When were they first introduced on f-bodys?

I believe it was 1976 for the Firebirds. I dunno about Camaros, I dont do Camaro history

They've always been available on thirdgens.

I know they were available in 1980 in the Camaro, since a friend of mine has one. Not sure if they were available as early as the 'bird or not. They were made by Hurst, and were referred to as the Hurst Hatch.

I THOUGHT '77 was the first year for the Birds, as well as Camaros. I could be wrong though...

I think they were first found on the 1975 Hurst/Olds ?????

This from http://www.firebirdgallery.com/Edition_Gold_78lot1.htm

T-Tops were originally introduced into the Firebird's options group in 1976 on the 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Trans Am (Note Im sure they were available on all birds). At that time the Tops were manufactured by Hurst. Hurst continued to manufacture T-Tops into the 77' model year but during this same year Fisher also began to manufacture them. By 1978 Fisher was the sole supplier of the glass tops. The two tops are easily distinguishable from each other. The Hurst tops are smaller, the rear edge does not completely extend to the sail panel and the glass was rimmed by a thick rib of chrome. They also did not extend as far across the roof as the Fishers. Lastly they can easily be identified by Hurst's logo etched into the glass which looks like this: H/H. In contrast the Fisher tops are larger, they extend farther across the roof and all the way to the sail panel. The edge is trimmed with a thin strip of dark metal. I believe the color was achieved by anodizing the metal. Lastly these tops can be identified by locating the word "Fisher" etched into the glass.

More info on types and styles:

http://www.tacreationsusa.com/t-tops_and_glass.htm

Don

no............they were first found on the 1968 corvette

for f-bodies i believe either 76 or 77

Well I know for a fact they were available in 76 on Firebirds, I have a picture of a friends car thats a 76 with them. I just didnt know if they were available in 75 or not, but I didnt and dont think so.

They debuted in the Camaro in '78. Pontiac released the TTops in 76 (The Hurst Tops) on 653 cars only. They were introduced on the anniversary models.

99.9% sure that the first year for camaros was 78' because i have a friend with a 77' And has the original book, and everything, knows the original owner and all, and they couldn't get them. He has a 77 Rally Sport with a black top and white bottom, nice car.

As stated earlier '76 was for sure 1st year for Firebird T-tops.
My vote is for '78 being the 1st year for Camaro but I'm not sure. I would like to know, too.

100% positive that 78 was the first year for the Camaro and 100% sure 76 was the first year for the Trans Ams only.

Here is the clip from the 78 brochure:

Further proof that EVERYTHING is on the internet!

thanks guys