As such, after a great run, the Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am were retired from production in 2002, a few years before the company was sent to car Valhalla after GM's own near-death experience.

That, combined with the $39,995 ($92,226 in 2024 money) starting price of the B4U option, meant that only 25 third-gen-based Firehawks were ever built. The original Firehawk today ...

The WS6 package remained solely a handling upgrade that would become standard equipment on all third-generation (1982-1992) Firebird Formula and GTA models, but weirdly the WS6 Trans Am package ...

The 1986 Pontiac Trans Am, a trim package of the iconic Pontiac Firebird, debuted almost right in the middle of the model's third generation that lasted from 1982-1992.