I was recently on vacation in Mexico when I spotted a '91-'92 Firebird (Jamaica Yellow) in a parking lot. I tried doing some research on third-gens in Mexico but I got some conflicting answers. Could you buy a third-gen in Mexico from a dealer? Thanks

 

I live about 20 miles from the Mexican border and recently met a bunch of really nice guys that have a Camaro Trans Am car club in Reynosa Mexico, a city just across the border. For some reason the word Firebird is not used in Mexico to describe the car and instead Trans Am is used for all Firebird trim levels. My guess would be that these cars were all imported from the U.S. as I did quite a bit of traveling in Mexico in the 80's and do not remember seeing any third gens on the street or at dealers. I'll send these guys a message asking if they have a more definitive answer.

 

Here are some pics from their car club page.

 

Nice! Looks like that club is doing an awesome job!

The country I live there are only 4 f-bodys including mine :/

 

Yes, their were a lot of 3rd Gen cars exported to Mexico. But most were of the illegal kind (AKA, STOLEN) in the US.

 

I would argue with you on that one. While vehicles have always been stolen (mostly from the border area) and taken into Mexico the vast majority of them are half ton trucks. Crooks steal and move these trucks into Mexico because that is what most people down there already drive, prefer to drive and there is a need for parts. The streets suck down there and they really sucked in the 80's so a third gen was not a very practical thing to drive. I would also venture to say that the majority of third gens stolen in the U.S. were chopped up here in the states and sold for parts here as this is where the demand for parts was greatest.

 

This is an interesting subject I have wondered about for a while. I went to Costa Rica this spring and saw a 4th Generation Firebird going down the road. The driver looked like a Tico (native). I wondered at the time if he bought it from a dealership or a North American who brought it with him when he moved there.

I did not see any other Firebirds or Pontiacs for that matter the rest of the trip. Were there any Pontiac dealerships in Central or South America?

 

I'm pretty sure my first firebird was "imported" to Mexico. As was my brothers on the same night from our driveway.

 

I just heard back from my friend in Mexico, he's a guy about my age (early 50's) so he is old enough to remember the 80's well. He confirms that Chevy dealers did not sell third gens in the 1980's. Therefore all (whether legally or illegally) were imported from the states.

 

I had always thought US and Canada only.

 

Thanks a lot! It's nice to finally find some answers.

 

They sure like them scissor doors.Clean cars though.

 

I went to mexico for 10days last month and only spotted two 93-97 cars. These cars are not very practical over there. The roads are rough and have dips and crests too high for our cars to clear.

My parents used to drive an 82' Firebird from Ft. Bliss(El Paso,TX) 4 hours south of the border to visit my mother's family...they didn't have that car long because you couldn't drive it many places. They sold it and bought a Ram Charger instead.