was it a trans am?

[vette1969]

i was watching old john wayne movie last night mc q and he was driving a trans am?or was the car a firebird?what year?

[Mr70]

The car thats in the movie is a 1973 trans am--firebird conversion with a 400 ci motor and mufflers removed,it's NOT A 1974.
The front of the 1974's were slanted backwards and did not have ovalscoops that come to a point in the nose like the 1973's.The car couldnt have been a 1974 because the movie came out in 1974 and they had to have traveled forward in time to get a 1974 T/A to make the movie in late 1972 to mid 1973.
It is a Great Movie for all car lovers....Pilgrim!

[vette1969]

it was a great show!dont think the duke did all the driving
but who ever did i dont think there was much left of that car after

[MosportGreen66]

Was this the black Firebird? I did not see a bird on the hood, I was pretty much sold the car was a Formula.

[vette1969]

i thought the same as i didnt see a bird on the hood either.also the car looked green in some shots.

[camarojoe]

Who said it was a 74?

[njsteve]

It was a Brewster green 1973 Trans Am. Not an SD-455 but a regular 455 4bbl. I halfway recall the movie: dont they wreck the car or crush it somewhere in the flick?

[Xplantdad]

What's the name of the movie?

[ANDY M]

"McQ"
John Wayne's first movie playing a cop.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071824/

[Xplantdad]

Thanks Andy...I'll have to put that on the Netflix list...