Pontiac Firebird

type

 * sports car

competition

 * grand tourer

series

 * IMSA GT Championship
 * Trans Am Series

legacy

 * A performance version known as the Pontiac Trans Am was created, but was not initially used in the Trans Am Series due to the series' five liter displacement limit. It replaced the Firebird after the Oil Crisis forced the series to adopt the IMSA GTO style of racecar.