Vehicle Description
1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Tribute (Please note: If you happen
to be viewing this 1977 Pontiac Firebird Tribute on a website other
than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only
seen some of our many photographs of the car due to third-party
website limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 155
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video,
please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) When the
Firebird launched... the car was an immediate hit. Pontiac
marketing chief, Jim Wangers, in his memoir, 'Glory Days' The early
Firebirds battled Mustangs, Camaros, and Javelins in the sixties.
And then, just as many people feared the era of the muscle car was
over, came the allure of the late-70s Firebirds. As Matt Litwin put
it in the March 2008 issue of Muscle Machines magazine: You thought
performance died after 1970. The old muscle cars of your youth were
left out to pasture, and you watched them rust into the landscape.
You settled into the family lifestyle, piloting a full-size
wood-grained wagon across six states to get to some cheesy tourist
attraction. That's when the Trans Am hit the silver screen... and
the twinge of horsepower tickled your right foot again. You wanted
one.... Hold that thought. Offered here is a 1977 Pontiac Firebird
Tribute in a unique, but not original, lime-green over black with
TransAm screaming chicken graphics and other TransAm bits added.
(Depending on your computer monitor, be sure to watch the linked
video for probably the best representation of the color.) The car
is in excellent overall condition. With 46,746 miles on the
odometer, or just over 1,000 miles a year on average, this Firebird
merits the very low mileage accolade. It is a lightly used,
obviously well cared-for, and appealing 1970's statement. The
exterior of the car prompts Why didn't Pontiac make TransAms in
this beautiful color? questions and compliments. Paint-finish
quality is excellent throughout: from the twin front grilles in the
Endura bumper, to the front-fender air outlets, to the flared
fender spoilers ahead of each wheel, to the sport mirrors, across
the smooth, no-t top (the t-panels often being a source of leaks)
roof, to the rear spoiler. Glass and lenses are clear and
undamaged, the bespoke decals- 400 on the shaker, hood chicken, the
front fender and rear panel TransAm, and Firebird insignia on the
sail panels- are all in excellent condition, properly located, and
not faded. Five-spoke PMD® styled steel wheels are mounted with
Cooper Cobra® Radial GT performance tires. The car's interior
evidences more quality in parts selection and professional work;
surface condition is as excellent inside as out. Across the
bespoke, machine-turned, driver-oriented dashboard, the instruments
are un-faded with clear lenses. The top of the dash is unfaded,
wrinkled, or cracked. Switches are complete and functional. A
console-mounted shifter controls the 4-speed automatic transmission
and a vintage-look Pontiac-branded AM-FM radio is properly located
in the dash. The optional high-back bucket seats in black leather
appear as-new; the attractive horizontal-panel design is accurate
to the TransAm. Same with the rear bench seat. Door trim (with
roll-up window cranks) is in similar condition, and the doors
themselves-including the sills (a good place to look to judge how a
car's been treated in general)-are clean and undamaged. Under the
hood, the 370-horsepower, 400 cubic-inch Ram Air Pontiac V8
powerplant holds center-stage in a properly laid-out and complete
and well-kept engine bay. The shaker air-cleaner assembly crowns
the engine while chromed valve covers and a polished brake booster
add visual interest. The exhaust headers and full-length dual
exhaust system steal the show. While the more than 155
high-definition photographs and the short walk-around-and-startup
video available on the GarageKeptMotors website showcase this
Pontiac Firebird Trans A
