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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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how many original owners do we have here? Im one.. sort of... who else is out there?
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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how many are out there...
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 09:28 PM
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What does "sort of" mean? Maybe I am too "sort of"...
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 09:31 PM
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I'm not, but I am - sort of, too!
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 12:23 AM
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when my dad got the car, he took me with him to the dealership...i was only 3 at the time... i didnt buy the car, but its in my family so there u go
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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I'M ONE.....



1988 Trans Am GTA

** Purchased 09/23/1988 at Premier Pontiac/Nissan in Little Rock, Arkansas

** Last 1988 GTA located for sale in Arkansas

** Mileage at delivery: 61.2
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 01:19 AM
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1990 Formula 5.0, 5 Speed, Ws6, Factory dual cats, I purchased new November 1989, It is now a 5.7 - 5 speed
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 03:48 AM
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I'm one. 1987 GTA convertible

Purchased at Courtesy Pontaic, Longwood Florida, 8/11/1987

My mileage at delivery 16.4

Sorry, don't have a pic to post.
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 03:43 PM
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I'm one twice.

1984 Z-28 H.O. w/5-speed and 4-wheel discs. Ordered new in the summer of '83, delivered overseas to Frankfurt Germany Dec 1983. Traded it at Solomon Chevrolet, Dothan AL in Aug '86.

1990 IROC-Z (in my sig) Purchased Robinson Bks, Stuttgart Germany in Aug '90.
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Old Jan 24, 2003 | 05:34 PM
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Me!!!!
I have bought two cars new in my life! Both were Turbos!

First:

1981 Turbo Trans Am Special Edition
Black interior with almost every option except for a radio! It had radio delete! Now the car is totally modified! And yes, I still own it!

Second:

1989 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am
Car number 231. Leather and T-Tops! Yep, still got this one too!!!

All my other Trans Ams/Firebirds were bought used.

Some day I'll tell you about how I got them.

Later,

George
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Old Jan 25, 2003 | 12:45 AM
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Mr.Turbo, i see ur a big fan of trans ams! did u ever see the set toys r us had of the 30th anni. of the trans am... its a nice set and i have it sittin in my dorm room... its got a 69 Trans, 79 trans, and a 99 trans... no 89 TTA trans in the package? didnt know what that was all about... toys r us doesnt like thirdgens i guess... the models were licence by GM i guess indy didnt release rights? at least they could of put in a 89 GTA or formula 350? oh well... still got it.. it looks awsome.. just thought i would add that
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Old Jan 25, 2003 | 02:29 PM
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not me too young born in 1982.
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Old Jan 25, 2003 | 02:48 PM
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Car: 89 RS Convertible (Original owner)
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Axle/Gears: 3.73 With Zexel Torsen Ltd. slip
I AM the original owner of my 'vert! Special ordered it from the dealership when I was 18, and have had it ever since (I'm now 32). She's got about 160,000 miles on her, and I'm gonna treat her to a full restoration, so my son will be able to enjoy it some day. I hope he gets as much enjoyment from it as I have!
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Old Jan 25, 2003 | 05:12 PM
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Hi bigals87z28!
Check out ebay item #3109077134. I have never seen that one before! I have the one that you are talking about though!
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Old Jan 25, 2003 | 05:15 PM
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Hi bigals87z28!
Check out ebay item #3109077134. I have never seen that one before! I have the one that you are talking about though!
No one makes a third gen Firebird at all! Someone makes a third gen camaro though! I have the California Highway Patrol car.
As for the Firebirds, I have all the 1/18th scale out so far! Just waiting on the 1967 Firebird racecar!
I've got tons of Firebird/Trans Am diecast!!!!

Have a good one,

George
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Old Jan 26, 2003 | 12:55 PM
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I'm also an original owner...sort of. I bought a new 1982 Firebird off the showroom floor in 1982. I owned the car for a couple of years and then traded it in on an larger car.

dave
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 08:06 AM
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Bought mine brandy new.
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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 10:50 AM
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Car: '89 RS Convertible
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Not quite the original owner, but I have owned my '89 'vert since buying it as a surprise birthday present for my wife in August of '90 (It had 26K miles on it...I paid 13,500. Guys, if you ever want to make a woman happy, buy her a red convertible for a B-day present. Better than diamonds!). She drove it daily for 8 years, then it was stored in the garage for 4, until being completely redone last year. Now it's my turn to drive :lala:

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Old Jan 27, 2003 | 02:15 PM
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Viking---sweet car---305TPI 5spds are my fav---alot of fun to drive.
Nice resto job---glad too see you left the headlight pockets black.
16"'s made a big diff in handling eh ?

I wish I was old enough to buy a 3rd gen new....first owner car is the next best thing. My friends neibour has a 88 GTA with 15,000KMS---I'm waiting for that to go up for sale.
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 03:15 PM
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my uncle bought my car new...he orderd it when he was in cali (truck driver) and told them he wanted it delieverd to michigan..when he got done wiht his west coast trip the car was waiting for him...after driving it around the country to break it in i guess he took it back out to california..were it stayed there with him untill about 4 years ago when he came back to mi with the car and parked it for a year and a half....he stopped making payments on it so the bank was gonna come repo it...he took it to his buddies house were it couldnt be found...he called me one day and asked if i wanted to buy his car..i said which one the 455 442 or the gta...after he told me which one i immediatly (2 days later) went to the bank with him and paid the bank the remaining money, and not what my uncle didnt pay lol....he owed 4,400 on it and i bought it from the bank for 3,000...a 91 gta lb9 t-5 (1 of 164) with 56,000 miles..since then ive put 30,000 on it and its been in my family since new
but now it needs a motor..lol freakin main bearings

i got a steal huh
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 10:15 PM
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I bought mine, 6 months old and with 2800 miles on it, no, I am not the original owner, but darn close to it.
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 08:00 AM
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Original owner of a 1987 Camaro IROC and I still have it.
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 08:13 AM
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I am the original owner of several third gen Camaros. Unfortunately, I no longer own any of these:

1983 Berlinetta (My first new car)
1984 Sport Coupe (Special ordered)
1984 Z28
1986 Z28

Today, I own a pair. I am the second owner of both:

1987 IROC-Z (five years)
1987 Z28 Convertible (nine years)
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 11:26 AM
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nice 87's willie... i like the look of the Iroc rims on the vert. the vert looks like my car... only i got ttops... i def. gotta get me a set of them... cant wait to go through these tires...
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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Big Al,

If you're '87 is the same color combo as my convertible, I'd love to see pics of it. Kind of a side-by-side comparison, if you will. And I love the way my polished IROC-Z wheels look on mine. I even went to the trouble of replacing the center "IROC-Z" caps with a set of "Z28" logos mounted on the IROC-Z cap (they are different diameters, so a little "customization" was necessary). I did not want any reference to an IROC-Z on my Z28. BTW, I still have the original 15x7 wheels.

Willie
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 12:57 PM
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wow.. they really do look nice.. good job on takin off the iroc center caps... heres a pic.. ill post all i got.. none are really that good, cause my hand was broken... yea, and i was washin the car... the harest thing in the world to do... i had to keep movin the car to keep it out of the sun...
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 01:00 PM
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what.. y is it posting the same pic... oh ill try again...
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 01:16 PM
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ok, tgo wont let me post anymore... hehehe i dont know y, it keeps tellin me that the pics are to big.. but there as big as the other 2... oh well... ill try... nope.. not workin
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