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Old 08-02-2006, 08:00 PM
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What was the rarest f-body ever made? (out of all f-body years)
What was the rarest f-body made between 98-02? (LS1)
What was the rarest f-body made between 93-97? (LT1)

just wondering

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How about the 2003 GM Performance Trans Am....the only 2003 'bird built.



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I think that gm performance one wins hands down out of ALL F-bodies
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There was the '99 reverse 30th Anniversary car, 1 of 1.

Two hard top '98 Trans Ams.... two '98 Formula ragtops.

I saw a '69 Trans Am RA-III 4-speed with a factory red interior, only one ever built, on Ebay earlier today.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=220011469751
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Originally Posted by DrEvyl
There was the '99 reverse 30th Anniversary car, 1 of 1.

Two hard top '98 Trans Ams.... two '98 Formula ragtops.

I saw a '69 Trans Am RA-III 4-speed with a factory red interior, only one ever built, on Ebay earlier today.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=220011469751
Holy crap! Bid to $97.6K and reserve still not met?? IMO, that red interior looks awful w/ the white/blue exterior, although that's one way to get a "patriotic" theme going. Rare or not, its still ugly IMO. I heard 3-sp MT 'Vettes are pretty rare too. Know anyone who actually wants one? Rare <> desireable.

Rarest LT1 I can think of is the one '97 Hurst/LPE Formula 'vert built. The other 8 or 9 were coupes. There was also one '89 TTA 'vert built too.
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Originally Posted by DrEvyl
There was the '99 reverse 30th Anniversary car, 1 of 1.
I believe they were 2 made. One was the show car, one is privately owned.

We have in NPD's collection a 1987 Suntour, a 1987 Trans Am with a complete glass roof that slides back, conversion done by ASC for a possible model to take up the gap left by no convertible in the F-body line since 1969. After a year on the show tour it was passed on by GM due to cost, and ASC started doing convertibles later.

We bought it from an ASC employee, and currently has 180 miles. It was featured in the October 2002 issue of High Performance Pontiac.

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Originally Posted by Villain281H
I believe they were 2 made. One was the show car, one is privately owned.

We have in NPD's collection a 1987 Suntour, a 1987 Trans Am with a complete glass roof that slides back, conversion done by ASC for a possible model to take up the gap left by no convertible in the F-body line since 1969. After a year on the show tour it was passed on by GM due to cost, and ASC started doing convertibles later.

We bought it from an ASC employee, and currently has 180 miles. It was featured in the October 2002 issue of High Performance Pontiac.

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I think the privately owned one was a conversion the owner did, not a real reverse TA.

Any pics of the 87?
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This is an interesting post...
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Originally Posted by _JB_
I think the privately owned one was a conversion the owner did, not a real reverse TA.
You are correct. It's been at the T/A Nationals in the past, and the owner always wants to park it next to the Pontiac display 'birds.
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If production cars are the criteria...

The -29- LT4 Firehawks made in 1997.
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Originally Posted by Villain281H
I believe they were 2 made. One was the show car, one is privately owned.
The dash plaque on the reverse 30th specifically says "1 of 1" on it.
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Only 1 96 HURST Formula, oh and my 1 HURST T/A.
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Wasnt there only 1, 1970 ram-air 5 trans am built?
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There are quite a few "1 of 1" f-bodies througout the years. Most of them aren't production cars though.

I believe they made 1 '68 Camaro Z28 convertible. It was for an exec at GM, valued at over a million bucks now.
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
There are quite a few "1 of 1" f-bodies througout the years. Most of them aren't production cars though.

I believe they made 1 '68 Camaro Z28 convertible. It was for an exec at GM, valued at over a million bucks now.
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We could go on for pages about 1 off Pontiac Concepts, and privately traded corporate vehicles. But i woud say, a rare production FBody would be the Vert 10th anniversary Firehawks. Now i am sure someone else is gonna post about the X-Men firehawk saying its more rare, but case in point, that was made for a specific corporate purpose, not a public production car.

2002 Vert Anniversary Firehawks FTW
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Originally Posted by AeroKing
We could go on for pages about 1 off Pontiac Concepts, and privately traded corporate vehicles. But i woud say, a rare production FBody would be the Vert 10th anniversary Firehawks. Now i am sure someone else is gonna post about the X-Men firehawk saying its more rare, but case in point, that was made for a specific corporate purpose, not a public production car.

2002 Vert Anniversary Firehawks FTW
The 10th ann cars were in '01. Not sure if you made a typo.


I claim the '97 LT4 Firehawks for the win.... I know a couple are totaled. Who knows how many of the 29 original cars are still around today.
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1969 Ram Air IV Trans Am. There were only 8 of these made. I saw one advertised in #3 condition for 100K a couple of years ago.
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The numbers can vary so much when you start breaking them down by options.

there were only 2 silver firehawk formula hardtop 6 spds in 2000
both are a one of one car because one had painted wheels and regular susp and the other had chrome wheels with blistien susp, but like I said those are only rare because of options.

1967' firebird RAI conv auto 1 of 1
1968' firebird RAII conv 8

I have a feeling this thread is going to get rather large with rare cars.


PS I would love to get ahold of the 2003 GMP body kit.
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There are quite a few "1 of 1" f-bodies througout the years. Most of them aren't production cars though.

I believe they made 1 '68 Camaro Z28 convertible. It was for an exec at GM, valued at over a million bucks now.

I think that car sold or was on the block at Auburn last year. If I remember right someone stole the paywork while the car was on display.


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