The most famous third-gen is the 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans ... The most iconic vehicle to sport the hood bird was the black and gold 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am driven by Burt Reynolds ...

Pontiac continued to offer the black-and-gold Trans Am with a T-top ... Pontiac introduced the third generation of the Firebird at the start of the 1980s, bringing with it a new, sleek look ...

Affixing a gold decal to a black Firebird and parking ... Pontiac wanted to drum up excitement for the third-gen Firebird, a project that also begat K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider.

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. Hampered with underwhelming ...