'83-'84 Firebird 500, and the Firebird XS/SSA

What are they? I found someone say the factory made them when I was searching for 1C5 IROC info and couldn't find anything on these cars.

 

Some previous discussion on the XS with some "documentation" in the form of a billboard:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...board-ads.html

Do you mean Daytona 500 Pace Car?
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...fy-i-have.html
and
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...-dt500-rm.html

Or 500 LE?
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...ler-500le.html

 

83 trans am's were a daytona 500 pace car if that helps

EDIT: woops, we posted that at the same time

 

In 1989 an option became available on base model Firebirds called the "Sport Appearance Package". This package was basically nothing more than the Trans Am front and rear bumpers with the Trans Am side gfx to make the car look more sporty. Early in 1989 when the package was first released some CA cars were called Firebird SSA's and Firebird XS's. The idea was to market these models in specific regions and they started out with CA. The model for the Sacramento area of CA was given the designation "SSA" while the model for the Los Angeles area of CA was called the "XS". The package consisted of noting more than an appearance treatment that included SSA or XS emblems on the front fenders and rear bumper. The Firebird SSA and XS designations were later dropped toward the end of the 1989 model year.

 

When I read it they only refered to it as the 500. I'll post a link tomorrow. I can't from my phone. Thanks for all the info on the daytonas and le though didn't know about the le and I thought only the camaro was a daytona.


92gta thanks for that info.

 

here is the link
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/sout...rnia-iroc.html

no info on it really. 92 GTA covered it though. I searched around and he is right. Very cool info.