5/03: Happy May, everybody! Time to enjoy all those May flowers that will be blooming, right? Time for car events too! Check the Community section to see what events are posted, and contact me if you have one you’d like to add.
5/03: Lot of action over at the FB page while I’ve been working at research for finishing the Modeling & Diecast section. Take a look over there!
I also have to say that I have removed a preferred vendor from the side panel after getting my red GTA back from having the A/C service completed. Despite the financial “details”… take what you will from that… the car was not completely repaired as asked and was returned with new scratches and scrapes underhood and around the latch, not to mention dirt inside the car and dirty smudges all over the outside and hood. This from a “restoration business” that I have known of for years. Needless to say I am bitterly disappointed… and cannot in good faith recommend them to any other owners who might be needing work completed.
What’s that saying…”fool me once…”
1987 was a watershed year for Pontiac’s Third-Generation F-Body platform; several new content changes were made to the Firebird lineup from top to bottom; the legendary Firebird Trans Am model benefited from the best of all the additions.
Introduced as an higher-end performance/luxury option package for the Trans Am… and to highlight the Pontiac F-Body introduction of the GM 5.7L (350 cubic-inch) Tuned-Port-Injection V8 engine… the TRANS AM GTA debuted amid a flurry of activity in the entire Pontiac F-car lineup. Beginning as a specifically outfitted option package in 1987, the GTA was quickly upgraded to a fully-contented model… and became the flagship Third-Generation Pontiac Firebird.
The GTA was aimed at the performance enthusiast who wanted a bit more “flair” from their vehicle purchase, both in style and performance; buyers who were looking for less “stickers and decals” and a more upscale, mature international performance experience for the late 1980s. During its six years of production, the “Gran Turismo Americano” edition of the Trans Am evolved into the “ultimate” luxury performance Third-Generation Firebird.
For many years the Third-Generation Firebirds were oftentimes harshly judged by the automotive press of its day, but the truth still remains that the GTA was one of GM’s hottest performers during the late 1980s and early 1990s. This website was created, in part, to show you just what made these cars so special back then… and why they continue to be so today.
Here at The Source Page, you’ll learn about the GTA’s history… meet the Pontiac manager who envisioned the program back in the mid-1980s… find out about all aspects of the car’s development, before and after production… chart the year-to-year changes and adjustments… you name it, you’ll find it here at The GTA Source Page.
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