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Old 01-21-2013, 02:01 PM
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Is it really that rare

I have an 84 Berlinetta. It is all original, except the wheels that I changed. I also took off the whole smog system and the A/C ( it was R12 and had a non working compressor anyway) It has the digital dash, "zebra stripe" interior, camaro in embossed in the dash on the passenger side. center console looks more like a fiero, and it has T-tops. The factory swivel radio is gone.
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Re: Is it really that rare

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I have an 84 Berlinetta. It is all original, except the wheels that I changed. I also took off the whole smog system and the A/C ( it was R12 and had a non working compressor anyway) It has the digital dash, "zebra stripe" interior, camaro in embossed in the dash on the passenger side. center console looks more like a fiero, and it has T-tops. The factory swivel radio is gone.
Can't be too rare since they built 33,400 of them!
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The compressor was bad so you trashed it and the A.I.R. system? Why???
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It is all original, except ...I also took off the whole smog system and the A/C.
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personally i see this mistake quite often ,and it always makes me cringe. and then they come by the shop complaining how it wont pass inspection.ect.ect
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thankfully here in Texas because of the age of the car it is only a safety inspection. As for the rarity of this model. I have talked to a few guy around here that have owned various camaros. One is a good friend who owned an 84 berlinetta and he didn't have the digital dash, didn't have the same console, nor did he have the "zebra stripe" interior. I understand that GM made 33,400 84 berlinetta's. But how many with that package?
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thankfully here in Texas because of the age of the car it is only a safety inspection. As for the rarity of this model. I have talked to a few guy around here that have owned various camaros. One is a good friend who owned an 84 berlinetta and he didn't have the digital dash, didn't have the same console, nor did he have the "zebra stripe" interior. I understand that GM made 33,400 84 berlinetta's. But how many with that package?
Put it this way. They only made a bit over 20,000 87 Trans Am's and not all of them were WS6 car's like mine, or the color combo, or T-tops, but that does not mean my car is rare. Sure I never see cars like mine around were I live, but again I would never say my car is rare, just no as common as Camaro's around me. Does that make it worth more? Not so much. Just enjoy the car, take care of it and don't worry about if it's rare.
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Re: Is it really that rare

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thankfully here in Texas because of the age of the car it is only a safety inspection. As for the rarity of this model. I have talked to a few guy around here that have owned various camaros. One is a good friend who owned an 84 berlinetta and he didn't have the digital dash, didn't have the same console, nor did he have the "zebra stripe" interior. I understand that GM made 33,400 84 berlinetta's. But how many with that package?
ALL 1984-86 Berlinettas had the digital dash, console, striped interior, ect.
Your buddys car might have been an 82 or 83 Berlinetta, since the digital stuff didnt start until 1984.
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I have one. I bought it in 84.
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Is it really that rare
Not really. Never really was, even.

Being all hacked up and the parts missing makes it even less "rare"... seems like most of the cars on this forum any more, are like that. A damn shame if you ask me, even for cars that aren't particularly "desirable" or "sought after" on their own, like those.

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I see these "rare" questions so many times and on other boards. In terms of "world-wide" I would say most cars are not as rare as you think. In terms of within your local area, yea it could be quite rare. You may have the only one. I'm 99% positive I have the only black ttop '82 Trans Am with the 15" turbo cast wheels, bowling ball hubcaps, and deluxe interior with viscount PMD seats in my area. Does that mean I'm right? Not necessarily as there might be one hiding in a garage somewhere that NEVER gets driven or there could be one sitting in a field somewhere rotting away (hopefully I'll find it.) However, in the 10 years I've owned mine, I've never seen another one around here and neither has anyone else that knows my car. I'm 100% positive I am the only one with a KITT. In fact, ANY black ttop Firebird or Trans Am is super rare around here. So, when I found another black ttop in the same town, I bought it too.

So technically, my cars are rare here, but not necessarily world-wide. That's what keeps the prices interesting.
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I also have one I bought in 84.
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Rare would be something under 100, unusual is from 100-2000 Total over the 11 years IMHO.
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