988993 was the Accessory Package for the A & G series. Not sure how the Firebird Accessory Package differed.
But if it was a correct fit for the Firebird, I would think Pontiac would have listed it as such and reflected the F body usage on the box.
Since it wasn't, I think the eBay listing shouldn't show it for the F body.
I'm also not sure when it first became available, Eric White listed it for '72 but not '71 in his GTO Reference book. Doesn't mean it wasn't originally offered for '71 but whatever Eric used as a resource apparently didn't list it for that year.
I don't have similar resources for the Firebird Accessory Packages but it looks to me that the 988834 was correct for the early 2nd gen Firebird and probably correct for all 2nd gen Firebirds at least until an Inside Hood Release was made standard equipment if ever.
Eric's book lists an Accessory Package for the '70 A body, 988817. Not sure how it compares to the later kit.
Many Accessory Packages were just like the factory option, allowing you to add various options that the build didn't get ordered with.
The Firebird package 988834 may have been equivalent to a factory option, though I'm not sure if an Inside Hood Release was a factory option on the 2nd gen at any point.
But my impression of the A-G package 988993 is like so many Dealer Accessory Packages. Profit adding trinkets that Dealers could offer but which were often no different from the trinkets you could get from retailers like J.C. Whitney except the dealer sold them for 50% more than J.C. Whitney priced them.
Some guys like to outfit their rides with these embellishments. Nothing wrong with it. In a hobby where mass produced cars such as Pontiacs are differentiated by the minutest of options, dressing one up with Accessory Packages can be fun to do and interesting to see at car shows.
Don't know if anybody wants to spend $1000 for this Package but when new, the dealer retailed it for about $12.
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