The Trojan had a Firebird frame with a special design built into it. In the 1980s, Pontiac shops sold the cars. This part of Pontiac’s past is almost forgotten. During the 1980s, the Pontiac Firebird became famous because it was the main car in the TV show Knight Rider. The Firebird-based Tojan, on the other hand, is unknown to most people. This all-black model, which you can buy on Bring a Trailer, a division of Hearst Autos and Invoice Pricing, is the best example of how unique it looks. This kind of car will make almost everyone who sees it wonder, “What is that thing?” This car is somewhere between a regular production car and a unique build. This is the story you should be ready to tell over and over again if your plan is accepted: In the early 1980s, Pontiac was trying to find ways to set itself apart from the other names owned by General Motors. The phrase “We build excitement!” was especially important to the executives. So, they decided to work together to make a prototype Firebird-based car with cutting-edge performance that would only be available from Omaha, Nebraska-based Knudsen Automotive, a coachbuilder that made cars like the neoclassic Excalibur. Mr. Harry Bentley Bradley made the Tojan’s design—that’s “Trojan,” not “Trojan,” possibly because of clear copyright problems. Bradley made what is now the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile and most of the early Hot Wheels sports cars. The Trojan, unfortunately, would be a less well-known piece of his work. That’s because the Tojan’s design is limited by its gen-three Firebird body. It came straight from the dystopian future of Cyberpunk 2077. Inside, the Recaros are nicely padded, and the burled wood trim is a nod to the black plastic pianos of the 1980s. As you might expect from an automobile from the 1980s, it has air conditioning, cruise control, and an AM/FM radio with a subwoofer. Reports say that the first Pontiac Tojan prototype was a huge beast, with a V-8 engine that could make about 800 horsepower thanks to a Gale Banks twin-turbocharging package. It reached a top speed of 206 mph during tests, which would be hard to believe if Banks hadn’t broken so many records on the Bonneville salt flats. Pontiac, on the other hand, turned down or off the boost. The base engine for Tojans, which came in both convertible and coupe styles, was a 5.0-liter or 5.7-liter GM V-8. Supercharging and turbocharging were offered as options. This type comes with a L98 5.7-liter V-8 engine that makes 205 horsepower and an automatic transmission with four speeds. There are also disc brakes on all four wheels, a limited-slip differential, and the WS6 speed suspension. Around 130 to 150 Pontiac Tojans were sold, but few of them are still around. There is a lot of promise here with all the F-body performance parts that are on the market aftermarket. You could also leave it stock and have the wildest gen-three Firebird at Radwood. The Draw for Bring a Trailer ends on January 11th.
