79 Trans Am, how to classify?

eeluddy · Uber Guru

79 Trans Am, how to classify?

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

I would not call it a Canadian Poncho because it is not made in Canada and I think that is the underlying factor. Having said that I think that when referring to a Canadian Poncho we really mean a series 7000 or B Body up to 1970 with Chevrolet drivetrains badged and marketed as Pontiac engines. We have stretched this a bit to include Pontiac cars built in Canada regardless of drivetrain.

I don't think the Trans Am is an orphan either since that how it was made and there are hundreds of thousands just like it. It's a Pontiac. After 1976 there is really only one type of engine and that is a GM corporate engine. Many Pontiac die hards have never accepted this but it is true.

-- Edited by 73SC at 20:13, 2008-09-21

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

If we went with the theme of this site ("Your Canadian Built Pontiac, Acadian and Beaumont Resource") I'd call it American. However, we let all Pontiacs slip in!

Todd

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

Indeed, I never meant to exclude any Pontiac from our discussions that's for sure. We even had a 76 Firebird biggrin

and a lot more Pontiacs made south of the 49th.

eeluddy · Uber Guru

Most of my Poncho's have been Canadian built. Starting with a '29 Pontiac 6 with at least 6 from the 60's, and a lotta more 70's and 80's. As far as US built I had a pile of them too. 69-72 Grand Prix's are still a strong favorite to me. All of them being Canadian bought new, not built here but all with USA Pontiac engines. It's the Olds powered ones I'm starting to like in my old age

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

eeluddy wrote:

It's the Olds powered ones I'm starting to like in my old age

They don't call them ROCKETS for nothing !

-- Edited by 73SC at 20:42, 2008-09-21

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

69Laurentian wrote:

If we went with the theme of this site ("Your Canadian Built Pontiac, Acadian and Beaumont Resource") I'd call it American. However, we let all Pontiacs slip in!

Todd

Thanks for letting us biggrin

hang out

RDubya · Poncho Master!

Mine was built in California, but it's almost like a Canadian built car as in 82 GM decided to use the "corporate" engine, being the 305 and it's basically a Camaro under the skin.