1977 Pontiac Trans Am Walkaround with Steve Magnante

[@mikerobbins5049]

I bought a 77 New with the 400. Even though it was DE-tuned it ran pretty good. It rode good and handled pretty good too. I wish I still had it.....

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

Sally: Does this thing move? Burt: OH YEAH!

[@2ndsspz]

Steve is the man

[@edwardpate6128]

I had a 77 Trans Am bought new with the W72. That engine was much better than given credit for. The NHRA dyno tested a stock W72 and it produced 260 hp in stock form. I know on mine I put a true dual exhaust system, rejetted the Quadrajet and recurved the distributor. The thing that really woke it up was when I bought a set of Ram Air IV rocker arms, pushrods and guide plates and installed them. After all of that I was running high 13;s at 101 at Milan Dragway.

[@tomcherry7029]

The 260 hp nhra was for 1978-1979.

[@Steve.Cutler]

Imagine what this could've been without the EPA... this car is beautiful!!

[@2ndsspz]

Oh, the Trans am goodness...

[@im3phirebird81]

I mean 10 secs 0-60 was slow even for the time as you know all cars were so highly regulated that nobody could talk about "performance" anymore. But when it comes to visual beauty, this car is top of my list to this day, second to none!

[@skyeslaton3435]

As a fan of smokey and the bandit the trans am was always my dream job

[@6-Iron]

I live in Texas. High performance AC is just as important as horsepower.

[@keithfilkins2043]

One of my favorites!

[@johnbolt665]

My buddy had one of these in 78 and I had a 70 Buick skylark, he let me drive it and it was awesome, I loved that car!

[@billosborne5070]

My friend had this car in a deep brown paint fun car to drive 😊

[@mattspontiacta]

470 hp ! Now it will run as good as it looks 👍

[@zahemi914]

Admiring at the look, you just cant believe it was a 70s design, the look, like you said, is timeless

[@sombra6153]

In a perfect world I’d have every car I ever liked. Maybe because of Smokey and the Bandit and the fact that I was coming of age in thst era, I always liked the 77-79 TA style. They were unique to their marque and non rebadged Chevrolets.

[@charlesdalton985]

470 HP?! Black and Gold TA - so much to like. In the immortal words of Buford T. Justice - “Oh fu”

[@johnwilson3321]

I appreciate anyone and everyone’s passion for Second generation Trans Am’s. Especially the Special Edition Style Smokey & the Bandit. * I owned and Fully Restored a rare 1977 Black & Gold Special Edition Trans Am w/ T-Tops. I was meticulous on Every Single restoration detail because at the time I was working at a Pontiac GM Dealership. * Two huge Visual mistakes here on your video is number one; the front two headlight moldings and trim inside should be Gold! And the Front Nose Pontiac Emblem was not Gold until the 1978 Gold Special Edition T/A! It was still red in 1977 & 1978 on Black T/A’s.

[@camarossdriver]

That is one SWEEEEEET T/A!!! I JUST bought a darn near MINT 1977 Black and Gold Trans-Am. The only thing different is that I have the 403,and mine has the Silver “Engine Turned Dash” and Silver steering wheel (but I DO have the “Year One Snowflakes) I like the Black SE cars…but the Gold Dash…steering wheel…and shift plate is just a WEEEEEE bit too much “Bling” for my personal taste. These cars are AMAZING. Too bad cars of today really don’t have much personality.

[@LITTLE1994]

The Bandit car!

[@jerrywagner4690]

Beauty and power!

[@precisiond2236]

1977 TA Bangin 4th gear on the super T-10. The occupants hitting 5th gear. These things were fast and fun

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

Its a hard top too. The T tops are cool and all, but they were prone to leaking and what not. I prefer a hard top bandit trans am

[@onebluess5336]

Why was the chin spoiler left off? It looks funny without it.

[@fooledman]

My mom's dream car. Closest she got was a red Firebird.

[@charlesdixonjunior9637]

Cool ta man.❤.

[@Tiffany.1970]

Centecaps are missing on the driver's side rear wheel

[@sammarrero8457]

VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lethlbu]

Great video as usual. Just one question... at the end when you talk about high octane classics, you mentioned they have been in business for 15 years, with 15 to go... why 15 years to go? Thanks again for awesome videos.

[@stephenyoutubin4476]

He figures that's the amount of time for the buyer's remorse to sink in on customers that buy vehicles from here. When they look at their purchase price and say WHAT!

[@highoctaneclassics3969]

Because I’m getting old lol.

[@anthonylaudano9435]

​@@highoctaneclassics3969WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TA BUT HONESTLY IT IS MISSING 2 THINGS LOL T TOPS AND A 4SPD AND IN THE FUTURE I WILL GET A 77 BANDIT TA.

[@ArchGBUStanton]

I HAD the'77 but with the 403 Olds engine that I believe was introduced later in '77. I had to sell it because my daughter just started college and I just couldn't justify spending money on parts when she needed funds for books, rent, etc. I regret every single day selling my dream car that I wanted since '77 when they movie can't out.

[@Tiffany.1970]

The bandit trans am in smokey and the bandit was a 1976 model with a later nosecone from 1977 as the 1977 trans am was not in production yet true fact indeed

[@jayelbee1111]

There were two 6.6 Liter V-8s that were equipped in the Trans Am. If it had the 400 cubic inch V-8, it was a Pontiac engine. If it had a 403 cubic inch V-8, it was an Oldsmobile engine

[@goodbonezz1289]

There were actually three engines available. The 403 Olds engine, and two Pontiac engines..the base 400 with blue valve covers, and the higher output W72 code engine that came with chrome valve covers.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

😍Nice!!!!!!👍

[@googleusergp]

Yuck, those "upgrades" have to go, but that's just me. From the HOC website, we got the VIN and we win: 2 for Pontiac, W for Trans Am, 87 for two door coupe, Z for 400 V8 with four barrel, Pontiac produced, aka RPO code "L78" or in the case of the higher performance 400, it would be "W72", 7 for 1977 model year, N for Norwood, OH assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Norwood plant closed in August 1987 and production was left up to Van Nuys until the 1992 model year when the plant closed and production was moved to St. Therese, Quebec Canada from 1993 to 2002 (and then that plant closed). We got the tag, we can brag: ST77 for 1977 model year, 2FS87 for Pontiac (2) Firebird (FS) two door coupe (87), N for Norwood, OH assembly, 71R for Firethorn standard vinyl interior trim, A51 for bucket seats, 19L and 19U for Starlight Black lower and upper exterior paint, 04C for the third week of April 1977 production, WS4 for Trans Am and FIR for Firethorn secondary interior trim. Somewhat correct, and the "T/A 6.6" is often applied to cars that it should not be put on because most decal suppliers include it at no charge and make you buy the "6.6 LITRE" decal separately, so most don't bother (or don't know). Here's the breakdown: "T/A 6.6" meant the high-performance W72 version of the Pontiac 400 (200 HP in 1977, 220 in 1978 and 1979). "6.6 LITRE" on the scoop meant a 403 Olds equipped car from 1977-1979 OR for 1977-1978 the BASE Pontiac 400 (180 HP). The base Pontiac 400 has painted valve covers, the W72 has chrome valve covers. This car is an absolute mess. It had AC originally, but has a non-AC reproduction dash plate. It is missing the center caps and the windshield washer hose is missing from the reservoir. The heavy coating of "spray bomb black" tells me it was a mess underneath the hood before the "restoration" started. The interior was swapped out and is the wrong color (it should be red, not black). Yes, it was a code 19 Starlight Black paint car originally. The splitters were standard on most configurations of the Trans Am by 1977.

[@RobertSmith-le8wp]

I agree, most these redone cars are pretty poorly handled. If I recall from another video didn’t you mention owning one of these

[@googleusergp]

@@RobertSmith-le8wp Two, a 1980 turbo Trans Am that my parents bought new and a 1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am 400/4 speed.

[@twagn]

TRANS AM HIGHWAY WONDERLAND! 6.6 is too heavy for a big boss Ford or 350 Chevy....TRANS AM!

[@Kevin-Murphy-007]

Sammy Hagar.

[@davidp2888]

My father had a '77 Firebird Formula, black on black. Unfortunately he had all the decals and spoiler taken off.

[@Tiffany.1970]

The dash clock is not working after a year or 2 the car clocks stopped working

[@nv33764]

i swear i will never understand these outrageous prices for any old car pre 84 as a old school car guy born in 65 who has owned every thing from k5 4x4 to muscle cars growing up a car guy could buy one ( good running ) for around 2000k to 4500k now the same cars nearly 40 years later cost 40k to 300k even a piece of crap 1984 4 door ford ltd no one wanted back in the day will cost 8500 a rusted out chassis will cost 8k why ? and a bank with good interest rates will not even think about a loan for one so the average gear head is out of luck why ? so mister money bags think they look cool SITTING IN THEIR COLLECTION and then there is people with classics just sitting outside or in a old building not touched in 30 years it makes me sick

[@Tiffany.1970]

The wheels don't look period correct to the year of the trans am

[@Tiffany.1970]

No electric windows only wind down windows

[@Tiffany.1970]

No seat belt retainers on the seats all trans ams should have the front seat belt holders

[@thebacdoc6464]

Nice looking car, and 470hp fast. 400whp, like my modified RT Charger I used to have. That being said, for a T-top SE, its a beer can. No velour interior, no AC. No pw, pdl, or cruise. Just saying...😮

[@maidenrulz73]

Would be nicer with the 15’s on it

[@googleusergp]

I agree. Needs the stock wheels back on and get rid of all of the "hooptie upgrades".

[@SOLDOZER]

Those big aftermarket wheels look stupid

[@nintendojoe2958]

Thanks for claifiying... I want a 75 - 76!

[@tomcherry7029]

Wrong rims on this car the 8in wide snowflakes didnt come out til 1978 on the WS6 pagkage..

[@timstein3302]

I think it has Camaro seats

[@googleusergp]

No, it has standard interior seats which is what it came with originally, albeit the originals were Firethorn (burgundy) and they have been changed to black.

[@peterkaufmann8579]

With 78 mag.wheels LOL

[@caspar0777]

17 inch honeycomb style rims? Nope These are 17 inch snowflakestyle rims...

[@rsaraiva1]

Snowflake wheels Steve

[@Schinderhannes69]

The building quality of these cars is horrible.

[@michaeljoseph9881]

That's not a 77 transit especially edition that's a knock off all the transamends and 77 which didn't make it didn't build. Very many of them all came with tea tap rose without automatic could forget it when standard transmission if you got a State or transmission. Then you got a knock off car. I do know cause. I researched it because I bought a 77 transit but I had to get mine from Canada.

[@bige2012]

no! you don’t just change decades old slang term. Sorry- SCREAMING CHICKEN Should have painted block pontiac blue. Dash is machine turned, not “engine”.