More than 35 years after its 1973 introduction, the Bird hood decal still defines the Trans Am, both for Pontiac hobbyists and the general public. One question we hear from HPP readers is ...

Not surprisingly, the image — depicting a fire breathing bird with spread ... the first Firebird hood decal was apparently ...

To get started, we contacted Phoenix Graphix who provided us with a one-piece hood bird decal (Part #7378L), for a '76 Trans Am, for our project. Utilizing the services of Kevin Fawcett of ...

In the 1979 book, "The Fabulous Firebird" (via Hagerty), Inouye said the decal wasn ... When the Trans Am was redesigned in 1985, the turbo and hood bulge were gone and the bird was shrunk ...

Another bird we all might take pride in owning is the flaming phoenix that traditionally adorns the hood of Pontiac's classic pony car, the Firebird Trans Am ... of tape and decal treatment ...

The GTA in today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Trans Am GTA stands for Grand Touring ... this model year was a screaming chicken decal on the hood. That lurid pastiche may be missed on this Flame ...

And then we come to the Firebird details: The hood decal lovingly (and sometimes derisively) referred to as the Screaming Chicken and the snowflake alloys, both set off by the deep black paint.

The vehicle also sells with another bird hood decal but lacks air conditioning. It comes with a working AM radio, power door locks, and a rear defogger. While I'm a big fan of the Trans Am ...

It's not gas distress that makes Ponti­ac's bird of performance burp fire all over the Trans Am's hood. It's a turbo ... to 205 horsepower for 1980. The decal fowl is now on a new flight plan ...