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Pics and Stories of Rare Converts
Do you have a picture or a story of rare converts? Please post it here if you do!
I'll start it off.....Did you know Pontiac made a convert 20th TTA? They only made one and here's a picture of it....believe it of not!
I'll start it off.....Did you know Pontiac made a convert 20th TTA? They only made one and here's a picture of it....believe it of not!
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Car: 1992 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible
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Originally posted by TPl383
Damm, now that would be nice to own.
Im guessing GM still has that one???
Damm, now that would be nice to own.
Im guessing GM still has that one???
He told me that he bought the car directly from GM (he has a connection) and the price was from GM was set. He told me that buying the car was not the hard part but proving to GM he had the proper ability to store it and take of it was quite an event....as it should be for a piece of automotive history
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
They made more than one I have seen pics of the 2 together that I know of...
Edit::::: after some digging one went to the guy who helped get the project together..and one went to the INDY500 winner..
I think...
I think I saw somewhere 2 prototypes were made... one was more of a racecar, ZF6speed ,Turbo3.8(Pontiac has it,I've seen it) and the other was a 5speed droptop.. I think the 5 speed was crushed...
Edit::::: after some digging one went to the guy who helped get the project together..and one went to the INDY500 winner..
I think...
I think I saw somewhere 2 prototypes were made... one was more of a racecar, ZF6speed ,Turbo3.8(Pontiac has it,I've seen it) and the other was a 5speed droptop.. I think the 5 speed was crushed...
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Car: 1992 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible
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Originally posted by Tony Walch
They made more than one I have seen pics of the 2 together that I know of...
They made more than one I have seen pics of the 2 together that I know of...
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Here ya go! Firehawk #027....
This one sets more than one record... not only is it the only thirdgen Firehawk convertible, but it's also the most expensive ($60K) and the only thirdgen Trans Am Firehawk made. 350 horse all aluminum block 350 cid..... makes me wana paint mine red!!
This one sets more than one record... not only is it the only thirdgen Firehawk convertible, but it's also the most expensive ($60K) and the only thirdgen Trans Am Firehawk made. 350 horse all aluminum block 350 cid..... makes me wana paint mine red!!
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Car: 1992 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible
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Originally posted by Cargasm
Here ya go! Firehawk #027....
This one sets more than one record... not only is it the only thirdgen Firehawk convertible, but it's also the most expensive ($60K) and the only thirdgen Trans Am Firehawk made. 350 horse all aluminum block 350 cid..... makes me wana paint mine red!!
Here ya go! Firehawk #027....
This one sets more than one record... not only is it the only thirdgen Firehawk convertible, but it's also the most expensive ($60K) and the only thirdgen Trans Am Firehawk made. 350 horse all aluminum block 350 cid..... makes me wana paint mine red!!
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There was an article in a mag (possibly HPP) back in the early 90's. Thought maybe I still had it. An owner of a chain of grocery stores throughout the South (GA amybe) and he was selling off his collection of cars including some rare Yenko Camaros and a 89 TTA conv. for $30k with 6K miles. Article commented on only two TTA conv were made by ASC. Don't know if this is the same guy or not.
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Car: 1991 Z28 Convertible
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Not a great story, but one time I went to a paint/body shop to get a quote for work on a diff car. Saw an 84 camaro convertible parked there. Never seen one in person before. These were the ones that were farmed out to some company (not ASC) to do the conversion. They had the button down top and were 2-seaters. Had some fiber glass molding that covered the where the rear seats are in normal verts. Pretty neat.
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Originally posted by Matthew91-Z28
Not a great story, but one time I went to a paint/body shop to get a quote for work on a diff car. Saw an 84 camaro convertible parked there. Never seen one in person before. These were the ones that were farmed out to some company (not ASC) to do the conversion. They had the button down top and were 2-seaters. Had some fiber glass molding that covered the where the rear seats are in normal verts. Pretty neat.
Not a great story, but one time I went to a paint/body shop to get a quote for work on a diff car. Saw an 84 camaro convertible parked there. Never seen one in person before. These were the ones that were farmed out to some company (not ASC) to do the conversion. They had the button down top and were 2-seaters. Had some fiber glass molding that covered the where the rear seats are in normal verts. Pretty neat.
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Originally posted by Cargasm
Here ya go! Firehawk #027....
This one sets more than one record... not only is it the only thirdgen Firehawk convertible, but it's also the most expensive ($60K) and the only thirdgen Trans Am Firehawk made. 350 horse all aluminum block 350 cid..... makes me wana paint mine red!!
Here ya go! Firehawk #027....
This one sets more than one record... not only is it the only thirdgen Firehawk convertible, but it's also the most expensive ($60K) and the only thirdgen Trans Am Firehawk made. 350 horse all aluminum block 350 cid..... makes me wana paint mine red!!
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Actually it had a 366ci aluminum Rodeck block. I caught that I have a typo on that's cars specific page, but all of my other pages list those car correctly @366ci. My bad
Actually it had a 366ci aluminum Rodeck block. I caught that I have a typo on that's cars specific page, but all of my other pages list those car correctly @366ci. My bad
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I've got the mag article on that car here:
http://www.TransAmGTA.com/Firehawk/HawkLit.html
Anyone here watch Barrett-Jackson car search on Speed? The owner of the car, Milt Robson, is on that show. He the one with the ball cap and black leather jacket. He'll sell it for $90K...
http://www.TransAmGTA.com/Firehawk/HawkLit.html
Anyone here watch Barrett-Jackson car search on Speed? The owner of the car, Milt Robson, is on that show. He the one with the ball cap and black leather jacket. He'll sell it for $90K...
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
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Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Originally posted by Cargasm
Interesting... looks like it's got the Formula hood. Great pic, tho. Thanks!
Interesting... looks like it's got the Formula hood. Great pic, tho. Thanks!
GM only made a few of them(I have one,it took 12yrs to find it)....SLP wanted 3,500$ A Hawk vin and proof of damage for one when i tried to get one in 93...
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All the convetible 1989 Turbo Trans Am's in existence (at least 2 but probarbly 3) where sent to ASC to be converted as could any buyer do back then. The convertible in Atlanta was sent to ASC by the owner of PAS Inc who was contracted by GM to build the Turbo Trans Am's he later sold it to some collector that the current owner bought it off a number of years ago, I've seen and sat in that car as I know the current owner. Another TTA was send to ASC as the guy that purchased it in CA wanted one and just filled out the necissary paper work at the dealer when he ordered his TTA back in 89 or maybe 88, this one been in a couple of magazines and is as far as I know still in CA.
The convertibles could been ordered by any one at that time as the deal with ASC was the dealers could just have them shipped from GM to ASC and then they arrived at the dealership, I have the paper work to do this for the 87, 88 and 89 models.
The convertibles could been ordered by any one at that time as the deal with ASC was the dealers could just have them shipped from GM to ASC and then they arrived at the dealership, I have the paper work to do this for the 87, 88 and 89 models.
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Car: '88 Sport Coupe Convertible in Yellow Gold
Engine: '70 LT1, AFR 190s
Transmission: T5
How about mine?
What I have found out so far is that they made 66,605 sport coupes in '88 and 1,859 sport coupe convertibles. 922 cars were produced in yellow (yellow-gold). Yellow gold was not available on Irocs and yellow gold was discontinued after '88 so the only year you could purchase a yellow convertible was in '88. I know that Pontiac produced one yellow Firebird convertible in '88 and it is in the Pontiac museum. Doing the math, I come up with 1.3% of the sport coupes produced in yellow. 1.3% of 1,859 (total sport coupe convertibles produced) = 24 sport coupe convertibles produced in '88 in yellow and the only ones that were ever produced in that color, if the percentage for the total production holds true for the sport coupe convertibles. On top of this, about 3 months after I bought the car (new). A guy stopped me in a parking lot to talk to me about the car. The first thing he said was "you painted that car didn't you" and went on to tell me he was one of the three dedicated truck drivers for the camaro convertible factory in california and he had never seen one roll out of the factory in that color. I would really like to find the actual production numbers for '88 sport coupe convertibles for paint colors and transmissions. So, if anyone can help, I would surely appreciate it. B.T.W. it's a 5 speed
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Car: '88 Sport Coupe Convertible in Yellow Gold
Engine: '70 LT1, AFR 190s
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You can see some pics and a whole thread about this car on the history message board under " Do I have an extremely rare Camaro?"
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Car: 1989 Formy droptop/88 Deville
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Originally posted by JWKbride
Its owned by a guy here in Atlanta. Ive talked to him several times and been at shows with him.
He told me that he bought the car directly from GM (he has a connection) and the price was from GM was set. He told me that buying the car was not the hard part but proving to GM he had the proper ability to store it and take of it was quite an event....as it should be for a piece of automotive history
Its owned by a guy here in Atlanta. Ive talked to him several times and been at shows with him.
He told me that he bought the car directly from GM (he has a connection) and the price was from GM was set. He told me that buying the car was not the hard part but proving to GM he had the proper ability to store it and take of it was quite an event....as it should be for a piece of automotive history
I saw a convert this past weekend with the old Thunderbird style tonneau as mentioned on the '84 Camaro spotted above. I think it was a Camaro but obviously, either way, not an ASC style drop.
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I have a rare one...
1984 Pontiac TransAm Convertible 1 of appox. 20 converted by CAR (custom automotive restyling)...
1984 Pontiac TransAm Convertible 1 of appox. 20 converted by CAR (custom automotive restyling)...
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I have a rare one...
1 of appox 20 converted by CAR (custom automotive restyling)
I bought the car as a graduation gift for myself may 2000...
it was a black and gold 84 HO TransAm
it originally had an L69 engine and 700r4 Trans, but now it has a world class t5...
it came with a 3.73 open disk brake rear... and still has it...
the top needs to be replaced and the paint needs work...
it currently sports a set of SLP Firehawk Rims but i only have the picture below...
thanks,
Chris
1 of appox 20 converted by CAR (custom automotive restyling)
I bought the car as a graduation gift for myself may 2000...
it was a black and gold 84 HO TransAm
it originally had an L69 engine and 700r4 Trans, but now it has a world class t5...
it came with a 3.73 open disk brake rear... and still has it...
the top needs to be replaced and the paint needs work...
it currently sports a set of SLP Firehawk Rims but i only have the picture below...
thanks,
Chris
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Car: '88 Sport Coupe Convertible in Yellow Gold
Engine: '70 LT1, AFR 190s
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Nice car Chris. Does your car have the snaps around the rear of the top? There was a red z28 running around my neighborhood in Chicago in '84. I had my '83 sport coupe around 6 mos when I first saw it and I though it was the coolest car I had ever seen. It took me 4 years to be able to afford one, ( they were around 20k, same price as a new 'vette) but as soon as I could I bought my '88 vert ( new).
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Originally posted by Mark P.
Nice car Chris. Does your car have the snaps around the rear of the top? There was a red z28 running around my neighborhood in Chicago in '84. I had my '83 sport coupe around 6 mos when I first saw it and I though it was the coolest car I had ever seen. It took me 4 years to be able to afford one, ( they were around 20k, same price as a new 'vette) but as soon as I could I bought my '88 vert ( new).
Nice car Chris. Does your car have the snaps around the rear of the top? There was a red z28 running around my neighborhood in Chicago in '84. I had my '83 sport coupe around 6 mos when I first saw it and I though it was the coolest car I had ever seen. It took me 4 years to be able to afford one, ( they were around 20k, same price as a new 'vette) but as soon as I could I bought my '88 vert ( new).
looks like it will be a while till i get to drive it again
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Car: 1991 Trans AM Convertible
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1984 red firebird vert pulled out of a pine grove
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Car: 1992 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible
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Originally posted by bcrahl
1984 red firebird vert pulled out of a pine grove
1984 red firebird vert pulled out of a pine grove
Your pic didnt take, can you re-post?
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Car: 1988 Formula convertible
Engine: 305 TPI
Is this an 89 TTA? Iam a big fan of this car and am looking for a low miles VGC T-top to pick up after selling my 88 Formula convert.
Do you have other pics of this car?
Rare Bird 88
Do you have other pics of this car?
Rare Bird 88
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Car: 84 Z28 Convertible 2 Seater
Engine: Dart Little-M SBC 400
Transmission: Pro-built Automatics 700R4
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Originally posted by Matthew91-Z28
Not a great story, but one time I went to a paint/body shop to get a quote for work on a diff car. Saw an 84 camaro convertible parked there. Never seen one in person before. These were the ones that were farmed out to some company (not ASC) to do the conversion. They had the button down top and were 2-seaters. Had some fiber glass molding that covered the where the rear seats are in normal verts. Pretty neat.
Not a great story, but one time I went to a paint/body shop to get a quote for work on a diff car. Saw an 84 camaro convertible parked there. Never seen one in person before. These were the ones that were farmed out to some company (not ASC) to do the conversion. They had the button down top and were 2-seaters. Had some fiber glass molding that covered the where the rear seats are in normal verts. Pretty neat.
My 84 Z28 Convertible
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Car: 1991 Trans AM Convertible
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1984 Convertible Firebird
Well my previous pics did not take so here is the link to see the car at.
It is a 1984 Firebird Convertible By International Coach I think it is number 47 if I remember right.
www.cardomain.com/id/topless84
PS: It is FOR SALE also
We also have a convertible trans am 1991 and that can be seen at
www.cardomain.com/id/topless91
It is not for sale though
It is a 1984 Firebird Convertible By International Coach I think it is number 47 if I remember right.
www.cardomain.com/id/topless84
PS: It is FOR SALE also
We also have a convertible trans am 1991 and that can be seen at
www.cardomain.com/id/topless91
It is not for sale though
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Car: 1991 Firebird Convertible Horsepow
Engine: 406 w/Motown 220 heads
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Mine is not real rare , but it is the one that was a project car on Horsepower TV . See it at www.team3rdgen.com . I don't know how to transfer the pics .
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Mine is not real rare , but it is the one that was a project car on Horsepower TV . See it at www.team3rdgen.com . I don't know how to transfer the pics .
Mine is not real rare , but it is the one that was a project car on Horsepower TV . See it at www.team3rdgen.com . I don't know how to transfer the pics .
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Car: 86 Monte Carlo SS
Engine: 5.0 liter High Output w/ TPI
Transmission: built 700R4 Auto
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3.73
I think I might just own the very car you are talking about. My Z28 Covertible is a two seater conversion bulit by AutoForm Corporation. I have the build sheet that the original owner had gotten, plus all the parts manuals that went to the dealership when the car was shipped out to them. This is a very fun car to drive and surprisingly very rigid for a conversion convertible. I would bet that the chassis stiffness is better than that of a t-top car. This car now has a little over 27,000 mile on it. The wheels are off of my brother-in-laws 99 Z28. The car was purchased from the original owner back in 2000. He bought it new in November of 1984.
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Car: 86 Monte Carlo SS
Engine: 5.0 liter High Output w/ TPI
Transmission: built 700R4 Auto
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3.73
This is a front 3/4 picture of my 84 Z28 Convertible.
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Originally posted by Chris 84TA
I have a rare one...
thanks,
Chris
I have a rare one...
thanks,
Chris
What are the odds I ran into this same car in BFE California?
Here's mine:
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Car: 84 Z28 Convertible 2 Seater
Engine: Dart Little-M SBC 400
Transmission: Pro-built Automatics 700R4
Axle/Gears: Strange Engineering 3:73
Here is a few pictures of my Roadster, however she is getting a complete makeover....
toddztoyz
Is it possible for me to get a copy of the build sheet and the parts manual that the orginal owner gave you. I did not received these item when I bought mine Camaro Convertible in 1987 with 25,000 miles.
Thanks: Dave
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Is it possible for me to get a copy of the build sheet and the parts manual that the orginal owner gave you. I did not received these item when I bought mine Camaro Convertible in 1987 with 25,000 miles.
Thanks: Dave
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Car: 84 Z28 Convertible 2 Seater
Engine: Dart Little-M SBC 400
Transmission: Pro-built Automatics 700R4
Axle/Gears: Strange Engineering 3:73
Here she is with the top on, However the make over has change the whole car with the engine in the signature, with Laser Red Metallic paint, Leather Seats, and a lot more stay tune:
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I've owned since new an '88 yellow Camaro vert with a 5 speed. It's the only '88 yellow one known to exist, no one is sure if there was an '87 and yellow was discontinued for '89 so this one is a pretty rare one.