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Lingenfelter Unveils Production LTA, its Pontiac Trans Am-Inspired Camaro Tune at SEMA Show

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/lingenfelter-unveils-production-lta-its.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fu5aRIi0wSw/UJB2zPvD23I/AAAAAAAJz0A/u2TkkfDBucY/s1600/LPE-LTA-Unveiling-1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Back in 2009, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) become one of the many independent shops at the time to capitalize on the approaching death of the Pontiac brand by <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/11/lingenfelter-pontiac-455-ta-first-live.html">releasing a concept model</a> inspired by the 1970s Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am and based on the then brand new Chevrolet Camaro. Fast forward to today and the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">2012 SEMA Show</a> in Las Vegas, Lingenfelter unwrapped the production version of its T/A Concept that will be known from now own as the LTA. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/lingenfelter-unveils-production-lta-its.html#more">Read more »</a>

Back in 2009, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) become one of the many independent shops at the time to capitalize on the approachi...

Hot Wheels Elite's Limited Edition K.I.T.T. Rolls Out Just in Time for the Holiday Season

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/hot-wheels-elite-limited-edition-kitt.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4jltw224rhk/UJvZagwzZJI/AAAAAAAJ-EU/jjMEnUFCg7k/s1600/Hot-Wheel-Elite-Knight-Rider-2000-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> One of the most popular icons of the decade that brought us big hairdos and even bigger shoulder pads was K.I.T.T., short for "<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Knight%20Rider">Knight Industries Two Thousand</a>". It was the car of Michael Knight, played by Germany's favorite son, David Hasselhoff, in the original action-adventure television series, 'Knight Rider'. K.I.T.T. was a blacked out, heavily customized and highly intelligent version [pun intended] of the 1982 Pontiac Trans-Am. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/hot-wheels-elite-limited-edition-kitt.html#more">Read more »</a>

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One of the most popular icons of the decade that brought us big hairdos and even bigger shoulder pads was K.I.T.T., short for " Knight ...

This Lamborghini Aventador Replica is Based on a Pontiac GTO / Holden Monaro [w/Videos]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/this-lamborghini-aventador-replica-is.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9dBbtB2Yda0/UGCH3C3TRsI/AAAAAAAJMTE/hobIwiN6O6A/s800/Untitled-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> From the magical <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/eBay">land of eBay</a> comes our next tale of replicas. This newly found example is pretending to be a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, though even an untrained eye can see that there something is wrong with car's proportions. The seller and builder of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Replica">the replica</a> is "Z and M Customs", which is located in the city of Eagle in Ada County, Idaho. The company informs us that the Aventador lookalike is built on the chassis and mechanical components of a "GM Holden" with power coming from a "LS1 V8 Corvette with approximately 400HP". <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/this-lamborghini-aventador-replica-is.html#more">Read more »</a>

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From the magical land of eBay comes our next tale of replicas. This newly found example is pretending to be a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-...

This Used to be a 1983 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Before it Entered eBay Hell

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/this-used-to-be-1983-pontiac-firebird.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5788815434094168706" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XUwzlSqglqI/UFYA94N7SoI/AAAAAAAJF50/NQl7CVk3_Ms/s800/1983-Custon-Trans-Am-11.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The third generation of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Pontiac%20Firebird">the Pontiac Firebird</a> will likely be remembered by the masses for its key role in the popular 1980s television series Knight Rider <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/08/knight-rider-kitt-replica-up-for.html">as KITT</a> (Knight Industries Two Thousand), a specially modified version of the Trans AM model with high tech crime-fighting equipment. In real life, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/11/return-of-bandit-pontiac-trans-am.html">the Trans Am</a> was available as a specialty package for the Firebird usually offering upgraded handling through suspension modifications, more power under the hood and exclusive styling features. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/this-used-to-be-1983-pontiac-firebird.html#more">Read more »</a>

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The third generation of the Pontiac Firebird will likely be remembered by the masses for its key role in the popular 1980s television serie...

Drivers Mourn Friend's Death by Illegally Shutting Down an Atlanta Highway to Perform Donuts

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/drivers-mourn-friend-death-by-illegally.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782835716516636978" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cIBbNb-gJdA/UEDCcgVqaTI/AAAAAAAIz-A/dmdhndmS7yg/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> We understand that each person or a group of people can have their own way of dealing with the loss of a loved one, but to honor a friend that passed away by illegally shutting down an entire highway to perform donuts with muscle cars in the middle of the day is taking it one-step too far. It all happened earlier this week on Interstate 285 in Atlanta, Georgia, when a group of friends in several vehicles including <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Chevrolet%20Camaro">a Chevrolet Camaro</a>, a Pontiac G8 sedan and a Firebird Convertible had an entire highway stop and watch their antics. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/drivers-mourn-friend-death-by-illegally.html#more">Read more »</a>

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We understand that each person or a group of people can have their own way of dealing with the loss of a loved one, but to honor a friend th...

It Came for eBay Hell: Beware of the Flying Ferrari F40 Replica

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We would have probably passed this one up if it weren't for the rather…ahem… artistic - in a primitive sort of way, photoshoped images t...

eBay Find: 1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 with Just Over 26k Miles

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/ebay-find-1970-pontiac-firebird-formula.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743607946262924930" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EfZ2fTsjYpA/T7Vk_wYczoI/AAAAAAAHpNQ/si4PKesdsj4/s800/1970-Pontiac-Firebird-Formula400-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> As popular as it was in its heydays, it has also been more than thirty years since GM ended production of the second generation <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Pontiac%20Firebird">Pontiac Firebird</a> (1970 to 1981). This means low mileage and well-cared examples are getting very hard to come by, which is why this one captured our attention. This 1970 (1/2) Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 we found on eBay has just 26,505 miles (42,646) on the odometer with the seller claiming that the car is in original condition having been "stored and cared for its entire life". <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OgDK43ayf4k/T7VlFhunATI/AAAAAAAHpNc/RAtAx1TrmyQ/s1600/1970-Pontiac-Firebird-Formula400-35.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743608045408551218" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OgDK43ayf4k/T7VlFhunATI/AAAAAAAHpNc/RAtAx1TrmyQ/s200/1970-Pontiac-Firebird-Formula400-35.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); width: 106px; height: 82px;"></a>Finished in the oh-so-70s Coronado Gold exterior paint color with a Sandlewood Tan interior, the Firebird is equipped with the Formula 400 optional package that includes an array of goodies such as the 400 cubic-inch (6.6-liter) V8 engine with a four-barrel carburetor, dual exhausts, sports suspension, dual scoop hood and more. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/ebay-find-1970-pontiac-firebird-formula.html#more">Read more »</a>

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As popular as it was in its heydays, it has also been more than thirty years since GM ended production of the second generation Pontiac Fire...

It Came from eBay Hell: Ferrari F50 Replica Based on the Fiero, Powered by the Corvette

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/it-came-from-ebay-hell-ferrari-f50.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732411873089554738" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eIfTQyNIgbI/T42eOhm8CTI/AAAAAAAHXXs/HDT2__Wm8k8/s800/Ferrari-F50-Fiero-554.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Just about every Ferrari model from the 1980s and 1990s has seen a replica equivalent based on General Motors' God-sent present to the industry, the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Pontiac%20Fiero">mid-engined Pontiac Fiero</a>, and the exotic F50 is no exception. Today's eBay find comes from Scottsdale, Arizona, with the Fiero chassis draped in a fiberglass body that mimics the styling but not the dimensions of Ferrari's range-topping sports car that was introduced in 1995 to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/it-came-from-ebay-hell-ferrari-f50.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Just about every Ferrari model from the 1980s and 1990s has seen a replica equivalent based on General Motors' God-sent present to the i...

Kevin Morgan's Hurst Edition Pontiac Trans Am Fires Up

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/kevin-morgan-hurst-edition-pontiac.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719076870108746242" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vFGl3KfneNU/T14-HMX8EgI/AAAAAAAHCA8/qLHlXemHmMY/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The death of the Pontiac brand back in 2009 gave birth to several Firebird builds based on the Chevrolet Camaro, one of the most prominent of which is the Hurst Edition Pontiac Trans Am designed by Kevin Morgan for Trans Am Depot. Inspired by the classic Trans Am from the Smokey and the Bandit film series, the screaming chicken made its <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/11/return-of-bandit-pontiac-trans-am.html">debut at the 2009 SEMA show</a>. YouTube user DtRockstar1 captured an example of the Trans Am firing up its tuned V8 engine at the 2012 Detroit Autorama show. You can watch the video straight after the break. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/kevin-morgan-hurst-edition-pontiac.html#more">Read more »</a>

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The death of the Pontiac brand back in 2009 gave birth to several Firebird builds based on the Chevrolet Camaro, one of the most prominent o...

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