1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

Built 1981 in Norwood, Ohio (USA)

Body: Coupé / Targa (Fisher)

Exterior: dark brown metallic

Interior: camel

Engine: 400cui V8 (orig. 301cui V8 turbo)

Displacement: 6,6l (original 4,9l)

Fuel Economy: 13 Mls. / Gal. (US)

 

 WS-6 Package, including

- 15“ x 7.5“ turbo-rims (fitted with 225/70-15 Goodyear Eagle GT+4)

- 4-wheel disc brakes 11“

- limited slip differential

- heavy duty suspension

- larger diameter sway bars

- tighter steering box gear ratio

70.899 Firebird were built in 1981.

thereof 33.493 Trans Am

thereof 13.578 Turbo Trans Am

thereof 6.612 Targa

 

Few Details.

The so called "Screamin´ Chicken" - the hood-bird (1980 / 1981 Turbo-T/A). On the  "Turbo-Dome" you can also see the "Turbo 4.9"-decals - so everybody would know that this car was equipped with the worlds first Turbo-V8 available in a production car:

The former owner of our car replaced the 301cui turbo-engine with a 400cui V8 from a 1973 T/A:

In 1981, the last year of 2nd gen. F-body production, the Trans Am models were equipped with an additional eagle on the fuel filler cap between the taillights: