GreenLight Pontiac Trans Am 1977 (Firebird) 1:64

Manufacturer: GreenLight
Make: Pontiac
Model: Trans Am 1977 (Firebird)
Scale: 1:64

Opening part(s): Bonnet / Hood

I had bought this model as my cousin had a similar Hot Wheels when we were kids and I liked this car as it was unique because of its T-Top roof. I didn’t know about its popularity due to association with the movie – ‘Smokie & the Bandits’ until I read about it on the packaging of this model from Green Light, which is a collector’s edition with nice detailing.

 
Like
- Firebird decal painted in golden colour on the bonnet & on the area behind the B-pillar on both sides
- Model name/logo on the front & rear, plus on the front fenders (‘TRANS AM’)
- Detailing with golden paint around the windows, wheel arches and two stripes running along the middle of the car from the boot to the roof
- Tiny little ‘T/R 6.6’ printing (implying at the massive 6.6L engine with ram-air intake) on either side of the hood air-intake that is visible over the hood/bonnet
- Raised air-vents on both the front fenders
- Raised rear section which is quite pronounced as in the real-car in which it acts like a spoiler
- Realistic looking number plate, both at the front & rear
- Opening bonnet with space cut-out for protruding air-intake & revealing a O.K. detailed engine bay
- Rubber tyres with treads on 5-double-spoke golden rims (BTW this car came long before the Subaru Impreza, which popularised / glamourised golden painted rims) – the rims look fabulous!
- Metal chassis with unique serial number stamped
- The car is quite heavy to hold

Could be better
- No Outside Rear-View Mirrors
- Painted lights, though the headlights are just a slit and at this scale the white paint suffices. Also the tail-lights have been painted nicely in a nice broad red band, but plastic tail-lights would have been even better