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The Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). ). Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types including road courses and street c
The Ford Mustang was the first "pony car," introduced mid-year in 1964. Ford had participated in Trans-Am since its first season in 1966. In 1969 and 1970 Ford produced the Boss 302, a replica of their Trans-Am race cars. This car featured Ford's Boss 302, which was a standard 302 Ford Windsor engine fitted with 351 Cleveland cylinder heads.
1969 had marked the sales debut of the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am however the car's smallest engine was well over the 5000cc maximum set by the series at the time and it was not used in the 1969 championship. In using the name Trans Am, a registered trademark, General Motors agreed to pay $5 per car sold to the SCCA. [4]
The Trans Am Series features iconic American cars like Mustangs, Cameros, Challengers and Corvettes thundering around the track in 100-mile races. ... Racing runs rain or shine.
1970 Javelin Trans-Am in factory red/white/blue racing livery at AACA meet in Hershey, PA. American Motors celebrated the heroic achievements of its Trans Am series racing by making an estimated one hundred "Trans-Am" versions. [54] These Javelins replicated the appearance of the race cars prepared by Ronnie Kaplan. [51]
The 1970 Trans-American Championship was a motor racing series organised by the Sports Car Club of America for SCCA Sedans. It was the fifth Trans-Am Championship. Ford (Thanks to Parnelli Jones and George Follmer) and still potent Alfa Romeo won the Over 2 Litre and Under 2 Litre titles respectively.
The first car was a red 1977 Firebird Trans Am survivor car from the Restore a Muscle Car Collection with a price of $57,200 (~$224,521 in 2023). The second vehicle was a rare 1974 Pontiac Trans AM 455 Super Duty, which was another survivor that reached $100,000 (~$480,810 in 2023) plus 10% buyer commission.
SCCA Pro Racing sanctioned the Trans-Am Series from its inception in 1966 to its initial folding in 2006. The series was revived in 2009 allowing SCCA GT1 cars to race in a national series, with SCCA Pro Racing continuing to sanction the series. Management of the Trans-Am Series was transferred to the Trans Am Race Company, LLC in 2011. SCCA ...