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03-22-2004, 09:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carrollton, GA (West of Atlanta)
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Car: 1992 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible Engine: 305 H.O. Transmission: 700R4 | Pics and Stories of Rare Converts
Do you have a picture or a story of rare converts? Please post it here if you do!
I'll start it off.....Did you know Pontiac made a convert 20th TTA? They only made one and here's a picture of it....believe it of not!  
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92 TA Convertible, Jamacian Yellow (1 of 35)
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03-23-2004, 06:16 PM
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Car: Drop Top Z Engine: 383 LT1 Big Turbo Transmission: Th400 Axle/Gears: moser 9inch w/3.00 | Damm, now that would be nice to own.
Im guessing GM still has that one??? | |
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03-23-2004, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Charleston, SC
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Car: 91 Camaro Vert Engine: 02 LS1, HX40 Transmission: 2002 LS1 M6 | gee.
thanks...
now i want a turbo TA that i'll never be able to buy......   | |
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03-23-2004, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carrollton, GA (West of Atlanta)
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Car: 1992 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible Engine: 305 H.O. Transmission: 700R4 | Quote: Originally posted by TPl383
Damm, now that would be nice to own.
Im guessing GM still has that one??? | Its owned by a guy here in Atlanta. Ive talked to him several times and been at shows with him.
He told me that he bought the car directly from GM (he has a connection) and the price was from GM was set. He told me that buying the car was not the hard part but proving to GM he had the proper ability to store it and take of it was quite an event....as it should be for a piece of automotive history  | |
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03-23-2004, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Raymond Il USA
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Car: 89 FORMULA 350 Engine: 4++cubic inches Transmission: built 700R4 3600non lock.. up now b Axle/Gears: 9" ford aluminum center chunk | They made more than one  I have seen pics of the 2 together that I know of...
Edit::::: after some digging one went to the guy who helped get the project together..and one went to the INDY500 winner..
I think...
I think I saw somewhere 2 prototypes were made... one was more of a racecar, ZF6speed ,Turbo3.8(Pontiac has it,I've seen it) and the other was a 5speed droptop.. I think the 5 speed was crushed...
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03-23-2004, 07:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carrollton, GA (West of Atlanta)
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Car: 1992 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible Engine: 305 H.O. Transmission: 700R4 | Quote: Originally posted by Tony Walch
They made more than one I have seen pics of the 2 together that I know of... | Well, anything is possible but I can only tell you what he told me. He also has some other GM historical vehicles so Im gonna make the assumtion he got the build data from GM | |
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03-23-2004, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Hattiesburg, MS, USA
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Car: 1992 Jade Green---Trans Am Convertible Engine: LS1 Transmission: T56 | Somewhere I got the impression that the owner of ASC has one at one point.
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03-24-2004, 04:23 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bowmanville,Ontario Canada
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Car: 1990 Iroc Z Convertible Engine: LB9 Transmission: 700R4 | How about the one and only 92 Firehawk convertible. | |
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03-24-2004, 05:55 AM
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| Here ya go! Firehawk #027.... 
This one sets more than one record... not only is it the only thirdgen Firehawk convertible, but it's also the most expensive ($60K) and the only thirdgen Trans Am Firehawk made. 350 horse all aluminum block 350 cid..... makes me wana paint mine red!! | |
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03-24-2004, 06:14 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carrollton, GA (West of Atlanta)
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Car: 1992 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible Engine: 305 H.O. Transmission: 700R4 | Quote: Originally posted by Cargasm
Here ya go! Firehawk #027....
This one sets more than one record... not only is it the only thirdgen Firehawk convertible, but it's also the most expensive ($60K) and the only thirdgen Trans Am Firehawk made. 350 horse all aluminum block 350 cid..... makes me wana paint mine red!! | Where is this Firehawk at? Museum?
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03-25-2004, 12:38 AM
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Car: Race car Engine: Internal Combustion Transmission: Static | In that picture, I believe so. Dont know if its still there. | |
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03-25-2004, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Midwest
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Car: 89 Trans Am vert Engine: 5.7L | There was an article in a mag (possibly HPP) back in the early 90's. Thought maybe I still had it. An owner of a chain of grocery stores throughout the South (GA amybe) and he was selling off his collection of cars including some rare Yenko Camaros and a 89 TTA conv. for $30k with 6K miles. Article commented on only two TTA conv were made by ASC. Don't know if this is the same guy or not. | |
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03-26-2004, 07:13 AM
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Car: 1991 Z28 Convertible Engine: 350 TPI Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: 3.23 with 28 spline axles and gov-l | Not a great story, but one time I went to a paint/body shop to get a quote for work on a diff car. Saw an 84 camaro convertible parked there. Never seen one in person before. These were the ones that were farmed out to some company (not ASC) to do the conversion. They had the button down top and were 2-seaters. Had some fiber glass molding that covered the where the rear seats are in normal verts. Pretty neat. | |
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03-26-2004, 08:54 AM
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Car: Drop Top Z Engine: 383 LT1 Big Turbo Transmission: Th400 Axle/Gears: moser 9inch w/3.00 | Quote: Originally posted by Matthew91-Z28
Not a great story, but one time I went to a paint/body shop to get a quote for work on a diff car. Saw an 84 camaro convertible parked there. Never seen one in person before. These were the ones that were farmed out to some company (not ASC) to do the conversion. They had the button down top and were 2-seaters. Had some fiber glass molding that covered the where the rear seats are in normal verts. Pretty neat. | thats what this is. with a few mods. 
All Alum retired nascar motor. 12bolt rear th400 | |
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03-26-2004, 10:33 PM
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Car: Trans Am GTA Engine: LB9 - 305TPI Transmission: 4L60 Axle/Gears: 3.42 | Quote: Originally posted by Cargasm
Here ya go! Firehawk #027....
This one sets more than one record... not only is it the only thirdgen Firehawk convertible, but it's also the most expensive ($60K) and the only thirdgen Trans Am Firehawk made. 350 horse all aluminum block 350 cid..... makes me wana paint mine red!! | Actually it had a 366ci aluminum Rodeck block. I caught that I have a typo on that's cars specific page, but all of my other pages list those car correctly @366ci. My bad  | |
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03-27-2004, 08:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Key Largo, FL.
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| Quote: Originally posted by 92GTA
Actually it had a 366ci aluminum Rodeck block. I caught that I have a typo on that's cars specific page, but all of my other pages list those car correctly @366ci. My bad | Drat! 375 hp, right? Gotta say, those webpages make me want a Firehawk sooo damn bad. I've said it before... that ragtop 'hawk is the only car I'd consider doing an appearance clone of. I'd say I have a good base to start with.... change the top, change the interior, set of Ronals.... only drawback is that anyone who is vaguely familiar with thirdgen history would expect my car to run like a scalded dog, when in reality it's more like a drowsy snail.  Are there any more pics of that 'vert floating around?
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03-27-2004, 04:01 PM
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03-27-2004, 08:44 PM
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| Interesting... looks like it's got the Formula hood. Great pic, tho. Thanks! | |
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03-27-2004, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: May 2000 Location: Bakersfield CA
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Car: Trans Am GTA Engine: LB9 - 305TPI Transmission: 4L60 Axle/Gears: 3.42 | I've got the mag article on that car here: http://www.TransAmGTA.com/Firehawk/HawkLit.html
Anyone here watch Barrett-Jackson car search on Speed? The owner of the car, Milt Robson, is on that show. He the one with the ball cap and black leather jacket. He'll sell it for $90K... | |
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03-29-2004, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Raymond Il USA
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Car: 89 FORMULA 350 Engine: 4++cubic inches Transmission: built 700R4 3600non lock.. up now b Axle/Gears: 9" ford aluminum center chunk | Quote: Originally posted by Cargasm
Interesting... looks like it's got the Formula hood. Great pic, tho. Thanks! | The reson it has the Formula hood is because it is a "R" car which means ALUMINUM HOOD..
GM only made a few of them(I have one,it took 12yrs to find it)....SLP wanted 3,500$ A Hawk vin and proof of damage for one when i tried to get one in 93...
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04-04-2004, 01:30 PM
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Car: 1989 TTA Engine: 3.8L Turbo V6 - VIN 7 Transmission: 200R4 | All the convetible 1989 Turbo Trans Am's in existence (at least 2 but probarbly 3) where sent to ASC to be converted as could any buyer do back then. The convertible in Atlanta was sent to ASC by the owner of PAS Inc who was contracted by GM to build the Turbo Trans Am's he later sold it to some collector that the current owner bought it off a number of years ago, I've seen and sat in that car as I know the current owner. Another TTA was send to ASC as the guy that purchased it in CA wanted one and just filled out the necissary paper work at the dealer when he ordered his TTA back in 89 or maybe 88, this one been in a couple of magazines and is as far as I know still in CA.
The convertibles could been ordered by any one at that time as the deal with ASC was the dealers could just have them shipped from GM to ASC and then they arrived at the dealership, I have the paper work to do this for the 87, 88 and 89 models. | |
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04-06-2004, 02:07 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tennessee
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Car: '88 Sport Coupe Convertible in Yellow Gold Engine: '70 LT1, AFR 190s Transmission: T5 | How about mine?
What I have found out so far is that they made 66,605 sport coupes in '88 and 1,859 sport coupe convertibles. 922 cars were produced in yellow (yellow-gold). Yellow gold was not available on Irocs and yellow gold was discontinued after '88 so the only year you could purchase a yellow convertible was in '88. I know that Pontiac produced one yellow Firebird convertible in '88 and it is in the Pontiac museum. Doing the math, I come up with 1.3% of the sport coupes produced in yellow. 1.3% of 1,859 (total sport coupe convertibles produced) = 24 sport coupe convertibles produced in '88 in yellow and the only ones that were ever produced in that color, if the percentage for the total production holds true for the sport coupe convertibles. On top of this, about 3 months after I bought the car (new). A guy stopped me in a parking lot to talk to me about the car. The first thing he said was "you painted that car didn't you" and went on to tell me he was one of the three dedicated truck drivers for the camaro convertible factory in california and he had never seen one roll out of the factory in that color. I would really like to find the actual production numbers for '88 sport coupe convertibles for paint colors and transmissions. So, if anyone can help, I would surely appreciate it. B.T.W. it's a 5 speed http://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/atta...postid=1735253
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My wife Cyndie's 22nd birthday present purchased new ( by me) in June of '88.....now my Hot Rod
( FINALLY!!!)
'88 Camaro Sport Coupe convertible
Code (59) Yellow Gold w/ Beechwood interior
'70 LT1 350 w/ AFR 190 heads, long tube headers, Edelbrock carb ( for now)
T5 - 5 speed. 
Cyndie's Mother's day present purchased May 9, 2004
'89 Camaro RS convertible,
Code (74) Dark Red w/ Black and Grey interior
305 tbi
700R4
bone stock 
My Big Dawg
2001 F350 4 door dually
Power Stroke Diesel
6 Speed
Matching 18' enclosed car hauler.
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04-06-2004, 02:13 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tennessee
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Car: '88 Sport Coupe Convertible in Yellow Gold Engine: '70 LT1, AFR 190s Transmission: T5 | You can see some pics and a whole thread about this car on the history message board under " Do I have an extremely rare Camaro?" 
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04-08-2004, 02:25 PM
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#24 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: MN
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Car: 1989 Formy droptop/88 Deville Engine: L98 350 TPI Transmission: factory RWD, WS6 susp | Quote: Originally posted by JWKbride
Its owned by a guy here in Atlanta. Ive talked to him several times and been at shows with him.
He told me that he bought the car directly from GM (he has a connection) and the price was from GM was set. He told me that buying the car was not the hard part but proving to GM he had the proper ability to store it and take of it was quite an event....as it should be for a piece of automotive history | I heard two made as well, I can't remember source, but it was a bit official I'd say. That TTA rear spoiler echoes mine, very COOL!
I saw a convert this past weekend with the old Thunderbird style tonneau as mentioned on the '84 Camaro spotted above. I think it was a Camaro but obviously, either way, not an ASC style drop.
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04-22-2004, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA - Age: 25 - AKA 84TAVeRT
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| I have a rare one...
1984 Pontiac TransAm Convertible 1 of appox. 20 converted by CAR (custom automotive restyling)...  | |
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04-22-2004, 01:30 PM
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Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA - Age: 25 - AKA 84TAVeRT
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| I have a rare one...
1 of appox 20 converted by CAR (custom automotive restyling)
I bought the car as a graduation gift for myself may 2000...
it was a black and gold 84 HO TransAm
it originally had an L69 engine and 700r4 Trans, but now it has a world class t5...
it came with a 3.73 open disk brake rear... and still has it...
the top needs to be replaced and the paint needs work...
it currently sports a set of SLP Firehawk Rims but i only have the picture below...
thanks,
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04-27-2004, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tennessee
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Car: '88 Sport Coupe Convertible in Yellow Gold Engine: '70 LT1, AFR 190s Transmission: T5 | Nice car Chris. Does your car have the snaps around the rear of the top? There was a red z28 running around my neighborhood in Chicago in '84. I had my '83 sport coupe around 6 mos when I first saw it and I though it was the coolest car I had ever seen. It took me 4 years to be able to afford one, ( they were around 20k, same price as a new 'vette) but as soon as I could I bought my '88 vert ( new). | |
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04-29-2004, 02:07 PM
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