What 'birds had the vented hood without side louvers?
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What 'birds had the vented hood without side louvers?
Saw this car posted and now I'm confused.
What cars came with the vented Firebird hood, but without the rear side vents?
I heard something years ago about these hoods being replacements for the side vented versions as they bent or something like that? Is that true?
Or was this an S/E thing possibly?
What cars came with the vented Firebird hood, but without the rear side vents?
I heard something years ago about these hoods being replacements for the side vented versions as they bent or something like that? Is that true?
Or was this an S/E thing possibly?
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Car: 89 GTA ASC Conv., Prev: 89 GTA 6.3L
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Re: What 'birds had the vented hood without side louvers?
The "SE" Model had louvered hood without the upper side vents.
Firebirds got "flat/smooth" hoods. Trans Am got louvers and vents. Formal got the power bulge.
Firebirds got "flat/smooth" hoods. Trans Am got louvers and vents. Formal got the power bulge.
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Re: What 'birds had the vented hood without side louvers?
85-86 SE only.
Couple other things... Note subtle Firebird SE door decals, and GTA style sail panel birds. Also not visible in the photo, the SE had T/A style grid tails, but with a unique center piece with PONTIAC in the reflector bar across the bottom. They also have the leather steering wheel, shifter, e-brake package too... Sort of a middle option between Firebird and Trans Am. In 87 with the GTA and Formula added to the line up, the SE went away.
Couple other things... Note subtle Firebird SE door decals, and GTA style sail panel birds. Also not visible in the photo, the SE had T/A style grid tails, but with a unique center piece with PONTIAC in the reflector bar across the bottom. They also have the leather steering wheel, shifter, e-brake package too... Sort of a middle option between Firebird and Trans Am. In 87 with the GTA and Formula added to the line up, the SE went away.
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Re: What 'birds had the vented hood without side louvers?
Didn't even know this was a thing.
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Re: What 'birds had the vented hood without side louvers?
Pics borrowed and cropped/edited from this thread - https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...-firebird.html
I forgot to mention the locking gas door.
I forgot to mention the locking gas door.
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Re: What 'birds had the vented hood without side louvers?
IIRC in 1989 Pontiac (like Chevrolet) introduced The TA/GTA ground effects option on the Base Firebird. it was W68, and was an option thru 1992. Unlike the 88+ Camaro where the Gfx were standard. There was some 1988's as well, but I am not sure about the particulars right now. The Z20 was a special spats & spoiler on the Base Firebird
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Re: What 'birds had the vented hood without side louvers?
in 1988:
there were 852 Z20 Firebirds The Wheel spats)...
There was 361 X12 "Sales Incentive" Firebirds (not sure if this is an SSA or XS or neither)
There was 30 X15 "Sales Incentive" Firebirds (not sure if this was an SSA or XS or neither)
There was 77 X18 "Sales Incentive" Firebirds (not sure if this was an SSA or XS or neither)
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