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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 08:10 AM
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I know its not ltx modification oriented but i wasnt sure where else to put it.

my car is a 96 firebird ws6 m6 hardtop. I know their was 126 black 96' firebird ws6 m6 cars...does anyone have a way of finding how many of those had hard tops? i cant imagine it was too many.

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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Trick450r
I know its not ltx modification oriented but i wasnt sure where else to put it.

my car is a 96 firebird ws6 m6 hardtop. I know their was 126 black 96' firebird ws6 m6 cars...does anyone have a way of finding how many of those had hard tops? i cant imagine it was too many.

thanks in advance,
I think you can call up SLP (if they made the LT1 WS6's, like the LT1 SS's).
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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when you say firebird, I'm assuming you mean you have a hardtop ws6 formula... am I right? Not trying to be wise just making sure you are talking about a trans am
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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Whats A M6?
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaro-BMF
Whats A M6?
Manual 6-speed Trans.


I've tried and tried and can't come up with any breakdowns for the '96 and '97 WS6 cars. Called SLP and even emailed Dave Hamburger and he had no records available.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 03:18 PM
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I have a Red 96 Formula WS6 M6 hardtop with cloth int. There was 524 total Ws6 Formulas and 104 red ones, but thats all I know, I would say mines one of maybe 50 or less.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaro-BMF
Whats A M6?
6 speed manual

Edit: typed too slow...
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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yea AC i was thinking around 50 also...that's pretty damn rare if you ask me , just about one per state.

my question is who in their right mind gets every option besides t tops lol.
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Originally Posted by Trick450r
yea AC i was thinking around 50 also...that's pretty damn rare if you ask me , just about one per state.

my question is who in their right mind gets every option besides t tops lol.
Who in their right mind gets no options except for t-tops? Thats how my car is optioned lol I bet its one of just a couple like that. My buddies WS6 is full option except for t-tops as well, exact opposite of mine.
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T-tops or go home.

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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:01 PM
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I was trying to find this info out a long time ago with no luck either.
My car is a 97 WS6,M6,Hardtop,Formula bare bones with cloth seats and crappy radio, this thing has NO options> kinda like someone ordered it for racing
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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i had an 96 z28 with cloth seats **** radio, hardtop, no a/c and power nothing i sold that piece and bought a way better one about 5 yrs ago....but definately a racecar if i would have know what i do now i would have kept the car
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ThoR294
T-tops or go home.


No way dude it's all about the hardtop!
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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i wish there was an added option for the t-top cars.

o high end window weatherstripping

lol.
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I ordered a hard top just for the increased body rigidity. I came very close to ordering the 1LE, but a friend, who was also my salesman, talked me out of it due to the lack of air conditioning. That would have sucked down south, but wouldn't have been so bad in Michigan.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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All I know, is if I'm doing the number calculations right on my car, is (not factoring in color) mine is 1 of 10. Guesstimate based on color (red) I'd say 1 of 6 and then factor in the 10 speaker option and I'd say 1 of 2. Yet I think more probable 1 of 1 with 3.23s

Best I can help is this post.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/2150896-post2.html

EDIT: I figure, again assuming I'm doing this right, based on (and assuming Formula) Hardtop M6 WS6 you're looking at 1 of 89. If you have chrome wheels and leather, then you're looking at less of course.

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97 ws6 formula yellow green metallic, A4, t-tops, i think every option besides the cd-changer. How rare is mine?
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by oldNslow89TA
97 ws6 formula yellow green metallic, A4, t-tops, i think every option besides the cd-changer. How rare is mine?
Haven't seen that color in awhile...
You would have to do some research...there isn't a how rare is my car chart
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by NebWS6
Haven't seen that color in awhile...
You would have to do some research...there isn't a how rare is my car chart
There is for 98+ lol Well ok, not literally, but GM started documenting them down to the most minute option and have quite the breakdowns available :\ Tis not fair!!
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by oldNslow89TA
97 ws6 formula yellow green metallic, A4, t-tops, i think every option besides the cd-changer. How rare is mine?
deff under 100, past that i cant help.

Talked to a buddy of mine whose a huge fbody guy and works at the local gm dealer. He said its gotta be close to 30-40 of my car...thats good enough for me.
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