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Old 12-20-2021, 07:29 PM
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Default 1974 vinyl top verification

I started the question on the introduction forum so its time to move over here. My very weathered '74 Trans am had a vinyl top when I bought it in 1995 and now decades later its time to finally get the car back on the road.

I posted the question whether this car had a factory top, and from member's answers it looks like that it isn't, and that's ok with me.

Got this from Baron Von Zeppelin:

-29 - 29 PNT is the lower and upper paint / trim codes
So it was painted dark blue complete.
Vinyl top car would read 29 - A or 29 - B for examples

Factory vinyl top cars will always need some additional body work at the roof-to-quarter panel seams to get them smoothed out enough for decent looking repaint.

I had a dark blue 74 firebird in the mid 80's with white vinyl top and interior.
Removed the top and prepped it for a solid repaint.
2nd gear went out and I parked it before I got around to painting it, then eventually sold it.-

I'll take as much information as I can get on this, if it was a stock vinyl top car I'll put it back on, if not its not going on.
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Old 12-20-2021, 08:47 PM
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As BVZ said on the cowltag, the PHS would have an option that reads:
CORDOVA TOP 87.00 C08 67.86




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Old 12-20-2021, 08:51 PM
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That just made my day!

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Old 12-20-2021, 11:14 PM
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what all did that high country option consist of? any ideas?

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Old 12-20-2021, 11:33 PM
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No clue yet but I will guess the carb and ignition settings were the only difference. When I drove my ‘70 GTO from Cali to Nebraska a few times, when I would get into the mountains it would start flooding until I went downhill coasting and cleared it out.

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Old 12-21-2021, 01:41 AM
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"WT5 was available for all models exc. GP. The option included leaner carburetor settings and higher axle ratios for better performance at high altitudes."

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Here's a PHS with the Cordova top option;
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Old 12-21-2021, 02:37 PM
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Thanks for all the quick responses, thats a big question answered.

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Old 12-21-2021, 03:38 PM
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Check out a dealer album, they have vinyl top samples in them.

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Old 12-21-2021, 10:10 PM
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It won’t be going back on, I didn’t care for it but would have kept it if it was an original option. The wheel spoilers might not even go back on considering how many parts are missing.

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I've noticed that on 70-74's......the front and back edges of the tops were actually pinned to the same surface as the trim clips are attached.

I believe they were pneumatically driven tacks...so unless they were removed and filled....there should be some evidence/holes there..

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