Trans Am Worldwide’s 70/SS is a tribute to the 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Tremendous Sport with greater than 1,500 hp, a handbook transmission, and a design that drips in nostalgia.
The convertible muscle automotive was unveiled in 2022, however Trans Am Worldwide not too long ago launched a video that delves into extra element in regards to the automotive’s genesis and specs.
Trans Am Worldwide is the sibling firm of Trans Am Depot. It is staffed by the identical workforce that launched Pontiac Firebird Trans Am tributes, together with a Burt Reynolds-endorsed Bandit Trans Am and a 455 Tremendous Responsibility Trans Am, each of which used the Chevrolet Camaro as a place to begin.
Trans Am Worldwide 70/SS
Like among the earlier initiatives, the 70/SS relies on the Basic Motors Alpha platform that underpins the current-generation Camaro. However replicating the 1970 Chevelle’s iconic look required some stretching. The 70/SS is 6.0 inches wider than a manufacturing facility Alpha-platform automotive and 14.0 inches longer, with new physique panels rendered in carbon fiber. Trans Am Worldwide additionally consulted authentic GM schematics for the hood stripes.
Styling was a serious purpose for doing a 1970 Chevelle tribute, however it was additionally private for Trans Am Worldwide co-founder Tom Warmack, whose mother had a Chevelle when he was rising up. It “was a part of our household,” Warmack says within the video, and it shuttled everybody round faithfully. That automotive was painted inexperienced, and so was the primary 70/SS the corporate accomplished.
Whereas nonetheless clearly based mostly on the sixth-generation Camaro, efforts have been made to backdate the inside as nicely. The digital instrument cluster makes use of the unique 1970 Chevelle typeface, the seats have been upholstered to seem like Nineteen Seventies objects, and a traditional Hurst shifter was put in.
It would not be a real Chevelle SS and not using a V-8, and Trans Am Worldwide presents a couple of choices for select from. Base vehicles get GM’s LT-1 naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V-8 with 450 hp despatched to the rear wheels. Whereas that is already an improve from the roughly 300 hp the 1970 authentic made, the engine can be supercharged to 650 hp. The mid-level possibility, dubbed 396, can be supercharged and bumps to displacement to six.4 liters (396 cubic inches) for roughly 900 hp.
High-spec vehicles, of which solely 25 will likely be made, have Trans Am Worldwide’s LS6/X 454 twin-turbo engine, making 1,500 hp on the rear wheels utilizing E85 gas. A handbook transmission is offered, however patrons can select an computerized as nicely.
Pricing begins at $165,000, however Trans Am Worldwide has indicated costs can far exceed that with customization and choices. All vehicles will likely be convertibles, however the firm is engaged on a detachable hardtop possibility.
Take a look at the video above for extra on this particular tribute automotive.
