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The last time we heard from Heide Performance Products (HPP), the Michigan-based tuner showcased a Daytona conversion for Dodge's Challenger. Keeping with the vintage theme, HPP is now ready to show its next pony car conversion - a Camaro-based Trans-Am kit - at this year's SEMA show in Vegas.
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Back in 2009, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) become one of the many independent shops at the time to capitalize on the approaching death of the Pontiac brand by releasing a concept model inspired by the 1970s Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am and...
- Kevin Morgan's Hurst Edition Pontiac Trans Am Fires Up
The death of the Pontiac brand back in 2009 gave birth to several Firebird builds based on the Chevrolet Camaro, one of the most prominent of which is the Hurst Edition Pontiac Trans Am designed by Kevin Morgan for Trans Am Depot. Inspired by the classic...
- Dodge Boss Says Chrysler Is Considering New Barracuda
Is there room in the U.S. market for an another retro-style muscle car? According to Ralph Gilles, Chrysler's chief designer and boss of the Dodge brand, the answer to that question is yes. At last week's SEMA aftermarket show in Las Vegas, Gilles...
- T-top Camaro Conversion To Debut At Sema
Is the new Chevrolet Camaro not vintage enough for you? Well, for those owners looking to relive their 1970's (or 80's) youth, Drop Top Customs - owned by Convertible Builders LLC - has answered your prayers. The Florida-based firm has crafted...
- The Return Of The Bandit: '70s Pontiac Trans Am Conversion Of The 2010 Camaro Comes To Sema
The team over at Trans Am Depot showed off a revised version of their Pontiac conversion of the 2010 Chevy Camaro at this week's SEMA Show. Compared to the original Phoenix T/A that was revealed earlier this year (see photos after the jump), the new...
Cars
SEMA: HPP Comes up with its own Trans-Am Camaro kit
The last time we heard from Heide Performance Products (HPP), the Michigan-based tuner showcased a Daytona conversion for Dodge's Challenger. Keeping with the vintage theme, HPP is now ready to show its next pony car conversion - a Camaro-based Trans-Am kit - at this year's SEMA show in Vegas.
As with all the other Firebird body kits out there (Lingenfelter's, ASC's, etc), HPP's version does its best to bring back the good-ol' days of the screaming chicken. The results, as with any "we're selling you memories" conversion, vary.
Regarding the proposition of selling this conversion (for anything other than the collectability factor), I don't see a point. Pontiac is D-E-A-D, it's not coming back, and that means anyone's "new" Trans-Am will forever be a Chevy wearing a costume. It's similar to having a Plymouth nameplate on a modern Chrysler or Dodge; the vintage naming works for the Daytona, but not for the Superbird.
- Lingenfelter Unveils Production Lta, Its Pontiac Trans Am-inspired Camaro Tune At Sema Show
Back in 2009, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) become one of the many independent shops at the time to capitalize on the approaching death of the Pontiac brand by releasing a concept model inspired by the 1970s Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am and...
- Kevin Morgan's Hurst Edition Pontiac Trans Am Fires Up
The death of the Pontiac brand back in 2009 gave birth to several Firebird builds based on the Chevrolet Camaro, one of the most prominent of which is the Hurst Edition Pontiac Trans Am designed by Kevin Morgan for Trans Am Depot. Inspired by the classic...
- Dodge Boss Says Chrysler Is Considering New Barracuda
Is there room in the U.S. market for an another retro-style muscle car? According to Ralph Gilles, Chrysler's chief designer and boss of the Dodge brand, the answer to that question is yes. At last week's SEMA aftermarket show in Las Vegas, Gilles...
- T-top Camaro Conversion To Debut At Sema
Is the new Chevrolet Camaro not vintage enough for you? Well, for those owners looking to relive their 1970's (or 80's) youth, Drop Top Customs - owned by Convertible Builders LLC - has answered your prayers. The Florida-based firm has crafted...
- The Return Of The Bandit: '70s Pontiac Trans Am Conversion Of The 2010 Camaro Comes To Sema
The team over at Trans Am Depot showed off a revised version of their Pontiac conversion of the 2010 Chevy Camaro at this week's SEMA Show. Compared to the original Phoenix T/A that was revealed earlier this year (see photos after the jump), the new...