{"id":303221,"date":"2021-03-03T18:57:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T23:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=303221"},"modified":"2023-12-13T15:33:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T15:33:11","slug":"bring-back-the-real-trans-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/bring-back-the-real-trans-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring Back the Real Trans-Am"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color: #f0f6fb;\">Some of the best sports car racing ever to come out of America<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Trans-Am series has come and gone numerous times, yet it was never better than it was during the heyday of the SCCA\u2019s original incarnation, which most classify as 1966-72 or so.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I\u2019ve often asked myself what makes that era so magical, but it just \u2013 <em>is<\/em>; the cars were great fun, the driver names and talent big, and the racing action spectacular. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1968-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-neg-CN5230-069-1-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-608995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1968-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-neg-CN5230-069-1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1968-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-neg-CN5230-069-1-1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1968-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-neg-CN5230-069-1-1-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1968-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-neg-CN5230-069-1-1-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1968-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-neg-CN5230-069-1-1-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1968-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-neg-CN5230-069-1-1-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1968-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-neg-CN5230-069-1-1-1-293x197.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>1968 Mercury Coupe<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 12px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Why has no sanctioning body or group of owners\/promoters ever been able to revive it successfully?\u00a0 The reasons are many, and the answers relatively straightforward, IMHO.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Attend any vintage or historic race meet, and if there\u2019s a Trans-Am class, you\u2019ll find it heavily populated with great cars, with that race well attended, action-filled, and enjoyed by the drivers and crowd alike.\u00a0 So that original T-A Formula had The Right Stuff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The series\u2019 greatness was founded in the original vehicle formula.\u00a0 The cars themselves needed to be homologated production coupes and 2-door sedans, with engine sizes limited to 5.0-liter (305 cubic inches) or less for the top tier class, and 2.5-liters for the primarily import group.\u00a0 All of this meaning they were built out of real cars, not tube-framed, plastic-bodied, semi-NASCAR silhouette racers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Trans-America-Kent-WA-Dan-Gurney-CN5080-31-1-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-608996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Trans-America-Kent-WA-Dan-Gurney-CN5080-31-1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Trans-America-Kent-WA-Dan-Gurney-CN5080-31-1-1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Trans-America-Kent-WA-Dan-Gurney-CN5080-31-1-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Trans-America-Kent-WA-Dan-Gurney-CN5080-31-1-1-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Trans-America-Kent-WA-Dan-Gurney-CN5080-31-1-1-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Trans-America-Kent-WA-Dan-Gurney-CN5080-31-1-1-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Trans-America-Kent-WA-Dan-Gurney-CN5080-31-1-1-1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>1967 Trans America Kent, WA. Dan Gureny<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Every early gen Trans-Am racer began life as a factory body\/chassis in white, or a production example pulled straight off an assembly line (or in a few cases, a dealer showroom floor).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In the 5-liter group, that means American branded muscle\/pony cars: Mustang, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/bonhams-2020-bond-street-sale\/\">Cougar<\/a>, Camaro, Firebird, Challenger, \u2018Cuda, Javelin, AMX, and such.\u00a0 Rear-wheel-drive cars that already had a sporty image and a thundering V-8 engine.\u00a0 Cars that looked genuine and that spectators and sponsors could relate to; \u201cWin on Sunday\u201d and all that.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Building and running these cars were attractive to and attainable by a wide variety of teams. Of course, the big factory teams participated: Penske, Bud Moore, Holman Moody, All American Racers, and other big gunner outfits, yet, these were cars that capable backyard teams could build and maintain.\u00a0 Obviously it wasn\u2019t always easy going against the well-financed, big-game teams, but on occasion, the little guys won, and they always played hard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-poster-neg-148514-001-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-608998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-poster-neg-148514-001-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-poster-neg-148514-001-1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-poster-neg-148514-001-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-poster-neg-148514-001-1-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-poster-neg-148514-001-1-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-poster-neg-148514-001-1-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1967-Mercury-Cougar-Trans-Am-poster-neg-148514-001-1-1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>1967 Mercury Coupe Trans-Am<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 8px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>And how about those names behind the helmets: the incomparable Mark Donohue, three-time Trans-Am champ George Follmer, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/dan-gurney-obituary-1931-2018\/\">Dan Gurney<\/a>, Parnelli Jones, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/a-j-foyt-honored-at-2012-rolex-24-hours-of-daytona\/\">AJ Foyt<\/a>, Ed Leslie, Jerry Titus, Sam Posey, Peter Revson, and dozens of others that fans knew and cheered for.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The series attracted the big game drivers because the money and sponsorship opportunities were attractive, the big Indy and NASCAR teams played, and the racing was hard and fast.\u00a0 Finally, the series was a traveling circus, and the action played out on the most iconic racecourses in North America.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Penske-Trans-Am-Racers-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-608999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Penske-Trans-Am-Racers-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Penske-Trans-Am-Racers-1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Penske-Trans-Am-Racers-1-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Penske-Trans-Am-Racers-1-1-100x58.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Penske-Trans-Am-Racers-1-1-293x169.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>Penske Trans-Am Racers<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 12px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This formula would work today; they still make Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, and Challengers.\u00a0 This or that Porsche or BMW would also likely fit the formula.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Use the 5-liter engine spec, or perhaps step it up to 5.5 or 6.0 with some equivalency factors to accommodate turbocharged machines.\u00a0 Strip them down, cage them up, and uncork those exhausts, just like they did in the beginning \u2013 but build the series around real cars, not tubes, fiberglass, and stickers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Invest the money to offer competitive, attractive pay and prize packages for the teams, drivers, and sponsors.\u00a0 Back it up with a killer television\/streaming service broadcast plan which attracts both sponsors and fans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t have to be the fastest or most high-tech racing in the world, but the action would be (pardon the reference) fast and furious.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follmer-1976-Trans-Am-champ-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-609000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follmer-1976-Trans-Am-champ-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follmer-1976-Trans-Am-champ-1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follmer-1976-Trans-Am-champ-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follmer-1976-Trans-Am-champ-1-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follmer-1976-Trans-Am-champ-1-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follmer-1976-Trans-Am-champ-1-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Follmer-1976-Trans-Am-champ-1-1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n<figcaption>Follmer 1976 Trans-Am Champ<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 12px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are similarities here to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian V8 Supercars Championship Series<\/a>, which is currently based on 5.0-liter V-8 powered production chassis GM and Ford models.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I do not doubt that if the right series owner\/promoter\/sanctioning body built a modern Trans-Am series based on the authenticity and tenets of the original, that it would be a success.\u00a0 Great racing with cars we know, contested by the best in the biz.\u00a0 Now wouldn\u2019t that be something?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Photos Courtesy of Follmer Collection, Ford Motorsport Archive, Amelia Island Concours d\u2019Elegance<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the best sports car racing ever to come out of America The Trans-Am series has come and gone numerous times, yet it was never better than it was during the heyday of the SCCA\u2019s original incarnation, which most classify as 1966-72 or so.\u00a0 I\u2019ve often asked myself what makes that era so magical, but it just \u2013 is; 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