- Joined
- Dec 15, 2018
- Messages
- 74
- Reaction score
- 367
- Points
- 53
- Location
- Butler, PA
- Website
- www.pontiactransam.com
Only 1,555 20th Anniversary Trans Ams were built, all were white and featured four-speed transmissions. They were the official pace car of that year's Indianapolis 500. These 1989 Firebird replicas are as close to the actual pace car as any replica offered up to this time. The only changes made to the cars that were actually on the track during the race were the additions of strobe lights and saftely equipment. 1,555 were produced, 5 being test cars. Out of 1,550 cars produced by PAS, the actual pace cars were randomly selected and sent to Indy for testing and modification. Car and Driver praised the TTA for its collectability, citing the coupe's limited production and speed. In the magazine's test, the Pontiac hit the quarter mile in 13.4 seconds and topped out at 153 miles per hour. Even more impressive, they were the fastest accelerating production car sold in the U.S. at the time with a 0-to-60 of only 4.6 seconds.
The TTA's 3.8-liter engine, which had earlier found fame in the Buick GNX, was very conservatively listed at 250 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque. By comparison, the Firebird Trans Am GTA from the same year only managed 235 horses from its larger and heavier 5.7-liter V-8.
Check out the full gallery here!
(Special thanks to @Nicodess for these photos!)
The TTA's 3.8-liter engine, which had earlier found fame in the Buick GNX, was very conservatively listed at 250 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque. By comparison, the Firebird Trans Am GTA from the same year only managed 235 horses from its larger and heavier 5.7-liter V-8.
Check out the full gallery here!
(Special thanks to @Nicodess for these photos!)
