THE REAL DEAL
At first glance, Mark Todhunter’s ’71 Trans Am looks every bit apristine, stock example of a classic ‘F’-body Pontiac – exactly as it rolled out of the factory. A closer examination however reveals that the car sits a little lower and is fitted with modern high-performance low-profile tyres on some very convincing reproduction Rallye II alloy wheels. The shaker hood spells out ‘455 HO’, denoting that it is a 1971 model, and its V8 burble is characteristic early Seventies Pontiac muscle.
The interior has the Trans Am trademark machined aluminium dash with Rally gauges, including tachometer and a leather-wrapped, three-spoke ‘Formula’ steering wheel. The seats look stock, but they are in fact Recaro bucket seats which have been expertly coloured to the correct blue to match the rest of the interior. Finished in immaculate Cameo
