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Old 10-17-2006, 11:56 PM
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the grandpa of the 4th gen t/a's and it still looks like a youngin. looks great
Old 10-18-2006, 09:57 AM
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are you going by the day you picked up the car? or the build date?

I got mine in Oct 97 as well. I need to go see which day now
Old 10-18-2006, 12:44 PM
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I'm going by the day that I picked it up. I actually test drove it a few days before that, but the 9th is the day I brought it home.
Old 10-18-2006, 07:34 PM
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Still looks great Jim! There was some guy with a hardtop/cloth TransAm that used to post, his car was a super early production date too. Pretty rare car, probably ordered before they decided to make all Trans Ams t-tops with leather.
Old 10-18-2006, 10:29 PM
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That sounds like an interesting combination for the Trans Am. I met a guy at the track once that had an LS1 that he bought brand new but it had the older LT1 style headrests in it. There are some odd ***** out there I guess...
Old 10-18-2006, 11:41 PM
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mine was built 9/97 still figuring out what day in october it was when I brought it home, kinda fun.



Old 10-19-2006, 09:58 AM
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Your car looks great Heath!! When I got mine they had a black Formula sitting right next to the Trans Am. I thought about the Formula for a little, but liked the TA more.
Old 10-19-2006, 10:59 AM
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how many miles are you up to?

I lived so close to work for a number of years I have 90K on mine. Not bad for 9 years and it being my only car for 7 of them. I am amazed you were able to keep the mods to a minimum over the years. I have had 2 different blowers, now the turbo, and a host of other things. Spread out over 9 years though it hasn't been too rough on the pocketbook. Keep it looking good. I wonder how many of us original owners of the first batch of cars there are out there?
Old 10-19-2006, 12:57 PM
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The date on mine is August 97. I'll find the paperwork tonight maybe and give the details.
Old 10-19-2006, 02:33 PM
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Old 10-20-2006, 12:39 AM
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well guys in close to you all mine was made in 11/97 dont know how to check to see what day it was thaugh. mines not as nice as many of yours but it gets the job done good enough for now
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How many miles does it have?
Old 10-20-2006, 06:08 PM
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I just checked mine and it was built in 9/97. It has about 52,000 miles on it right now. It was my primary car until about 2 years ago.

Seems like a few of these older cars are still looking awesome!!
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man you must never drive that thing!
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My 1998 Z28







Old 10-21-2006, 05:50 AM
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Yeah, I guess you can say it doesn't get driven much. It has to share nice weather/weekend cruiser duty with the Monte in my sig. But unfortunately, it seems neither one of them get out much.

As for the low mods on the TA, I try to limit the mods to the Monte so that the Trans stays a nice reliable 'peppy' street car. Don't have to worry about smelling bad, is mild manner, but still holds its' own pretty good
Old 10-21-2006, 08:28 AM
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although i bought mine used,
it was built on 11/20/97





your t/a looks awesome,
always nice to see someone who takes care of their car
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Mine turned 9 years and doesn't seem like it has been that long. The car was built in 8/97 and has just under 102K miles. At the time I purchased mine, there were only 2 Trans Am's in the Austin area, red and black.



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