[68ragtop]

Where was it that I read that solar gold trans am's were only available near the end of the run of Y88 S/E's. Obviously that is not true either

So many made up "facts" about these cars.

I never read anything on the T-tops. That was just something I assumed over the years & didn't know any better.

[Grand73Am]

Originally Posted by 68ragtop

Where was it that I read that solar gold trans am's were only available near the end of the run of Y88 S/E's. Obviously that is not true either

This page at 78ta.com says that Solar Gold started being used on regular TA's after the cancellation of the Y88. It also says that orders for Y88's were only available from Nov. 77 - Feb. 78. So, that timeline matches with this Solar Gold 78 being built in April.

http://78ta.com/Sliders/gold.htm

[68ragtop]

Originally Posted by Grand73Am

This page at 78ta.com says that Solar Gold started being used on regular TA's after the cancellation of the Y88. It also says that orders for Y88's were only available from Nov. 77 - Feb. 78. So, that timeline matches with this Solar Gold 78 being built in April.

http://78ta.com/Sliders/gold.htm

Pretty Sure Y88's were available to order much later than February. I know the End of January (February) was the cutoff for the W72 Automatic transmission combo, so maybe that date started some confusion with the Y88?

IIRC, there are Y88s with build dates into late 1978. I know they started to fizzle after August, but I recall many mid & fairly late W72/4-speed & L78/Auto cars.

Did some of these orders take 6 months to build? I Guess that's possible, but seems a little unlikely.