ONE PREVIOUS OWNER 1976 Pontiac Trans Am
When we photographed this 1976 Pontiac Trans Am it belonged to Martin Bishop, but he’s since sold the car to his good friend Alan Sweet. Since Alan had previously sold it to Martin we’ll start at the beginning with Alan. “I bought it about six years ago,” explains Alan. “A guy in Wales had two unfinished Pontiacs; this 1976 and a 1978 automatic 400 that he’d started to turn into a Pro Tourer with Hotchkis suspension and a full rollcage. He was after a Ford Zodiac or Zephyr and got in touch after taking a liking to my Mk2, so we did a straight swap.
“Having had a proper look at both cars I decided to put all the aftermarket suspension bits from the 1978 on to the Trans Am since the 1978 car was in much worse condition. Although the ’76 was a genuine 455
