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#21
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Thanks J, that's huge. I'd think Pete McCarthy's sources are about as sound as you can get.
Safe to say I can verify my TA as being the only Van Nuys built 3spd . Man, you just made my millenium! |
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WOW....that lonely Van Nuys car is finally on the map! Now where are the other 12?
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#23
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I wonder.....
Maybe this thread will help surface some of them. It would be great to know how many are left. |
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It was 2 digits from the only Van Nuys RA IV TA - L119139
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Make one wonder if the same assembly line workers touched both cars.....or was there a shift change between them???
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How do you guys figure all this stuff out about these cars . Always impresses me the info that comes up on here about cars and options being rare or when in vin sequence etc.
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#28
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Cameo White and Tyrol Blue privilege...
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I’m #8, on the list. And yes, the options are sparse on mine….
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#31
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Yep, the only options on mine are console & tint windshield. It does have a dealer installed hood tach though.
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#32
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Ours was built with no console and steel wheels with hubcaps. It did come with the formula wheel with the wings down horn button. FWIW!
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Full size wheel disc covers could be another 1 of 1 factoid , if so . only curious - fwiw |
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There was the actual standard hubcap (dogdish) or the nearly full (leaves 1/2” of the wheel showing) deluxe six spoke wheel cover. There was also the five spoke custom wheelcover that actually covered the whole wheel and lastly the wire wheelcover.
Many TA’s ended up with dogdish (probably in order to install aftermarket mags), I saw a PHS for a TA with wire wheel covers (a RAIV iirc) and I’ve seen a few with the deluxe wheel covers (mostly because the car was ordered with the decor group which included them. What I’ve never seen and give how rare they were on Firebirds in general I suspect there may never have been a TA built with were the Custom wheelcovers.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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They were the deluxe wheel cover #9718045 with the 14x7 rims. I don't recall the code off hand.....XF maybe, but they are the ones that bring big $$$ today.
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#36
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Those black 14x7 wheels were standard on all 69 Firebirds (except the 1bbl sixes) and all 69 GP’s (except manual steering) but today they are very popular with the Camaro crowd (these wheels were only on Z-28’s).
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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i believe that typically the XF wheels were for Chevrolet's;
The Pontiac code for the exact same wheel is IF.
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The 14x7 Camaro wheel was usually XT,standard on SS cars. The IF wheel has been found on a few Camaro’s. The Z/28 used 15x7’s.
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#39
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Full size wheel cover.
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Now that would be an odd looking TA with those on it today.
Did your car have the Decor Group option that North mentioned included those covers ? Or were the covers a stand-alone option ? Thanks |
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