blacksunshine'91

iTrader: (10)

Any body ever seen one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

I'd never seen or even heard of it. I thought it was pretty cool.

Drew

iTrader: (58)

I've seen a couple export brochures, but usually they're just the same recycled pics and info, with different languages. That one looks to have unique pics.

92RS(real slow)

whats up with the fender flares on the red firebird in that brochure I have never seen that style before. Export exclusive perhaps?

Guest

No, thats the 91-92 gfx.

Stephen

iTrader: (12)

Wrong. He's talking about the black flares. Nothing like that was ever stock in the USA.

Guest

Well gee all this time and you finally found something I didnt notice in a tiny thumbnail picture. Congrats.

Odd looking plastic stick ons.

Stephen

iTrader: (12)

I never realized we were having any sort of spotting competition.....

Drew

iTrader: (58)

Is Stephen stirring the pot again? LOL
I didn't notice the stick on fenders the first time either. On the second viewing it was a WTF moment. Unless someone buys the brochure and translates it for us we'll probably never know. For all we know they had to trim the steel sheet metal back to make the car fit in a cargo container. LOL

Stephen

iTrader: (12)

Call it what you will Drew.....I just started out correcting somebodies misinterpretation of another persons post. He decided to make it "personal".

So what are YOU doing in here posting what you did, besides "stirring the pot"?

Ward

iTrader: (1)

The fender flares may be part of some japanese vehicle requirements. Maybe something like here in the US you have to use flares if your tires stick out past the fenders (body must cover tire to avoid throwing rocks). Or, maybe just some awful-looking dealer option.

Every country has it's own little oddity vehicle rules. Notice the (hideous) euro folding mirrors. Also, the GTAs have standard firebird tail lights because most european countries require rear turn signals to be amber.

Twin_Turbo

iTrader: (25)

C4 Corvettes have the same type of flares too in japan, basically grand sport flares front and rear. I looked at a trans am gta in the UK not too long ago which had these and the owner took them off.

In Japan there are more oddities, some C4 corvettes have a warning light that is switched by a temp switch in the exhaust indicating that the exhaust is hot, maybe indicating you should not park on combustible surfaces like dry grass. My 90 corvette which I imported from Japan didn't have this though and neither had the flares