The most famous third-gen is the 1982 Pontiac Firebird ... The most iconic vehicle to sport the hood bird was the black and gold 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am driven by Burt Reynolds in the ...

All 1969 Trans Am models were white with blue racing stripes and came with aero upgrades, including hood scoops and an ... a weaker 4.9-liter V8. The third-gen Firebirds and Trans Ams were ...

For its final model year, the Firebird bowed out with what many call the best high-performance, factory-built bird of all ...

Once the '80s hit, the third-generation Firebird was in development ... the 301 went from 170 horsepower up to 210 ponies.