Hi to everyone who is taking the time to show interest in my vehicles.
My name is John Summers & l have always loved American cars and the in fact the whole American way of life.
l used to say l would by an American car when l reach retirement age but then thought, "What the hell why wait"? So four years ago l decided to start looking for a Z28 Camaro but was sidetracked slightly when my attention was drawn to this particular Pontiac Trans-Am, the minute l clapped eyes on her l new that subject to test drive & everything checking out to my satisfaction & would have to buy her.
This particular example was of 1995 vintage & was a straight one-owner vehicle with just 19000 miles on the clock (not an easy task to find a vehicle of that vintage with such low miles recorded) so the deal was done & the TA was mine & thoughts of a Z28 now history.
For the last three years l have exhibited the Pontiac at some 65 events or more during each season usually accompanied by my mate Andy (Snake Boots)
The TA is now showing about 45000 miles on the clock and it is still as reliable as ever & a thrill to drive in & cruise in during the show season.
I do have another Pontiac sharing garage space with the TA 7 that is another Firebird of 1991 manufacture date fitted with the 3.1 V6 engine & is used as my Dailey driver, this car also has low miles considering it's age & has covered about 73000 miles, it is as smooth as silk to drive & like my TA is totally reliable.
Hope to see you all next show season and wish each & everyone one of you 'Happy Cruising, in whatever vehicle you drive.
Cheers.
JS....
Prez's (TA Fanatic) Contribution.
It's no secret that I'm simply an out & out Dyed in the Wool fan of the early 'Big Block' Trans Am & have owned several different models over the years including a 1978 fitted with the legendry 400 cid & a later 1983 TA with the 305 coupled to a Five Speed manual Box however as I said the early 70's still remain top of my list among these models so I thought I would throw just a little info into this specific feature for TA fans to share regarding my Fav 1970 Model, there's just something about the Ram Air that set's it apart from all others.
At a base price of $4305.00 (a $750 increase over introductory '69 pricing), Pontiac ushered in a new era with the introduction of the all-new '70 models. These cars were one of the most gorgeous cars of the period, with the subtle lines changing from creases to curves. For a car produced in the early seventies, this was incredible. Although many people associate the second generation T/A with the 455 CID engine, it was the 400 CID engines that powered all the '70 models. The base engine was the "Ram Air III", (engine code WS for manual, YZ for automatic) rated at 345hp, with the optional engine being the "Ram Air IV" (engine code WH with manual and XN for automatic), which produced 370hp. The manual transmission RA IV engine codes have been the subject of some speculation. While the WH coding was issued by Pontiac, it has been verified that at least six cars which are known to have their original blocks had blocks coded WW, the engine block code for the GTO's, It is interesting that the Ram Air IV engine was referred to as "Ram Air Super Duty by many internal Pontiac documents, which were quoted in lots of various publications. The engines initial plan was to bring back memories of the SD-421 of the early sixties, however the official title was "Ram Air IV". All Trans Am's were fitted with dual exhausts and the tail pipes had chrome extensions.
 Ram Air engines also received additional attention during assembly. Components were carefully chosen and held to higher tolerances than the other engines being put together in the engine plant. Although the engines were not "hand assembled" the engines did receive that little something extra to bring them as close to the blueprint standards.
The Ram Air IV featured specific cylinder heads, camshaft and a power peak of 5500 rpm vs. 5000 rpm. The casting numbers for the Ram Air III engines are listed as #'s 12 for the manual exclusively, or 12 and 13 for automatics with the R/A IV engine got the legendary 614, a short lived but highly desirable cylinder head. All Ram Air heads got the oval shaped exhaust ports while 400's in lesser Pontiacs had traditional "D" shaped posts. The camshaft part number for the base was 9779068 and the Ram Air IV was 9794041. The lift and duration for intake/exhaust for the R/A III engine is listed as .414/. 413 inches and 288/302 degrees. At .527" lift for both intake and exhaust with 308 and 320 degrees of duration, the Ram Air IV engine was a much wilder beast. Rocker arms, with a ratio of 1.65:1 were fitted to the RA IV. All Ram Air engines also received push rods that were 11/32" in diameter (versus 5/16" in other Pontiac engines) for greater stiffness in light of the more aggressive camshaft and higher valve spring pressures.
Hope you Pontiac enthusiasts find that bit of info interesting
Cheers
Prez
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