Bird or no bird?

[MrQuick]

bird....in red/black carbon fiber

[NYTRANSAM]

It needs a bird,

[js1977]

From one bird owner to another, give your T/A the bird...

[68GTOSCA]

Go w/ the Bird

[jeff s]

Keep in mind, my 76 trans am in this case is a stock restoration.
The car will be used as a comparison for customers to my "Full Force" 1981 Trans Am, which has our bolt in full chassis for 2nd gens, one of my twin turbo LS engines, and a one off bird on the hood.
Thanks for adding pics, couldnt figure out how to do it from my I phone,
And thanks for the opinions so far.

[mc84_zz4]

You gotta have the bird.
If you change your mind, it can come off.
If you change your mind again, you can add a new one...
Do it!

[Mike Holleman]

Jeff, I never did like the graphics on those cars. Just a bit on the gawdy side. If you have to have the bird you will need the mullet to go with it.LOL I had a friends 79 TA in the shop recently and during a general PM BS session our group of "design experts" (guys with beer in hand) decided that Pontiac had a beautiful design that was ahead of it's time but the graphics were just too much. Especially the overuse of Gold pinstripping. We are available for design consultation most days after 5:00 EST at the most reasonable cost of two beers each.
Mike

[jeff s]

LOL!
BTW the 79 up had a larger hood bird, also gold pistripes were on the special edition models only.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

birds are for KFC

[BulldawgMusclecars]

I'd keep the stock bird, or not use one at all. Of all the variations I have seen on custom birds over the years, most were hideous, and even the ones that weren't are often dated in no time (just like most other graphics, IMHO). One done in LaValle-style flames that I saw at the World of Wheels is a perfect example...it looked ok, in 2002. Now, not so much.

[Bill Howell]

Bird!

Albert has some pretty cool ideas on modernizing the bird, pm him and he will be glad to share his thoughts.

[LeighP]

The bird and the stripes...everything about the 2nd gen Trans Am.... was a perfect reflection of the times. I've also never seen a custom hood bird that looks as good as the originals.
Either go with the correct original (nothing looks worse than the wrong year bird on a T/A) or no bird.....stay clear of the easily dated "updated bird" ideas.

[SRD art]

From a design stand point keep the bird. Especially if it's a restoration, they look naked without them.

[southernfriedcj]

The bird and the stripes...everything about the 2nd gen Trans Am.... was a perfect reflection of the times. I've also never seen a custom hood bird that looks as good as the originals.
Either go with the correct original (nothing looks worse than the wrong year bird on a T/A) or no bird.....stay clear of the easily dated "updated bird" ideas.

I concur 100% with this opinion.

[shortrack]

I personally would do without it but I see lots of people at shows going nuts over them.....

[dws1216]

I think something different would be cool.

I saw this during a google search

http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/300W...5d453d11f5.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

Keep in mind, my 76 trans am in this case is a stock restoration.
The car will be used as a comparison for customers to my "Full Force" 1981 Trans Am, which has our bolt in full chassis for 2nd gens, one of my twin turbo LS engines, and a one off bird on the hood.
Thanks for adding pics, couldnt figure out how to do it from my I phone,
And thanks for the opinions so far.

then correct bird is the right answer.

[js1977]

At first I replied with giving the T/A the bird, now that I have my own T/A back, I'm finding it hard to put my own bird on. I feel your pain... it just looks so good without it, but I know it'll look just as good with it... decisions, decisions... good lucky

[workbenchracer]

Its gotta have a bird!

[WS6]

I'll expand on my response some more. Since you are showing a before/after type display with the 76 sitting next to the Full Force car, you need to have the birds on the 76 as well. That way people can fully see the difference between the two cars. After all, you have custom birds on the FFTA.

In general though, it's either all or nothing with these cars, IMO. They look great without the decals and the bird in most cases(I'm biased towards dark colors on these cars) but to have some of the decals and not the bird looks off regardless of the fact that you could order it that way.

So have you made your decision, Jeff?