Pontiac built 117,108 Firebird Trans Ams in the 1979 model year. Of those, a fairly small proportion were Sundance Yellow, and not all of those would have had red graphics – blue, argent (a silvery design) or gold were other options. Now imagine how few of these Sundance Trans Ams would have been ordered new to the UK. Of those, if indeed there were more than just this one, surely no others have survived to 2023 in immaculate original condition with fewer than 20,000 miles on the clock.
This, then, is a pretty special car. We’d love to know more about the original owner and their motivation for ordering such a noticeable machine, but all we have is the wonderfully well-stocked history folder. It’s full of delights like the gold-lettered Owner’s Manual, the guide to the Delco AM-FM Stereo Radio (‘Increasing your LISTENING PLEASURE’), the warranty document, the consumer information fold-out and a leaflet
