[north]

Those manifest sheets are not the same as the dealer invoices we are used to seeing from PHS in that they include codes we don't normally see on the PHS invoice. The biggest difference is it often shows component options and a group code, for example a TA on a PHS invoice will just show one option, the TA but on the manifest it shows the TA option and all the component options included in the TA (the 400 option, the 400 HO, ram air, power steering, power brakes, STT, ride and handling etc).

[6769fb87gn]

I attached my GM of Canada documentation, it has a descriptive paragraph at the bottom for the W62.

[thews]

70 GTO convertible in CO at $50K. They look so cool without the wing.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/11642741411...Bk9SR7L0vuX-ZA

[thews]

Originally Posted by north

If you look at that shipping manifest from the TA in question there is some odd things going on:

Of the 16 cars (the very last one isn't complete) there are three TA's (including a cvt!) , three 350 HO cars, two regular 350's and 8 400 HO (non TA cars) and every one of those 400 HO non TA cars is Cameo white!

This is a fascinating sample size. Is there a number that exists for all 69 Firebirds by option sold in Canada?

[north]

I’ve seen such on some of those Canadian documents but it seems to be limited to models (not options) .

[thews]

68 Firebird 400 in Ohio with a reserve?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/29690560456...Bk9SR5SH7NCAZQ

[thews]

70 T/A 4-speed in Florida at $90K. That is one beautiful Pontiac.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16721115212...Bk9SR5SH7NCAZQ

[thews]

69 GTO convertible at $25K BIN in Indiana.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37588939879...Bk9SR7bgoN6AZQ

[thews]

66 GTO in Oregon at $37.5K BIN.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/26710694279...Bk9SR-73k-eAZQ

[242177P]

Advertised as a 326 HO, but it's a plain ol' 326.

Originally Posted by thews

[thews]

72 Firebird at $40K BIN with a 455 in Massachusetts. Only two pictures... the plot thickens.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/40544575508...Bk9SR6KoyP2BZQ

[thews]

Not sure what's going on here? 70 GTO (or Lemans) in Florida at $58K BIN.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/25676572765...Bk9SR-j1yM2CZQ

[OG68]

That '4' on the Trim Plate looks a little funky.

[thews]

69 350HO Lemans in Pennsylvania with 49K miles at $33K BIN. Nice enough car, but the extra credit mods detract. The good part is the mods are easily undone. Remove the ridiculously stupid "High Output" stickers on the quarters, custom Lemans HO badge on the trunk, put on a stock air cleaner and valve covers, and it gains a star in my book. What is the WW 825X14 option?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/12686090848...Bk9SR5yYm6KEZQ

[KSZR]

Seems like ebay has become a place for overpriced stuff for these old car type dealers.

[north]

Neat and rare car. Looks solid but some heavy looking scale under the undercoating.

Too bad the original engine is gone and sounds like the replacement isn’t an HO, probably a 350 2bbl?

Air cleaner is correct except for chrome lid. 350 HO cars used the same large single snorkel air cleaner like on a 400 Firebird but with no chrome lid. Valve covers should be painted also.

The option in question is just white wall tires in the standard size of 8.25 x 14.


Car seems to be still equipped as built except for the rally 2’s.

[einstein]

Originally Posted by thews

What is the WW 825X14 option?

Whitewall tires, size 8.25 x 14. Forty bucks is a lotta money for that.

[north]

Yup, 8.25 x 14 tires were about $15-18 each at sears etc back then so paying $40 extra just for a whitewall was very heavy handed but they knew almost every buyer would pay it because they didn’t want the black wall “poverty look” on a new car.

If you ordered G70 x 14 white walls on a 69 LeMans the upcharge was $98.

[SD455DJ]

I think that is a pretty striking color combo myself. It looks pretty darn solid underneath actually. Too bad about the NOM and the added bling, but reversible as mentioned before. Added options look like hood tach, wheel opening mouldings, recessed wipers (std. on Lemans?), clock, Rally II's/tires, and a posi unit (supposedly). My Custom S got the WW's too (Uniroyal Larado's).

I think it's worth in teh low 20's myself. Cool car!

Dennis

[north]

I seem to remember seeing this car for sale a few years ago. It didn’t have the “improvement” decals then.

I must say the 350 HO decal on the air cleaner is kind of crafty!