how rare is an 82 t-a hardtop, black with black interior, tinted taillights & gold along the rocker panels

 

Not rare at all. What shape is it in?

 

TA's, and Firebirds for that matter, didn't come with a black interior in '82. Other than that it's just an '82 TA. Not rare at all considering that in '82 it was the year with the largest number of Firebirds in production.

 

no they did, at least with the pmd interior, my 82 s/e firebird had black pmd interior, and it was a 4 on the floor!!!!!! o0o0o the exterior was black and gold, basically a recaro(sp) t/a minus fenders and hood, and coolness and rims OK so its not that close but still i like to think it was

 

What 1982TA means is they came with a Dark Charcoal interior... Not black...

 

ya now that i think about it, it was a little darker than charcoal. but close

 

If it was a Recaro, you didn't have the PMD seats. Recaro TA's only had the Recaro seats (hence the name) Recaro TA's only came with dark charcoal interior. Maybe I'm being too picky

 

no i didnt have a recaro just a s/e witht the 305 4 bbl 4 speed

 

the car had a black pass, PMD seat,

 

I saw an 84 Recaro T/A with Tan Seats

 

Couldn't be..they only had dark charcoal in '82. It might look black, it might look darker than the drivers seat...but it's NOT black. Unless it was pulled from an '83 because I think they had black interiors in '83 but not positive.

 

No '83 didn't come with black interior. I think they came out with black in '88.

 

No surprise there. '83-84 Recaro T/As had doeskin interiors.

 

Well now.. that would explain it

 

I beg to differ not many are around (Black and Gold) I live in a populated area of around 2 million poeople and I have seen my share of 82's most are red/black,But my 2 black and gold 82 t/a's are the only ones in my area that I know of and most people paint them all black or some other crazy color,Example I just got in a 82 T/A parts car and some idiot painted it maroon and it was a original black/gold car

 

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if the '82 Trans-AM has the PMD interior, then could it be black interior? Mine sure looks black to me....

 

yes, the recaros are rare because of limited production...and could only be had as a black and gold TA. However, the actual number of regular Black and Gold TA's is probably not known. If there were a lot in production then they were not rare. I wouldn't say they are rare because you don't see them. The "rarity" of something is based on the numbers produced, not the numbers in existance. If people hear the word "rare" they tend to think it is more valuable or desireable. This is only true if there were not many in production. Just because I have never seen any other black and gold TA other than mine in my neighborhood doesn't mean mine is rare...or if it's the only 1982 Firebird. This hold true for any type of collecting. With 116,364 Firebirds produced in 1982, they will never be considered "rare"

 

Black WAS NOT AVAILABLE for '82. It's dark charcoal...

 

ok! thanks... I'll look more closely.

 

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Sweet car...I love Recaros!

When I first got my '82 TA I thought the interior was black also...but the more I inspected it, it didn't seem right. I was told it was black by the previous owner, but if it was black it sure was faded Anyway, I found some dark gray trim pieces and did more research and found it is in fact Dark Charcoal. I still swear that my arm rests are dark gray, not black, and i know they aren't faded. Everyone seems to say they should be black, but STILL cannot get verification on this. Are your Recaro arm rests black, or dark charcoal? It seems mine are 2 different colors, but not black either way.

 

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I tried looking at some other photos and comparing mine, and I still can't really tell. Possibly they could have been replaced, why I do not know. They are definatley 2 different colors though. Could they be faded...I don't know either. I have looked at other photos of Recaros and I see similar looking arm rests that look more gray than black. Also the horn button's look gray, but I don't believe they were interior color coded until '83. They should all be black in '82. They possibly could just be faded and look gray vs. black.

I don't have a Reacaro, just a regular black and gold TA

 

Smokey and the bandit 3 did not use recaros. they have the normal pmds.

Here's a newbie question for ya:

what does 4bbl stand for?

 

It stands for barrel...and in 4 barrel carb.

Bbl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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Cool, I'm looking forward to seeing some more pics. As far as what they are worth, one sold on Ebay not too long ago for $3000 in pretty nice shape. Had the original wheels and hubcaps with the gold emblem.

 

The S&B 3 car was a Black/Gold 82 T/A with WS6/7 and a Base interior NO pmd seats.

 

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They are not rare at all. I myself have had 3 original black/gold 82 TA's. Ive seen many more. Theres nothing special about them other than the fact that they are the best looking T/A's made. Only problem with them is a lot of those Knight Rider losers destroy them for their little conversions that never get completed anyway. Oh and by the way....KNIGHT RIDER SUCKS!!!!

 

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I would say '82 Recaros are rare...but NOT REGULAR black and gold TA's. I have seen many Knight Rider conversions using Recaro T/A's, some people even think the Recaro's were used on Knight Rider. NOT TRUE. People who want to make a conversion will use what ever they can get their hands on...but all the correct parts are from '82. So either they get an '82 and convert ("destroy") it, or they get some other year thirdgen and try and find the parts from an '82. And that is why you find $80 shift *****, $150 consoles, $1500 wheels, $800 hubcaps, I've even seen a shifter...no **** or anything, listed as Knight Rider and it sold for like $70!

I've pretty much given up on looking for a set of wheels, until I can get them for a cheap price, trade someone, or get them free I'm probably going to get a set of second gen "Turbine" wheels from the '80-'81 TA's. I found a guy here locally that has a set for $100. Awesome shape, just need's to be polished up. I can't go wrong for that price!

 

I had a 1982 Trans Am Recaro edition with 50k on it. It definitely had sentimental value to a collector but not to the average buyer, very few people know what it means.
Though I will say when initially trying to sell mine I didn't mention it was a Recaro. Upon finally putting it into the ads and listing all the stuff included in the package it sold within a week.

 

Ok. You're probably right! I dont remeember the Exact kind they had but it sure as heck wasn't the recaro... What was the name of those seats in the S&B 3 cars?

 

They were just the base "Plain Jane" vinyl seats

 

hey 1982TA what size is the size turbine wheels you were looking for, i found a set of 1983 TA turbine rims, 14" for 100, all in good shape, i was wondering if ishould take them and collect some more desirable parts.

 

I have a set of 15" N24 turbo-fin wheels for sale in near mint condition. $150 for the set of four. Pics available.

 

I call first dibs!!! Get me some pics, but I'm definately interested!

 

hey i a little out of subject but i have found a 1984 trans am black&gold.hood scoop.look to have Recaro seat kind of doe skin.automatic and a 305.ho well the cars is in really bad shape but original engine/transmistion t-top.i worth to buy that kind of car if it rare cause i been tell they have only make 1000 of those.i can have it pretty damn cheap but need a inspection and a complete overhaul.No original turbine mags and hub cap

 

'84's didn't have the Turbocast rims and hubcaps...the Recaro's anyway. They had the 15" "high tech" rims I think they were called. They were painted gold. You could only get 14" turbocast rims and hubcaps in '84.

 

i cannot agree any more !

i am with you all the way



depending on where you live any trans am at all is rare, such as here in central IL cornfields no where

im glad i have one and that its an 82 although parts are very hard to find, ive been saving up parts since 2000 and still have to find more, they are next to impossible to locate in good shape

some day i hope to drive it


and it must be freaking nice that some ppl can locate a set of 82 83 15" finned wheels, i hvae yet to locate a set for my 82 t/a ws7....

lucky bastards.


good luck

 

Im actually from Chicago, so I know what you mean. Are you looking for the Turbo-cast or the Turbo-fin wheels? I have a set of the 15" N24 Turbo-fin wheels im looking to sell.

 

yah, I said under your post about these that I have first dibs...however you never got back with me. How much are you looking to get.

 

Cripes...I didnt even notice that. Id like to get $150 plus shipping.

 

Not all 84 recarro's had the high tech turbine wheels. I once had the oppurtunity to buy a 84 recarro way back in 1985, It had gold N-24 wheels on it.

One hell of a nice looking car in it's day, BTW when I looked at it the car had 1,300 miles on it.