In 1977, Dennis and Kyle Mecham turned out a limited series of grand touring Trans Ams that they
dubbed the "Macho T/A". These cars were sold through their father's Pontiac dealership and moved
unhaltingly out the door.
Due to the success of their pilot year, DKM Design, Performance, Inc. was formed in 1978 and the
program was expanded to over 200 cars which were made available to other Pontiac Dealers. Another
200+
cars were rolled out during the 1979 model year while the Pontiac 400 engine was still in vogue.
(source Mecham Performance)
On these cars the labeled the "Macho Trans Am" and added a different color scheme
as well. A few ways to spot these is their unique number on the front bumper and rear spoiler. The
center
bird of
the steering wheel was replaced with DKM and a plaque was placed on the console indicating the car
had been
modified
by DKM and the number of the car was on the plaque as well. From what I have seen, they were all
manual
transmissions and some were changed to 5-speeds.
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