He came down, and he picked six out of seven of these of the parts that I had designed and developed. I painted them right there, and then they had John DeLorean comedown, once I got it all painted.īy the way, that was a silver car and I’m pretty sure he likes silver. Then I shipped those parts to Detroit and went to Pontiac engineering and installed the parts. So then, I developed the hood in full-size clay and made fiberglass parts and everything. We sent those to the studio, and they said ok, let’s go, let’s do it. He did the actual rendering and sketches for me. I started doing some sketches and then I contracted Harry Bradley who was a well-known artist. But the styling division called me and asked me to develop some accessories and to enhance the car a little bit. The Trans Am was developed before I got into the picture. You know they work on those things, and they develop those five, six, seven years in advance. Well, the Trans Am was born by styling people at the styling department of the Pontiac Motor Division. I modify cars, I build cars, I paint, and I love it. Whether it’s painting or creating or chopping tops but, no I love it and it’s my life and that’s what I do. Gene Winfield (Automotive Designer): Every day that I wake up I like to get out there and go to work on cars, that’s my life, that’s what I do. Prototype 2 The Last Original Trans AM has been Found. You know what, this car could really good be the prototype. Man, I get a lot of calls, and they aren’t.ġ969 Pontiac Develops Two Trans Am Prototypes. I know a few of my father’s restored race cars. I got your dad’s Porsche 911, and I happen to know where those cars are. The restored car sold at the 2015 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale for $313,500.ġ969 Pontiac Trans Am Rear Video Transcript The Trans Am Storyīut I get a lot of these calls you know. Scott Tiemann President of Supercar Specialties and Gene Windfield the designers who came up with the Tran Am’s hood and Side vents. In the video, they interview Curt Richards the Trans-Am Prototype’s Owner, Rick Titus Son of Jerry Titus Official Pontiac Race Driver. This engine was rated at 335hp and 430lb.-ft of Torque and was the most powerful engine offered for the Firebirds or GTOs. The car is an automatic and came with the rare Pontiac 400ci Ram Air IV engine. However, this car was restored to its original silver paint job. The car was dismantled, and every peace documented and restored back to better than new condition.Īll production 1969 Pontiac Trans Am’s were only available in white with blue stripes. He gave the car to Supercar Specialties in Portland. Once he was sure that the car was authentic, he proceeded to have the car restored to its original condition. Prototype 1 has not been found, so this car might be the only remaining Pontiac Trans Am Prototype. With their help, he proved that the car he purchased was the second Pontiac Trans Am Prototype. He was able to find some of the people involved with the car back in 1969. This must be one of the best eBay purchases.Īfter purchasing the car, he started to work on authenticating the car. He was not sure if the car was a true Trans Am, but he took a chance and purchased the car.
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