We are simply a group of individuals who wish to share our appreciation for the great race series the trans am during its heyday from 1966 to 1972. Email historic photos courtesy of dave friedman, from his book transam, the pony car wars 19661972. The pony car wars 19661972, is considered the definitive retrospective on the series. The car also has fia papers and historical trans am registry papers. Transam world of racing by sylvia wilkinson order this book today. See more ideas about pontiac firebird, pontiac firebird trans am and firebird.
The potential of the trans am series was fabulous, in my opinion. The cars feature a magnetic traction to the track and consist of a 69 chevy camaro and a ford boss 302 mustang. Roger warrick autosports marketing associates, ltd. The sister car to the camaro is the pontiac firebird, which is often available in a trans am package, with extra upgrades in handling and performance. Buffum chuck cullinane don eichstadt dan furey frank gardner dean gregson dick guldstrand john hall greg hessler ed hinchcliff g. Trans am by david friedman david friedman was not only the official shelby american photographer, but kept an eye on other cars as well. This book is a remarkable collection of photos of the faces, cars, pitstops, track action and dramatic moments of the sixyear series. Class of 1972 autosports marketing associates, ltd. Mar 19, 2012 the pony car wars heat back up there was a time when asian pony cars reigned supreme over their underpowered, cumbersome american counterparts. Trans am racing in its hey day is author dave friedmans book.
The pony car wars, 19661972, an entry for a woodvan beuren driven mustang did not finish the midamerica transam sedan championship race at midamerica raceways, wentzville, missouri on june 12, 1966. Im a big terlingua racing team jerry titus fan and this book covers alot of their history. The pony car wars 19661972 i followed the complete transam series, and was thrilled to see this book hit the market. Sep 19, 2014 the prize each pony car manufacturer eyed was the transam series, and pontiac was ready to enter the fray against chevy and ford. The brand stepped up its image beginning in the late 1950s and 1960s, producing the luxurious bonneville models and, later, the performanceoriented gto and the firebird, pontiacs entry into the pony car wars of the 1960s. Jan 16, 2015 the 1970 season was the year that all of the stars would finally fall on the trans am series. Copies of the book and magazine are included, as is a copy of revsons autobiography, which went into production on the same day that he was killed in a testing accident at the south african grand prix in kyalami in 1974. In the ultimate ponycar wars of the reagan era, the roush mustangs showed the camaros the way home.
Gms pony cars the chevrolet camaro and pontiac firebird were almost canceled. The 2010 and 2015 years are well represented in model form, and round2 amt is coming out with the new 2016 car models soon. Over the last few years, however, american automakers have reinvigorated the pony car class with the relaunch of the chevy camaro and the latest ford mustang. The same applies for the trans am book about the pony car wars of 19661972. The pix are great, but the stories by drivers, owners, etc are the best. Pontiac parts must complement your car s features and performance to achieve efficiency and durability in handling. The pony car wars, 19661971 by dave friedman 2001, hardcover, revised. Pontiac is known for its efficiency, durability and optimum performance that is why some sellers and dealers can easily give costly prices in selling pontiac car parts and accessories.
Autodynamics 1970 transam challenger, the genuine article. Scalextric usa trans am series pony car wars 2 scale slot car set. When the modified muscle cars of the series were seen performing well on the. Pony car is an american car classification for affordable, compact, highly styled coupes or. The pony car wars, 19661972, by dave friedman and is credited to the hrm archives, which stands for hot rod magazine archives. This jaguar xjs trans am car turned a housecat into a race. As the winner of trans am race series in 1971, 1972, and 1976, the secondgeneration amx variant was the first pony car to be used as a standard vehicle for highway police car duties by an american law enforcement agency. The competition between the manufacturers was so fierce the trans am series from 1966 to 1972 is described as the pony car wars. Back in its early days in the late 60s and early 70s, trans am hosted the front lines for the pony car wars. It has a short text to explain the unfolding of each racing. The significant 7 the most notable of the american pony cars. The pony car wars 19661971 by dave friedman, parnelli jones order this book today.
The pony car wars, 19661971 by dave friedman 2001, hardcover, revised at the best. What handcuffed pontiac was its lack of a small displacement engine. How about having parnelli doing the foreword, that is just so cool. When the trans am series let pony cars loose on the road circuits of america, some of the most exciting road racing in history took place. In other words, cars that actually raced in the sports car club of americas famous trans am series.
Historic photos courtesy of dave friedman, from his book transam, the pony car wars 19661972. The term pony car applied to all versions of these nameplates, from base models to the highperformance muscle car models, developed in league with factory supported racing to gain a marketing edge. Today, sometimes the original trans am drivers will come to our races. With a serious racing effort from all four major automotive manufacturersford, general motors, chrysler, and american motorsand their backing of topnotch teams running mustangs, camaros, javelins, dodge challengers, plymouth barracudas, and pontiac firebirds, the entry list was a spectator. Mathews ak miller danny moore petteyhallquist steve ross. Scalextric usa trans am series pony car wars 2 scale. The decal sheet is unused and there are various pieces of paperwork and a layout booklet. Auto racing history trans am champions deep throttle. A car capable of winning best of show at any concours delegance it entered, a car that would properly represent the history, and the era, relevant to the glory days of transam racing. The scca trans am racing series launched in 1966 and was designed to showcase a new class of sporty domestic cars racing on road courses. We also raced on all the best natural road circuits in north america and unlike. The brand achieved prominence in the postwar period with iconic 1950s models including catalina, chieftain and star chief. The pony car wars, 19661971 by dave friedman 2001, hardcover, revised at the best online prices at ebay. The best drivers in the world fought fiercely in every race, providing competition and action that has never been equaled in any other race series.
The legendary history of the pony car wars comes to life in this softcover edition of the cars of transam racing. Mbi publishing co, 729 prospect ave, p o box 1, osceola wi. He lets his photographs very often speak for themselves in any of his bestselling books. Hurst airmart rotors that supply the stopping power. Posted on february 17, 2014 updated on may 2, 2014 an inspiring story of faith, love, and a hope for a better tomorrow. The pony car wars 19661971 by dave friedman, parnelli jones trans am book. Jun 10, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Buick had quite a few of these engines left over when it stopped production of the gnxso pontiac picked up the turbo v6s and put them in.
Dave friedman books list of books by author dave friedman. Looking at the results from the 1966 season in the dave friedman book, trans am. The pony car wars 19661971 by friedman dave and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The 1969 trans am season had all the qualities found in one of hollywoods epic western movies. Mar 15, 2020 bringing excitement to the pony car wars. Anything related to the scca sanctioned trans american racing series from the years 1966 to1972 when detroit fought it out on the tracks of north america. The new brm 124th trans am cars slotforum slot car news. See more ideas about trans am, firebird trans am and firebird. Not the least of all, the reagan years marked the beginning of the end of the cold war and the soviet union as a whole. On the lighter side of world politics however, by the mid80s, another conflict that had been somewhat dormant for a good ten years was definitely heatingupknown as the pony car wars, it rages on to this day. The chevrolet camaro is a midsize american automobile manufactured by chevrolet, classified as a pony car and some versions also as a muscle car. The picture appears on page 50 of the book entitled, trans am. In the ultimate pony car wars of the reagan era, the roush mustangs showed the camaros the way home. While they could have destroked their 350 cubic inch v8, it couldnt produce the kind of power needed for racing.
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