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Old 04-09-2014, 09:05 PM
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can anyone verify this? is this a real MRM Firehawk? there were only a few made,

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...stingId=0&mmt=[PONT[FBIRD[]][]]&listingId=361835924&Log=0
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http://http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=14150&endYear=2015&modelC ode1=FBIRD&showcaseOwnerId=0&startYear=1981&makeCo de1=PONT&searchRadius=100&showcaseListingId=0&mmt=[PONT[FBIRD[]][]]&listingId=361835924&Log=0
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autotrader links never work for me on here what am i doing wrong
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http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=14150&endYear=2015&modelC ode1=FBIRD&showcaseOwnerId=0&startYear=1981&makeCo de1=PONT&searchRadius=100&showcaseListingId=0&mmt=[PONT[FBIRD[]][]]&listingId=361835924&Log=0
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that one worked lol
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http://tinyurl.com/phyzzxd

Not sure if "real" but it is a neat car.
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the hood doesn't look right to me and the color on it is off, looks like a cheap knockoff hood, the "intake bumps" stay the same width all the way to the back of the hood but on OEM hoods it gets wider and spreads out. the hood on the car looks more like a knock-off raptor hood that has the intake bumps of a WS-6.


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If it is a Firehawk someone removed the Firehawk hood and put an SLP HO on.
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It's a clone, there were no MRM Firehawk's made in 2001. Four were made in 2002, but none in 2001.
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and they don't call it a Firehawk any where in the ad. They just let you assume..
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SLP VIN lookup does not find a match, so it is safe to assume it is not a Firehawk. Also as JB said above, it has an SLP HO hood not a "knock-off."
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Originally Posted by TechCam97
It's a clone, there were no MRM Firehawk's made in 2001. Four were made in 2002, but none in 2001.
I knew it was 1 yr just unsure which
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Originally Posted by TechCam97
It's a clone, there were no MRM Firehawk's made in 2001. Four were made in 2002, but none in 2001.

Where did you come up with that info?!?
http://www.firehawk.org/images/2002-...on-numbers.jpg
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Originally Posted by PontiacFan
Where did you come up with that info?!?
http://www.firehawk.org/images/2002-...on-numbers.jpg
http://www.transamworld.com/2002-breakdown.htm
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Originally Posted by TechCam97
Hmm, ..., Interesting, ..., But I don't know if I'd trust that, ...
I'll have to ask some questions to someone who may know more detail.
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Originally Posted by PontiacFan
Hmm, ..., Interesting, ..., But I don't know if I'd trust that, ...
I'll have to ask some questions to someone who may know more detail.
The gentleman who collected all that data is a member on here, I'm sure he'll chime in eventually and assuage any doubts you may have about his information.
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Originally Posted by TechCam97
The gentleman who collected all that data is a member on here, I'm sure he'll chime in eventually and assuage any doubts you may have about his information.
That's what CompNine's database was showing, 4 MRM Firehawk coupes w/ M6 built in 2002. DISCLAIMER: As noted in that breakdown, another data source was showing a larger total # of Firebirds (including Firehawks) having been built in 2002 than what CompNine was reporting, so it is quite possible that there were more than 4 MRM Hawks or other model Firebirds built that were not accounted for in that breakdown.
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A couple things I would be worried about, the hood, which like someone said earlier is a SLP HO hood. And if you look at the back panel which usually says "firebird" Formula" Trams Am" Or Firehawk" it's blacked out. A car with 7000, that should have held up. I know in the add he said it's a very custom car, so I wouldn't expect it to be a firehawk.
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^ The tail light filler panel never said Formula or Firehawk from the fctory, only Firebird or Trans Am.
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plus no firehawk plate on the ashtray cover. If it doesnt come up at slponline its fake. period


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