I read that in usa on the order sheet it was not possible to order a gta with both t-top and l98 engine and only few of them was built for external sale? So i would like to know how much or an approximation of how many 87 GTA was built with the T-top and L98. I live in Canada and got a originaly built 87 gta t-top with l98 and would like to know how ''rare'' it is (Factory).
Thanks!

 

1) The GTA with the T-tops & 350 were NA in the USA
2) The GTA with T-tops & 350 were pretty common in Canada, all of them that I have seen were that way...... Not saying they do not exist, but I have never seen an 87 HT GTA with a 350.

As for how many... I am not sure if compnine.com has it in their database or not.

 

And if i told you mine is an USA Car

 

1) I should explain that all cars were made in either Norwood, OH USA or Van Nuys, CA USA. However different countries have different regulations as far as fuel economy, so Canada was able to get things like the GTA with the 350, T-tops rear shade, subwoofer, whereas the GTA (or Trans Am for that matter AFAIR) in the States with the 350 was NA with T-tops, or the suboofer, or the rear shade in 1987.

2) do you have the RPO CC1?
3) Do you have the RPO Z49?

John

 

got the cc1 and the z49

http://www.compnine.com/mycar.php?id...58e7f9a4094b3b

But if its a canadian car...why is the first number in the vin is 1 instead of 2?
i know they where all made in usa but...
im sure i saw some ''GTA'' with the 2..

 

I have an 88 iroc L98 t-top car...what does that make it? how do i find out where it was built?

 

the VIN indicates where it was made, not where it was shipped to.
1 = USA

The 4th gens were made in Canada, maybe that is where you are getting confused.

As I expected, the Z49 indicates that it was equipped with the Canadian rules... On the drivers door you should have the decal in French and English.

 

All 88-92 F bodies were made in Van Nuys, California.

 

This is a really nicely equipped GTA, as far as I can tell it has everything.

1HV COMPONENTS OF IROC-Z PERFORMANCE PACKAGE COMPONENT OF B4Z IROC-Z PKG(1HV)
19Q MOLDING COLOR,BLACK (19Q)
41U EXTERIOR COLOR,PRIMARY (41U)
52P WHEEL COLOR,GOLD METALLIC (52P)
62D INTERIOR COLOR,SADDLE,CLOTH (62D)
62I INTERIOR COLOR,SADDLE (62I)
629 Unk.
AAA Unk.
AH3 ADJUSTER,SEAT,4-WAY MANUAL,DRIVER 4-WAY MAN D/SEAT ADJR(AH3)
AK1 RESTRAINT SYSTEM,FRONT,CENTER,REAR SEAT,FRONT SHOULDER(DELUXE) DELUXE BELTS(AK1)
AM9 SEAT,REAR,FOLDING SPLIT BACK FLDG SPLIT BK R/SEAT(AM9)
AQ9 SEAT,FRONT BUCKET,DRIVER,PASSENGER,RECLINING RECL FRT BKT ST,LUXURY(AQ9)
AU3 LOCK,SIDE DOOR,ELECTRIC ELEC S/D LK(AU3)
A01 WINDOW,TINTED GLASS(ALL WINDOWS) TINTED GLS(A01)
A31 WINDOW,ELECTRIC OPERATED,SIDE ELEC SI WDO(A31)
A90 LOCK,REAR COMPARTMENT LID,REMOTE CONTROL,ELECTRIC RELEASE ELEC REL LID LK(A90)
BV3 ORNAMENTATION,INTERIOR,INSTRUMENT PANEL(BLACK) I/P ORNAMENTATION(BV3)
BY4 ORNAMENTATION,INSTRUMENT PANEL MONOGRAM I/P ORNAMENTATION(BY4)
B2L 350 engine package
B20 ORNAMENTATION,INTERIOR(LUXURY) LUXURY INTR(B20)
B34 COVERING,FLOOR MATS,FRONT,CARPETED INSERT(COLOR COORDINATED) FRT CPT INS FLR MATS(B34)
B35 COVERING,FLOOR MATS,REAR,CARPETED INSERT(COLOR COORDINATED) RR CPT INS FLR MATS(B35)
B67 CONTAINER,CASSETTE TAPE STORAGE CASSETTE TAPE CNTNR(B67)
B84 ORNAMENTATION,EXTERIOR,BODY SIDE MOLDING BODY SI MLDG(B84)
B87 EMBLEM,FENDER(DELETE) B87)
B94 ORNAMENTATION,EXTERIOR,BODY EMBLEM BODY EMB(B94)
B97 ORNAMENTATION,EXTERIOR,LOWER MOLDING ACCENT LWR ACNT MLDG(B97)
CC1 ROOF,HATCH,REMOVABLE PANELS,GLASS HATCH RF(CC1)
CD2 INDICATOR,WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID LOW FLUID IND(CD2)
CD4 WIPER SYSTEM,WINDSHIELD,PULSE PULSE WPR(CD4)
C49 DEFOGGER,REAR WINDOW,ELECTRIC ELEC RR WDO DEFG(C49)
C67 AIR CONDITIONER,FRONT,ELECTRONIC CONTROLS A/C FRT ELEC CONT(C67)
DD8 MIRROR,INSIDE,REARVIEW,TILT,AUTOMATIC,LIGHT SENSITIVE I/S RR VIEW MIR,LIGHT SENSITIVE(DD8)
DE4 SUNSHADE,REMOVABLE HATCH ROOF HATCH RF S/S(DE4)
DG7 MIRROR,OUTSIDE,RH & LH REMOTE CONTROL,ELECTRIC(PAINTED) O/S ELEC R/CON PAINTED MIR(DG7)
DK6 CONSOLE,ROOF RF CNSL(DK6)
D3Y Unk.
D34 MIRROR,INSIDE,SUNSHADE S/S MIR WITHOUT ILLUMINATION(D34)
D42 COVER,REAR COMPARTMENT SECURITY(SHADE) R/CMPT SECURITY SHADE(D42)
D60 COLOR OVERRIDE - TRIM & PAINT COMPATIBILITY
D81 SPOILER,REAR,AERO WING RR AERO WING SPLR(D81)
D9B SENSOR (D9B)
E5Z ADAPTER - SPEEDO - DELETE
E9Z KEY - SPEEDO - DELETE
FE2 SUSPENSION SYSTEM,RIDE AND HANDLING RIDE & HANDLING SUSP(FE2)
GW6 AXLE,REAR,3.27 RATIO 3.27R(GW6)
G80 AXLE,REAR,POSITRACTION,LIMITED SLIP POSITRACTION L/SLIP R/AXL(G80)
J65 BRAKE SYSTEM,POWER,FRONT AND REAR DISC 4-WHL DISC BRK(J65)
KC4 COOLING SYSTEM,ENGINE OIL ENG OIL CLG(KC4)
K05 HEATER,ENGINE BLOCK ENG BLK HTR(K05)
K34 CRUISE CONTROL,AUTOMATIC,ELECTRONIC CRCONT(K34)
K68 GENERATOR,105 AMPERE 105 AMP(K68)
L98 ENGINE, 5.7L, (5.7-8) 350 CID, V8, TPI 5.7-8(L98)
MD8 TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC 4-SPEED(THM700R4/4L60) 4-SPD A/TRANS(MD8)
MX0 TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC,OVERDRIVE(MERCHANDISING OPTION) A/TRANS PROVISIONS(MX0)
NA5 EMISSION SYSTEM,FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FEDERAL EMIS(NA5)
NP5 STEERING WHEEL,LEATHER WRAPPED LEATHER WRAPPED STRG WHL(NP5)
N33 STEERING COLUMN,TILT TYPE TILT STRG COL(N33)
N65 WHEEL AND TIRE,SPACE SAVER SPARE(STEEL) STOWAWAY SPARE(STEEL)(N65)
PB4 LOCK KIT,ALUMINUM WHEEL AL WHL LOCK KIT(PB4)
PW7 WHEEL,16X8,STYLED(ALUMINUM)(SUPERLIGHT) STYLED AL WHL(PW7)
QDZ Tires 245-50R16
TR9 LAMP GROUP,COURTESY LP GRP(TR9)
T93 LAMP,TAIL AND STOP(SPECIAL) SPECIAL TAIL & S/LP(T93)
T96 LAMP,FRONT FOG FRT FOG LP(T96)
UF6 LAMP,INTERIOR,CONSOLE & COURTESY INTR CNSL & CTSY LP(UF6)
UQ1 RADIO,PROVISIONS FOR STEREO STEREO RDO PR0VISIONS(UQ1)
UQ7 SPEAKER SYSTEM,6,DUAL INSTRUMENT PANEL,SAIL MOUNTED,STANDARD SPEAKER AND SUBWOOFER 6 SPKR SYS(UQ7)
UT1 BUZZER,TONE GENERATOR WARNING TONE GEN WRNG BUZZER(UT1)
UT4 RADIO,AM&FM STEREO,CASSETTE,EQUALIZER,INCLUDES CLOCK STEREO CASSETTE/EQLZR(UT4)
UW1 DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM DIAGN SYS(UW1)
U25 LAMP,INTERIOR,REAR COMPARTMENT COURTESY RR COMPT CTSY LP(U25)
U29 LAMP,INTERIOR,INSTRUMENT PANEL,COURTESY I/P CTSY LP(U29)
U52 CLUSTER,INSTRUMENT(ELECTRONIC) ELEK GA CSTR(U52)
U75 ANTENNA,POWER(CHROME) PWR ANT(U75)
VAN Van Nuys, CA manufacturing plant
VK3 LICENSE PLATE,FRONT MOUNTING PACKAGE FRT LIC PLT MTG PKG(VK3)
V73 Unk.
WS4 TRANS AM OPTION TRANS AM(WS4)
WS6 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE,SPECIAL(MERCHANDISING OPTION) SPECIAL PERFORMANCE PKG(WS6)
WW4 AERO PACKAGE(BLACK) AERO PKG(WW4)
W62 AERO PACKAGE AERO PKG(W62)
X07 Unk.
YS1 SEAT,REAR(CUSTOM) CUSTOM RR ST(YS1)
YT1 FLEET PROGRAM - FALL/WINTER/SPRING REPURCHASE
YT9 FLEET PROGRAM - EXPOSURE INITIATIVE I: C/F/G/H/J/K/M/N/S/U/V/W/Z- TRK CKGMPST
Y84 TRANS AM GTA OPTION(MERCHANDISING OPTION) TRANS AM GTA(Y84)
Z31 IDENTIFICATION - PRICE SHEET ADVANCE
Z49 MANDATORY CANADIAN BASE EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS(CANADIAN) CANADIAN(Z49)

 

Thanks , is it possible to know how much was built like mine?

 

Unfortunately at this point no. I know of about 4 GTA's equipped this way 2 were at the Trans Am Nationals in one year, and another two here on TGO. It means nothing tho. Compnine.com, some years has the quantities broken down with the total number, and you can sometimes mix and match options on the site to get a total...

From what I gather there are two sides to the data, the original data, that would show this information, and the appended data that does not show up in the totals... I think the Trans Am Data is not in the totals, but the Firebird data is for Canada.

John