15. 1973 Pontiac Trans Am
Okay, so 1973 might not be remembered for fastest American muscle cars as much as it is the Arab Oil Embargo. Yet, a few good things did come of it, and the Trans Am was one of them. There were two engine models offered in 1973 for the first time since the 1970 production year. Buyers could purchase a 455 in.³ engine, but that is where any similarity between the two stopped. One engine, the automatic, produced 250 hp at an astonishing 4000 RPMs while the manual the engine produced 50 more horsepower and gave decidedly more torque. Either one though could send you screaming down the track at a moments notice. It was the stuff of a high school teenage boys dream and we are proud to be along for the ride down memory lane. It doesn’t get much better than the Trans Am, and we love it more than other Firebird models. As for the oil embargo, well let’s just say it didn’t stop us much from driving the cars as teenagers.
ET/MPH 13.54@104.29 – Engine 455SD – Horse Power 310 – Gear 3.42 – Transmission Automatic – Source HR6/73