I came across an 85 (possibly 84 with newer nose) firebird in the junkyard that said "firebird 500" on the B pillars and on the dash it said "#1XX of 500". The car had an Iron duke and a 5 speed and had not been picked over hardly at all. Can anyone shed some light on this, or did someone create their "own" special edition? Thanks!

 

It's a dealership sticker package... Regional if I remember correctly.

Here's a pic of one I've had on the hard drive for a few years...



Edit: Here's an excerpt from the email I got with the pic.

1984 Pontiac Firebird, 500LE package. In 1984, that
consisted of the striping you see on the car, said 500LE on the door,
had a bird at the front of the hood by the bumper, and one on each sail
panel. Around the birds on the sail panel I think it said Pontiac
Firebird 500 and on the bottom part, Limited Edition. This car was, from
what I was told, one of three made in 1984 that were made before the run
of 500 cars that came with numbered plaques on the dash. They were all
white, blue stripes, blue interior, and were all supposed to have a rear
spoiler (made by Pacific auto accesories, in Huntington Beach, CA) , and
the cheapie firebird wheels with the plastic centers, I think you know
which ones. They called those rally wheels didnt they? Anyway, my car
came sans spoiler, dash plaque, and had different wheels too, the turbo
finned cast aluminum ones. My car had PW,AT and AC, but that was about
it. Some of them were sticks, and a few had t-tops. I dont know the
actual numbers. Also they all had the LG4 engine, and mine was extremely
fast for an LG4.

 

This one was red with white stripes, hardtop and black interior. The cheap hubcaps were in the car. It all looks to be 'original", but someone could have stuck the plaque/stripes combo on back in the day. I'm going back probably this weekend so I might get some more info on it.

 

The dash plaque says its #324 out of 500. It is an 84 with an 85 front end.