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The 1971 Trans-American Championship was the sixth running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. The format was altered to an over 2500cc class and an under 2500cc class, up 500cc from past years. All races used split classes except where noted.
As evidence of the original modified production car concept, a fan favorite in the 1971 Trans-American Championship was the "Grey Ghost", [6] a 1964 Pontiac Tempest, prepared by Pontiac Special Projects Engineering Manager Herb Adams [7] and a group of his young proteges: Tom Nell & Jeff Young (Engines), Joe Brady & Harry Quackenboss (Chassis ...
The Trans-Am Series was created in 1966 by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) President John Bishop. Originally known as the Trans-American Sedan Championship, the name was changed to the Trans-American Championship for 1967 and henceforth. [1] The series has in fact gone by at least twenty different names through the years.
The American Motors Javelin was introduced for the 1968 model year, and participated in the Trans-Am series that year as well. In 1970, AMC signed Roger Penske and Mark Donohue to its team. AMC won the Trans-Am Series in both 1971 and 1972, the final years of Trans-Am's "golden age." In 1970 the Donohue Javelin was introduced for public purchase.
0–9. 1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship; 1967 Trans-American Championship; 1968 Trans-American Championship; 1969 Trans-American Sedan Championship
American Motors also offered discounts to U.S. military personnel, and cars were taken overseas. [5] The Javelin won the Trans-Am race series in 1971, 1972, and 1976. The second-generation AMX variant was the first pony car used as a standard vehicle for highway police car duties by an American law enforcement agency. [6]
1971 Trans-American Sedan Championship; U. 1971 United States Grand Prix; 1971 USAC Championship Car season This page was last edited on 12 December 2024, at 03: ...
A special model only available for the 1970 model year was the Challenger T/A (Trans Am) racing homologation car. [7] To race in the Sports Car Club of America's Trans American Sedan Championship Trans Am, Dodge built a street version of its race car (just like Plymouth with its Plymouth 'Cuda AAR) which it called the Dodge Challenger T/A ...