US woman inherits her mother's Pontiac Trans Am and uncovers a secret compartment with a dark history inside

This American woman inherited her late mother’s Pontiac Trans Am which came with a secret compartment and a dark history.

When you inherit a car off a family member, you can anticipate that it’ll have some lore attached to it.

In most cases, that would be limited to a left over movie stub or perhaps a personal knick-knack.

But in this woman’s case, her Pontiac Trans Am wasn’t quite the wholesome family heirloom you might expect.

Inheriting a car from a family member is usually a cause for celebration

For as long as there have been cars, there have been people passing them down to their next of kin.

For some, this is a process that takes place after death and can come with complications, namely buying back a relative’s car.

That was certainly the case for one Utah man on a mission to retrieve the GMC truck that this father and grandfather both drove.

But then there are those who get the benefit of passing a car over to family while they’re still living.

One 16-year-old was spoilt for choice when he had a line-up of 28 cars to choose from.

Regardless of what point it occurs, the feeling is usually the same – it’s heartwarming, it’s wholesome, and it bonds a family in some way.

This woman’s Pontiac Trans Am had quite the backstory

For Lex, a TikToker, her mother’s car was passed down to her – but this wasn’t quite a wholesome story.

You see, this 1979 Pontiac Trans Am had something of a seedy past.

“My mother would use this car to traffic [cocaine] from Miami to Daytona Beach,” she said.

“She was arrested for distribution in 1992, but she was never caught for the trafficking portion.

“Before anyone calls me a narc, my mother has been gone for 13 years and the statute of limitation for trafficking is only like five years.”

To accomplish this end, the car came with secret compartments, including one beneath the hood.

“The hood scoop was false, so she could put bricks underneath,” she said.

“And there’s a few other things in the car that were traps. But now it’s owned by a really boring millennial. I’ve never done the booger sugar. It’s a beautiful ornament in my yard that does not run.”

Just to be clear, she wasn’t referring to bricks that you’d see on a building site.

What did people make of this Pontiac Trans Am and its history?

People were totally immersed in this video, with some demanding that a documentary be made about Lex’s mom.

There was also some people offering up advice.

“If you ever fixed it up, I’d have a police [dog] come around to sniff it to be safe,” one commenter suggested.

“Fix it and make a statement that just because a parent makes bad decisions, doesn’t mean the kids can’t have a bad ass car,” another wrote.

At least Lex knows that there’s an audience if she ever decides to do a restoration series.