| Interior Features |
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| Standard Interior |
| Oxen Vinyl Bucket Seats |
| Standard Door Panels, all vinyl |
| Custom Interior (B18) available |
| Other Interior Features |
| Formula Steering Wheel (NK3) in Interior Matching Color |
| Nylon Blend Cut-pile Carpeting |
| Solid 1 piece Headliner |
| Seat Belts with Pushbutton buckles for all passenger positions. Two front combination seat and shoulder belts for driver and right front passenger (with reminder light and buzzer and inertia reel). |
| Black Seat Belts (color keyed available AK1) |
| New Steering Column-mounted Dimmer Switch |
| Engine-turned Instrument Panel Plate with Black Trim |
| Rally Guages & Clock (W63) and 100 MPH Speedometer Graduated in Miles and Kilometers Per Hour |
| Console with Floor-Mounted Shifter |
| Luggage Compartment Mat |
| High-Low Level Body Ventilation |
| Exterior Features |
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| New One Piece Resilient Endura Front Bumper |
| New Grille Styling with Black Accent |
| FORMULA Decal on Front Bumper above air intake. |
| Bird Decal on Sail Panel |
| New Endura Rear Bumper in body color |
| FORMULA Decal on Rear Bumper (except with W50 Formula Appearance Package that includes large FORMULA Lettering |
| Simulated Dual Air Scoop Design |
| Firebird Nameplate on front fender |
| FORMULA decal integrated into two tone striping. |
| W50 FORMULA graphics Optional |
| Right- and Left-hand Body-colored Outside Mirrors - Left-hand Remote Controlled |
| Firebird Emblem on Deck Lid (Except with Spoiler) |
| Rear Air Spoiler (D80). Includes Spoiler Bird Deacl and FORMULA PONTIAC Decal on Bumper |
| Concealed Windshield Wipers |
| Special Lower Body Paint with Colored Striping |
| Black Windshield and Rear Window Moldings |
| Black Headlamp Bezels |
| Smoked Glass Taillamp Lenses |
| Chrome Side-splitter Tailpipe Extensions |
| Other |
| Dual Horns |
| Standard Engine |
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| L27 301 cid (4.9 liter) V-8, 2bbl |
| LG3 305 cid (5.0 liter) V-8, 2bbl - California |
| LM1 350 cid (5.7 liter) V-8 4 bbl - Standard with high altitude |
| Optional Engine |
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| L37 301 cid (4.9 liter) V-8, 4bbl |
| L80 403 cid (6.6 liter) V-8, 4bbl |
| W72 400 cid (T/A 6.6 liter) V-8 4bbl |
| Standard Transmission |
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| MX1 3 Speed Turbo Hydramatic |
| Optional Transmission |
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| M21 4 Speed Close Ratio Manual Transmission with L37 301 V8 or W72 400 V8 (Not available in California or high altitude) |
| Steering |
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| Power Steering |
| Suspension |
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| Radial Tuned Suspension with Independent Front Suspension with upper and lower control arms, coil springs and tubular shocks. Rear Hotchkiss solid Axle with multi-leaf springs |
| Heavy Duty Front Coil Springs |
| Heavy Duty Firm Control Tubular Shocks |
| Stabilizer bar |
| 0.560 inch Rear Stabilizer Bar |
| Optional Suspension |
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| Trans Am Performance Suspension optional (WS6 or WS7). Includes 8 inch Cast Aluminum Snowflake Wheels, 225/70R-15 Tires, 1.250 inch front stabilizer bar and 0.750 rear stabilizer bar. New for 1979 the WS6 Package included 4 wheel disc brakes. |
| Brakes |
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| Power Front Disc, Rear Drum (JL2) |
| 4 wheel power disc brakes available with Trans Am Performance Package (WS6) |
| Differential |
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| Solid Rear Axle |
| G80 Limited Slip (Safe T Track) Differential Available |
| Axle Ratios |
| 2.41: 1 |
| 3.08:1 with L37 301 cid 4bbl V8 and M21 4 Speed |
| 3.08:1 with LM1 350 cid V8 (High altitude) |
| 2.73: 1 with L37 301 cid V8 and MX1 Automatics |
| 3.23:1 with W72 400 cid V8 |
| Optional Axle Ratio |
| 3.23:1 with WS6 Performance Package |
| Wheels/Hubcaps |
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| Rally II Wheels with Trim Rings (N98) |
| 15" X 7" |
| Available Wheels/Hubcaps |
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| Body Color Rally II Wheels with Trim Rings (N67) |
| Cast Aluminum Snowflake Wheels (N90) (in 15" x 8" when the WS6 Trans Am Special Performance Package was ordered). Available in Gray or Gold. |
| Standard Tires |
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| 225/70R15 Blackwall Steel Belted Radials (QGO) |
| Available Tires |
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| 225/70R15 White Lettered Steel Belted Radials (QGR) - included with Trans Am Performance Package (WS6) |