![]() The only thing I never cared for on the 69 Trans Am were the stripes (and neither did the engineers, they wanted the T/A to be one solid color).įunny though, the media didn't beat up Pontiac for using the name Grand Prix, which was an all-out, no rules racing series consisting of world class custom fabricated cars with V-12 engines. Unlike the 69 Judge, that was nothing more than cosmetic option, the 69 Trans Am had a functional front spoiler to balance the rear spoiler, functional air extractors, a unique hood that placed the scoops up front, with large openings that were 2-3 times larger than the factory 1969 GTO/Firebird scoops, and a larger sway bar than the Firebird 400. In reality, the 69 T/A was the best handling, and arguably the quickest (in RAIV form) Pontiac ever made up to that point. Not because of poor performance, but because of the name. The elitest media (Car & Driver, Road & Track, etc) misunderstood the car because of the Trans Am name, so they bashed it accordingly. I have to disagree with you about why the 69 Trans Am didn't sell. ![]() John, are you saying that ALL Van Nuys built 69 Trans Am's didn't have the D80 code on the cowl tag? Some sat for months, unsold, in zone inventory. They sold poorly when new, mainly because they were butt ugly and overpriced. ![]() Van Nuys did not code UPCs, and a strike just after TA production began there means only a handful of TAs got built there. It is the GM UPC for the Spoiler, but only the TA got the decklid spoiler, hence only a TA will have this code if built at Norwood. Norwood did indeed code the D80 on TA (and only TA) Data Plates. Might take a boatload of money to restore but if you want a "real" one, this one likely is. I'm a convert guy, so this one doesn't appeal to me, but with the matching motor and possibly the rest of the drivetrain, there is a lot to like here. Okay, just kidding about that last part, I do like them now. VIN assignments and final assembly production was not done in Body No. 504602, only 4,601 Norwood Firebird Body Assemblies were sequenced ahead of it. This is an early one, Norwood began '69 'bird production in April with Body No. Lordstown Firebird production was ended in March (tooling moved to Norwood) before the TA was put into production. ![]() Without a doubt real and already bid above what it should be worth and still below reserve. ![]()
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