b.d.d.

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Nope - Just metal overlay plastic badges with double sided tape, a few extra decals and a key chain.

BraemerZ28

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There's a little more to it than that, but it was mostly an appearance package combined with other factory options you could have ordered on their own...

NHRA Special Edition Firebird Formula and TransAm
RPO (Option Code) 1SH

The NHRA Special Edition was a commemorative edition offered from 2000 to 2002. It was created to help celebrate Pontiac’s major sponsorship of the National Hot Road Association (NHRA) which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001. Pontiac became the Official Car of the NHRA upon Oldsmobile's departure as Official Car at the end of the 1995 season.

The GM factory option code for the NHRA package was 1SH. This option code added $1,070 - $1,095 to the sticker price depending on the model year and base car to which it was applied. The package included dealer installed NHRA specific badges and key-chains produced by Morgan Design Group, a power steering cooler that later became standard on all 2002 F body cars, P245/50ZR16 Good Year Eagle GSC tires on 16"x8” chrome 5 spoke rims, a Hurst manual shifter for M6 manual cars, and a higher ratio (3.23 vs. 2.73) rear end for A4 automatic cars. The only colors that were available with the 1SH option code were red, white, pewter, and black.

Pontiac Historical Services indicates that exact production number details (combinations of colors, options, etc.) are not available. Fortunately, some detail on total production numbers does exist. In 2000 there were 215 NHRA Firebirds produced, of which 118 were TransAm’s. In 2001 there were 145 made while in 2002 there were 535 made resulting in 895 total NHRA Firebirds produced. The rarest version of the NHRA is a Formula convertible of which approximately 15 were produced. One of the main reasons for the low production numbers of the NHRA package is the fact that customers had to choose between the very popular WS6 package and the 1SH package. The two could not be combined. Many customers chose the WS6 package over the 1SH because they felt it was a better deal due to the more apparent performance and appearance modifications that it included. The result is one of the rarest factory option codes in Firebird history other than some extremely rare pace car editions.

b.d.d.

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Tires wear out and do little for performance compared to what was standard and the rims were not specific to the NHRA package, you could get them on other TA's, correct? 3.23 gears...didn't all auto TA's come with 3.23 gears as standard? I'm no numbers guru, but I know all the auto TA's I have owned or been around have had 3.23 or 3.42

So we are down to stickers, keychain, shifter for the manual cars and a PS cooler. Can you call a PS cooler a performance upgrade? I'm not trying to downgrade the cars, I have one myself. I just have shake my head in amazement when people start talking about some stickers making something rare and desireable or a performance upgrade. I can see the rarity side of it. To me, if you are not adding 20-40 more horse with a package, it is not a performance upgrade...just a visual upgrade like a set of ground effects or special fog lights and chrome trim.

BraemerZ28

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Yep, most of it is appearance. It would have been nice to give the cars something different like an LS6 - similar to what they did with the LT4 Camaro's got back in the 90's - that would have assured their status as a collector. But, in light of how the Corvette guys seem to value SE's (sticker editions) over regular cars, who knows. Maybe these will be worth something a little more someday, especially if Pontiac goes the way of Oldsmobile...

In teh end, I think most of us own these because we enjoy them, not as an investment. Later!

adam albee

I will tell you that the NHRA website didnt help my cause. The dealer had done his research and knew there were only 62 made. Book value for a 02 NHRA Formula is $14,100. They wanted $17,000 and we worked out a deal from there. It is 100% stock and 60,000 miles, so I went for it.

DYING BREED

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crap, i would have sold my mild modded 02 NHRA T/A for 14k, washed, waxed, fresh service for you for 14k.. for payoff

NHRATA02

Hello All,
My name is Ralph and I just acquired my first Firebird It is a 2002 NHRA Edition with the following mods Please add it to the list

Custom Grind Cam
Comp Cams push rods, locks, springs and retainers
ls6 oil pump
H-D timing chain
Hooker Long Tube Headers
Hooker y pipe
Caspers O2 sensor extensions
MSD wires
NGK plugs
Magnaflow cat back exhaust
underdrive pulley set
Hypertech Thermostat
Throttle body bypass
K&N air filter Whisper LS1 air induction lid
4th generation control arms
4th generation panhard bar
FL subframe connectors
Spohn Strut Tower Brace
Spohn Adjusable Torque Arm
Spohn front and rear swaybars

y2k_ta

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I am building a fake racing version

nhra-trans-am

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Nice y2k, but your emblem placement is off

01 nhra-se

Hey out there! New here, just picked up 2001 black NHRA SE A4 with 34000 miles. This car is completely stock, no mods. Bought it from a dealer in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dealer had no idea what he had!! I am the third private owner. This car is awesome!!! I previously owned a bright blue metallic '95 T/A A4. Right now my '01 is parked next to my '79 Firebird Formula with a 548 cu. in. BB Chevy, full tube chassis, 2 spd Powerglide, Strange 9" rear w/spool, runs 10.20's on slicks w/trans brake. I've owned this car since I was 17, it took a total of ten years and a ton of cash to build. There is nothing cooler than a trip to the local burger joint for a Weds. night car show. Yeah thats right it has an emissions sticker and plates!! Don't forget it runs low tens at a mile high altitude Bandimere speedway!!! Anyways that car was my dream car when it was built but, the '01 is my dream car now . Thanks for readin'.

daytonajim

2000 Firehawk #0008

Did they ever build a NHRA Firehawk?

Some say yes & others say no.

Do you know?

Jim

01 nhra-se

No, not from anything I have read or seen but, this is all new to me. As far as I can find, there were 145 total NHRA SE's built in '01. I would love to know how many were black TA automatics. Anyone? Anyone?

firemech21

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well i hate to rain on anyones parade, but i saw my first ever NHRA edition T/A today. Unfortunately it was in a junkyard. they just got it in a couple weeks ago, if it wasnt for the rearend damage the car was in good shape.

lippies

2002 pewter nhra trans am.
Black interior pics soon

ramairetransam

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were their any hardtop , 6 speed , ws6 formula nhra editions made?

69 350 HO

Any one looking for another?

My for sale link

Have to make room in the stable for another car. Hate to let her go, but must go to another good home.

Head Hunter

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01 NHRA Formula

02nhra+00SS

Hello.I'm new to the site. I own a 2000 SS convertible 6speed pewter Camaro(83kmiles). Just picked up a 2002 nhra TA pewter Auto. (65kmiles) .... Mild motor/trans work done,it had a bad head gasket got the hole car for $2,000.00 I think I scored.

JohnnyBs98WS6Rag

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I know these are ancient posts, but for the record, the 1SH RPO (NHRA option package) was not available w/ WS6 or WU6 (Firehawks).

wildtoy

2002 formula nhra.
M6 t - top
Leather
Black
60,000 miles
1 of 4 built.