It was also available as a convertible. 1970 brought the second generation of the Firebird and the Trans Am, which initially came with the Pontiac 400. Later in the 1970s, Pontiac tried a weaker 4 ...

While the GTO morphed into a compact Chevy Nova for 1974 and rode off into the sunset at the conclusion of the model year, the second-gen Firebird-based Trans Am stubbornly refused to perish ...

The first-gen Firebird and Trans Am were also available as convertibles. However, the convertible option went away with the second-gen release and wouldn't make a comeback for decades.

While a 4.9-liter V8 might sound like a lot in the modern world, keep in mind that only few years before the second-generation Trans Am was available with up to a staggering 7.5-liters of ...