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The 1980 Trans-Am Series was the fifteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series.After several years of recovery from the decline of demand for muscle cars in the early seventies and the 1973 Oil Crisis, Trans Am evolved into a support series for the IMSA GT Championship, using vehicles that were also used in IMSA GT races.
The Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). ). Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types including road courses and street c
The official name will be the "Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series". The revived series will use the SCCA's GT-1 class rules. A dedicated group of Trans-Am Series loyalists worked tirelessly to make the rebirth of the Trans-Am Series a reality, and it was to be a grass-roots based series with the potential to grow into a fully professional series.
The Trans Am Series features iconic American cars like Mustangs, Cameros, Challengers and Corvettes thundering around the track in 100-mile races. Road America brings Trans Am Series to the track ...
Firebirds were used in the Trans-Am series in the 1960s and 1970s. When the Firebird Trans-Am was released, there was controversy over the model's inability to compete in the Trans-Am because the smallest available engine was too large for use in the series at 400 cubic inches (6.6 L).
Grand Am: 1973 2005 GM A platform GM G platform GM N platform: 5 Mid-size and later compact car Sunbird: 1976 1994 GM H platform GM J platform: 2 Subcompact, later compact Phoenix: 1977 1984 GM X platform: 2 Compact T1000: 1981 1987 GM T platform: 1 Subcompact car, rebadged Chevrolet Chevette: 6000: 1982 1991 GM A platform: 1 Mid-size car J2000 ...
The new version of the Trans Am Pontiac's "RPO Y84" Black and Gold Trans Am S/E, made famous by Burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleason in 1977's "Smokey and the Bandit", carried on into 1982 as the RPO Y82/Y84 Limited Edition Trans Am S/E Recaro Edition" aka "Recaro T/A". The package added about 25% to the price of a Trans Am. Standard with a host of ...
1985 Firebird Trans Am. Introduced in 1982, the wedge-shaped Firebird was introduced, marking the first major redesign of the pony car since 1970. Embedded marketing in the television series Knight Rider was successful. Pontiac introduced more performance-oriented models over the next decade. The Trans Am also set a production aerodynamic mark ...