Automotive News, Media & Press - Its here! You can now order a 2010 Trans Am

Look like Gearhead performance beat everyone to the finish line.....they are now accepting orders and deposits on their 2010 Trans Am. I have been communicating with them and ill post a few emails i have recived from them including some details that i dont see on their website yet.

FIRST.... the sketch and page.
http://www.gearhead-pg.com/showroom.php

Some emails;

1)thnksyou for your interest in our 2010 Trans Ams and the industry agrees,
it is by far the best and most production looking Trans Am avaiable.
Additionally, these cars get number and recorded for collectability

The cars ARE available for order and delivery is 3 - 4 weeks

Here is a detailed list of how the cars arrive. We can also add Turbo
chargers $14,000 to $38,000, SuperChargers $10,000 and suspension upgrades.

Interiors come in many color combinations which you can choose from.

Base level V8 1SS Camaro

2010 Camaro with 6 speed transmission "The Car"
426 HP engine
Trans Am shaker Aluminum hood Scoop
Re designed front bumper stretched 4"
Re designed rear Bumper with new tail lights and exhaust tips
Re route exhaust from rear to side exit
Rear Trans Am spoiler
Lowered suspension (1" in front and 2" in rear)
Trans AM hood and sail panel Bird decals
Trans Am body graphics
20" snowflake wheels (20"x10" rear -20"x9" front or optional custom 22"N/C)
Trans Am fender vents
Shaved Camaro vents
Interior Trans Am treatments to include T/A embroidered seats with gold
accents
2 tone leather front and rear seating (choice of color combinations)
Removal of side camaro vents
Numbered and signed console plaque

Any body color off the 2010 Camaro color line (we can special paint these
if needed)

Price $52,900

As far as option, we can do about anything from Navigation, TV's to
suspension and engine upgrades. Options really depend on the budget you
want to maintain.

Thanks and let me know if you would like to proceed forward.

Best Regards;

Michael Sloan
Gearhead Street Customs
317-856-5281
2)Hi all you T/A tians

Here is a few updated pics of the 2010 Trans Am. The first pic is the car done in Silver with red accents and our optional 22" wheels. The last pic is the front fascia as of last week. As you can see, the car is exactly as the rendering show just as promised. We are very excited and look forward to building more!

It will be in April issue High Performance Pontiac Magazine so check it out

If you desire to see the car in person PLEASE feel free to set up a time to visit.

Our 2010 Trans Am is available now for ordering so please feel free to get your order in so you can have your T/A in time for an early spring cruise!

Also, we are making preliminary plans to un veil it at the Chicago World Of Wheels car show, what a great venue!
3)Hi all you T/A tians

We are now accepting reservations for the first 50 Trans Am's. The reservation fee is $2,500 and upon receiving this payment you will receive Vehicle ID number and reservation certificate.

This fee is refundable upon meting the following requirements

1) Car does not meet your expectation
2) Or you just don't want one

This is first come first serve basis and as payments are received, the vehicle ID number will be given in numerical order. Please fill out the attached Reservation form and send with you payment. Additionally, please contact us prior to sending payment to discuss options.

Our GSC 2010 Trans Am will be in the March Issue of High Performance Pontiac Magazine and if anyone is interested in the twin Turbo model. We have been invite to register one of our GSC T/A's in the High Performance Pontiac open test track where they will do a feature story on your car. They have extended the invitation for March 2nd, April 30th and May 5th, please let us know who may be interested.

Thanks and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to call us at 317-856-5281

Michael Sloan
Gearhead Street Customs
317-856-5281
Ill upload pics when i get home. Im at school

I like it...but I'm pretty sure that I will not like the price LOL.

are you guys allowed to use the trans am name?


but that is pretty nice.

are you guys allowed to use the trans am name?That's a good question, I believe that even Pontiac had to pay the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America, the sanctioning body the has run the Trans Am race series since the '60s) to use the name.
They could be a little crafty and mix it up a bit too, name it Tranz Am instead or something. :D ;)

are you guys allowed to use the trans am name?


but that is pretty nice.

Thay cant use the font, pontiac arrowhead, or any other trademark. I asked and they said they could have purchased rights but the cost would be like $15,000 more per car

52k, wow.

It's not a Firebird. I'll pass.

Aww- i got excited for nothing :(

It's not a Firebird. I'll pass.
Its the closest thing we'll ever have again. A Firebird right from the factory is nothing more than a camaro afterthought, the same car with different body panels. So why is this so different? Because GM didnt build it? Gearhead did the same thing GM would have done, just behind different doors. But i bet if GM built it, you couldnt get a twin turbo LS9.

so will this be legally titled a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am?

if not, it's not a trans am imo.

Wow, pretty killer looking. I love the rear side exhaust and the front bumper is above all others I have seen.

Its the closest thing we'll ever have again. A Firebird right from the factory is nothing more than a camaro afterthought, the same car with different body panels. So why is this so different? Because GM didnt build it? Gearhead did the same thing GM would have done, just behind different doors. But i bet if GM built it, you couldnt get a twin turbo LS9.

You guys are sad. You'll do anything to get a firebird back, even throw a terrible looking body kit on a Camaro and claim it's a firebird. You guys sound like a bunch of ricers putting body kits on 240's claiming they are Silvias.

I agree, its just a camaro with a cheap ugly body kit tossed on it and called "Trans Am"....as said above GM had to pay to use the name so even if this company is making it I bet its dam expensive and not worth it. The FIREBIRD car is dead and should be left that way as its a Pontiac not a dressed up Camaro.

man im sorry but for 52k youre fetching vette territory. hell even a used grand sport...

so will this be legally titled a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am?

if not, it's not a trans am imo.

:werd: and that $52K price... one could buy a corvette.

:werd: and that $52K price... one could buy a corvette.

Yea just like everyone else out there. You can argue all day but in the end i think its cool, and it will be unique. Some will drool, some will call poser. Oh well. To each his own.

I'm a pontiac fan therefore cool but I just can't imagine having a wannabe ta. It's too bad gm has killed pontiac and not chevy instead I can't think of one chev that I would go buy except a camaro and their really HOLDEN's anyways.

I see no Trans Am. This brings back memories of the G8 Firehawk threads.

SLPG8 is no Fbody firehawk.... but i like the new bird... wasn't the original firebird based off the camaro platform?

You guys are sad. You'll do anything to get a firebird back, even throw a terrible looking body kit on a Camaro and claim it's a firebird. You guys sound like a bunch of ricers putting body kits on 240's claiming they are Silvias.

Amen. Well said and you took the words out of my mouth. It looks terrible imo.

Is there really any difference between a TT forged ls3 and a TT ls9? Why not just offer a base ls3 and a forged TT ls3?

Im a big trans am fan and it dosent bother me that gm didnt make this trans am. technically its not a trans am but it'll do for now. price wise, how could u complain when ur making around the same horsepower as the vette? compare the prices, with this u get more bang for bucks. i dont understand y wouldnt trans am lovers appreciate this, is it because of technicalities? :chug: now lets test drive this monster. i cant wait to see numbers from one these

Is there really any difference between a TT forged ls3 and a TT ls9? Why not just offer a base ls3 and a forged TT ls3?

if im not mistaking, a ls9 is a supercharged ls3. someone correct if im wrong or aknowledge if if im right.

If you put an SS hood and rear spoiler on a 98-02 z28 does it make it a Camaro SS? Lot's of threads have been started here claiming that if that's all that SLP did, why can't you and call/badge it an SS.

Fact is, this is a Camaro Trans Am. If GM or Pontiac didn't design it, then it's not a Pontiact Firebird TransAm. Who are they to claim what a 5th gen Trans Am would look like?

Fact is, this is a Camaro Trans Am. If GM or Pontiac didn't design it, then it's not a Pontiact Firebird TransAm. Who are they to claim what a 5th gen Trans Am would look like?

Exactly right and thats why it will be nothing more than a kit car...same catagory as the fiero to lambo mod and should be titled as such

Exactly right and thats why it will be nothing more than a kit car...same catagory as the fiero to lambo mod and should be titled as such

Fiero to lambo=2010 camaro to 2010 "kit car"........ not the exact comparison but i get it.

If you put an SS hood and rear spoiler on a 98-02 z28 does it make it a Camaro SS? Lot's of threads have been started here claiming that if that's all that SLP did, why can't you and call/badge it an SS.

Fact is, this is a Camaro Trans Am. If GM or Pontiac didn't design it, then it's not a Pontiact Firebird TransAm. Who are they to claim what a 5th gen Trans Am would look like?

I dont think they were trying to claim the looks of 5th gen trans am but would it be better if it didnt exist at all? Im jus saying i appreciate the idea of having one.

It's too bad gm has killed pontiac and not chevy instead

Wow, there are so many things wrong with that statment I don't know where to begin.... :bang:

Pontiac is gone :(

Let the bird RIP.

SLPG8 is no Fbody firehawk.... but i like the new bird... wasn't the original firebird based off the camaro platform?

Very sharp observation...

SLPG8 is no Fbody firehawk.... but i like the new bird... wasn't the original firebird based off the camaro platform?

All Trans Am's/Firebird's/Firehawk's have the Camaro platform which itself was derived from that old Chevy II. Not really sure that GM did much to update the platform itself across the year's, or if they just changed the name of the platform to F-Body at some point.