Finally got the car ive always wanted in just about every way. 1986 Trans Am in my favorite color way. just over 93000, 5.0 TPI, flowmaster exhaust, 700r4, borg warner posi rear end. originally had grey interior just finished putting my new red interior in yesterday. can never have to many pictures=]

 

 

Wow! Looks clean!!

 

Excellent!

 

Where did you find the interior.

 

Got lucky and found it on Craigslist

 

Congrats. Beautiful Color Combo.

 

Nice car man, reminds me alot of nice, but I have all Carmine, wish I had the 2 tone seats. I also want that spoiler as my rubber wrap around is shot and like the looks of your spoiler better.

 

That is a Fire Bird Spoiler.Hawks has the TA wrap around spoiler available(fiberglass)

 

nice looking car, she's in great shape!

 

congrats!!! car looks great!!!! Nice find in NY

 

I think 86 might have been a transition year as I see some with the straight spoiler and some with the wrap around found on the later cars. Or maybe it was an option in 86. Either way I like the look of the straight one over the wrap around.

That is one clean car especially for here in NY. Love the color combo and good call on the interior swap. Any chance you still have the gray stuff?

 

Nice looking ride. That 2-tone interior really sets it off.

 

Nice car my friend! Only thing id do is wet sand those tail lights with 2000+ and then buff them with 3m Plastic cleaner and then 3m Plasic polish. Or you can skip the wet sanding and just do the polish.It really helped mine.They looked like yours before then after wetsand and buffing,this was the result

 

The transition for 86 was the wrap around spoiler,all TAs had one,it was standard and not an option.That and the 3rd brake light is one way to tell if it is an 86 TA.

 

I agree 86 is supposed to be the first wrap around year but I have seen all original TAs from 86 with the 3rd brake light on the glass with the straight spoiler like this one.

 

1985 was the first year for the wrap around spoiler.

 

The Eagle Wing spoiler or Knight rider spoiler was the Trans Am spoiler from '82 to '84 and still available in '85 although in '85 they introduced the Aero Wing Spoiler, http://www.pontiacpower.net/pictures/grahams85b.jpg also called the wrap around and later the GTA spoiler and came in more '85 T/As than the Eagle wing http://autopolis.files.wordpress.com...ace4.jpg?w=600 Spoiler which was used for the regular Firebirds until '92 and I've never seen an '86 third brake light outside of the windshield t/a that came like that from the factory. So my conclusion is 1 of 2 things either the previous owner Took off the Aero Spoiler and added the '82 KR style because they like it more, or They swapped the whole hatch for an '86 FIREBIRDS hatch already having the exterior Brake light AND the KR style spoiler.

 

I know I may sound like a conspiracy freak but, either way its still a gorgeous Car dude.

 

http://www.transamworld.com/fbird-history-php3.php
Sorry,but the 86 TA was the first year for the wrap around spoiler.And it was standard on them.And it also was the 1st for the 3rd.brake light.

 

Wrong.

1985 was the debut of the wrap around spoiler. It came with the restyle of '85.



In 1986, the 3rd brake light was mandated.

 

It was only available as a option only,it became standard in 86.

 

I'll leave all the spoiler option mumbo jumbo to the history section
awesome car!

 

You should understand the confusion.



Anyway, OP, your car looks great. Similar to mine.

 

Yeah I do have the grey. Yeah it's my favorite color combo and I found the interior during the winter and I was just waiting for the right car to put it in I'm so pumped everything worked out. Now just working out a few bugs.

 

I like both spoilers but I like the straight one I have now better. I think it looks cleaner and isn't going to crack and become shitty

 

Yea I see it,Sorry about that.Iv'e never seen a 85 TA with that spoiler or a 86 TA with the straight one in this neck of the woods,It must have been an expensive option for 85

 

Yeah probably a few extra bucks but it originally had the wrap around but it was garbage. I kinda like these better so I just threw it on cuz I didn't wanna go spoilerless

 

Your right about the shitty wrap around.car looks good anyway,I have the same interior as you,

 

Nice looks good one white. I couldnt decide what arm rests to go with yours look good black. I have black, grey and red. I finally went with the red. Lol the redder the better