Over the last decade-plus we’ve been watching the the evolution of Trans Am Worldwide, a company that took the 5th-gen and 6th-gen Camaro, and used it as a catalyst to build modern Trans Ams, grow into a powerhouse. They’ve used modern Camaros to build GTOs and Chevelles as well. However, its the Trans Am that’s particularly special to us.
With Pontiac no longer around, and as a result, neither is the Firebird, Trans Am fans had to go without (from GM) for 22 years. It’s been a long two decades, but Trans Am Worldwide has carried the torch amazingly since the release of the fifth-gen Camaro.
As time went on, the cars just kept getting better and better; more power, better detail, much more customization, and so on. They’ve even brought back their own version of the Super Duty, and built a Bandit Edition with none other than the late, great Burt Reynolds himself. We’ve done several write-ups on their cars over the years, and you can check them out HERE. It’s been a helluva run, but the sun is setting on the Trans Am Worldwide T/A builds.
Partly, because the Camaro itself is going away. But mostly, because they’re shifting their efforts to the 70/SS Chevelle builds we’ve reported on in the past. Those are some amazing cars, and with production in full swing, there needs to be a better streamlined effort to get those cars in the hands of customers.
However, Todd Warmack, Owner and Founder of Trans Am Worldwide, wanted to send the final car out in a big way. After receiving a call from a previous customer wanting another Super Duty, he convinced that person he had something else in mind for him; the 400 H.O.
For you Pontiac fans out there, that name means something to you. For you younger cats out of the loop, it’s a depiction of the car’s cubic-inches (400), and the H.O. is an acronym that Pontiac used for their High Output engines.
This is a one-of-one build, and the only car that they built with 400 cubic inches, utilizing a GEN-V LT1 block as the foundation. Unique graphics (painted on), plenty of carbon fiber, and a very unique black, gold, and red accent mix of colors make this car truly one of a kind. Will we ever see another Trans Am build come from Trans Am Worldwide? Who knows, but as passionate as the Warmack brothers are about Firebirds and Trans Ams, we wouldn’t count it out, completely.
Rick Seitz is the owner and founder of GMEFI Magazine, and has a true love and passion for all vehicles. When he isn’t tuning, testing, or competing with the brand’s current crop of project vehicles, he’s busy tinkering and planning the next modifications for his own cars.
