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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 04:49 PM
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i doubt this one is in the TTA registry...

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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 05:00 PM
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Where did you find that thing?
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 05:00 PM
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That's crap. How can someone waste such a fine automobile. It should be driven. But not left to rust outside.
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 05:00 PM
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That's crap. How can someone waste such a fine automobile? It should be driven. But not left to rust outside.

Sorry Double post. (I hate it when that happens)

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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 05:05 PM
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poor car......owner didnt take care of it at all....the spoiler isnt even original.
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 05:11 PM
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poor car......owner didnt take care of it at all....the spoiler isnt even original.
ya the hatch looked like it was replaced. it was red in color. i am gonna hop the fence tonight and try to get the vin or license plate.. its in a storage area that is near me. i wonder how much they want for it?
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 05:25 PM
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Originally posted by TorchRay
poor car......owner didnt take care of it at all....the spoiler isnt even original.
Neither are those ugly fog lights
Someone needs to take that away from them and fix it up and treat it right!
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 05:45 PM
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Wow that is the worst condition TTA I have ever seen.
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 06:16 PM
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doesn't matter what condition it is in.. ****** it up..

hell.. i'll buy it.
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 06:57 PM
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I hope you can get and restore her. I just hate seeing 3rd gens left out to rust and die like that
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 07:07 PM
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ya id have to borrow some $$. but if i can't get it. im definatley gonna let some people know about it. so that someone can get it hopefuly..
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 08:14 PM
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has potential!! not that bad condition.. but pretty bad considering what it is..
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 08:39 PM
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At the very least theres a very nice complete TTA drivetrain there for a swap if the body underneath is rotting away. I wish that was in Mass so I could use it for my possible Form conv project. STEVE Z
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 08:51 PM
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ya thats a shame.

My buddy just sold a tta and get this, The guy pulled the motor and droped in a 350.

and put the tta motor in a olsd 442

WTF... i woulda killed the guy.

esp. since this tta was mint. Biger turbo, dutwiler lowerend, downpipe etc.... the works..
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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thats... thats just HERECY!

OMG!!

BLASPHEMOUS!
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 10:14 PM
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Damn, that picture almost brings a tear to my eye. What a waste of one of the greatest cars ever built. The owner needs to be shot
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 12:51 AM
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Dang I want that to fix up. Try to get it man and fix her up or sell her.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 07:18 AM
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Originally posted by breathment
ya id have to borrow some $$. but if i can't get it. im definatley gonna let some people know about it. so that someone can get it hopefuly..
Yeah, let us know what happens. If you don't get it, there are plenty of us (myself included) that want a crack at it.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 08:40 AM
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Theres a TTA at a dealer here in Illinois... I dunno how much they're askin though.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 09:28 AM
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ouch
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 09:52 AM
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Bastards. People like that should be killed. Atleast put their dirty cloths in the trunk or something?
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 10:45 AM
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I didn't know cars rusted in Texas?
Find out how if the car is complete and if he'd sell it, there are many interested buyers I'm sure (like me for instance)
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 12:07 PM
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Originally posted by MetalliCamaroRS
Theres a TTA at a dealer here in Illinois... I dunno how much they're askin though.
More than I can afford. That's why I want a crack at that one. I can bring that body back for almost no cost, so all I'd have to spend money on is mechanicals and interior.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 12:15 PM
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I would love to have the complete drivetrain including the dash system etc.. to convert into my 89 Formula 350 ASC convertible. But since thats a pipe dream, my car is for sale as well. Unless that TTA goes cheap. Z
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 12:16 PM
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Yeah Jim.. I want a crack at it also. I really wanted to buy a Camaro vert, but I would easilly give that up for a TTA.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 12:28 PM
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AHHH!!! how did that guy get that car? does he know the value of it? It really doesn't look to be all that bad. just needs a couple weeks of hard work!

If I was him and it meant riding my schwinn to work just to have money to fix up that tta, count me shifting 21 times on the way to work!!!
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 01:16 PM
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Originally posted by 83firebirdS/E
Wow that is the worst condition TTA I have ever seen.
Believe it or not, I have seen one that was MUCH MUCH worse. It was about seven or eight years ago too. I doubt if it is even on the road still. The one I saw was covered in rust and everybody panel was dinged or dented. The exhaust was dragging and the headliner was torn apart. Basically everything on the car was trashed. I almost died when I saw it. It was a young girl driving it and I was hoping to see it again so I could try to buy it. Unfortunately, I've only seen it that one time.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:21 PM
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Originally posted by LFN AT U
Believe it or not, I have seen one that was MUCH MUCH worse. It was about seven or eight years ago too. I doubt if it is even on the road still. The one I saw was covered in rust and everybody panel was dinged or dented. The exhaust was dragging and the headliner was torn apart. Basically everything on the car was trashed. I almost died when I saw it. It was a young girl driving it and I was hoping to see it again so I could try to buy it. Unfortunately, I've only seen it that one time.
That girl probably had no idea that she was driving one of the greatest Pontiacs/f-bodies of all time!!
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 07:12 PM
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I didn't know that was in Texas? If it's listed for sale and you aren't going to get it let me know. I will take a crack at it. I would give almost everything I own (Not much) plus cash for that car.
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Old Jan 15, 2003 | 08:43 AM
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The car is not listed. It has been in that storage area for at least two years. I have been keeping my eye on it, until august of last year when it was no longer viewed from the local HWY. I figured they took it home to fix it, I guess not. I am going to go look at it to. David, have you taken a look to see who ones it yet?
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Old Jan 15, 2003 | 09:52 AM
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I saw a TTA in the Hoffman Estates,IL area a few years back that had 100,000+ miles and was in bad shape. They had a for sale sign in the window asking $7,000. I was tempted to offer $3K for it.
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Old Jan 15, 2003 | 04:27 PM
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i almost doubt that'd even run. (check the bord in front of the rear tire). what a waste.

-Pat
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 08:48 PM
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i wouldn't mind fixing up a TTA.... unless it meant replacing the whole engine and half the body, at that price i'd just look for a higher-mileage one.

but just a guess here, but i don't know if that's all rust. if you look at the door moulding and front bumper, you see the same effect. so a lot of it could be caked dirt. (though the door above the GFX is 99% likely to be rust)
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