The big news in 1981 for Pontiac Trans Am buyers was the introduction of the Daytona Pace Car edition. This new model sported limited-edition black graphics, a blacked-out roof, Recaro seats, and red ...

1979 was the best year in Trans Am's history, and Pontiac knew that reaching the same production figures would be insanely hard. Yearly sales were still declining, and the 1981 model year witnessed ...

Five most important passes listed Run Notes: 1) Deep stagedt; 3) Clean run; 6) Same; 8)Popping bad at 1,000 feet; 10) Cooler plugs helped e.t. and 10-degree higher engine temp (to 170). Mike says his ...

In 1981, if you wanted a fast Trans Am you had to build it yourself or leave it to a select group of tuners, who hadn't given up on the soon-to-be-replaced Second-Gen platform. Among them was Trans Am ...