I’ve seen this absolutely gorgeous, screaming chicken hooded Trans-Am parked down by Venice beach a few times over the past couple of months, and when I stopped to take these pictures, a guy approached me and told me that this car was formerly owned by the late David Carradine, better known as “Bill” from Kill BIll, and that he, the current owner, is David’s cousin. I’m not surprised, the guy totally looked like him. The first time I saw it, the letters “D.C.” were painted on the driver’s side door just below the window, but they have since been wet-sanded off. My favorite part is the spaceman interior. This particular model, a 1978, came with Oldsmobile’s 6.6L V8 making a pathetic 185 horsepower.
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I always used the 6.6L 185-hp engine as my rebuttal to the "There's no replacement for displacement" argument…
Silver vinyl. I DARE you to produce an interior as classy. Phantom Drophead? Please…
A guy who lives a few houses over has a restored '81 Trans Am, re-painted metallic silver. A few years ago, it was a grungy rusty gray with a faded bird on the hood, and I must say, I preferred the apocalypse Trans-Am.
Um, not a '78. It's the '79-'81 style, and with the Olds motor (403) it's a '79.
its a 79.. the 10th anniversary edition