if and when should we expect the new trans am

thejoker1232 · 11-04-2009, 06:52 PM

my mom wanted to know if and when we should expect the new trans am i showed her the pics and she fell in love like we did when we first saw the camaro (she loved the movie smokey and the bandit and had a new trans am, but ended up having problems with it) so any answers i could give her guys thanks...

Chocolate Apocalypse · 11-04-2009, 06:54 PM

Yep, never.

thejoker1232 · 11-04-2009, 06:54 PM

:(

BackinBlackSS/RS · 11-04-2009, 06:54 PM

The best your gonna do is an aftermarket kit. Pontiac is no more. There will NOT be
a Trans Am offered by GM.

*Milk 1027* · 11-04-2009, 06:55 PM

Pontiac doesn't exist anymore.

No Firebird.

FxsX24 · 11-04-2009, 06:57 PM

they could just sell a "Trans Am By General Motors" and not be a pontiac. not likely to happen but is possible. Maybe twenty or thirty years down the road Pontiac will be revived

Mr_Draco · 11-04-2009, 09:54 PM

Yea Pontiac is dead not to mention another company owns the name "Trans Am" and won't allow GM to use the name.

coolman · 11-04-2009, 09:57 PM

trans am is not trans am without pontiac so NEVER.

One Mean Chevy · 11-04-2009, 10:09 PM

The Only way you can get a 2010 or 201? Trans AM is to buy a 2010 Camaro and send it to ASC which will Transform your 2010 Camaro into a 2010 Trans AM.

From GM, NO TIME SOON.

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1...ntiac-trans-am

1320junkie · 11-04-2009, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by One Mean Chevy

The Only way you can get a 2010 or 201? Trans AM is to buy a 2010 Camaro and send it to ASC which will Transform your 2010 Camaro into a 2010 Trans AM.

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1...ntiac-trans-am

or LPE or that other builder of which they both have them showing at SEMA

*The_Blur* · 11-04-2009, 10:11 PM

There are 2 reasons why the Trans Am will never be built again. Firstly, Pontiac is done. GM is currently winding down production of Pontiac and Saturn products as part of its restructuring. As a result, all Pontiac products will disappear from the US market with the potential for reintegration as future surviving brands. Secondly, the Trans Am was licensed. That's right. GM did not own the rights to the Trans Am name. The SCCA received $5 per Trans Am built, and GM gladly paid as profits soared on this model. If GM were to revive this brand, a new contract would have to be forged, and no current company would receive $5 for using its name, especially on a potential classic. The SCCA would demand a high premium in order to revive the classic Trans Am badge, and GM simply doesn't have any need to sell an alternative to the greatest production success the brand—perhaps the international market—has seen in ages.

Basically, GM won't sell the Pontiac Trans Am because there isn't going to be a Pontiac brand anymore, and GM can't sell the Pontiac Trans Am because the rights to the Trans Am name belong to the SCCA.

RS/SS · 11-04-2009, 10:15 PM

The Trans Am will return when the 'Cuda returns.

coolman · 11-04-2009, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1320junkie

or LPE or that other builder of which they both have them showing at SEMA

Yea, and what do they cost?

FenwickHockey65 · 11-04-2009, 10:18 PM

Never.

11-04-2009, 06:52 PM	#1
thejoker1232 Drives: furture 1LT synergy green camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: longview Posts: 534	if and when should we expect the new trans am my mom wanted to know if and when we should expect the new trans am i showed her the pics and she fell in love like we did when we first saw the camaro (she loved the movie smokey and the bandit and had a new trans am, but ended up having problems with it) so any answers i could give her guys thanks...

11-04-2009, 06:54 PM	#2
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11-04-2009, 06:55 PM	#5
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11-04-2009, 10:09 PM	#9
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The_Blur Moderator Drives: 2018 Harley-Davidson Street Bob Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 14,769	There are 2 reasons why the Trans Am will never be built again. Firstly, Pontiac is done. GM is currently winding down production of Pontiac and Saturn products as part of its restructuring. As a result, all Pontiac products will disappear from the US market with the potential for reintegration as future surviving brands. Secondly, the Trans Am was licensed. That's right. GM did not own the rights to the Trans Am name. The SCCA received $5 per Trans Am built, and GM gladly paid as profits soared on this model. If GM were to revive this brand, a new contract would have to be forged, and no current company would receive $5 for using its name, especially on a potential classic. The SCCA would demand a high premium in order to revive the classic Trans Am badge, and GM simply doesn't have any need to sell an alternative to the greatest production success the brand—perhaps the international market—has seen in ages. Basically, GM won't sell the Pontiac Trans Am because there isn't going to be a Pontiac brand anymore, and GM can't sell the Pontiac Trans Am because the rights to the Trans Am name belong to the SCCA. __________________ RDP Motorsport//GEN5DIY//Cultrag Performance//JPSS//Rodgets Chevrolet// Operation Demon//Buy at Invoice//RACECARWEAR RESPECT ALL CARS. LOVE YOUR OWN. warn 145:159 ban

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BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	The best your gonna do is an aftermarket kit. Pontiac is no more. There will NOT be a Trans Am offered by GM.

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FxsX24 Drives: S10 283 V8,Jimmy 4wd 4dr bk/bk Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Verona NY Posts: 307	they could just sell a "Trans Am By General Motors" and not be a pontiac. not likely to happen but is possible. Maybe twenty or thirty years down the road Pontiac will be revived

11-04-2009, 09:54 PM	#7
Mr_Draco Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 7,199	Yea Pontiac is dead not to mention another company owns the name "Trans Am" and won't allow GM to use the name.

11-04-2009, 09:57 PM	#8
coolman Guest Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PA Posts: 4,812	trans am is not trans am without pontiac so NEVER.

11-04-2009, 10:15 PM	#12
RS/SS The wait is over!! Drives: 2010 Camaro RS/SS IOM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 189	The Trans Am will return when the 'Cuda returns. __________________ 2010 RS/2SS IOM/IOI MN6 SunRoof Polished 20's

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