The Pontiac Trans Am is one of the defining muscle cars of the 1970s. With a sleek look and powerful engine, it perfectly represented what '70s muscle was all about. But what if Trans Am designers set out to build the same car today, with another 40 years of engineering at their fingertips?
That's the question talented car builder Riley Stair set out to answer, when he started working on his biggest passion project so far: The coolest Trans Am ever made.
A few years later, and this total monster is the picture perfect muscle car.
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This Trans Am is designed to maintain the same basic appearance as its 1970 inspiration.
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With his finished product.
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A perfect road for a muscle car.
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This engine puts out around 1,000 horsepower.
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The engine was built by Don Zemina of Motor Machine, in California.
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The car was designed to ride slightly lower, and very stiff.
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This Trans Am was the 2020 Hot Wheels Legends Tour Winner.
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That means there was an actual toy version of it made.
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No economy here. This Trans Am runs on methanol, or pure, caustic alcohol.
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The Trans Am's classic mustache.
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This car was designed with safety in mind, in case of a crash on track at racing speeds.
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The suspension is very stiff, with the goal of racing drivability.
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The interior is barebones, and 100% functional.
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According to Stair, the Trans Am handled better than anticipated during its early track tests.
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That's a racing interior.
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This Trans Am was meant to hit the track.
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Riley Stair now has his own car fabrication business in Sacramento.
