Once billed (by us) as 'the last of the fast cars,' this collector-quality example of a classic Trans Am is up for sale right now.
This gorgeous green Firebird was a witness to the end of the age of the muscle car.With collector-grade mileage and in nearly flawless condition, it's a time capsule—and a match for the hero car of a forgotten John Wayne movie filmed during the actor's own twilight era.The Bring a Trailer online auction ends on April 17.In the 1973 movie McQ, a 66-year-old John Wayne slouches onscreen with little of his former authoritative charisma.
There's a brutish elegance to this era of Firebird. An SD-455 was tested by Car and Driver in May 1973 and was declared, with a certain amount of sadness, 'the last of the fast cars.' This 455 couldn't match the Super Duty's performance when stock, as its L75 7.4-liter engine was rated at just 250 horsepower when new.Still, the grunt was there, some 370 pound-feet of it. Besides which, uncorking that big V-8 wasn't out of reach for your average shade-tree hot-rodder.
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