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scramblin 10-13-2016 02:53 PM

1989 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA ASC Convertible
 
1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA ASC Convertible with TPI 350 L98 motor. The car is number 58 of 139 L98 Convertible GTAs. Rare and hard to find. The car is in original condition has not been restored or modified (See pictures). Original patina. Great driver or nice complete car for restoration. Runs, shifts and drives great. The car has 97,944 original miles on original engine and transmission. I am the third owner and have owned the car for 12 years. Passed California Smog. A great opportunity to obtain a rare car at a great price. $7990 ourjpfamily@yahoo.com
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Title in hand cash talks. No checks or Pay Pal. Thank you

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rarebmx 10-13-2016 09:46 PM

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Love it!

blacksunshine'91 10-13-2016 10:24 PM

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Gorgeous car. Wish I could have that Convertible Owner's Supplement.

TTOP350 10-14-2016 06:55 AM

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I could use one of those as well!

Fast Fred 10-17-2016 09:06 PM

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That car is identical to the one I had...except mine had about 18,000 miles when I let it go

miamivice 10-25-2016 06:41 PM

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Hi there - car still for sale?

scramblin 10-27-2016 05:20 PM

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Sale pending. Thank you.

rarebmx 10-27-2016 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by scramblin (Post 6088168)
Sale pending. Thank you.


Yes.......counting the hours

TRANSAM82-92 11-05-2016 08:32 PM

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If you want I know a woman who has one she bought new 89 350 Flame red metallic tan top tan int $14,000

rarebmx 11-05-2016 09:18 PM

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Car is sold & made the drive back to it's new home

PurelyPMD 11-06-2016 09:35 AM

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Congratulation on the purchase - that must have been a fun drive back!

Post up some pics from the trip!

rarebmx 11-06-2016 10:18 AM

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Flew to Ontario, CA Nov 1st & landed around 12:45. Rented a car & drove to Riverside, CA. We (flew a long time friend with me) had to wait until approximately 3:00 to meet with "scramblin" at his place. We grabbed a bite to eat in the meantime.
Met "scramblin" & looked over the car and was exactly as expected possibly a little better than I was hoping for. Paid up, got paperwork, returned rental car & headed out toward Barstow, CA.
Rented a hotel around 10 PM in Needles, CA and slept about 7hrs.
Took off the next morning about 6 and drove until the evening & stayed the second night in Tucumcari, NM, watched the 9th & 10th innings of the World series & spent again about 6-7 hrs resting.
Headed out through NM, Texas, Oklahoma then into Missouri.
My 2 day estimate took 3 days but car was reliable & drove well throughout the 1800 miles.

Suspension can use shocks & a couple bushings but nothing major was wrong. Overall a solid trip with just one stop by the Texas Highway patrol looking for drug smugglers, we were let go without incident.
Cool car & good documentation.

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At In N Out Burger in Barstow, CA.

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At hotel the first night (notice headlight up, motors need rebuilt or some adjustment).

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Hotel the second night

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Made it back Thursday evening & took a pair of 89's to a car show Saturday.

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91ragtopTA 11-06-2016 01:11 PM

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Wow, thanks for posting those fabulous pics, I feel like I've been on a little adventure with you. And what a superb car.

TTOP350 11-06-2016 01:28 PM

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Looks like you had a great trip!

rarebmx 11-06-2016 02:42 PM

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Trip was great & just excited to have been fortunate enough to not only find the car, buy the car AND have a safe trip home.
Lots of windshield time but love driving, these Altima seats sure are more comfortable than my IROC seats.

PurelyPMD 11-06-2016 06:20 PM

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Very cool - with all the cars I've had - I've never done a trip like that, either shipped them or trailered them back.

rarebmx 11-06-2016 06:42 PM

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It was quite risky & at 48 it is my first long trip buying a car as well. I've owned at least 40 cars but feel I know enough about these TPI cars to resolve issues on the road. A week prior I mailed tools, IAC, ICM, TPS & MAF including a new overflow bottle & cap to CA so I had some quick service parts in the trunk.
This will probably not happen again in my lifetime but we know have 3 convertibles to pass along to the kids when the time comes.

I didn't mention it earlier but we averaged right at 20 MPG. The timing couldn't have been better, weather & gas price wise.

KMK454 11-07-2016 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rarebmx (Post 6090304)
It was quite risky & at 48 it is my first long trip buying a car as well. I've owned at least 40 cars but feel I know enough about these TPI cars to resolve issues on the road. A week prior I mailed tools, IAC, ICM, TPS & MAF including a new overflow bottle & cap to CA so I had some quick service parts in the trunk.
This will probably not happen again in my lifetime but we know have 3 convertibles to pass along to the kids when the time comes.

I didn't mention it earlier but we averaged right at 20 MPG. The timing couldn't have been better, weather & gas price wise.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing the photos. I did the same when I bought my third gen, but only did 1k miles whereas you did almost double that! The 'vert looks great.

yamla_jatt806 11-15-2016 02:57 PM

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Beautiful car...looks like a great buy.

wannafbody 11-16-2016 06:35 AM

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amazing trip and absolutely gorgeous car

thtanner 11-16-2016 11:32 AM

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Sadly was the wrong time of year or I'd have kept it in California. Hate seeing cars leave state ;)

rarebmx 11-16-2016 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by thtanner (Post 6092124)
Sadly was the wrong time of year or I'd have kept it in California. Hate seeing cars leave state ;)


Was not the best timing for a lot of people but was perfect timing for $ & weather driving her back. Not many bugs or weather conditions.
It's safe in a heated garage here in Mo.

3rdgenparts 12-18-2016 10:51 PM

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WOW Awesome car and INSANE good deal for what I have seen those GTA verts go for

You STOLE that car at that price !!!!!!


Dave

rarebmx 12-27-2016 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 3rdgenparts (Post 6099326)
WOW Awesome car and INSANE good deal for what I have seen those GTA verts go for

You STOLE that car at that price !!!!!!


Dave

We love the car & going to make it nicer. The price seemed like a great point to pull the trigger just as soon as I saw it. I truly didn't realize when I was on tte hunt that a GTA Convertible to add to the line up would be so tough to find.
Thank you for the compliment. We're going to enjoy it

Dave Hopper 12-19-2018 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rarebmx (Post 6100936)
We love the car & going to make it nicer. The price seemed like a great point to pull the trigger just as soon as I saw it. I truly didn't realize when I was on tte hunt that a GTA Convertible to add to the line up would be so tough to find.
Thank you for the compliment. We're going to enjoy it

Hey I was wandering if you could tell me how to find out what number my 89 ta as car might be. I mean where do i look any ideal.

rarebmx 12-19-2018 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Hopper (Post 6269546)
Hey I was wandering if you could tell me how to find out what number my 89 ta as car might be. I mean where do i look any ideal.

There is a member OKFOZ who has most of if not all that information. He has really put a lot of effort & time into the Firebird convertible lineup. He may even chime in.

Ed1LE 12-20-2018 12:31 PM

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Great buy and glad you had a good trip. Thanks for sharing and enjoy!


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