Rare Gold & White Trans Ams Represent Decades of Success
Trans Am Worldwide display celebrates 50th anniversary of Pontiac’s ultimate pony car.
It’s the middle of November in Los Angeles, which means only one thing, and it’s not watching the Lakers and Clippers deliver the stars to the Staples Center. Nope! It’s the start of the Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Detroit may be America’s Motor City, but L.A.’s car culture is second to none. Thus, it’s the perfect place for the latest and greatest to make a big splash on the scene.
It’s been a decade since Pontiac left this mortal coil in the wake of the Great Recession. By then, though, it was a shadow of its former self, G8 aside. Thus, we were all denied the return of the Firebird and Trans Am from the factory when the Camaro rocked the start of the New ’10s after an eight-year absence. However, this pair of new-age Trans Ams at AutoMobility L.A. more than makes up for it all.
Trans Am Worldwide of Tallahassee, Florida has been transforming fifth- and sixth-gen Camaros into Trans Ams since 2011, including the two they brought to L.A.
The gold Trans Am is one of eight coupes built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Trans Am; eight convertibles were also built. Thus, it only makes sense that this one wears gold upon its body, the traditional gift for this milestone.
Speaking of 50, Trans Am Worldwide also brought one of its limited-edition Super Duty 455s to the party. The 1,000-horsepower, Magnuson-supercharged tribute is one of 50 that will ever be built, production having begun on May 1, 2017.
The white paint-blue stripes pairing is very appropriate, harkening back to the Polar White with blue stripes the 1969 Trans Ams all wore from the factory.
This pair of unique ponies are an excellent tribute to one of the greatest Pontiacs of all time. GM may not be making Trans Ams or Firebirds anymore, but we’re certainly happy to see a company like Trans Am Worldwide carry the flame for the car Burt Reynolds and David Hasselhoff both made famous.
Photos for LS1Tech by Derin Richardson
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