Herb Adams is the father of the Fire Am. He was an engineer with Pontiac during the 60s and help develop the handling package that would later be installed on the car that would become the Trans Am. In 1977 he was asked by Pontiac to build a special Trans Am while living within two requirements...
Trans Ams and Firebirds were dramatically redesigned up front for 1977. The new fascia was comprised of a single piece of flexible Reaction Injected Molded urethane, which replaced the previous year's separate Endura bumper and fiberglass header panel. According to Pontiac, "Sandwiched between...