[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Which year was that Firebird?? Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by MI-Roger [Email] (#882) [Profile/Gallery] (more from MI-Roger) on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:58:22 In Reply to: Re: There was no way the Firebird was ever a 155 MPH car!, Craig, Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:53:32 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I owned a '79 TransAm with the T/A 6.6 engine (not the Oldmobile station wagon 403) which was actually built as a '78 high performance engine. Close ratio 4-speed manual with narrow gate Hurst shifter and the WS6 suspension package which included wider wheels, 4-wheel disc brakes, and polyurethane suspension bushings rather than rubber. I ordered it that way from the factory, with no radio and seatbelts that didn't match the interior fabric to save money (who cares if the seatbelts are black rather than camel when the car is black and the interior is both camel and black?).

The car was freakishly quick away from starts and could spin the tires in all four gears (I did it once just to be sure!). The car came with a 150 MPH speedometer but I don't remember ever reading that it was actually capable of those speeds.

I drove it for a little over a year, got married, moved, and discovered I could not afford the insurance in my new town. I sold it and my grown sons are still mad about it - even though neither of them were born yet when I sold it.

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• 99 Viggen on Top Gear, Andym, Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:06:30
  • Viggen Won, No Snaab, Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:58:54
    • Gah! Spoiler that! Just downloaded it to watch :( nm, sab, Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:26:53
    • There was no way the Firebird was ever a 155 MPH car!, MI-Roger , Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:01:10
      • Corvette's were hitting 174 since 1997...., ryan , Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:35:20
      • Final drive ratio too high., Gene N , Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:14:36
      • Re: There was no way the Firebird was ever a 155 MPH car!, Craig, Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:53:32
        • Re: There was no way the Firebird was ever a 155 MPH car!, Ed_F , Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:05:53
          • Re: There was no way the Firebird was ever a 155 MPH car!, Craig, Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:55:46
        • Which year was that Firebird??, MI-Roger , Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:58:22 <-- Viewing This Message
          • Re: Which year was that Firebird??, Craig, Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:05:09
            • I remember my T/A 6.6 as 225 HP...., MI-Roger , Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:05:02
  • 99 Viggen on Top Gear- Won! Only one to hit 150mph, NOSREDNA, Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:55:54

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