I live in Sweden and have an American friend who is a Marine and Vietnam Vet. I love the way you American honour and respect your Vets and show them the appreciation for their services. BZ

My uncle bought a 2001 ws6 my senior year of high school. He got a DWI in it, lost his license and I got to drive him around and man did he let me drive it like he did, pedal to the metal. I'll never forget my time driving that majestic machine while blasting Pantera/Metallica/Megadeth. Thats another thing about those cars, they had a pretty decent factory sound system. Man this brings back all the memories of whipping donuts and getting side ways.

Back before the 2009 financial collapse. I had a small car dealership that specialized in the 98-02 SS Camaro’s Trans Ams, Firehawk’s etc. great vehicles and it was fun while it lasted.

Dennis - I always appreciate how respectful and reverential you are to everyone, regardless of age. I'm not a huge car person, but I always love your videos because of your interest in the stories of the owners and their cars. Thank you.

My dad before he passed used to work for Pontiac when these were brand new. Good memories I miss my dad !🇺🇲

I've been daily-driving my 2002 since I bought it in 2004. It's hands down my favorite car, but I wouldn't consider it the best ever made. As endearing as I find the interior to be personally, it's late 90's cheap GM plastic. Dash shattered years ago, door panels are cracked, you know, the usual, but damned if I don't love the car. I'd be buried in it if I could. The LS1 with a nice cam and ported 243 heads with a nice stall, she still keeps up with all the new stuff, so that's a good testament to the LS platform.

I had a 95 Z28 t-top in high school and I had so much fun in that car!! Every Friday after school/work washed it, shined it all up, took the t-tops off and went cruising with the windows down and music up. Only thing I did to it was Flowmaster exhaust, tinted windows, and add more bass to the Bose system. Miss that car but it gave me a lot of lifelong memories.

I saw a 99 Trans Am back in 2006 sitting at a used dealership. A helicopter mechanic was selling it at the time. Garage kept. Ended up buying it first. A lot of people were trying to get bank approvals. Luckily at the time I had cash to pay. It was 12K total. 40k miles. I ended up putting an Ls6 in it with a Vortech S/C. Had so many good times in it. 6 Speed was awesome.

Thank you Dennis for honoring his service in the Marines and for saving a great car and all the other cars too !

I love the way portrayed one of our military heroes at the end of the program keep up the great work

Love those cars. Especially the anniversary cars. So many people dislike that era of GM muscle, but it was unmatched in performance and style.

I love to see this. I have a 2000 WS6 that I bought about 8 years ago with 8k miles on it. It might pass 12k miles today, just enjoying it as I have time, amongst other vehicles. Glad to see these getting the attention they deserve!

Best show on the internet! Thank You to those who served 🇺🇸

I had a 2002 Firehawk Trans Am back when these were new. Getting rid of it remains one of my biggest regrets to this day. Especially given what I'd have to pay to get another one in that condition today. The fourth generation F-body remains my favorite car of all time.

My buddy had a triple black 6 speed ws6 back in the day. I absolutely loved that car, one of the funnest cars I've driven

I don’t even know what to say about this video. The level of respect you give our military veterans/Family/ Love ones! Is Josh totally over the top. One of the most respectable KZfaqrs, I’ve ever seen . Thank you very much, sir.

WS6 was definitely a beast... but the 1970 Ram IV was awesome too... as well as the SD455 T/A's it kills me everyday that Pontiac is no longer in production.

That guy was having a blast. I bet he remembers that for the rest of his life 👏👏

What a fun episode!!! Why Coffee Walk doesn't have 10M subscribers is beyond me. Loved how Dennis genuinely thanked the owner for his service. Such a class act.

I had the privilege of driving one of these when I was a younger dude working for a detail shop. No one else could drive a manual so I got to run around in the car for a large portion of the day, picking it up a couple hours away, driving it to the shop, dropping it off at the auction after detail, etc. I will say it's difficult to argue the WS6 isn't one of the best cars ever made after you've driven one, especially when it was current. It's one car that's left a lasting impression on me. That thing was a beast and I had a blast spending the day with it.

_And this is the very reason why I always watch Coffee Walk with Dennis Collins! What a great find, and a great testament to GM muscle in the early 2000s. (Shout out to another well-known KZfaqr who absolutely loves his 1000-horsepower custom WS6, Alex Palmeri)._

I have a 1999 30th Anniversary Trans Am for sale, still has the window sticker on it 850 original miles

I love the respect that you give our veterans. I can't wait to see a follow-up on this car after y'all get her cleaned up

Despite GM's claim that the engine in these cars is down from the Corvette, I don't think it is. I've owned both the Z28 and Trans Am. I've read about and talked to people who have put them on a dyno, and the power is pretty much the same as the Corvette. GM isn't big on admitting that a less expensive car has the same or more power than Corvette.

Great video- still one of my favorite cars. As a high school kid I had a 96 WS6. I doubt Dennis remembers, but I worked at the Kwik Kar and he would bring me his jeeps and cars to do his state inspections and would to ask for me back in 07-08 in Wylie TX.

I like the tribute at the end. Thank you to all who served. Really cool car - never knew about this one.

Those smiles during donuts....ear to ear like kids...priceless!!❤

As a former owner of a WS6 Formula, I have to say the TA was a bit heavier than the lighter Formula with the same engine, and the Formula didn't have overheating issues. That said nothing looks as good as the Ram Air TA , in any year, in any color.

Between him and Jay Leno making videos about them, I'll bet prices keep going up on WS6 cars.

Great video, awesome find. I bought my 2002 WS6 brand new as well. Still have it. Still super clean. Has 99k miles on it, and it's been modified pretty well, and is still streetable.

I’ve got an 01 WS6, black on black, 6 speed, with 55k miles on it that I bought new. Love that car, especially cruising with the T-tops out. I left it all original, but I do have a 67 Camaro completely modded too in my collection along with a 71 Cheyenne 10 and an 85 K5 Blazer 4x4 with a 4” lift kit and 12.50x35 tires.

I remember being 18 working as a lot man at a Chrysler GMC dealer and we got one in as trade in. I’d normally be tasked to pick up lunch for the dealership and I could take any car I wanted. Well we had a freshly traded WS6 with a full cat back exhaust. Boy was I in heaven!

It's awesome to see someone like Dennis love an old fbody TA. They are great cars.

You couldn't wipe the smile off of Mike's face the whole time he was in the Trans Am! Thanks, Dennis, for saving this beauty by getting her out on the road and honoring this Marine! They really need to bring back our beloved Trans Ams so we can dominate the Camaro once again with our class and style! I have four Trans Ams right now, two of which need to be restored, but I would give up the two for the WS6 in a heartbeat! 🔥 🔥 🔥

Im 45 years old now and since i was 19...the 4th gen ws6 in a black t-top 6-speed has been my dream car. One day!

In high school i “Lost” the keys to my 95 2 door Tahoe sport My girl friend now wife had a friend with one of these that let me drive my wife home in it. After i dropped my wife off i took it to the high school parking lot at arlington high and did the most effortless dawgnuts ever. Insane car! I always talked about that ws6 with such high regard, glad to know its been validated by Dennis.

What a great car that was well kept for all those years. Thanks Dennis for respecting our veterans and Honoring them also. Would love to see update when its been cleaned up.

Dennis, you have quickly become my favorite car guy on KZfaq! Get you some of that!!

I have a 2002 black/black WS6 sixpeed with 32, 000 miles. Completly stock. I love driving it, they really are timeless. I just hate I'm getting older and its getting more difficult to get in and out of.

Love the WS6! I could not afford one back in the mid 2000's so In 2006 picked up a base 1995 TA out of Florida 5.7 with the 6 speed manual and have put 40k miles on it in 17 years summer fun T-Tops paid $7k for it. I live in Maine.

I had that exact car bought brand new in 2002. I wish I wouldn't have got rid of it, but I had to get to work in the winter...

My stepbrother had one of those about 15 years ago and came back to town for a class reunion and made me drive it for the weekend and it is a beast. He lives in North Dakota and only got to drive it 4 months a year because of the weather so he sold it later that year.

I have an 02 ws6 six speed black with barely over 100,000 miles. She’s garaged and always covered. It’s awesome because I live about fifteen minutes from Grandview Missouri. Love the car, love your show!

Mike was having such a blast ! I enjoyed his excitement .

I had a 2002 ws6 black on black 6spd for about 13 years. Until an F250 Superduty decided to rearrange the rear end. I did a lot of work to that car, got thumbs up everywhere. I truly miss that car.

The commercials that PMD put out for these back in the day was simply awesome!

I still have my 99 WS6. Still runs the same as when I bought it back in 2000. Fun car and still a head turner! The Muscle Car Lives…

I love these cars, always have. Bought a 2000 Black on Black Ws6 auto last year. It's fantastic. Looks exactly like this car except it has the better wheels (imo, before they changed them in mid 2001). Even in bone stock automatic form, these cars are fun, exciting to drive, and also really livable. I daily drive mine and take it on trips to the city all the time. Great cars. I just wish GM had given the Trans Am a classier interior. It was like $8,000 more than the Camaro. Leave the plastic for the Camaro, give the T/A more!

That was the wrong window sticker. That one said 1995 Trans Am with 6 speed. The original price of the 2002 was around 33k.

If only my dad got a ws6, but hes a one owner of a 02 camaro ss with 20,000 miles and it's been in temp controlled garage since day one. The car is very sentimental to him and me because he claims I sold him that car on the showroom floor when I was 12 years old. I was blown away and excited that it was even an option for him to buy that car. Never had the extra money for a sports car, so I wasn't letting him leave the dealer without buying that camaro in fear he would change his mind if he slept on it. I've been buying and selling cars ever since

Got my black 2002 WS6 6-speed in my garage still. Love it. Even have original window sticker, Last of the Breed certificate, and great condition.

The General Motors of Canada plant in Ste-Thérèse, Quebec produced the firebird trans ams until it's closure in early 2000's. Here's an interesting story, the gm engine plant in St Catherine's Ontario Canada produced the corvette engine during that period . A couple of engineers that worked there managed to get the vette engine installed into the trans am illegally at the plant Quebec. Some how upper brass found out about it afterwards and seized all the cars from there homes and destroyed all of them and all of them lost there jobs. That would of been the ultimate firebird to have of all time. I know this is true since I knew an engeer that worked there and told me the whole thing and how it went down.

Kudos to Dennis for always showing the utmost respect to others!

I have a 1994 Pontiac Firebird Formula I have owned since I was 16. I bought it non-running in 2017 as a Junior in High School. I can attest that these cars are underrated regarding the horsepower figures and that they are donut-cutting machines as I discovered myself when I was a teenager. Even now, whenever I am in it and come across an empty parking lot, I absolutely cannot help but cut a donut or two in it. It so effortlessly does donuts and is so easy to control. Even though my LT1 is bone stock, it definitely gets right with it when you put the hammer down. I could never part with the car. Way too much fun and so many cherished memories that I have created in it.

Best part of video...Dennis didnt even want to talk price...he didnt care...he was buying it no matter the cost....THAT IS WHEN SOMEONE LIKES/KNOWS WHAT HE SEES IS THE BEST.

I wish I had one. The 2000 to 2002 Trans ams and Camaros were the best! Especially the WS6's and the SS's

In 2002, my wife and I took a vacation down in Miami to go to the keys. We rented a convertible and when we went out to the lot to get the car, not knowing what we were going to get, there it was a WS6 trans am convertible. Honey, quick get in the car before they change their minds. Headed down to Key West and had a great time in a great car. Thanks.

Thank you for honoring that gentleman. Once a marine, always a marine. My dad was a marine first and then joined the army and also went to vietnam. Myself I went to the navy and my job was to take the Marines to the beach. I drove the assault crafts. That firebird is one bad ass car.

I love it that i always learn something new from you. I thought that the 77/78 Trans Am was the ultimate Trans Am, bit now o know it's the 2002 WS6 Trans Am. Awesome..!!

That looked like fun..thanks for taking us along for the ride..food looked great. Nice day to be alive..

Great Video. The son in law's facial expression during the donuts was epic! He had a Blast with you guys! 😛

4th Gen Fbodies are criminally under appreciated. I bought a 97 trans am dirt cheap and i love that car. fun to drive and cruise around in.

beautiful car, my grandfather has a 2002 ws6 black with tan leather interior, 6 speed manual with barely 14k miles. it is absolutely gorgeous and a blast to drive!

That was an awesome find. To get it from the original owner and kept in the garage Fantastic

If I was ever lucky enough to hang with Dennis, I’d be just like this guy.

the Veteran tribute at the end brought a tear to my eye. That's what makes you a man Mr. Collins.

Definitley under appreciated. The best of that generation muscle cars and the only one that still looks bad ass

How is it that Dennis doesn’t have more subscribers? Always puts out great content!

You're a lucky man to find such an awesome car and after you get it all detailed i I bet it would look even better than it did when it was brand new

Dennis is a true gentleman. Thank you for supporting us.

It’s great how you add he’s military service picture ! Awesome

Only thing better would have been a 6-speed. I want one of these some day. Nice!

Finally Dennis got a flashlight 🔦 😂😂

My best friend has one, 2nd owner, less than 1,500 miles! It's beautiful! He had me take it to my mechanic for an annual inspection sticker. I seriously considered never coming back! For the era, this car Topps the Corvette! Haggerty hits the nail on the head for this year and model.

I bought a 02 NBM WS6 6speed in 2007 i was the 2nd owner had 49,xxx sold it 3 years later loved it wish i still had it they are a blast to drive no dought

Not to overshadow the C5? HA! Love to see a dyno on this bird. bet it's closer to 375-400HP (stock) Nice find Dennis. And totally original with 6K miles? ALL the money. (AND I STILL PUT MY MOUTH ON TX QUE RATHER THAN KC)

Oh man I had fun with mine, very memorable car. Got insane attention at the time. Fast, t-tops, 6-speed, ram air hood. They had their issues though; not the best fit & finish by any means.

I'm a Mustang guy through and through, but the '02 Trans Am was always one of my favorites. Nearly bought one a year after they had been discontinued. I was 22 at the time... how time flies.

Anyone with one of those were ready to throw down back in the day. That's a gem!

I worked at a Chevrolet dealership in the late 90s early 2000s and when our ordering manager got a Camaro SS he went all the way with the SLP package not just the decals, but all the mechanical modifications they would do for it. By far and away a 6 speed was SS faster than a Corvette from 2000 through 2002.

What a car !! One of my all time favorites ❤

Hello from an old Pontiac Sales person. When Pontiac came out with the WS6 on the 79 it was suspension, brakes etc.

15:03 I remember riding in the back of a ws6 when I was in high school, my friends older brothers ride, first stick shift I'd ever been driven in, at least like that. We went over a bump in an intersection, and LIIIIT those tires up, my little 15-year-old ass losing my burnout virginity rotating in the back seat learning the glorious feeling of the loss of traction at 55mph just rolling on! Long live the WS6 Trans Am!

thats how to start a show... love it dennis and team.. keep doin what ya doin.. donuts in carparks... outstanding

In 2002 Pontiac was putting the LS6 block in some of these due to a shortage I believe. Check it just in case, might make it worth a little more. Also, WS6 is simply an RPO code, doesn't mean anything other than it having the RAM air hood and a beefier suspension.

I have a 2002 ws6 trans am 6 speed car navy blue metallic all original with 40,000 miles. Brought it almost 12 years ago with 6k miles. Its been a great car.

I ordered A 98 WS6 when I was 25 years old. First year of that body style. Not too many changes from the previous, but you know what I mean. As far as I know the only year with the single exhaust pipe. still don’t know why they did that? Six speed manual trans, fully loaded. I had that car for a year, tinted it out, I loved that freaking car! I met a woman and she convinced me we should sell it because it would be hard to carry kids in it. Traded it in for a Tahoe and she left me three months later. Moral of the story, never get rid of your car for a woman 😂

I really love how Dennis doesn't talk people down on the price and take advantage of people like Richard does and beat them up on price

WS6 is the handling package

I ordered my 1995 T/A White exterior tan interior T-Top it had the 5.7 liter V8 with a manual 6 speed transmission . I had it for 3 years i had so much fun in it. I did so much doughnuts. I got it to 135 mph in Wyoming for 20 miles until my wife told me to slow down. It could go faster but i didnt pushed it faster. Memories ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Dennis is a class act! Thanks for a great show! Now maybe this is the best of your finds???? It is hard to chose, as you have had so many. HA!

Semper Fi! Dennis, How do you find these incredible cars?!!! Love it.😊

The 2002 WS6 Trans Am was always a dream car for me. First car was a 89 Trans Am.

Thanks for honoring our vets !! What a great find you have there!! I have a 2002 TransAm Convertible in Maple Red Metallic,(lowest color code combination of any Firebird in 2002)…My buddy has a 2000 Pontiac TransAm WS6 that he bought new, in black identical to this one…We both entered an Orphan Car Show a couple years ago at Grundy County Fair Grounds in Morris, Illinois…We parked right next to each other….He won a trophy for manufacturer no longer made from 2000 on up, and I won 1st place trophy as well for model no longer manufactured from 2000 on up…It was epic !!! Parked together and we won both classes with 2 Ultimate TransAms!!😎👍

Sweet ride - Love this T/A!

GM definitely under-rated the power of the WS6. If this car has the LS6 like the red 2002, it will have 385 HP.

I can speak for my 2001 T/A WS6 being a great car to own. It was super reliable, and made it to 250k before hydra-locking the engine due to a bad head gasket, which was my fault for not changing the coolant regularly. It then sat several years while adult life things happened. I put it back on the road last year with a new LS2, rebuilt front end components, as well as rear axle refresh and new control arms and bushings. The 4L60e is still doing great at 266k, so I'm leaving it alone! It's a t-top car, and the weatherstripping is still supple, and the car never leaks, and the doors shut with very little effort. My driver's seat is just now starting to split a seam on the side bolster. Otherwise, the interior looks very nice. Sunset Orange metallic and taupe/neutral interior.

The WS6 TA was my dream car during that time. I used to just go and test drive the TA's and the SS Camaros. My brother'n law has a WS6 in black with a manual, mint condition with only 20k miles on it. Beautiful car!!!

Still want a WS6!!

The Hardtop WS6 Formula is the holy grail not the Trans Am.