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Gold w/Camel interior, 400/220hp W72 4-spd manual transmission, WS6 handling Pkg.

The word “Iconic” can be used to describe a choice few American muscle cars. And The Pontiac Trans Am is certainly one of them! It was introduced in ’69 as a limited edition to the Firebird line-up. And by the time the 3rd generation came out in ’76, the cars popularity and “Legendary” status has been firmly cemented in the consciousness of almost every car-loving teenage boy in the U.S.! And a little film called “Smokey and the Bandit” only heightened the car’s appeal by leaps and bounds! That film featured a Special Edition Black T/A w/Gold striping, and Black interior. However, there was another Special “Gold” Edition Trans Am that was only available in ’78. The package consisted of Solar Gold exterior with Camel interior, Gold cast aluminum “Snowflake” wheels, special striping, emblems, hood decal and Gold removable roof panels. You could get [...]

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The curtain has closed on yet another great year in Monterey and about $344.9 million in cars swapped hands this year; off-the-block deals could still boost this total. The really special cars found eager buyers and set new records. There was a total of 1,273 cars being auctioned with 724 of them finding new homes.

The event was not just about the auctions, the lawn at the Pebble Beach Concours had some of the rarest cars around and, to commemorate Ford’s Le Mans victory 50 years ago, the greatest collection of racing GT40s assembled since they all went to Le Mans a half a century ago.

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