Legendary Motorcar Company Ltd.
8242 Fifth Line
Halton Hills, ON L7G 4S6
1970 Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air IV - Factory Ram Air IV, 1 Of Only 29 Built, PHS Documented The 1970 model year marked a bold new direction for Pontiac, introducing the completely redesigned second-generation Trans Am—longer, lower, and far more aggressive in both styling and performance. With its functional shaker hood, front and rear spoilers, and race-inspired stance, the Trans Am was engineered to dominate both the street and the track. At the top of the performance hierarchy sat the legendary Ram Air IV option, widely regarded as the most potent and sophisticated factory engine Pontiac ever installed in a production muscle car. Under the hood, the Ram Air IV 400 cubic-inch V8 was a no-compromise high-performance engine, factory-rated at 370 horsepower but widely understood to produce significantly more. Featuring high-flow round-port cylinder heads, a radical camshaft, aluminum intake manifold, and functional ram air induction, the RAIV was designed with racing in mind—delivering explosive top-end power and unmistakable character. Backed by the M40 automatic transmission, this example offers a rare combination of brute performance and drivability, with only 29 produced. Of the mere 88 Ram Air IV Trans Ams built for 1970, just 64 were assembled at the Norwood, Ohio, plant, placing this example among an already elite subset of one of Pontiac’s most exclusive muscle cars. Its rarity is matched by its provenance, having been sold new through Johnson Pontiac in Clinton, Iowa, and today accompanied by Pontiac Historic Services (PHS) documentation verifying its factory specifications and authenticity. This particular Trans Am has also earned recognition within the hobby, having been featured on the cover and in the pages of High Performance Pontiac magazine—an honor reserved for only the finest and most significant examples. Following a previous body-off restoration the car has remained in a private collection, it was returned to factory-correct standards with great attention to detail. Every component has been carefully restored or refinished, from the highly detailed undercarriage to the engine bay, ensuring quality throughout. The result is a show-quality example that accurately reflects how these cars appeared when new, while maintaining the integrity expected of a top-tier collector vehicle. The 1970 Ram Air IV Trans Am represents the pinnacle of Pontiac’s muscle car era—combining extreme rarity, documented history, and uncompromising performance. For collectors, it stands as one of the most coveted American muscle cars ever produced, and an essential centerpiece in any serious collection. -
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| Model: | Trans Am |
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Company History Legendary Motorcar Company Ltd® first opened its doors in 1985 with a dream of restoring and trading in the finest and rarest of classic and performance cars. Legendary Motorcar soon began producing national show winning restorations and record sales. After three short years our facility had grown to 4000 sq. ft. and restorations and sales began to include all makes and models of muscle cars, always staying true to our goal of producing the best. By 1990 we expanded to 12,000 sq ft, and began selling European marques, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes, Porsche and of course we continued to sell some of the rarest domestic models. In 2002 Legendary Motorcar Company Ltd. moved into its brand new 55,000 sq. ft. facility. The new Halton Hills location includes: 100 car showroom, fully equipped mechanical and assembly bays, downdraft spray booth and body shop, plus a conference center and is of course the location for the television series “Legendary Motorcar” on Discovery’s Velocity Channel. Each area of the restoration shop is staffed by skilled craftsmen with several 100 years of combined experience. All of this adds up to a complete, state-of-the-art facility for every aspect of your collector car needs from ground-up restorations, to service, appraisals, storage and an ever changing inventory of some of the world’s finest collector and investment cars for sale. After over 25 years in business we have grown to become the Nation’s #1 total collector and specialty car facility. Along with our own departments our facility is also home to the head office of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
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