Trans Am Series

The Trans Am Series is a racing series established in 1966 originally intended to capitalize on the popularity of pony cars, or smaller muscle cars such as the Ford Mustang. It was an instant hit, and became one of the Sports Car Club of America's major series along with the Can Am Series and Formula 5000. The five liter American pony cars raced alongside the two liter foreign compact and subcompact cars. After the Oil Crisis of 1973 the series adopted an IMSA GT format, with cars becoming notably less stock than the original series. Trans Am has never been the same since.