Here’s Why this Pontiac Trans Am GTA is Still Worth Over $20,000
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA car review. Here’s Why this Pontiac Trans Am GTA is Still Worth Over $20,000, car review and car tour with Scotty Kilmer. Car show off contest winner Shaz and his 1988 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA. What happened to the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA? This 30 year old car has a 5.7 liter V8 engine and has been fully restored. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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Scotty Kilmer Scotty you should play gta and do gameplay on it you would get so many views
Not worth over $20k
First of all its not a collectors car
2nd its not all original
3rd Mileage ?
My cousin bought last year a
burgundy 1987 trans am GTA
5 speed 305 tpi all original
Original owner
With all maintenance receipts since day one
Original window sticker
Paint was flawless
Original 70k miles
Car was garaged its entire life
Owner originally selling it for $7500
Sold it for $6800 cash
I think the only 3rd gen trans am worh over 15k should be the 1989 trans am 3.8 TURBO
As it came equipped with the same engine found on the Grand National came with about 300hp was faster than any american car that year evan a (corvette ) ran 12s on 1/4 mile
0-60 4.6 secs thats faster than alot of todays cars and they only made about 1,500 .
Gorgeous car but the steering wheel is on the wrong side.
Aye Bee oh now i get it ,its an import so it cost more over there, im a Mustang enthusiast and most of my family and friends own muscle cars so i know if its rare and how much they are worth basic specs. I stay in the Bay Area you see muscle cars everywere....SF/Oakland
How reliable is the 90-97 Firebird?
Thanks for featuring my car scotty. Apologise for the video quality its not exactly my forte.. just wanted to add some info for those who dont know much about these cars. They were rated at 220hp and 295 lb/ft stock. 0-60 6.5 seconds q/mile 15.4 only available as auto (with 5.7 engine). In its day it was a proper performance car and was as fast as cars like Porsche 928's and even similar to ferrari 308's etc... but it was over 30 years ago! This ones a little quicker as it has the lower gear ratios, emissions delete, Cat delete, Cold air intake, full custom freeflow exhaust, msd ignition and performance chip, so is plenty quick enough for the tiny roads in the uk. My last trans am was a procharged 4th gen with 580bhp it was a ridiculously powerful car and i could never drive it near its power band. This car is great fun as its got enough power to have fun and NOT lose your license. They are rare in the uk and not many super clean ones about as many old imports have rusted away in our horrible climate. Mine came from japan so was totally rust free and even the underside was better than my 2002 4th gen. Anyway thanks for watching and have a great day.
Nice job. The paint shows really well here. I think most here in the States wanted the IROC w/ the 5.7 as I don't believe I have ever seen a T/A from that era with it.
Nice work getting her all cleaned up, beautiful car! Cheers from Utah, USA
The Pontiac GTA was one of the coolest looking rides of alllllllll time....
@@lesliehorwinkle They're around but not it that shape. Lol. I do think the Camaro outsold the bird too.
What an amazing car, SA 79! Thanks for the video and to Scotty for featuring it! I've always loved the Performance Pontiacs. Beautiful styling since the early 1960s and exciting to own or drive.
Man whoever painted that car and did the body work needs to have his buisness expanded globally. The paint job on this Trans-Am was flawless and the bodywork was spot on. This Car is 30 years old yet it looks like a brand new car. Nice work
1:48
AGREE!
Holy cow what a stunning example! I'd be damn proud of that
Seriously it is he kept this car right 👍👍👍
I know the paint is amazing!
Love the seats
Beautiful car, always one of my favorites, knight rider fan as kid
no wonder that car reminded me of Michael Knight!
Nah
Smokey and the bandit
Kudos for keeping the car visually close to factory stock, without all those silly add-ons that most of the other f-body cars suffer from.
And that paint job is downright Epic
5 out of 5 stars! Super nice Trans Am.
smithraymond09029 definitely
I wish they made cars like this still!
GM sold the trans am name to a company called trans am depot that mods camaros into custom trans ams. they had a special edition 1000hp last year.
Coelho is right. Look them up. They're beautiful camaro trans am cars btw.
@Vladimir_Bone Spur_tRump I'll have you know I'm quite fond of my built shitbox Subaru 😂
coelho sports Right , When if this is Trans Am Where would Delorean will be going to?
They are awesome looking and handle well, but are underpowered and the interior build quality is atrocious! (Wind noise/creaks galore) I have a stock 89 TA w/64k.
Rev up your...British tribute to American muscle
beautiful car! all it needs is a chevy 572 engine swap!
@@fidelcatsro6948 572 in a uni body car is a disaster
@@jonsixxx6569 why do you say that amigo?
nice. car I have. camaro rs 91 ride to vegas sierra Nevada very strong motor
@@fidelcatsro6948 notice how every drag car that has a custom big block is not a unibody. if you get a slight bit of flex in the frame from how much power you're putting down, you either dont get damage or you get fixable damage in a normal car. in a unibody the entire car is ruined if its twisted or wrecked at all
I miss Pontiac so much. Even though they're the exact same as Chevy, I always preferred their variants of GM cars.
Their orange interior glow was always better than the standard green everyone else used.
vtwinbreed it was awesome
Pontiac had more detailed styling, better interiors, and different suspension tuning. They were a more premium car with a higher price. Pre-80s they also had their own completely different engine families as did the other divisions.
Agreed, like how for example there were 5 Camaros to every one Trans Am back in the day.
My God that Trans Am is absolutely gorgeous. Driving this car in that condition is like living in the 80’s WOW😍😍😍
I don't know who did the paint, but keep going back to them. They might know what they're doing. I edit and say that it's the blocking and the "cut and buff". That thing is optically perfect.
Black can really show the imperfections. This pain job is superb.
“Kit I need ya buddy “
@11second69nickeynova it was a reference and a correct one at that seeing as the 1982 model started the third generation. this car resembles KITT being all black and a third generation TA. is it a replica? no, it doesn't have anything the same as Kitt. but for somebody on the street that only knew of the tv icon they wouldn't think twice to call this car "knight rider"
Agreed. I see the car and Knight Rider comes to my mind.
11second69nickeynova
Hey man I threw out a joke and you got all technical. I grew up watching knight rider. I knew it was an 1982 . You need to lighten up and have fun. Life’s much better that way.
Cheers!
''OK MICHAEL IM ON MY WAY!''
I remember being made of fun of. Now these cars are priceless and they are still my favorite
honestly didn't even know that this car existed until now.. It's beautiful
what? you never seen knight rider? where do you live? Kittygystan?
Never did say WHY this car was still worth over $20,000. Thats why I clicked on this one, but nobody ever said why.
Dude just *LOOK* at that beast. Just looking at the car, it looks fantastic. It had personality, it purred like a kitten when you revved it, I've been in a normal non-GTA transam before (or was it a grand am? the interiors look very similar) and they are just a pure pleasure to sit in, even in the passenger's seat. These cars are worth 20k because they are pure awesome.
Its not stock so its not worth $20,000 for sure
Same here. It’s a beautiful car and definitely has a nostalgia value, but sadly I think there’s an extra 0 in that valuation. Maybe it’s worth more because it’s not in the US and harder to find/more in demand? I recently spent time in multiple European countries and noted that there were a lot of firebirds. I asked my friend in Switzerland about it and he said that “Everybody loves KITT.”
@@twodollardream5545 Yea, I grew up in Switzerland and based on Knight Rider my classmates and I had the impression that it was a super exclusive car on the level of Lamborghinis. Europe is crazy though, I was in the Netherlands last month and because of some weird laws a damn $35'000 Mustang is apparently €120'000.
Anyway, I don't remember them being common though, because I'd get very excited the rare times I did see them. So when I moved to America in the early 90s I was shocked to see people in my high school driving around in them.
Its my car and i have no idea what i would sell it for or could... i think thats Scottys estimate not mine 😉 but he does know his cars..
That was one of the best looking Trans-am I've seen in a long time beautiful car now I want one
Beautiful car. Unique in UK. Insurance and fuel must be horrible there. These F body cars are just starting to be of interest here in Canada now. Hard to find not abused.
Well done mate!
Agreed. I wish I bought one 10 years ago when the prices were still decent :(
Actually comes under classic car and only costs 190 dollars or 150 uk pounds to insure 😎 but fuel cost not so good
@@SA-zoom1 lucky you don't live in Australia. Car registration and insurance, especially for a more unique car, is outrageously expensive here.
My Church mother has a 1987 Firebird GTA with 22,735 original miles on it garaged only started once a week to ensure fluids flow. Paint job original “Looks amazing”.
Thanks, we had a 1977 TRANS AM SPECIAL EDITION, 6.6 L, auto, velour interior, HURST T-Tops,tilt PS, PB, AC: but Road salt in Warsaw IN RUSTED IT OUT almost beyond rebuild in ten years. Actually best car I ever drove for those years,,,,,..kind of nice the TRANSAM CLUB.....
What a beautiful car! My 88 gta is a 305 tuned port with 5speed man. And ttops i love it and will never get rid of it! Its clean but not flawless like yours, great video!
Simply GORGEOUS!!! Owned a few 3rd gen birds back in da day but never anything remotely as nice as this. And it's across the big pond, no less! Excellent job, mate!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I love 82' Trans AM.
Cowl induction. 👍 The hood scoops were not just for looks. Lol 82-84 TA's
I love the 80s dash display. I really want one
One of my favorite cars of all time was the 88 Trans Am GTA my best friend sister had one! We`d cruise til the tires came off and jam 80s rock they should bring these cars back that would be incredible!!!
I drive a black Trans Am myself.
Is it fun??
Is it awesome?
Does it talk?
Its a Camaro. Not a Firebird. How many times do I have to say it? Sitting in my 78 Z28.
really? with no help from anyone else? good job Travis!
When Pontiac was "driving excitement!" Bitchin' GTA
Excellent job kid. That's one of the best rear Trans Am I've seen. Dashboard instrument panel is amazing. Those used to be one of my favorite car when I was young. Night Rider was all time favorite
Its a beauty. But in my humble opinion the last great trans am was made in 73 with the powerful 455. Original untouched model's are bringing mucho money at Barrett Jackson, with at the present Time are rising....
One of my dream cars. Love it in black, but if I owned one, I would want it in that dark maroon they offered
Did you think on Dark Russett?? They was made only in 87 and they are rare but looks awesome!!
Pontiac were good cars but the earlier modles was hell on timming gears and water pumps.
Good to see this car seeing some love overseas.
Beauty, in like new condition. Don't know how I missed this one originally, glad I stumbled across it.
Just got an impeccable 89 gta a month ago. Only 1 owner. 68k miles in next to prestine shape for under 7k. I still can't believe I own it
I have an 87 formula one of these that I'm working on, such fun cars
the only thing I don't like about the car its a automatic
You could only get the 350 with the auto at the time. If you wanted a manual, you had to get a 305 or a v6.
Yeah, they didn't offer the 5.7 / 350 with a manual transmission at the time.
Yup I had a 87 iroc z28, it was manual but 5.0. The 5.7 were only automatic.
I like it as an automatic
Standards are fun but automatics are quicker. There isn't a human being alive that is going to shift faster than a transmission.
I like the led's next to the turn signals when the headlights are down. That's a cool idea! Rev up your engines!
I have a 1989 Pontiac Formula 350 T top car with 32k original miles, it’s red over gray interior. VIN code 8 and everything is original. Bought it back in 94.
Hi Scotty Merry Christmas to you !!!
hello and Merry Christmas!
Beautiful gta, it must be very difficult and expensive to find parts for it outside of the states.
No it's not, but those parts are expensive. At least here in Finland. I order most of my parts from USA, because parts are super cheap there.
Hi James , GM car parts are easy and cheap to find here in UK we had a Cadillac main dealer here in Manchester (Bauer and Millet) until 2 years ago with a great parts dept. Now with internet and Fed Ex you just get anything from the States .
@@hupajuu You will pay for shipping, but parts wise GM almost all the running gear appeared on other model cars, so its a shared parts bin car.
I usually have mixed feelings for these cars but i found a new appreciation for them right now thanks for showing the car love it its so clean
That Pontiac is a beautiful car. I love how it's been mild modified especially the wheels and the interior.
Nice! Wish he spent a little more time on the interior. Those digital gauges were interesting.
That is one sweet Firechicken.
Man imo the gta trans am looks right without any modifications.
I love that this guy installed daylight running lights on the side of the pop-ups. Doing that could revive pop-up/roll-up headlights. At least... I sure hope they can.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Is a great car, wonderful 😎👍🏻
Smoky and the Bandits ( kit )
hello Giovanni from Philly nice GTA. I still have my 1988 Pontiac trans AM GTA since I was 20 years old. I'm now 60 years old. I just did a nice burnout Thursday afternoon. never let me down . have a nice day today
That car is beautiful. .well done bringing her up to a spectacular example of this Pontiac.
Nice car ☺
That car is AWESOME 🙌🏻💯💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
This car is so beautiful the lights the color of the lights the body omg now I know why I became a technician don’t see these around anymore at all
I have 88 Trans Am GTA with 5 speed, T-tops, digital dash and I have new 350 crate engine for it! 😃
You couldn't even special order a 350 5 speed when they were built. Car was designed for road courses not drag strips. LOL
See, that's when cars looked GOOD. The Trans-Am was always one of my favorite cars ever (Of course movies like Smokey and the Bandit sure as heck helped that). Nowadays, cars just look too samey, you can't tell one from the other. But back in the 80s, there were several cars that were more affordable that had their own personality, and maybe the GTA was expensive, but normal Trans-Ams could be found throughout the 90s and you could get them for a decent price and you had a car that was just pleasing to look at, pleasing to be in, and pleasing to drive. Oh, and... one thing this guy forgot.... where's the golden firebird on the hood!? How can you have a black TransAm and not have a bird on the hood?
Thought you said pontiacs have no resale value, changing minds now are we
Could have just become my favourite car after this video. front and rear is flawless
Trans Ams aren't my favorite cars but that car is beautiful, it looks mint like straight from the factory. The inside dash display looks ahead of its time for 1988. Gorgeous car - Thanks for showing it.
Beautiful car!!
Rev up your Pontiac Trans Am Grand Theft Auto!
My sentiments exactly...
It looks like a museum piece. Gorgeous.
A friend of mine in uk used to have a 69' cougar ,84' dodge power wagon ,and a Ford pinto. I used to love getting to drive them (except the pinto). To drive something like that in uk was a real head turner. The only thing was that we all used to "club in" for petrol !!!.
TRANS AM BABY!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
MÖTLEY CRÜE !!!🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Dixie Highway Tan 10 10 Sammy hagar
reminds me the car of 'Knight Rider'
I know someone that had one of these in Blue. That thing use to lay a slab every time you touched the throttle off a light. These cars are fun to drive.
Wanted that car as a kid, glad your enjoying it!
Everybody start there fire places
"their" maybe? i'm not sure what you're trying to say
Ion Ymous I am so sorry grammar nazi
@@generosen999 know problem
My trans am burned to the ground.
Rev up your fish & chips!
Mmmm.. how do you like your chips... salt and vinegar, barbecue, jalapeno, baked, plain flavoured, wavy/ruffle...
Dont forget the British Tea and Biscuits Watson!
Gotta love those Pontiacs ...every one a gem, even the Aussie built ones.
First car I ever bought. 88 gta, Black with gold wheels, hardwood cowl hood, shift kit, welded diff, but it had an older 350 carb motor bored .40 over. It was so much fun but I only wish it had a manual trans. My parents sold it when I was away at school. That car is the reason I won’t sell any of my cars anymore. It is also a car I want to own again some day.
Rev up ur show off car.
We need a video for the third generation Camaros!
Smokey & the bandit would be proud!
I love beautiful retro cars like this, especially if it's given a Knight Rider KITT makeover.
Morning scotty
morning!
This car has obsolete rear suspension and has top speed 170km/h only.
Vjekoslav Cvetnić it’s an antique it’s 31years old
31 Years. Is closing in on half century
Of course it’s obsolete
Antique
Rick Simpson sounds like it’s intended to be some sort of safety thing
You know insurance companies lawyers etc.
Personally I’d not drive any car over 85 mph
Above that speed
You’re just not going to survive any crash
Should something go wrong
James D not sure what they getting at.
Basically most cars begin to become obsolete after. One year and definitely when the model style is no longer produced
@@steelisthemeal In '80 no one in Europe were making rear solid axle except for trucks and jeeps. Even Yugo had independent rear suspension. This type of solid axle is unstable and dangerous at high speed, you can easy lose control in curves, especialy when is rainy. In one episode the KARR said "I am the car of the future!" What future, you are already obsolete!
@Rick Simpson you own a operating eagle talon, holy crap. ok how many transmissions has it had put in it now
Now that's a beautiful car.
It's a shame we don't have stuff like this here in Portugal.
My brother had a 1988 Trans Am Formula 350 that was incredible it also had the sport suspension on it what a machine.
Love it my dad owned a red iroc z as well as a Pontiac trans am his was also red w gold wheels and had a special back window that went straight down not the curved window like this car...it was nice I miss it and want it back!
Wow- beautiful restoration. Car looks clean and mean. That paint work and panel refitment was superb. They didn't come out of the factory near that quality, so your bodyman did a labour of love. Notable is the excellent alignment of the headlights & taillight assemblies. Engine cleaner than new.
Nice car, always been my favorite since the early 70's. I drove a brand new 88 T/A w 5.7litre... Had 6 miles on it, just touching the gas you were sideways.
Ikr, I have a 85 T/A right now, these cars got sideways because apparently they where very tail happy, some people see this as a problem, I see it as making the car even more fun to drive lol
Man that is a sweet ride. I love that interior dash.
I restored 100% one of these. Sold it a few years ago. 2 buyers showed up at the same time. Bidding started at $25,000. and stopped at $33,500. Lol. Nice GTA dude.
I used to have the same one but mine came with the LT1 corvette engine. Crazy fast ride. Expensive to upkeep. All the controls were on the steering wheel. We called it the bat mobile
That's a really nice car, very tastefully done.
Beautiful Trans-Am! There's a lot more that could be done with that engine. "Under the bonnet". So cute.
Not a GM guy, but what a fkin beauty. Beautiful machine.
Beautiful Trans Am Brother . Probably the best looking car in England.
Love these....i bought a 91 formula 5.7L new at 19 years old....his 4wheel disc brakes are rare also
Having driven a Formula 350 from '89 they are fun to drive, good looking cars. I also agree that low level after market spoilers are better than factory.
Very nice. I have a 1989 Formula 350 black with t-tops L98 350ci 5.7L 93k miles, garage kept, no rust no issues whatsoever. It's a gem really..I belong to a third gen Firebird Club n these cars are going up in value quickly. Iam selling mine, only if someone meets my price.
I have a tag of $15K in my head..
This car's Retrofit, Remodeling is really very fresh. The Dash is very high tech and styled to beyond the 80's! The Wheels are awesome! Looks like factory Prototype! Very Pontiac inspired! Kudos!
My dad had two GTA. A white and a black. One he bought new. Man it was a slick car!
DUDE thats SICK! Just well bloody done mate!
The interior looks great from a distance, and then you get a clear view of the dash! On a positive note, the rest of the car looks great!
It's a real beauty,these are are a great car,I'm British as well,I had a 1990 LO3 Firebird,it was just the right size for our crappy British roads,I put a Flowmaster cat back and Edelbrock headers on it,it sounded great,I traded it for a 4th Gen Firehawk years ago,the rust was just starting to get hold of it but like you,I didn't daily drive it and never on salted roads.✌👍
That car is in stunningly beautiful condition. Nice job!
Holy crap that TA is gorgeous!
Love my 95 Trans Am!!
Wow that is a beautiful specimen of that generation of Trans Am. Very well done. I don't think I've ever seen one better. That interior is fantastic as well. I love analog controls, they're always right where you left them.
This guy wins! Super nice car! You dont see grand am's like that, even in the US!
Beautiful GTA! I had a 84 firebird I restored and I loved how good it drove and handled! Thanks for sharing.✌✌🇺🇸