roadthrills

O.K. this topic came up from my MSE pics. Here are pics of the cowl plate etc. Give me some info. Thanks

roadthrills

Here is the front.

roadthrills

Here is the side. I have more pics also if anyone wants anything specific. The VIN# is 1G2AW87S0DN210474. The seats were leather but the guy I got it from had them recovered in cloth, but they look good.

82RECAROTA

Congrats on being the first who has been able to post the hard proof (cowl plate) of the of the existence of the '83 Daytona Trans Am "Hardtop".

The 604, AQ9, Y82, confirms that it is a '83 Daytona TA. The absence of CC1 confirms that it is a hardtop.

153 '83 Daytona Trans Am hardtops were made.

The discussion came up last year if they really existed when a "Hardtop" '83 Daytona showed up on eBay. A personal friend answered the post that they did exist and even had documentation showing that they did. The sceptics still said "NO WAY", merely because they had never seen one, that the documentation was wrong, and they tried to prove that the car had been converted to a hardtop. The thread turned kind of nasty and this board lost a good member that is a great source for information.

Thanks for dispelling the "Myth".

MNformula350

iTrader: (2)

Cool. i have never seen a hardtop daytona before. I have been wanting a daytona T/A since i let one pass years ago. I have to have t-tops though.

1tinindian

Please tell us that you will restore this rare T/A!!

roadthrills

And I was ready to let this thing go with a pretty decent "85 WS6 hardtop as a parts car about a year ago for $1500. WHAT WAS I THINKING?!!

THEGENERAL

yeah that one is more than deserving of a resto for sure.....

Agent13

iTrader: (6)

:hail:

Finally proof of a hardtop Daytona. I didn't believe they existed!

Please please restore this car to 100% original...

:hail:

91rsowner4life

i would like to see more pics if you got any. also how did you come across this car? how long has it been sitting?

roadthrills

A friend of mine owned the car. It came from Illinois. If I remember correctly he traded a home stereo and a couple hundred bucks for it and drove it back to Arkansas. He had the seats redone, trans redone, put in a new dash, and new carpeting, and a half-*** paintjob, and drove it for a few years until he got an Iroc. Then the car sat for a few months and he sold it to his trash man. When the trash guys wife blew it up, he bought it back. And it sat some more. I had a four wheeler that he was wanting, that I only gave $400 bucks for. I traded him the four wheeler for the Daytona and a pretty decent "85 WS6 hardtop mentioned earlier. Between me and the friend the car has been sitting about 3 to 4 years. The only reason I haven't done anything with it yet is back in March I bought the MSE seen in my other post and now I'm broke. Also I don't have a shop, and the Daytona will be torn completely down for resto, as it has rusted areas needing attention. Incidentally, in case anyone is wondering, I traded the '85 WS6 hardtop for a '92 Nichols Trident jet ski. So, I don't have it anymore. I will try to post some more pics.

roadthrills

Here's another pic.

roadthrills

And 1 more.

THEGENERAL

looks like it needs alot of work but it will definatly be worth it in the end

cdartz

Good luck with the car. It looks like a great project.

kretos

very nice find, restore that sucker

TAdan

Very cool

I remember the last Hardtop (infact I started the thread).

I recently found an 83 DT500 car in my local J/Y I grabbed the build plate.

Take good care of that care roadthrills. It will looks awsome w/ your Mecham

TA76

iTrader: (1)

road, would you mind if I put a feature about your car on my Daytona Website/Registry?

http://members.tripod.com/PaceCar_83

82Recaro, where did you get the 153 production number?

Thanks,
Steve

nick418

thats sweeeet

82RECAROTA

That is the number that came up in a GM records search.

TA76

iTrader: (1)

Cool, I wonder what the auto/manual breakdown is?

roadthrills

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TA76
[B]road, would you mind if I put a feature about your car on my Daytona Website/Registry?

http://members.tripod.com/PaceCar_83

TA76, that would be fine. I'm glad so many people show interest in these cars. Back when I was going to sell it people that stopped by thought I was just going to give it away. Saying "it's not worth $1500 for both of them". Everyone wanted to buy the Daytona and the '85 for like $500! I told most of them for less than $1500 I'll just keep 'em. Boy am I glad I did. Maybe by the time my son starts driving I can have it done. He is 6 right now.

THEGENERAL

hey i know how that is i have a 66 impala im starting to work on this winter for my son ...hes 9 now ....ive got about 7 years to finish....hopefully i make it ...LOL

ross0310

good luck on the cars with your sons, my buddy and his dad did that with a 70 challenger and they started it when he was 11 and finished when he was like 22-23, lol it was supposed to be his high school driver, barley made it as his college driver.

THEGENERAL

yeah im hoping to get it done for him but time will tell...LOL

Dante93GTZ

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Just an FYI - There's a Daytona 500 t-top car locally in a parts yard in Pocatello, ID. Good resto project. Of worth to anyone?

skunk66

Who has more infos (proof) about the hardtop pace cars ?
Please let me know for my website www.transamaction.de

thanxs
Alexwww.transamaction.de

Alexcoqui

There is one I see every day on my way to work. The owner works at a jiffy lube. Is a hard top & has all of the stickers. Is kind of beaten up. Ill stop & ask him about the car.

skunk66

Is there any chance of taking a few pix of the car ?
that would be awesome !!
Alex

Alexcoqui

Ill see what I can do.