-Trimm

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Summary

In 1977, Pontiac presented a revised Firebird, the most powerful version of which, the "Trans Am", had a 6.6-liter V8 engine. Although the coupé was not suitable as a dragstrip racer, it was all the more suitable for leisurely gliding along the highway. And after the movie "Smokey and the Bandit" at the latest, half the world knew about the car. This vehicle report briefly tells the story of the Firebird model and shows a 1978 Trans Am in current pictures and its brothers in historical footage. A sound sample is also included.

This article contains the following chapters

With moustache and cowboy hat
Born as a pony car
Development into a muscle car
Drop in performance
Angular front
Big and bulky
Sporty performance
Not a racing car
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Preview (beginning of the article)

The movie "Smokey and the Bandit" (title of the German version: "Ein ausgekochtes Schlitzohr") was a box office hit and made a car world-famous that actually had its best days long behind it, the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Burt Reynolds was the name of the then very popular actor who played the truck driver "Bandit" in the movie and distracted the police from a beer-smuggling semitrailer truck (Kenworth W900A) with his black Pontiac Firebird for a bet. Hot chases, a ride-along wedding bride (Sally Field) and hearty dialog characterized the 96-minute film, which was shot for just USD 4.3 million (including fees) and grossed almost eighty times that amount in 1977.

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