1970 Pontiac Firebird LS7 V8 6 Speed Transmission

The product of a professional, no-expense-spared build, this factory Firebird Esprit is founded on solid sheetmetal that was completely stripped and carefully massaged. Not surprisingly, every seam on this Main Street king has been aligned to better-than-factory fit. Its panels reflect a vivid barrage of Buccaneer Red two-stage that was borrowed straight from the excitement division's 1973 Trans Am palette. And today, 'Red Bird' rolls as one very impressive classic that looks right at home reflecting summertime car shows! Bolted together by the good folks at Mast Motorsports, the car's brutal LS7 twists stout 11.4 to 1 compression into an impressive 644 horsepower. Behind that aluminum mill, proven TCI 6x 4L80E 6-speed, propped on a tough G Force Performance crossmember, spins power through a carbon fiber Driveshaft Shop driveshaft. That tube twists a Moser 9-inch pumpkin, which cages big, 3.89 gears and a Wavetrac limited-slip differential between billet ends and 35-spline axles. Those axles push a Detroit Speed QUADRALink rear-clip. Detroit Speed power rack-and-pinion steering leads a Detroit Speed hydroformed front-clip. Quick stops are a cinch thanks to big Baer binders and a quartet of drilled and slotted rotors. And at the corners, retro looking US Mags Bandits, cut to custom widths by MHT, spin sticky Nitto Extremes. Open the doors and you'll find an attractive Black interior that's blessed with just the right amount of modification. Slender Recaro buckets stretch three-piece seatbelts. A factory dash hangs a full array of AutoMeter Sport-Comp telemetry above Vintage Air conditioning and an Antique Automobile AM/FM stereo.