Some cars are transportation. Others are time machines.
Park a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am in front of a snow-dusted country store strung with lights, and suddenly it's not just a scene — it's a memory. Maybe not even your memory, exactly, but one that feels borrowed from a December you're sure happened somewhere: the crunch of tires on wet pavement, a storefront glowing gold against the early dark, and a V8 idling low while somebody runs in for one last thing before the holiday. That's the feeling we built this card around.
The Last of the Great Birds
The 1979 Trans Am holds a special place in muscle car history. It arrived at the end of a golden run — the final year of the beloved second-generation body style at its peak, when the Firebird's long hood, shaker scoop, and wide stance had become one of the most recognizable silhouettes on American roads. Thanks to a certain black-and-gold Bandit a couple of years earlier, the Trans Am wasn't just a car by then; it was a piece of pop culture. 1979 turned out to be its biggest year ever, with more Trans Ams sold than in any year before or since.
Ours wears silver — clean, understated, catching every string light and lamppost glow like a mirror. Against the warm browns of the old store and the reds of the bows and ribbon, that cool metallic paint becomes the centerpiece of the whole composition.
Welcome to the Orange Patch
The setting matters just as much as the car. The Orange Patch is the kind of country store that used to anchor every small town's holiday season — wood siding gone soft with age, a hand-lettered sign, wreaths and garland on every post, and a Christmas tree glowing beside stacked presents by the front door. The sign in the window says it's closed until Monday, but nobody told the decorations, which are carrying on the celebration just fine without anyone inside.
Look closely and the scene rewards you: snow gathering on the rooflines, the bench with its red blanket waiting out the weather, holiday lights doubling themselves in the wet pavement, and fat flakes drifting down through the lamplight. Rendered in a rich painterly style, it all has the warmth of an old holiday postcard with the detail of a photograph.
For Everyone Whose Christmas Had a V8 In It
If you grew up around cars — or around someone who loved them — you know December has a soundtrack, and part of it is an engine warming up in the driveway. This card is for the Trans Am owners, the Pontiac faithful, the weekend restorers, and everyone who came of age when screaming chickens ruled the parking lot. It's also simply a beautiful Christmas card for anyone who loves a nostalgic small-town holiday scene.
Like all Will Davis Studios cards, it's printed on archival glossy paper at 5" x 7", comes with an envelope, and is available with your choice of 16 inside messages or blank inside for your own words.
Christmas, Riding Home With You
Some things you can't stock on a shelf: snow in the lamplight, a storefront dressed for the season, and the low rumble of a car somebody loved enough to keep. This card carries a little of all three.
You'll find the 1979 Pontiac Trans Am Christmas card in our shop now, parked right alongside our 1978 Corvette Christmas card and the rest of our classic car and holiday collections.
