- Production of the Trans Am 30th Ann. Edition was limited to 1,600 units.
- It sports a white paint with blue racing stripes and matching blue wheels.
- Pontiac added white leather to the cabin with contrasting blue embroidery.
If you’re hunting for a proper (new) muscle car and have about $60,000 to spend, a Ford Mustang GT or the more focused Dark Horse will likely sit near the top of your shortlist. Yet if those feel a bit too familiar and you’re after something rarer with a touch more nostalgia, this Pontiac might be right up your alley.
It’s a 1999 Firebird Trans Am 30th Anniversary Edition, one of the most memorable Pontiacs of the 1990s. This car is currently listed for sale through Diamond Motorworks in Illinois with an asking price of $58,800.
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That may sound steep for a car that’s more than two decades old, but it has only covered 1,426 miles (2,294 km), making it one of the lowest-mileage survivors you’re likely to find in the United States.
Pontiac built just 1,600 examples of the Firebird Trans Am 30th Anniversary Edition, and this is number 1,333. No doubt, the car’s most distinctive feature is its exterior finish.
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It is painted in a shade of white and includes black racing stripes running over the hood and rear decklid as well as bright blue wheels, a feature that very few other cars have adopted.
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The selling dealer hasn’t mentioned how many previous owners the Pontiac has had, nor how it has been stored and maintained over the years. What we do know is that it includes the two original keys, books, manuals, service records, and the original window sticker.
Inside, the special edition Firebird’s cabin mirrors the exterior theme, with white leather upholstery and blue embroidery that still looks as fresh (and as plasticky) as it did twenty years ago.
Power comes courtesy of a 5.7-liter naturally aspirated V8 that delivered 320 hp when the car was new and is coupled to a six-speed manual transmission driving the rear wheels.
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Given the Pontiac’s price and how little time it’s spent doing what cars are actually meant to do, there’s a fair chance the next owner will tuck it away behind a velvet rope instead of letting it stretch its legs.
That’s a shame because a car like this (with bright blue wheels no less…) deserves to be seen on the open road.
If you’re tempted to find out just how loud nostalgia sounds, see the listing here.
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