1985 Trans Am under 8k miles
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Nice shape.. I always wonder why people cling to such color combos though.
TAs in some colors are just well.. ugly.. there are worse than this though
TAs in some colors are just well.. ugly.. there are worse than this though
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Car: 92 & 91 Z28 1LEs, 87 IROC-Z, 90 ZR1
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I think that's one of the most beautiful colors on a 3rd gen. What an awesome and different car, hardtop 5-speed too. Love it!!
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Its an awesome car but if it were mine id b painting it red or black right away!
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Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
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Re: 1985 Trans Am under 8k miles
Too bad it is not a WS6 & L69 car...
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Car: 1985 Trans Am
Engine: LG4
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.08
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That is a very clean '85! It makes me smile to see another unmolested LG4 as I have kept mine original. What pray tell was the reason for such low mileage?
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How refresing to see a Third Gen thats not Black or Red.
What a fantastic color and interior scheme. Something we dont see every day.
What a fantastic color and interior scheme. Something we dont see every day.
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Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
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in 1985 & 1986 the LB9 was only with the Auto.
If I was looking at two 1985 cars, both identical, except one was an L69/MM5 the other a LB9/A4 I would have a hard time choosing... I might go with the L69... 1985 LB9's was one of the hottest years for performance for the LB9.
+ The LB9 is more drivable, it is FI by the way.
- The LB9 used a one year only computer...
+ 1985 was the introduction to the LB9
+ the LB9 in 1985 was really hot,
- More to really go wrong with sensors & all, but they are not as complicated as the new cars.
+ Nothing beats a 5 speed for the pure driving experience.
- 5 speed are a pain in the butt, a little more service with the clutch.
+ Effectively 1985 was the last year for the L69 (they made 26 in 1986 all went to Canada)
+ a 3.73 gear from the factory... oh yeah, the ole seat-o-da-pants-meter would feel that one..
- Have you ever tried to figure out all of those vacuum hoses?
It would be a hard choice.
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1986 was a strange year, they only had the L69 before January, so there was no performance V8 with a Manual for the majority of the year.
1987 they introduced the LB9/M5 combo, it came with the 3.45 with the IROC or Z28 with G92 and the Formula & GTA...
Unlike 1982-1986 that changed engine offerings every year, Basically from 1987 - 1992 the engine offerings didn't change too much, 1 V6, 1 base V8, the LB9/A4, LB9/M5 & L98.
1982 - I4, V6, LG4, CFI
1983 - I4, V6, V6HO, LG4, L69, CFI
1984 - I4, V6, V6HO, LG4, L69
1985 - I4, V6, V6HO, LG4, L69, LB9
1986 - V6, V6HO, LG4, LB9
1987 - V6, LG4, LB9, L98
1988-1992 - V6, L03, LB9, L98
1993-1997 - V6 & LT1
1998-2002 - V6 & LS1
Not entirely sure what years the V6 HO was offered, it was an S/E thing.
John
1987 they introduced the LB9/M5 combo, it came with the 3.45 with the IROC or Z28 with G92 and the Formula & GTA...
Unlike 1982-1986 that changed engine offerings every year, Basically from 1987 - 1992 the engine offerings didn't change too much, 1 V6, 1 base V8, the LB9/A4, LB9/M5 & L98.
1982 - I4, V6, LG4, CFI
1983 - I4, V6, V6HO, LG4, L69, CFI
1984 - I4, V6, V6HO, LG4, L69
1985 - I4, V6, V6HO, LG4, L69, LB9
1986 - V6, V6HO, LG4, LB9
1987 - V6, LG4, LB9, L98
1988-1992 - V6, L03, LB9, L98
1993-1997 - V6 & LT1
1998-2002 - V6 & LS1
Not entirely sure what years the V6 HO was offered, it was an S/E thing.
John
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Re: 1985 Trans Am under 8k miles
I owned a 85 L69 5 speed WS6 and it was a blast. Before I sold it, (stupid idea) I would run it next to my LB9 for fun. It was pretty close!
FSTFBDY that is an awesome ride, the clean original factor overrides any lack of "desirable" options.
FSTFBDY that is an awesome ride, the clean original factor overrides any lack of "desirable" options.
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+Rare exterior color !!! and 5-spd
-LG4,WS9 and Hardtop
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-LG4,WS9 and Hardtop
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That car actually proved to me a third gen, depending on the setup, could be a smooth, quiet, comfortable, decent performing GT-style touring car. If I could ever duplicate that car again (LB9/A4, base suspension, hardtop, power seat, premium interior group), I'd buy it if I had the room.
Can you tell I miss my 86? It was such a fun, relaxing cruiser, I actually enjoyed it more than my 88 WS6 LB9/M5 car....
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Car: 88 GTA Notch/01'WS-6 VERT
Engine: 5.0 LB-9/5.7 LS-1
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Axle/Gears: borg warner 3.27's
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I think the color combo is going to take that certain "someone" to fall in love with it where as if it were say a solid black or white or red it would be an easy sale love the mileage and over-all condition of the car though.
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I'm one of those special people that love the russet color. It's actually one of my favorite colors on a 3rd gen, especially with the matching russet interior.
However I'm not a real big fan of the Pontiac two-tone seats. Mostly because I think the colors they chose weren't that great together. In this case, I think a darker tan color would have looked much better than the charcoal. Also didn't care much for the silver inserts in the red interiors... but now I'm getting off topic.
Anyway, the color combo of this particular car is great
However I'm not a real big fan of the Pontiac two-tone seats. Mostly because I think the colors they chose weren't that great together. In this case, I think a darker tan color would have looked much better than the charcoal. Also didn't care much for the silver inserts in the red interiors... but now I'm getting off topic.
Anyway, the color combo of this particular car is great
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I like the color combo. It scream '80's!! I had an 83 trans am in red/black...it looked awesome and handled good but was not a fast car 305 cfi.
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An L69 was only 190 horsepower so 155 was within range for a standard V8 of those times. It's obviously laughable now when the base V6 in a Mustang makes 2x that power but you have to put it in context.
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i owned a l69 5 speed iroc in the late 80's .. man what a dog that thing was ..
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But thats what we had to work with in the 80's. Camaro/Trans Am, or Mustang GT or Corvette were THE muscle cars of choice in the 80's as thats basically all there was for American muscle cars that the average joe could afford. But thankfully now to technology, we can make these cars what they should have been then, and allot more!
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Remember that TPI was designed for a 305 for the Corvette, when people heard that they were going to drop the 350 for a 305 in the 1985 C4 there was as much to-do as there was going to FWD in the F-body. So they did all the engineering on the 305, people complained, they had the tooling, so they kept the 350, and they used the 305 engineered TPI system.
IMHO the runners on the 350 should have been 1.75" to really breathe correctly with the 350, but they were only designed at 1.625"...
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also the new mustang has much more weight but still wins in the hp/weight ratio...
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