Pontiac Trans Am looks more like a modern LeMans racer than a classic muscle car.
The 1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was designed to be an all-around performance machine. While the 400-cubic inch V8 made the Trans Am a solid competitor on the drag strip, it was built to shine bright on a road course. After all, Trans Am racing has always included lots of turns and the high performance version of the 1970 Firebird was meant to handle those curvy race tracks. In addition to unique suspension and steering system tweaks, the Trans Am had a body that aerodynamic bits that improve stability at high speeds.
The 1970 Pontiac Trans Am was revolutionary when it was new, but by modern standards, the styling is fairly mild. According to AutoEvolution, digital artist Rostislav Prokop has recreated this legendary Firebird with some modern influence, incorporating the look of a wild widebody kit to the classic muscle car.
Pontiac Trans Am in White
First up, we have Prokop’s 1970 Pontiac Trans Am in white from the Wider_Diffsplit Instagram account. The original bodylines have been retained for the most part, but the artist has added a prominent widebody kit. Up front, there is a massive chin spoiler that wraps around the factory fascia, flowing up into the gigantic wheel flares. These flares appear to add at least six inches to each corner (if not more), with wide tires feeling out the deep openings in the fenders.
Between the front and rear widebody wheel flares, the Prokop Pontiac Trans Am only has a subtle side skirt that makes for easy access to the cockpit, but out back, the flares are just as big as they are up front.
We only get this one front view of the white widebody 1970 Pontiac, but the artist has a post on his own Instagram account showing a similar rendering that is finished with some Smokey and the Bandit inspiration.
Black Prokop Firebird
The other 1970 Pontiac Trans Am shared by Rostislav Prokop is black with a gold Firebird logo on the shaker-style hood. It has the same front end work, the same wheel flares and the same side skirts as the white car. More importantly, there are pictures of the black car from the rear, showing the large duckbill spoiler on the truck and flat diffuser with large exhaust tips poking from under the rear bumper.
Finally, the artist made a walkaround video of his 1970 Pontiac Trans Am in black, giving us a great look at the custom Firebird from every angle.
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