Everyone who follows MS Dhoni or people who don’t, know that the now-former international cricketer is an avid fan of automobiles including cars and bikes and has a massive collection of both which are proudly displayed on his farmhouse in Ranchi.
MS Dhoni, who called time on his international career on August 15, has now added a new toy to his car collection, a bright red Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. The car was delivered to his home on Independence Day.
The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is a 1970s muscle car and is now considered to be a vintage collector’s item. Dhoni’s wife Sakshi took to social media to showcase the vintage Pontiac in action at Dhoni’s farmhouse in Ranchi.
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The Pontiac Firebird Dhoni has bought appears to be a left-hand drive. The two-door classic is powered by a massive V8 Big Block engine. It has a 4-speed Muncie transmission with Hurst Shifter.
A recent auction in Mumbai saw one of such Pontiac Firebird Trans Am classics getting sold for ₹68.31 lakh. Pontiac first started with its Firebird series in 1967 to directly compete with the other muscle cars in the US market like the Ford Mustang and Mercury Cougar.
Sakshi posted a photo and a video of the Pontiac Firebird with a note saying ‘Welcome home!’ She also wrote that she missed Dhoni as he is away from home.
Dhoni is currently in Chennai for the CSK camp before the team flies out to Dubai on August 21 for the IPL 2020 which starts on September 19.
Welcome home ! @mahi7781 missing you ...#transam
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Apart from this vintage beauty, Dhoni already has the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk with a 6.2-liter V8 engine, a Nissan 4W73, popularly known as the Jonga 1 Ton, Hummer H2, Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Series 1, first-gen Audi Q7, Mercedes-Benz GLE, Land Rover Freelander 2 and a Mitsubishi Pajero SFX in his enviable car collection.
