1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am WS6 Coupe
A beloved symbol of 1970s car culture. An icon of disco era design. A redneck's red letter regalia. It's gaudy. Garish. Tacky. Even vulgar. And we love it. This is the story of Pontiac's Screaming Chicken, the largest and most recognizable decal in automotive history. Lost to time is the name of the man that first referred to the graphic as a "Screaming Chicken." The nickname came quickly. By the late 1970s, even Car and Driver was using the label. No doubt derogatory, over time the epithet has become one of endearment, although the brand's hardest purists still hate it. That bunch landed on "hood bird" four decades ago and refused to budge. Others go with "Rising Phoenix" or simply "Firebird." The ignorant usually refer to the massive flaming fowl as an Eagle or a Hawk.
For consignment, originally from our friends up north in the St. Therese, Canada assembly plant, this sculpted, aerodynamic T-topped muscle car. With its low original miles, the WS6 version has a mere 68,895 title verified clicks on the clock. A consignor stated garage kept, mostly original version of the beloved Trans Am, and all in showroom condition.
Exterior
All dressed up in Darth Vader black, from the 2 bumps at the front of the fenders that magically turn into headlights, to the Ram Air intake cowling hood flanked by 2 front fender bumps, and more intake inlets on the quarter panels, to the severely raked windscreen, to the rear trunk lid that seems to go on forever as it becomes an integrated spoiler. All in nice condition, and the optional T-tops are with this car. We note the addition of white decal stripes on the bump ups of the ram air hood that are led by white screaming chickens. These stripes pause for the roof and pick up again on the hatch, running under the aerodynamic spoiler. Special upgraded factory WS6 wheels in 17-inch format are seen on all 4's and wear deepy treaded tires with a 2021 manufactuing date. Our consignor notes that the paint was corrected and treated to a 5 year ceramic coat 1 year ago.
Interior
Dark gray leather covers the front power buckets, with the driver's being power adjustable, the rear 2 plus 2 bench, and steering wheel, as well as the white Hurst ball topped gearshift. Leather is soft and supple, showing only very minor folds or errors. A swooping center console is flanked by the buckets and makes its way to the dash while including a glove box/armrest, cup holder, gearshift, climate controls, and a Monsoon AM/FM/Cassette player with equalizer. The normal cluster instruments are clean and bright. Nice matching gray carpet floods the floor.
Drivetrain
A 5.7 liter LS1 V8 is found within the engine bay and is electronically fuel injected. The T56 6-speed manual transmission is bolted to the back, and these in combination make use of the 10-bolt 3.42 rear axle ratio and Positraction and this in turn allows the tires to spin and make the black marks on the pavement!
Undercarriage
The undercarriage is showroom with no dirt or scratched paint. Power front and rear disc brakes are on all the corners, and this car comes equipped with independent front coil spring suspension and a torque arm and coil springs in the rear. Dual to single to dual tailpipe exhaust is accentuated with a Magnaflow muffler.
Drive-Ability
This car started right up, and instantly came into a wonderful burbling idle. Smooth shifting, nice power and great ride as well as interior comfort. One gets the feeling of driving a piece of sculpture with all the inlets and curved cowlings etc. Overall, a great driver like new with all functions operating as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
A low mileage well cared for example of the modern style Trans Am. Aerodynamically designed and performance enhanced to be reliably driven, hassle free. Press the button, open up the top panels and make some marks on the pavement!
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2-Canada
G-General Motors
2-Pontiac
FV-Trans Am
2-Coupe
2-Manual Belts, Front Airbags
G-5.7L LS1 V8 320hp
8-Check Digit
W-1998
2-St. Therese, Quebec, Canada Assy Plant
229958-Sequential Unit Number
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