Vehicle Description
The year is 1978, The first Garfield comic strip debuts in U.S.
newspapers, Three American balloonists make the first crossing of
the Atlantic by hot air balloon in Double Eagle II, and this
awesome 1978 Pontiac Trans Am rolls into showrooms for the first
time. Since than she has been fully restored and upgraded with
speed in mind. Including: a fully built, balanced and blueprinted
455 Pontiac V8 bored .030 over, with a Procharger pushing out 12
psi, Edelbrock performer RPM heads, Hooker Super Comp headers,
custom 3" exhaust X-piped, TCI Turbo 400 trans, TCI 3200 stall
torque converter, B&M ratchet shifter, Currie Ford 9" posi rear
end, 6 point roll bar with swing out door bars, shoulder harness,
custom upholstery, custom dah gauges, and the list goes on. The
second-generation debut for the 1970 model year was delayed until
February 26, 1970, because of tooling and engineering problems;
thus, its popular designation as a 1970� model, while leftover
1969s were listed in early Pontiac literature without a model-year
identification. This generation of Firebirds were available in
coupe form only; convertibles disappeared until 1991 after the 1969
model year. Changes for 1978 were slight, with a switch from a
honeycomb to a crosshatch pattern grille being the most obvious
from the outside. Beginning in 1978, the Pontiac group introduced a
new special edition vehicle. The Firebird Formula LT Sport Edition
which featured a revised 10% raised compression Chevy 305 V8
powertrain producing 155 HP combined with a floor center console
four-speed manual T-10 BW transmission coupled to a limited-slip
differential final drive. The limited touring package (LT) also
included a cabin roof, door, fender and hood graphics scheme, the
Trans-Am sports handling package with HD gas shocks, modular alloy
wheels and the SE Trans-Am rear deck spoiler with "Formula" word
graphic detail. T-tops in 1978 transitioned from Hurst units to
Fisher (GM) in mid year. To view the car in greater detail,
including an HD video and 100+ HD pictures please visit
www.gatewayclassiccars.com or our Denver showroom. Call
303-872-4722 for more information.
