1981 Trans Am Special Edition

Description for Pontiac Trans Am 1981

In 1981 Pontiac was selected to lead the Daytona 500 and as the Official Safety Car for NASCAR. The Special Edition Trans Am led the way at the 23rd running Daytona 500 in 1981. The race was won by Richard Petty, is 7th and last Daytona 500 win. In likeness, he 1981 Trans Am marked the end of the 2nd Generation Fbody and the short 2 year run of the turbo charged Pontiac 301 engine. Striking red & black two-tone cloth Recaro bucket seats are part of the Y85 package.

The 1981 Trans Am Pace car is equipped with GoodYear 225/ 70R15 Polysteel Radial tires mounted on white 15 X 7.5" turbo cast aluminum wheels.

The Trans Am Pace Car is powered by the Pontiac turbo charged 4.9 Liter 301 Cubic Inches engine and is the first Trans Am to embody Recaro seating. Exactly 2000 Trans Am Pace Cars designating the Y85 Turbo Special Edition Package were built in 1981.

We have garage kept this car, t is a clean great running muscle car. It has never had any rust, he body is all original. Has never been driven in snow or rain. The original motor has been replaced with a 6.6 400 that was built for reliability and performance with 6x heads, small roller cam, ew aluminum radiator, ew Edlebrock 750 Carb. All new wires, elts, nd hoses. It is very fast. The original interior is like new and has the "Recaro" seats the 1981 being first year to have them. New battery, ires, nd stainless steel exhaust. This is number 608 of the 2,000 that were manufactured that year. New carpet on the floor and a new Kenwood KDC-BT555U stereo with new speakers, emote and bluetooth. All items that came with the car are included as photographed. 6500 miles on the new motor. This is a ready to roll fun car to enjoy. Great info on the history of this model can be found at this web page I found. www.81ta-se.comOn Sep-10-15 at 15:54:13 PDT, eller added the following information:

All fresh decals from Phoenix Graphix. No yellowing $800 kit.