The Trans Am name came from the SCCA
Originally the name for the Trans Am model came from the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) racing series and the basic idea for that original 1969 car was to offer racers that participated in the series a starting vehicle to build their own road racing machine. The year 1979 set the high-water mark with a new sales record of 117,108 Trans Am models, which included 7,500 10th Anniversary cars, produced that same model year.
Big and bold in every way
The 1979 model year was a great year in terms of total sales for the Firebird Trans Am, it marked the tenth year of the model plus that year also was the last opportunity to get a large cubic inch engine under the hood.
Pricing on the 1979 Anniversary Trans Ams was set at $10,619.55, which was a lot of money for a start-up Firebird!
The flawless feature car highlighted here
