Just for those who may not know, I found it for sale here:

http://www.proteamcorvette.com/cars/NSN-TA85.htm

I was doing a search for 96 GSs and saw it....

Just and FYI to the community.

 

Wtf it looks like a station wagon from the future

 

I see the term rare thrown around alot but this is as rare as sushi

 

rare prototype

 

That is just odd. Looks like a trans am el camino with a topper.

 

No wonder it never saw production....can you say hideous? LOL, looks almost like a hearse.

 

A very cool piece of thirdgen history right there.

 

Nice find, thanks for posting this.

 

wasnt there a red one also ? but i think it got sent to the crusher

 

GM has been trying to ram that station wagon hatch down someone's throat for years. It started in the second gens, and found it's way onto a few third gens, and was even used on at least one fourth gen (Hurst Hauler). Damn thing is ugly as sin.

The red car is a 86-ish Trans Am with GTA badging, TPI, and Recaro seats. Do a Google image search for Kammback and there are several pics of it out there.

I would really have to question why the interior of this car is different from stock. It doesn't make a lot of sense why Pontiac would throw together a mismatched leather interior with a different steering wheel.

 

I dunno, some wood panelling on the sides and a board rack on the roof would work for me...........

 

i was searching and found a pic where gm had done or tried this with a early 2nd gen camaro as well and the 77 trans am one that was converted to the 79 style and then u have the 2000 hurst hauler as well

 

Well I guess if I was to die that would be the type of hearse I would want to go in. That is if they painted it black and gold.

 

here are pics of the 2nd and 3rd gen ones

 

When you stop to think about it the third gen version is just a different hatch. Like a reverse notchback, but the second gen is a lot of bodywork. Also I love how the second gen opens on the side and not the back LOL.

 

The red one was sold at a BJ auction in 2009:
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...&aid=283&pop=1

By the way, last I checked, the white car that Alex (92GTA) linked to had an asking price of 60K in May of this year by the same dealer. I assume it still has not found a buyer.

 

Hahaha, amen. Guess I'll have to agree with you on that aspect of it!

 

sorry not trying to hack this thread but here are some more pics lol

 

Wow, that 2nd Gen Camaro version is hideous lol.

I've never see that black/silver Trans Am one though, thanks for posting!

 

LOL They're all hideous...

You missed the Motor Trend cover in the link you posted here?

 

HAHA, I totally did

 

Isn't it scary that someone at GM must have sat at their desk like an evil genius, with just one thought in their microscopic little mind: Build Kammbacks!

I can understand building one as a concept, but to keep building them again and again as concept vehicles knowing full well that it wasn't going to ever be built. It's like it got to be a bad joke...

 

Somebody probably said the same thing the first time somebody mocked up a CTS station wagon.

 

[quote=92GTA;4750670]Wow, that 2nd Gen Camaro version is hideous lol.

Now I know where AMC got their idea for the Pacer

 

Speaking of the 2nd Gen Kammback, I remember it was used on two out of a two-part episode on The Rockford Files TV series.

 

I remember seeing the 2nd gen Firebird in MotorTrend or some other mag back in the 70's and thinking that they looked pretty cool. But that yellow 2nd gen Camaro looks baaaaaaaad! and I love the second gen Camaros. Maybe if they had used a Z/28 or Rally Sport it would look better. But like someone else said, why continue with the idea when you know it will never be done. Of course the Aztec was sombody's hair-brained idea too and it made it out the door.

 

Introducing the new 1985 Kammback Trans Am, Party in the front, Buisness in the back!!!!

 

wonder if the back seats are any bigger? lol

 

Here we are almost 40 years later and GM is still at it with the 5th gen Camaro Kammback LOL

 

Dead thread, I know, but dang, I still love the third-gen version. Never knew about the black / silver version before now, But it should have gone into production. I don't like the other generations as Kammbacks.

 

It's still for sale at 125K if you're interested.

 

To add to the conversation (I know I know not 3rd gen related) but there was a Kammback Corvette based on the 68-82 Vette... Oddly enough I actually saw the car driving down the Road in my home town going to the Mall... There was a model kit of it as well back in the day.

The most striking thing that I remember was it had 4 or 6 rectangular tail lights rather than the normal round tailights... Can't find a pic of it yet tho.


John

 

They are so ugly it makes them cool LOL! I gave seen all the pix posted before. The 3rd gen looks like a differant hatch to me. Not to get off topic, but ever see the C3 4 door Vet's?

 

After reading the article from Jim Mattison, I am not entirely convinced that was the whole story on all of them. These are the cars that there are pictures of:

1) The White one in question with the letter from Jim.
2) There was a Red one at the Trans Am Nationals (As seen in post 14)
3) A Blue one that was disposed of.
4) The Black and Silver one in the magazine article.

What Am I missing, was there really 3 and one had been repainted? what gives?

John