When the fully redesigned second-generation Pontiac Trans Am arrived in the middle of the 1970 model season, buyers were infatuated. The example offered here is from 1971, the first full season of this body style’s production, and has benefited from professional rotisserie restoration, retains its original trim tag and features the equipment that helped shape the Trans Am legend. However, more special is the PHS documentation, showing this car was delivered new to the Pontiac engineering department and was a factory company car. The fastback body design is unmistakable, with its functional Shaker hood scoop, front air dam and spoilers, fender air extractors and a rear spoiler. The changes also eliminated the rear quarter-windows. Starting under the hood, one finds the matching-numbers 335 HP 455 H.O. engine. While compression fell in ’71 to allow the use of regular gas, a nodular-iron crankshaft retained by 4-bolt main caps, cast-aluminum pistons, round exhaust port heads, an aluminum 4-barrel intake manifold and free-flowing exhaust manifolds were here, with torque measured at 480 lb-ft. Equipped new with the Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 3-speed automatic and factory air conditioning, a highway-friendly 3.08 Safe-T-Track (limited-slip) differential was standard. Built at the Norwood plant, the car wears Lucerne Blue paint with associated black and white graphic accents and a deluxe black interior. Inside are high-back bucket seats, a padded three-spoke Formula steering wheel, center console with shifter, Soft Ray-tinted glass, an AM/FM stereo, metallic dash overlay and Rally gauges including an integrated 8,000 RPM tach and clock, a 160 MPH speedometer and small round-face readouts for the coolant temp, oil pressure, fuel level and voltmeter. With chrome dual exhaust system exits at the rear bumper, this Trans Am is made complete by Rally II wheels with factory trim rings and F60-15 Goodyear Polyglas tires. They would have sold thousands, but ongoing labor issues resulted in a very abbreviated production season, and less than 1,300 automatics would be constructed that model year. Now back to as-built condition, this beautiful 455 H.O. Pontiac with unique provenance remains bred for excitement.