Back in 1978, Herb Adams, the Pontiac legend who by then was an integral part of Pontiac's Advanced Design group, helped introduce the world to the WS6 Trans Am Special Performance package.

Wrap a Trans Am body around the WS6 suspension and brake pieces ... which keeps your seat in the seat. The standard vinyl doesn't look bad, but a quick run down through Pine Hollow will smoothly ...

Motorweek recorded a 5.5-second 0-60 mph run and a 14-second quarter-mile in a 1998 Trans Am WS6. Impressive, especially when you consider that pricing for the Trans Am started at $26,500 ...

Well, fans of the series may be in luck, as New York-based Motorcar Classics says it has an extremely rare, fully documented restored 1978 Firebird Trans Am featuring the special Y88 and WS6 packages.

Regular Car Reviews gives us this cheeky and hysterical review of a 2001 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am WS6, proclaimed as Pontiac’s version of the Corvette that “all the dads bought.” ...