[relax428]

Was going over the Barrett Jackson List for Scottsdale this year and saw a 69 Trans AM on the list. They are claiming its 1 of 14 from the VN plant.

Just looking at the pictures gives me doubts anyone have any thoughts?

Plus I have never seen a Trans Am with a Parchment interior has anyone else?

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...01%2f24%2f2010

Lot number is 1038.1

[rwfisher]

Stripes over decklid spoiler, Firebird fender emblems, Here we go again.........

[relax428]

yup that's what caught my eye as being the most obvious things that were out of place.

[Tellyshavilli]

Actually there were around 20- 69 ta's that came with the parchment interior and 2 of them were built at the Van Nuys plant ,one being a 4 speed and 1 a auto. Stripes over the spoiler and fender emblems are very common resto mistakes . Why are we so quick to criticize and doubt without knowing what we're talking about?

[relax428]

I would agree I was quick to criticize. But considering this was 1 of 14 from the VN plants I would have thought the people restoring it would have done their homework. Stripes over the spoiler I can understand. But the Fender Emblems really are a mistake no one should be making.

[muscle_collector]

i have owned two of the t/a's with parchment interior.

[Tellyshavilli]

Originally Posted by relax428

I would agree I was quick to criticize. But considering this was 1 of 14 from the VN plants I would have thought the people restoring it would have done their homework. Stripes over the spoiler I can understand. But the Fender Emblems really are a mistake no one should be making.

I can understand that but I have seen way to many that have the same mistake with the emblems ,so it isn't a big deal to me .I remember welding up the emblem holes on nos fenders I was putting on my ta convertible back in the early 80's
Installing the fender emblems and painting stripes over the spoiler is a common mistake thats made usally due to people looking at the adverisement pics from that era and also because of lack of research .
This still could be a great car and I like looking at it that way giving people the benefit of the doubt . But I could be wrong , its hard to say with the limited info and pics from the ad .

[rwfisher]

Personally, I wasn't criticizing the practice.... Just the debate I knew it would start. I'm sure this one will go over the block without even being noticed by the SPEED "experts" . Later they will do a full on conversation on a validity of a Yenko "Re-Creation Car".

[Transamric]

Would be good to see the Dealer Invoice on this one. I recalled there were a few TA's built with Parchment trim, but thought they were Deluxe version rather than std. style.

[muscle_collector]

both of the ones i owned were standard interior

[Tellyshavilli]

Ok , I went back and checked . I have found 32 parchment standard interior 69 tas and 6 parchment custom int. 69 tas, and one of the parchment cust.interior tas is a raiv , one red int. car , 2 green std int tas , 2 gold std .,1 ta with black std int . and 3 with black cust . int .the rest are all blue std or cust .

[muscle_collector]

matt, by any chance are the two gold cars the leather interior???

[Tellyshavilli]

Both gold interior cars are listed as 02 code and that is gold std . but the only way to be sure would be take the vin . and run a phs . One of the cars is a Canadian car and there both raiii 4 speeds .

[weranc55]

Originally Posted by Tellyshavilli

Ok , I went back and checked . I have found 32 parchment standard interior 69 tas and 6 parchment custom int. 69 tas, and one of the parchment cust.interior tas is a raiv , one red int. car , 2 green std int tas , 2 gold std .,1 ta with black std int . and 3 with black cust . int .the rest are all blue std or cust .

Someone local has two 69 ra3 cars. One with parch standard and one with parch deluxe.

[Tellyshavilli]

Originally Posted by weranc55

Someone local has two 69 ra3 cars. One with parch standard and one with parch deluxe.

I wonder whom that lucky guy may be ?

[Uncle Judge]

Is that like Jimmy from Seinfeld? He refers to himself in the 3rd person? "Yeah, Jimmy's got a couple of 69 T/A's with parchment interiors".

[weranc55]

Originally Posted by Tellyshavilli

I wonder whom that lucky guy may be ?

Finally got the PHS from the car.

[The Boss]

Lucky guy!

[weranc55]

Originally Posted by The Boss

Lucky guy!

Best part is I did not have to pay for the PHS. It just took a year of hounding the previous owner to get it. Greg has passed on some of his good luck to me.

[The Boss]

With the date of 09A, did that one get a formula wheel?