Ok what wheels came on a '87 Formula
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Ok what wheels came on a '87 Formula
Ok I know there's a 15" and 16" available, right? Ok what different styles of the 16" are there? Is there a dished and flat style?
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haha no i just have a '87 Formula 350 ad in a magazine and I saw the flat style wheels and I thought wtf I thought that the flat wheels were 15" but now I know
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Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
these wheels were used on ALL 87 Formula's and TA's with the WS6 option: (RPO: N96)
What is also interesting is they list the wheel in 1988 as well, the Deep dish Formula wheels which are more common on the Formula's are (RPO: PEO)
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What is also interesting is they list the wheel in 1988 as well, the Deep dish Formula wheels which are more common on the Formula's are (RPO: PEO)
John
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Car: 1986 Trans Am, 1991 Firebird
Engine: 355 TPI, 3.1L V6
Transmission: 700R4 in both
Just thought I'd add that those wheels are also heavier than the "honeycomb" style wheels (as seen below) that came stock on '86 TAs and certain other thirdgens. I've always preferred the look of these over the formula wheels.
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Originally posted by okfoz
these wheels were used on ALL 87 Formula's and TA's with the WS6 option: (RPO: N96)
What is also interesting is they list the wheel in 1988 as well, the Deep dish Formula wheels which are more common on the Formula's are (RPO: PEO)
John
these wheels were used on ALL 87 Formula's and TA's with the WS6 option: (RPO: N96)
What is also interesting is they list the wheel in 1988 as well, the Deep dish Formula wheels which are more common on the Formula's are (RPO: PEO)
John
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Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
Iroc22,
yup, that was the "hot" color for the Formula in 87, it seems as though they used the Yellow more than any other color for their advertising that year. They used it for Mag spots, the front cover of the Pontiac broshure, everything.
The only difference between my car and the cars in the pix is my car has the stripe delete on the bottom. I did not much care for the dark gray so when I re-painted my car I eliminated it altogether.
I had some scans of the ad your talking about with the pic of the Formula in front of the "pontiac" semi. But when my hard drive crashed I lost it. Would it be possible to scan me that page for me. I would like a good enough scan to read the text at the bottom if you could, I would really appreciate it...
thanks
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yup, that was the "hot" color for the Formula in 87, it seems as though they used the Yellow more than any other color for their advertising that year. They used it for Mag spots, the front cover of the Pontiac broshure, everything.
The only difference between my car and the cars in the pix is my car has the stripe delete on the bottom. I did not much care for the dark gray so when I re-painted my car I eliminated it altogether.
I had some scans of the ad your talking about with the pic of the Formula in front of the "pontiac" semi. But when my hard drive crashed I lost it. Would it be possible to scan me that page for me. I would like a good enough scan to read the text at the bottom if you could, I would really appreciate it...
thanks
John
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Yeah thats the one I have with the Semi in the back. Sure I was planning on scanning a bunch of old sales media and articles from my Dad's hot rod mags. I have one from '90 with the 12 second SLP Formula if you want that one too......
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Just for giggles--here's my(what's left of it anyway)89 Formula w/the concave type rims. They're the 16's w/the silver center caps(missing)and the 245's 16's on them.
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Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
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