1979 Pontiac Trans Am~Super Rare Atlantis Blue~W72 400~Low Miles~4 Speed~FANTASTIC COLOR!

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  • Опубликовано: 29 июн 2014
  • Assembled at GM's Van Nuys CA manufacturing facility, this super clean, 1979 Pontiac Trans Am It's always nice to see a late model second generation Trans Am that isn't black and gold. This RARE and UNIQUE Atlantis Blue Trans Am maintained it's integrity, and thanks to a subdued monochromatic body, still looks modern even today. Up front, a slick and pliable urethane bumper hangs four pristine headlights above large dual air intakes which, while still being instantly identifiable as Pontiacs familiar split grille face, give the car much more presence. Behind that front bumper, a shaker hood proudly displays "T/A 6.6" denoting a rare and optional W72 Pontiac engine. At the sides of the car, gold "Trans Am" call outs combine with two tier marker lights, metal air extractors, B­pillar 'screaming chicken' decals and rear wheel air deflectors to give the car a detailed and aggressive look. And at the top of the car, optional chrome drip rails combine with chrome B­pillar trim to highlight a stiff hardtop roof. At the back of the car, an optional electrically defrosted rear window sits above a third gold laced "Trans Am" call out which spans a correct rear decklid spoiler; and a sweet looking blacked out tail light panel hangs above the Firebird exclusive Lift this Trans Am's metallic blue hood and you'll find a freshen engine bay which houses the final, and some say greatest, Pontiac block ever created: an original 400 cubic inch W72 V8. By utilizing a thicker casting, chrome moly piston rings, a revised camshaft, a better oil pump, a better distributor and smaller '6X' heads from Pontiac's own 350 , the W72 created higher compression and successfully reversed almost a decade of declining horsepower numbers.
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Комментарии • 187

  • @reidabercrombie9219
    @reidabercrombie9219 4 года назад +13

    That was my car! That is me in the pic!!! By the way, I never said it was ok to put my pic on the internet!!! LOL I didn't get it for graduation, I bought it in January of '87 and graduation was in May or June of '87. I bought it from the original owner in St. Louis with I believe 10,000 miles and sold it with around 38,000 I believe. I owned it for 18 years. The only reason the miles were that high was that I went to my first year of college in St. Joe Missouri at Missouri Western and I was from Cape Girardeau. I was terribly homesick, and kept going home about every other weekend. It was about 435 miles each way, so I literally put 1000's of miles on it just on the interstate due to being homesick. My brother in law was a GM mechanic and he installed the new cylinder heads and cam for me. I had them ported and polished and I also got some cast iron exhaust manifolds off of an old GTO. I was afraid of headers b/c they always leaked but figured the old cast iron GTO manifolds, which were almost like headers, would work perfectly, and they did. I sold this when I was 36, and now I am 50 and wish I had her back. Called her Old Blue. I'm glad Gary got her and enjoyed her for so many years.

    • @joseinterian4213
      @joseinterian4213 4 года назад

      Reid Abercrombie
      Hello, the car is amazing as you already know! I just purchased a set of Ram Air Exhaust 2.5 manifolds and full2.5 exhaust. Thinking of doing the cam as well, can you remember what cam you used? Or maybe the installer can? I have a have a cheryy 79 TA TA W72 4 speed. Awesome!

    • @reidabercrombie9219
      @reidabercrombie9219 4 года назад +1

      @@joseinterian4213 Hey there. Thanks for the compliment on Ol' Blue as I used to call her. I wish I could tell you the cam I used, but I gave the guy who bought it a huge, really thick file with everything I'd ever done on it, no matter how big or small, and it was such a large file that I just didn't even think about trying to make copies of everything. But it was perfect for what I was after - sounded amazing but wasn't too crazy. Between the cam, the ram air cast iron exhaust manifolds and then I had the cylinder heads worked on....that car really, really woke up. It was a pleasure to drive. I've tried to track it down to the present owner, but ran out of luck. Wish I could tell you the cam but I just can't. Good luck!

    • @joseinterian4213
      @joseinterian4213 4 года назад

      Reid Abercrombie
      I coincidentally already purchased new 2.5 Ram Air exhaust manifolds and full 2.5 true dual w/X pipe. Just contemplating doing the cam at this point.
      Thanks for the reply!

  • @karenrkelly4917
    @karenrkelly4917 3 года назад +3

    I used to own that same Trans Am

  • @jjs777fzr
    @jjs777fzr 4 года назад +9

    What a beautiful car and color combo. And the rims! Reminds me of my sisters ‘78 T/A white with red and gold bird, red velour interior. One of the cars that definitely made me a car guy 40 years later.

  • @saulmecxin6894
    @saulmecxin6894 5 лет назад +2

    The Trans Am is the best car in the world, hands down boys and girls. I got one and mine is Gold color and everything is original, and the engine has never been touched and still runs like new.

  • @im3phirebird81
    @im3phirebird81 7 лет назад +16

    Usually prefer the looks of the 77/78 model, but this one with the color combo is outright stunning!

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад

      The colors get me, check this blue/blue one out...
      www.webeautos.com/details-1979-pontiac-trans_am-limited_edition-used-2w87k9n171251.html

  • @SquillyMon
    @SquillyMon 7 лет назад +7

    I must say... I don't think I've ever seen one this nice. Never expected that color to look so nice either. This is one to grab.

  • @marks4374
    @marks4374 5 лет назад +6

    I had a 79 TA back in 84-85. It got totaled and broke my heart. I love these cars!

  • @RootsandTendrils
    @RootsandTendrils 6 лет назад +10

    Wow the man who ordered this car really had his art lenses in, a very sharp combination of colours, damn.

    • @Pete391
      @Pete391 4 года назад

      I would of had to order it with T-Tops....

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад

      Check this one out, it has The T Tops and is Such an amazing combo of blues...
      www.webeautos.com/details-1979-pontiac-trans_am-limited_edition-used-2w87k9n171251.html

  • @Epik76
    @Epik76 8 лет назад +10

    Best looking TransAm I have ever seen... just stunning

    • @ronaldarchibald2506
      @ronaldarchibald2506 3 года назад

      I would have bird delete ordered it with that sweet color.

    • @melrose9252
      @melrose9252 2 года назад

      @@ronaldarchibald2506 < Bird delete is a sin.

  • @Dearmknight
    @Dearmknight 8 лет назад +10

    Great ride! Still the icon of all American Sports Cars.

  • @Koexistence13
    @Koexistence13 3 года назад +1

    Had this on Bluetooth in the car enjoying the idle with the volume up

  • @joeruggiero6187
    @joeruggiero6187 8 лет назад +4

    I had a 1979 in Atlantis Blue with the same gold bird and graphics. Mine the camel vinyl interior vs the black. Also had the WS6 performance package with the wider 8" snowflake wheels like this one had.

  • @Feral80sKid
    @Feral80sKid Год назад

    Just picked up a 78 W72 in Martinique Blue, also LOVE the Atlantis blue, so thankful, nice ride.

  • @barroncrist5779
    @barroncrist5779 11 месяцев назад +1

    That's correct, the Pontiac TA/6.6 engine was only available in 1979 with a 4-speed unlike the previous year when you could get it with an automatic. The majority if the '79's had the Olds 403 mated to the automatic. I owned a brand new T/A "Smokey and The Bandit" black with gold pinstriping a gold firebird hood decal and t/tops. My car had the Olds 403 engine. The T/A in the video has a very rare color I've never seen one in that color blue. Gorgeous car.

  • @rodneybrimer1712
    @rodneybrimer1712 7 лет назад +25

    My 79 is the same Atlantis Blue/ gold bird decals. Little history in 79 the when you ordered or bought a Atlantis Blue the factory put blue bird and decals. My car was special ordered with the gold bird ect. 3 times before factory consented and did it. I have seen just a handful as most were factory sent with blue bird n decals. Mine has the saddle tan interior. Love your car. Pontiac still lives.

    • @paulbernardo7987
      @paulbernardo7987 7 лет назад +3

      Mine is same colour blue with tan interior. I ordered new...kicked out 3 times...lol must have been a sales delay tactic at the time.....Still have it in mint condition but 400 hp

    • @BryantIrwin
      @BryantIrwin 7 лет назад +3

      My pops had a 79 Atlantis with a gold bird. Dealership screwed up the decal multiple times before they hired someone to paint it on. Unfortunately, he sold it shortly before I came along.

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад

      Wow thats amazing! You still have it?? Check this other one out...
      www.webeautos.com/details-1979-pontiac-trans_am-limited_edition-used-2w87k9n171251.html

    • @512bb
      @512bb 3 года назад

      You are correct, the gold on Atlantis was rare indeed. As a long time T/A collector I have only seen 1. I own a 79 Atlantis 400, actually a Macho T/A, #29 WITH ONLY 19,000 miles and I still love it.

  • @effinchad
    @effinchad 7 лет назад +5

    This is one of the "disco" Trans-Ams. 😎

  • @jrg7951
    @jrg7951 6 лет назад +3

    The Bandit Trans Ams to 81 were great looking cars.

    • @melrose9252
      @melrose9252 2 года назад

      You mean a Special Edition like the one used on Smokey and the Bandit?

  • @goodbonezz1289
    @goodbonezz1289 Год назад

    This is beautiful. And the seller in 1987 knew it, as did the buyer. This TA sold for about three times the price as other TA’s on the market at that time.

  • @oyetos
    @oyetos 5 лет назад +8

    I had a 1979 Formula with the same drive line T/A 400 4speed which was even rarer than this one, the kid I sold it to wrapped it around a tree. Wish I still had it.

    • @kavinskysmith4094
      @kavinskysmith4094 3 года назад

      yeah i was watching Casey Putsch the other day and one of the things he said was that they dont teach drivers to heel and toe downshift or blip the throttle rather, which causes the cars to come unbalanced at speed as they shift, and he nearly wiped out a 350 camaro with a 4 speed that way by downshifting without matching the revs
      so its really teaching error that probably wiped that and many other muscle cars out, hence why all that's left are those auto 350's and why the prices of the manuals have skyrocketed.

    • @512bb
      @512bb 3 года назад

      You defiantly speak the truth as the Formula with the 400 4 spd is super rare indeed, always liked it.

    • @javiersanchez1661
      @javiersanchez1661 3 года назад

      I just bought one for 1,800$ without a motor. It needs new floor, and trunk pans. I already have a motor for it. I need to get the floor, and trunk fixed 1st. Then start working on the interior.

  • @greggkerber3215
    @greggkerber3215 Год назад +1

    GREAT TA. I’m not a huge fan of the screaming chicken, but with this color combo, it really works.

  • @user-vn6vx6rf7d
    @user-vn6vx6rf7d 5 лет назад +3

    Nice cam and exhaust - best looking 79 I've seen.

  • @stebecinc
    @stebecinc 4 года назад +1

    Back in 79 I was working for a Pontiac dealer. One the bigger dealers in Michigan. I was in sales of course and we were selling Trans Ams! Our dealership was one of the largest showrooms around the Mid West. We could squeeze 30 Plus Pontiac's on the floor if we wanted. I was so large that when I started in 77 we had GMC Motor Home on the floor. Any way all around the showroom on the cement under the very large over hang , starting in early spring we had Trans Am's parked all around the show room. It was in early spring that I ordered a White T/A with the WS6 & 400 4 speed package, no bird decal, saddle tan deluxe interior, no T-Tops, air. I had sold a Brown T/A with about the same options but no air on his car, earlier and the owner & I became good friends. Years earlier he was racing a Camaro in the Trans Am series and made some good contacts in the automotive field. Well he was able to find out that a WS6, 400 4 Speed with out air only 201 were built. Well the x they wife decided we were going to buy a house. I thought no problem because these cars had a long lead time to build. Well guess what, that car was built in no time. So I had to forfeit it. Years later I was working-sales-at a chevy dealer and a red 79 T/A no T-Tops, no air was being appraised for a trade. It was rusty! But I told the used car manager I would buy it! So it came in on trade and I bought it. Well I had it for a while slowly working on it. I had also bought a 77 That came in on trade when I was working at the Pontiac dealer that the used car mechanic caused an engine fire. Any way when I bought the Red T/A many years later I was still married to the X. A handful of years later our marriage was on shaky grounds and she talked me into selling the 79 & 77 as they were in dire need of some repair. The 77 had not engine at this time & was not running but I bought a 77 Grand Prix just for the engine to go into. So any way shortly after I sold the 79 & 77 she handed me a divorce. Any way I always have had a strong liking for 79 Trans Ams. I have dealer order guides and literature. The Blue 798 you have is awesome! By looking at it, I can see it has all the correct items for a WS6- 400-4 Speed. If I remember correctly you could order the 400 4 speed with out the WS6. I will have to look in my dealer guide to verify, but it seems that is possible. Oh also you could get this combo in a Formula, which would be very rare as everyone seemed to think in 79 they had to have a Trans Am.

    • @rodguitarezz3482
      @rodguitarezz3482 3 года назад

      I like reading comments from former Pontiac sales personnel, especially when the '79 T/A's came in. One commenter notes on this car the Trans Am trunk decal might be a little bit high - but I love how the exhaust was redone so the splitters are correctly positioned. You'll see some restorations where the splitters hang below the rear quarter. Even worse some 1979 restorations have '77 or '78 hood decals,,,,,,lol

  • @mattdavis8034
    @mattdavis8034 3 года назад +2

    Absolutely stunning.....I live in the UK and what cars you guys had in the states back in the 70s compared to us lot over here 😆🤣😁👌👍 I love these cars!!! Had a 3rd gen camaro and a firebird but not one of these yet!! Not really the same driving one down a back street in Yorkshire pissing down with rain is it?!?!?!

  • @SAXONWARLORD1000AD
    @SAXONWARLORD1000AD 6 лет назад +2

    LOOKS AWESOME - LOVIN THOSE WHEELS

  • @jeffb243
    @jeffb243 4 года назад +3

    Love that color!! I’ve seen 1 or 2 that color here in Nashville. 1979 is my favorite year; I’ve had 3 1979’s, 1 S/E (Bandit), 10th Anniversary, and a white WS4 (base T/A), all had the 403-4bbl in them.

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад

      Awesome, we just got this one in...
      Check this one out...Love the blue/blue....
      www.webeautos.com/details-1979-pontiac-trans_am-limited_edition-used-2w87k9n171251.html

  • @bigworm8482
    @bigworm8482 6 лет назад +2

    Nicest looking gm car at the time...love it

  • @josephpetherick9720
    @josephpetherick9720 5 лет назад +3

    Beautiful car

  • @tjclt250r
    @tjclt250r 8 лет назад +2

    Beautiful car...I saw a T/A with that color once a few years ago and I was yelling at the guy for painting it that color....he swore up and down that it was original paint...low and behold it is....im kind of on the fence about the gold graphics but the color is awesome....I feel like silver decals would bebetter

  • @robertcarter4448
    @robertcarter4448 7 лет назад +1

    love the color

  • @shannonshepard5047
    @shannonshepard5047 3 года назад

    Very nice.

  • @kalh723
    @kalh723 8 лет назад +2

    blue is nice on a TA
    I love TAs .... I own two show quality Trans Ams ; a 79 black Y84 400 4 speed t-tops , and a 73 455 white automatic and both steal the show wherever they go , even from exotic cars ....)
    we used to have them in great numbers in Saudi Arabia back in 1970s and 1980s

  • @stevek758
    @stevek758 5 лет назад

    What a Beauty

  • @mjvtransam
    @mjvtransam 4 года назад +2

    That is a nice Trans Am

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад

      Thanks!!!
      Check this one out...Love the blue/blue....
      www.webeautos.com/details-1979-pontiac-trans_am-limited_edition-used-2w87k9n171251.html

  • @jonny1one634
    @jonny1one634 6 лет назад

    your car is my dream car!

  • @willmills1370
    @willmills1370 6 лет назад

    That radio looks like my old Kenwood 2001 I had in my 1979 Firebird. Nice Trans Am.

  • @melsmith2669
    @melsmith2669 4 года назад +1

    Oh my god how cute this car is.

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад

      Check this one out...Love the blue/blue....
      www.webeautos.com/details-1979-pontiac-trans_am-limited_edition-used-2w87k9n171251.html

  • @James7796ify
    @James7796ify 9 лет назад +6

    I thought the accent and license plates looked firmiliar then I realized this car is located in my own town haha

    • @kajetanserafini5758
      @kajetanserafini5758 4 года назад

      James7796ify what town? Looks beautiful and not the New York I think of lol

  • @Bobarik001
    @Bobarik001 8 лет назад

    sick!

  • @bildillamagasin
    @bildillamagasin Год назад

    Very nice car! :)

  • @CaptainFALKEN
    @CaptainFALKEN 4 года назад

    Fan of the Atlantis Blue ✋

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад

      Such an eye catcher...check this one out...
      www.webeautos.com/details-1979-pontiac-trans_am-limited_edition-used-2w87k9n171251.html

  • @SheepDog7071
    @SheepDog7071 8 лет назад

    That is a very nice sounding car.. Funny,,I bought my first 79TATA from Long Island...

  • @patrickcork7981
    @patrickcork7981 5 лет назад

    Nice

  • @JxT1957
    @JxT1957 4 года назад +1

    these '79 to '81 were the nicest looking trans ams with that mean looking front end face mask

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад

      So mean right?!?! Check this one out too...
      www.webeautos.com/details-1979-pontiac-trans_am-limited_edition-used-2w87k9n171251.html
      A little more subtle...

    • @ronaldarchibald2506
      @ronaldarchibald2506 3 года назад +1

      I prefer 77.

  • @charlesduran8700
    @charlesduran8700 5 лет назад

    I had one also fully loaded with custom Beige Velour interior T Tops gold package Ws6 performance Package, exterior custom dress up package and of course the Gold screaming chicken on the Hood and every possible option offered for '79

  • @concrete981
    @concrete981 2 года назад +1

    you'd probably have to pay the old man $1,000 or more to light up the tires.....probably have a heart attack afterwards.

  • @steviedee71
    @steviedee71 5 лет назад +2

    Wow wow wow I’m in love 😍 that cam sounds perfect

    • @kenckman1359
      @kenckman1359 4 года назад

      That isn't a cam dumb ass...The timing is off

  • @duanenicpon8024
    @duanenicpon8024 Год назад

    I have the exact car mine was ordered without the hood bird,light blue doe skin interior,25k mile survivor . nice car in this video.

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  Год назад

      Nice, this is a Very Rare Color, must look nice without the Bird

  • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
    @warpartyattheoutpost4987 4 года назад

    Shiny.

  • @MitchGrooms
    @MitchGrooms 9 лет назад

    wow

  • @jenniferbeyer6412
    @jenniferbeyer6412 3 года назад

    It's beautiful. Love the color. If I could Gey this car. I would relearn the manual again. I do like the Olds 403 better. This car is the most perfect I have seen.

    • @melrose9252
      @melrose9252 2 года назад +1

      Why do the like the 403 better, it’s slower and it’s an Olds.

  • @Dudemieser
    @Dudemieser 5 лет назад +1

    Damn, you don't see that every day! Beautiful
    Making the pollution control go away and a proper cam,headers and some healthy valve springs will wake one of these up nicely. And I.M.O. won't devalue the originality of the car.

  • @markwatkins2367
    @markwatkins2367 5 лет назад

    Now that's what a car should sound like. Too bad a couldn't get on it at least once. Pretty awesome none the less

  • @74SD455TA
    @74SD455TA 5 лет назад

    Gorgeous, yeah, re-do the real decal.

  • @itsnomyth144thsnd3
    @itsnomyth144thsnd3 5 лет назад +1

    Oh my, looks like something is leaking from the engine @ 11.47... Still very nice

  • @sampson7941
    @sampson7941 3 года назад +1

    Only one Ive ever seen with the same color combo as mine. Only difference I have the camel hobnail interior and t tops.

  • @superx9619
    @superx9619 4 года назад +1

    Damn...

  • @johnchalleen5883
    @johnchalleen5883 7 лет назад +1

    Nice car! Personally I really like accelerating from a dead stop, no rolling stops here. Leastways not in the T/A...lol

  • @jbhann
    @jbhann 3 года назад +1

    Absolutely love the Trans Am cars, but never like the firebird decal.

  • @BlueSky-qv7cd
    @BlueSky-qv7cd 9 лет назад

    The color is definitely rare as the common blue color for the 79 TA was royal blue.

  • @steviedee71
    @steviedee71 6 лет назад +2

    Beautiful car I’ve never seen that colour before did you say it had the WS6 pack?

    • @thud9797
      @thud9797 Год назад

      Yes it does, you can tell by the wheels and believe the 400/4-spd required WS6.

  • @darkridor74
    @darkridor74 2 года назад

    This is the best looking and sounding Trans Am I've ever seen. Any idea what pipes were on it? I know the mufflers were Flowmaster 40's. I also noticed the dual tips said "Pypes" on them from what I could make out. I'd love to know the entire exhaust system. What a beauty, whoever has this car is blessed. Just beautiful.

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  2 года назад +1

      Yes, the Exhaust is Pypes :-)

    • @darkridor74
      @darkridor74 2 года назад

      @@WeBeAutosLtd Awesome! Thanks so much!

  • @scottygravning7841
    @scottygravning7841 3 года назад +1

    I have a 1979 atlantis blue ta 4sp t tops 301 V8 for sale it needs a paint job but is a street car and all there and up and running numbers matching for speed posi and 301 V8 which they only made just over 1200 of those with a 301

  • @markmarino4344
    @markmarino4344 8 лет назад

    Are the aftermarket camshaft specs available ? Lift Duration ?

  • @goodmedicine6287
    @goodmedicine6287 7 лет назад +2

    That car is from St. Louis Mo.

  • @kavinskysmith4094
    @kavinskysmith4094 3 года назад

    Jesus I was looking up one of these with the WS6 package to figure out what it ment yesterday, as Mike Musto now has one of these, and then this showed up in my suggestions, and even after coming to the conclusion that James Garner had a point and the 78 did look better than this redesign, this car is beautiful, almost looks like a a metallic version of the Blue Bird special that old car memories covered a few months back
    as Pontiac did the same thing mopar did back in the day and would come up with odd specials such as that, much like mopar did some flower power cars of all things.
    like they had a yellow version, a blue version, the TA, the Formula that James Garner had on the rockford files, tlike you wonder why pontiac was at the top of their game while the corvette just sat and languished until the C4 generation hit and they started upping their game with it.

  • @brentwagner3031
    @brentwagner3031 6 лет назад +1

    18 wheeler Alabama

  • @sarathkumarmulugurthi9206
    @sarathkumarmulugurthi9206 7 лет назад

    Nice popcorn maker ;)

  • @rodguitarezz3482
    @rodguitarezz3482 4 года назад +1

    I found my headphones really makes a big difference for this car's sound vs. my laptop's speakers. Wow.

  • @mikecronis
    @mikecronis 7 лет назад

    Kenwood?

  • @stanp3646
    @stanp3646 3 года назад

    Just drive the effin thing. Stop lookin at it! It needs to be enjoyed!!!

  • @BlueSky-qv7cd
    @BlueSky-qv7cd 9 лет назад

    If the shaker hood scoop says T/A 6.6 its the real pontiac 400 engine, if it reads 6.6 Liter its the Oldsmobile 403. If the logo's are original and correct that is.

  • @kevinwilliamsjr.2390
    @kevinwilliamsjr.2390 8 лет назад +2

    Last of Pontiac performance. Guess you never heard of the G8.

    • @500erider
      @500erider 7 лет назад +5

      Ok, wiseguy. The reason he said this was because 1979 was the last year that Pontiac put the PONTIAC built 400 in a Firebird. And the only way to get one was to order the 4 speed. If you wanted an automatic, you got the OLDSMOBILE built 403. Beginning in 1980, Pontiac began installing its PONTIAC built 301 in Firebirds, with a CHEVROLET built 305 as an option. The 400's and 403's were no longer available, due to the EPA tightening down on emissions regulations. When the new Firebird debuted in 1982, both Pontiac and Chevrolet began using the GM built 305 in both the Firebird and Camaro. There was no PONTIAC built V8 available in a Firebird from that point until the Firebird's demise in 2002. From 1982 forward, these engines were referred to as " corporate " GM engines. It also simplified the assembly process for GM. Very much like what Ford did in 1996, when the 302 was discontinued in the Mustang, and the 4.6 liter was the new " performance " engine. They not only put them in Mustangs, but just about every other car and truck they made, as well. It was easier dealing with just one engine design, than having assembly lines for several different ones. The G8 was a wonderful " Pontiac " performance car, but it had a " corporate " GM built V8 engine, NOT one designed exclusively by PONTIAC.

    • @kevinwilliamsjr.2390
      @kevinwilliamsjr.2390 7 лет назад +1

      Damn. Well ......... my bad. I've been told.
      Nah really, I get it now and I agree. Thanks for clearing that up.

    • @chfpontiac5849
      @chfpontiac5849 7 лет назад +3

      G8 itself wasn't even a Pontiac. A Holden Commodore with a familial Pontiac face. I owned one and it went like hell, but even I know the only thing "Pontiac" about it was the twin nostril grill.

  • @nunyabizness9955
    @nunyabizness9955 Год назад

    Wonder why the second owner sold it? Wonder if he passed away or became married with children, perhaps. Because it seems like that would be a very tough car to part with. Very nice..

  • @SteveHolsten
    @SteveHolsten 8 лет назад

    I live about 100 miles south of where the car was

  • @jaysjaysgarden398
    @jaysjaysgarden398 7 лет назад

    Is a 10 bolt rearend correct for this car. idk about these late 70s cars if it were older i now it would be wrong.

    • @jaysjaysgarden398
      @jaysjaysgarden398 7 лет назад

      Thats not a factory cam either I was around when these cars were on the road ,They didn't sound like this one.

    • @goopah
      @goopah 6 лет назад

      I believe that cam was mentioned in the video. The second owner I think they said put in a different cam.

  • @shaneinkster
    @shaneinkster 8 лет назад

    How come you didn't turn on the radio? Is it broken?

    • @Formulabruce
      @Formulabruce 7 лет назад

      Cant hear it with the Flowmasters..

  • @Addaz669
    @Addaz669 8 лет назад +1

    That is beautiful. But needs to be driven like it deserves, not like a Corolla. That guy needs to learn how to drive a V8 properly.

  • @gringosuave41
    @gringosuave41 8 лет назад +1

    Why are the decals gold? I had an original in the same color, the decals were blue/light blue. My interior was a light blue velour, not the black vinyl. Still a good looking car though. Makes me want mine back.

    • @stebecinc
      @stebecinc 4 года назад +1

      Because you could order them that way and the gold wheels came with the gold stripes

  • @ericou812
    @ericou812 8 лет назад

    i just seen another 79 ta in alantis blue on youtube but it has a blue screamin chicken on the hood,why is yours gold?

    • @dbvetter1
      @dbvetter1 8 лет назад

      +ericou812 The color of the decals were dependent on color of the interior, up through '77 anyway.

  • @joseinterian4213
    @joseinterian4213 4 года назад +1

    Does anyone know what cam upgrade was done this car? Sounds amazing!
    Looking todo mine and would love to know for sure.
    Thanks

    • @johncassel4935
      @johncassel4935 3 года назад +1

      I used to sell them and thats the way they sounded. They had pretty long duration but they altered the heads to cut the compression I ordered a dark brown one loaded up but it was canceled so they had enough blocks for the 10th. Anniversary cars it really sucked when it was canceled .if you ever saw the brown one in these videos looks like mine maybe someone out bid it possibly a dealer.

  • @khaleedo63
    @khaleedo63 2 года назад

    The color is beautiful. What is the code of the color?

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  2 года назад

      Yes, killer color.. It's Code 24 Atlantis Blue, Fisher WA 8033...

  • @dacrd
    @dacrd 6 лет назад +2

    Needs turbo mufflers the flow master sound all wrong.

  • @moygarcia118
    @moygarcia118 10 месяцев назад

    still for sale??

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  10 месяцев назад

      Sold, but we have lots of other Trans Ams, take a look at our main website www.WeBeAutos.com 👍

  • @774kblake
    @774kblake 8 месяцев назад

    NOTHING says "Manly" like a car with a CHICKEN painted on the hood! lol

  • @mikecronis
    @mikecronis 4 года назад

    I'm guessing camm'ed. The 400 didn't sound so off.

  • @tjclt250r
    @tjclt250r 8 лет назад +1

    Lincoln Blackwood parked out in the road....I know they made a lot of them but due to none of them selling...a lot were sent back to the factory and converted to navigators...I think something like 200 survived

    • @terrysmith9971
      @terrysmith9971 7 лет назад

      I owned a Blackwood. They only built them in 2002 but they did sell all of them. Around 2000 I think. You had to be a little "pimpish" to drive it but it was fun. And with its air suspension it was a great tow vehicle.

  • @carlosfernandez6754
    @carlosfernandez6754 4 года назад

    I don't like the transmission stick order, it has reverse right next to first gear

  • @sjcea0512
    @sjcea0512 8 лет назад +1

    No T Tops ?? that's a MUST HAVE in any Trans Am !!!

    • @Formulabruce
      @Formulabruce 7 лет назад +1

      Any REAL ones, RIGHT!!

    • @chfpontiac5849
      @chfpontiac5849 7 лет назад

      Yes, if you enjoyed washing your interior while washing your exterior. Leaky nightmares. Fun for garage queens on Sunday drives today but hell on a daily driver back then, which most Trans Ams were. Can't speak to 4th gen cars but 3rd gens weren't much better.

    • @fpswills3597
      @fpswills3597 7 лет назад

      My uncle had a 1976 trans am super duty but with the 77 trans am front bumper and rear and it had no t tops

    • @rodguitarezz3482
      @rodguitarezz3482 4 года назад

      Larry the Cable guy says if you had a Trans Am with T-tops in his home town, you were considered to be royalty. Anyone would be royalty in this car,,

    • @melrose9252
      @melrose9252 2 года назад

      I had T-Tops on my 78 and wished I wouldn’t have.

  • @MarkRoberts-bj2me
    @MarkRoberts-bj2me 8 лет назад +1

    Unfortunately, the lack of the Fisher Hatch Roof (T-Tops) deny the driver of the full thrill of driving this otherwise properly equipped TA. Nobody mentions it in the vid but the car also has the highly desirable WS6 Performance Package. Unfortunately, the Flowmasters do not provide an authentic Trans Am sound. All 79's will eventually require a new exhaust system. Magnaflows will get the true aficionado very close to factory.

    • @johncerrone3466
      @johncerrone3466 6 лет назад +1

      Love the sound of 40 series Flowmasters. This Trans Am sounds freaking awesome. lt's all a matter of taste a guess.

    • @SuperScottJack
      @SuperScottJack 5 лет назад

      Mark Roberts ...I'd rather forgo the tops....less rusting over time...and mainly much less body twist...which means the doors dont say nearly as much...just my opinion...have owned 3...71, 79, 85

    • @MarkRoberts-bj2me
      @MarkRoberts-bj2me 5 лет назад

      @@johncerrone3466 Yeah, you either crave the need to attract attention with an extra loud exhaust or one is true to the original with the Magnaflows. My pristine Nocturne Blue with Camel Hobnail interior and Hatch Roof (Pontiac 1979 Poster Car) gets almost too much attention. Am constantly being approached about the car.

  • @MitchGrooms
    @MitchGrooms 9 лет назад +6

    that rear decal is SO wrong,

    • @dbvetter1
      @dbvetter1 8 лет назад +3

      +Mitch Grooms Yea, its way too high, it should be only on the flat surface.

    • @tjclt250r
      @tjclt250r 7 лет назад +3

      looks small too

    • @goopah
      @goopah 6 лет назад +1

      Good catch. I had not noticed, as I was so distracted by the rest of the car.

  • @57ddowling
    @57ddowling 8 лет назад +1

    i love Trans Am's had a white 1977 and Ordered a Black 1978 4 speed camel interior factory smoke t-tops deep dish wheels fine looking car the bird on this make this blue car look like crap

    • @chfpontiac5849
      @chfpontiac5849 7 лет назад

      I agree. Mom had an 80 in Tahoe Blue very similar to this but with the coordinating blue bird. Navy blue interior was the natural choice. The blue w/tan decals and black interior seems very mismatched. Great car overall, though. Nice to see the 400 with the 4 speed.

  • @enerrivers4392
    @enerrivers4392 3 года назад

    Nice, but, where are the T-tops. I bought 1 in l8 78, a 79. It kicked many so called hi performance cars ass of the era. Even a 79 CORVETTE could NOT beat me. In 82, I lost it to theft. Mine was brown with tan cloth interior. After the warranty expired I did a lil bit of mods. Njoy

  • @mattm9619
    @mattm9619 7 лет назад +3

    It's a shame that the first thing you need to do with these cars is pull the engine out and have it rebuilt to make some power. People get hung up on keeping them original when original sucked.

    • @willmills1370
      @willmills1370 6 лет назад

      Yup. I went through the factory 301 and then a brand new short block 301 and gave up on staying original when I had mine 28 years ago. GM maybe should have put Chevy motors in them...eventually they did anyway.

  • @papocam3853
    @papocam3853 5 лет назад +2

    Where the T-TOPS? 4 wheel disc brakes? Well, decent car,nevertheless.

  • @blackbirdbandit9766
    @blackbirdbandit9766 7 лет назад

    if you know your Trans Am in that year Oldsmobile had so many 403 cubic inch engines laying around Pontiac stuck them in almost all their TVs that you're it isn't even a Pontiac motor it's a week Oldsmobile engine

    • @paulbernardo7987
      @paulbernardo7987 7 лет назад +1

      Mine makes 400 hp with only bolt ons......13.5 quarters

    • @blackbirdbandit9766
      @blackbirdbandit9766 7 лет назад +1

      All day long easy 400 HP flippn tire smoker - mustang eater 😎✌

  • @Musclman78TA1
    @Musclman78TA1 4 года назад +1

    Rare color Yes..Desirable color Not really..

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад

      How about one with a blue bird...Love the blue/blue....
      www.webeautos.com/details-1979-pontiac-trans_am-limited_edition-used-2w87k9n171251.html

  • @hirthirthirt1693
    @hirthirthirt1693 4 года назад

    wrong artwork-color...right?

    • @WeBeAutosLtd
      @WeBeAutosLtd  4 года назад +1

      No, this Trans Am is 100% Correct 👍

  • @webchez69
    @webchez69 6 лет назад +1

    The exhaust does not sound stock, and sounds imo crappy for the car that it is. It should be softer, and the car should not shake so much

  • @robertrodriguez5640
    @robertrodriguez5640 8 лет назад

    what's wrong with it???

    • @webeautosltd8450
      @webeautosltd8450 8 лет назад +1

      +Robert Rodriguez Absolutley Nothing; It's for sale....

    • @slabiciune
      @slabiciune 8 лет назад

      +Robert Rodriguez It's called Horsepower

    • @robertrodriguez5640
      @robertrodriguez5640 8 лет назад

      nice one, oh slabiciune, I know I have one (1979 Trans Am).

    • @effinchad
      @effinchad 7 лет назад

      Funny, back when I was a kid our 79 SE black n gold 4 speed whooped this late 70s Z28 every time it met up around town and tried to mess.

    • @robertrodriguez5640
      @robertrodriguez5640 5 лет назад

      My God!! this comment was made 3 years ago!!!! Refering to what???? This car looks great!!! I even have one that I bought back in '79!

  • @GlassTopRX7
    @GlassTopRX7 8 лет назад

    Slow and not worth much, like under $10k

    • @camirocz
      @camirocz 7 лет назад +2

      You re an idiot.Obviously.

    • @lonmcq7317
      @lonmcq7317 7 лет назад +1

      screw you, bimbo...

    • @ckelley63
      @ckelley63 7 лет назад +1

      Like your mom!

    • @effinchad
      @effinchad 7 лет назад +3

      ckelley63 ^^ LOL!
      Out of the factory, slow, sure.
      Having one of these isn't and wasn't about racing.
      You FastnFurious children need to get real, instead of get tickets.

    • @GlassTopRX7
      @GlassTopRX7 7 лет назад +2

      You are an idiot I remember when these things were new and they would try and race the real muscle cars for the 60's and early 70's and get obliterated. No one originally bought these cars to cruise in, they bought the because they wanted a fast car new car. If they wanted to cruise they would have bought one with 301 or 305.
      The fact you would suggest that millennial started racing and street racing is an insult to just about every American hot rod lover back to the 40's. While I'm not 54 like you I'm not that much younger either but nice try.