mkpoker88

Hello, I was wondering if someone can help me out. I have always wanted a trans am Gta and have been looking around for sometime. I finally found one and it's a Brown Gta, i have only seen red, white, and black ones. I bought it for $4350.00. im not much of a mechanic so im not sure if it was a good purchase. no digital dash, has the 5.7 with 130,000 miles, not sure about the trans. it does run though. It has brown Gta emblems and Gta wheels. cant' find the spi label anywhere.... its a 1987.

DynoDave43

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I don't know much about it, but it is a handsome color combo...paint / interior / rims.

JT

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The 1987 GTA did have the available color known as Dark Russet (Brown) with an RPO code
68U. It was not available after 1987 on the GTAs, thus making it a 1 year only on the GTA.

The SPID sticker is located on the inside wall of the center console. Open the center console lid and remove the cassette holder, if equipped, and the black/white sticker will be on the wall. If it's not, then the sticker may have been removed. There is no known replacement for an SPID sticker and their contents.

DD9TransAmGTA

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You hit the jackpot, Russet brown with Paddle mirrors! Super rare car

Steve86TA

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absolutely agree. very rare combo..

mkpoker88

Really? wow awesome! thanks for the info! will look in the center console this weekend. Here's a few more pics of the Gta.

lonestar7

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Not everybody's cup of tea, but I really like that color.

mjdavis68

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Yea Euro mirrors

DD9TransAmGTA

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The Paddle mirror was an option for the 1987 GTA's (RPO Code DD9) but early in production (January 1987) they canceled them and put standard aero mirrors on the rest of them. No one knows for sure but its believed the first 50-200 GTA's had them. I have a Paddle mirror Trans Am GTA myself (built October of 1986) thats flame red with red interior.

chazman

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Nice find!

JT

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The DD9 was standard part of the Y84 package, initially, for 1987 and not an optional equipment. The list of equipment included with the Y84 package in 1987 was small, allowing some pretty stripped down 1987 GTAs, but the DD9 mirrors was one of those equipment items initially included.

Ghettobird52

RRRRG #Jealous!!@ That is a beautiful GTA my friend! When i read brown i thought dukey brown but that is a sexy sexy color!

83ZZZ28

Classy looking GTA !

Have you pulled out your Front & Rear Seats to look for the Build Sheet ?
If it's still there, it will give you all of your RPO code info.

?? Did they still use Build Sheets in 1987 ??

Rod

83ZZZ28

mkpoker88

well, I took off the center console and no sticker, I also looked in the little lock department in the back panel and nothing there. I took out the seats and there was no build sheet.

NowhereFast

I found the build sheet for my car under the carpet. Right under where the back seat would be.

mkpoker88

since I took off the center console, I accidentally broke one of the power window switches. Reading comments about how rare the car is, now I am kind of scared to touch the Gta lol. Like I Said I am not really a mechanic and I am afraid I will mess this beautiful car up. Now I dont know where this orange cable connects too!!! looked for like an hour around the shifter trying to figure it out.

MrPackstin

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It is to the cigarette lighter.

Awesome find!!

mkpoker88

I know the black wire connects to the cigarette lighter but how does the orange wire connect to it??? I thought it was an electric plug for the shift letters??... or something like that....If that makes sense? really don't know what im doing here

MrPackstin

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orange goes in the middle and black goes to the outside of the cigarette lighter (underside)....they just slid/push on.

mkpoker88

I plugged the black cable to the center and it fit fine?? so do I have this backwards then?

MrPackstin

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yes...it will work either way though...just twelve volts running through heating the lighter.

mkpoker88

here's some what of a pic of the lighter, not a good pic of it. I will get better pics later this week though.

mkpoker88

so the orange wire plugs into that golden center of the lighter?

MrPackstin

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yes, orange in the middle.

mkpoker88

alrighty, I will try as soon as I can, Thanks for the help MrPackstin

mkpoker88

If anyone is interested here are the labels I have found on the car. If anybody would like me to take more pics of anything just let me know.

mkpoker88

so is this how the cigarette connection should look like???

Street Lethal

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Very nice find...

eseibel67

Yes.

mkpoker88

cool thanks

rusty vango

if you really want to narrow it down ,you can order a invoice for your car from GM media archive. its $50 but really worth it for us nit picky types

mkpoker88

cool rusty vango, I will look into it thanks!

rusty vango

denada

mkpoker88

1987 Pontiac Trans am Gta

mars2878

nice find, I like the color

LHernandezJr

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Jay_rich

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Nice GTA! I like the combo! Also My car is also an 87, the build sheet for mine is under the carpet where your feet would go behind the drivers seat. However it is held in with some kinda 2 way tape...

Jay

TRANSAM82-92

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I sold one a few years ago to a guy. I'm in illinois too. I think that's the car I sold. I know where another one is but it needs complete resto

GTAjim697

Hi mkpoker88, I know this thread is 2 years old, but i just purchased an 87 GTA with the DD9 mirrors on it too. Your car is beautiful! Did you order the invoice from GM? Whee was yours sold?


I just got the dealer invoice from GM on my car because i wanted to know if it was sold in the US making it either one of 50 or 200 or a Canadian car which would have been several thousand.


Mine was sold in Atlantic City, NJ. Mine is Flame Red Metallic and has the 305/5-speed with T-tops, analog gauges, premium sound package and tan cloth interior. I'm in the process of cleaning it up and getting it all ready for next show season.

ScarabChris

Way back when I had an aquarium service company in Miami and one of my customers had a GTA with this color....and it was a convertible. I always thought the brown was a little strange but it was certainly a nice looking car and unique.

M G Brewer

That color looks amazing!

3rdgenparts

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Seen one in Oklahoma 11 years ago some old lady was driving it and one for sale at a Dealer in Nebraska?? it also had the DD9 mirrors

But ya that is a STUPID rare color !!!

Dave

Erik Haun

That is a very rare and gorgeous color! You got a good deal on it I would say! You are better off without the digital dash board they were VERY problematic back in the day!