Jerry Titus Driving a Pontiac Firebird in Trans-Am Race at Laguna Seca Raceway, April 1970

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Artifact Overview

The Sports Car Club of America launched its Trans-American Sedan Championship racing series in 1966. Pony cars like the Pontiac Firebird were quick to enter the series. Pontiac borrowed the "Trans Am" name in 1969 for its new high-performance Firebird package. Actually, Pontiac bought the name -- it paid a $5 fee to SCCA for each Trans Am built.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

18 April 1970 - 19 April 1970

Subject Date

18 April 1970 - 19 April 1970

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.6023.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in pencil on back of contact sheet showing this image: T17466 / c5 / 5