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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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Whats up guys i just bought a 02 Red TA, and i was wondering if they all were 35th anniversary cars, cause i have a friend who has a silver 02 TA and his has 35th anniversary ta emblems inside the car by the shifter and mine dosent, did it have to be built in a certain month to be a 35th anniversary, my build date is 08/02. Thanks
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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All are, but not all were. It's a package, like CETA (Collectors Edition TA)
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 06:49 AM
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2002 is the 35th Anniversary of the Firebird NOT the Trans Am The Trans Am debuted in 1969.
That is why the Special Edition car is Called the Collectors Edition.
It comemorates the 35th Anniversary of the Firebird but was only available on the top level Trans Am WS6.

And No there is no factory 35th Anniversary badging on any car.
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2002 is the 35th Anniversary of the Firebird NOT the Trans Am The Trans Am debuted in 1969.
That is why the Special Edition car is Called the Collectors Edition. (And it was only available in Sunfure Yellow.)
It comemorates the 35th Anniversary of the Firebird but was only available on the top level Trans Am WS6.

And No there is no factory 35th Anniversary badging on any car.

Which means NEITHER of these cars really truly qualify as a 35th Anniversary Trans Am, ...
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Whats up guys i just bought a 02 Red TA, and i was wondering if they all were 35th anniversary cars, cause i have a friend who has a silver 02 TA and his has 35th anniversary ta emblems inside the car by the shifter and mine dosent, did it have to be built in a certain month to be a 35th anniversary, my build date is 08/02. Thanks
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 08:08 AM
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Technically the color was "Collector Yellow" for the 02 cars. But yes it's the same as Sunfire Yellow

For the OP: Here is my Collector Edition Trans Am if you have never saw one
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by LT4hotcam
Whats up guys i just bought a 02 Red TA, and i was wondering if they all were 35th anniversary cars, cause i have a friend who has a silver 02 TA and his has 35th anniversary ta emblems inside the car by the shifter and mine dosent, did it have to be built in a certain month to be a 35th anniversary, my build date is 08/02. Thanks

I have never seen a TA or Firebird with 35th anniversary emblems. The CETA said nothing about 35th Aniv on them. I suspect someone made them and put them on there. Get us a picture so we can see what your talking about.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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It has a little plaque that says 35th anniversary TA and it has the build number too right under it. My friends asked me why mine dont say it and i told them it was only the yellow ones that came like that and they told that i was wrong.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by LT4hotcam
It has a little plaque that says 35th anniversary TA and it has the build number too right under it. My friends asked me why mine dont say it and i told them it was only the yellow ones that came like that and they told that i was wrong.
It was made up by somebody cause they never had anything like that from the Factory.
And BTW tell them the 35th Anniversary of the Trans Am would be 2004, 2 years after the production stopped.
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It has a little plaque that says 35th anniversary TA and it has the build number too right under it. My friends asked me why mine dont say it and i told them it was only the yellow ones that came like that and they told that i was wrong.
Well your both wrong...the CETA (yellow cars) didnt say anything about "35th Anniversary" anywhere on them. The only "35th Anniversary" badged f-bodies made were Camaros.
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