The 2010 Barrett Jackson auction from Scottsdale Arizona has begun as of this writing with three Trans Am's already selling on Tuesday night. The Buccaneer Red car shown at right is a 1977 Trans Am with 13,687 original miles, the Pontiac 400 W72 engine, Hurst T-Tops, and an automatic transmission. This Trans Am sold for $32,000.00! Prior to this car a 1978 custom Trans Am (done in the classic Smokey and the Bandit black and gold attire) also sold for $33,000.00. Barrett Jackson is likely to set the high water mark for car values. Last year a 1980 Turbo Special Edition with only 200 miles sold for $70,000.00. Many more Firebirds will be offerred at the Barrett Jackson including a host of '76 to '81 Bandits.

2009 Saratoga Springs Show Featured in High Performance Pontiac
The latest issue of High Performance Pontiac magazine has a feature of the 2009 Saratoga Springs show, also covered here on this web site. Last year the show featured 147 Firebirds and grows annually. The show is hosted by the local Firebird Nation of North America, a top rate club with top rate members, with proceeds going to the Special Olympics. If you live in the Northeast and can't make the Trans Am Nationals in Ohio this is a must see. Plan your trip now for July 10,2010. Make your plans now for this show. Follow this link for more info.

Contributors Wanted
This site has a long way to go to achieve its goal of becoming a resource for Firebird enthusiasts so if you are a Firebird nut with a flair for the creative elements submit your stories, information, or pictures here. Most of the photos posted are from the Massachusetts/Connecticut areas which is where I live. I would love to see what is going on in the rest of the world as well. Perhaps you would like to submit an article of a feature car and don't know how to draft web sites? Submit your text and pictures and we will add all the technical woop-de-doos to make it internet ready. Submit your entries to pics@tran-zam.com.