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Old 12-27-2006, 02:42 PM
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Old 12-27-2006, 03:32 PM
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Based on the hood and rims, I'd say yes, but you cant get any close up's of it. I'd run the VIN to see and check the Passenger door for SLP options.....
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If I had to guess, like Evil above, I'd say yes.
They advertise it as such, & this is a big Pontiac history dealer.
Is has the hood/wheels. It appears to have the plaque on the console maybe.
What's odd is that I can't see the stock yellow decals anywhere.
It has aftermarket exhaust tips, & an aftermarket lid.
Get someone to run the VIN to get all the RPO codes & see if the WU6 shows up.
If you go look at it, make sure it has the WU6 code on the door decal & the SLP adder tag on the passenger door jam.
Or email the VIN to DaveH to see if it's in his records.
(By the way, they do have the correct "1 of 11" red convertibles with the M6 & chrome wheels package according to the records.)
http://www.firehawk.com/images/lit/2000/2000.pdf
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If you look closely at the interior shot you can see the rectangular Firehawk plaque on the ashtray lid. I'd bet $20 that it's a real one.

Looks like the owner just removed the decals from the door and rear.

A vin check is really the only way to know for sure though.
Old 12-27-2006, 05:06 PM
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this one has been in threads before, a few months back. i think the consensus was it was real, but someone along the line removed the decals.
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I'm wondering if the decals were removed just for grins or the car has needed paintwork. Carfax?
Old 12-28-2006, 12:51 AM
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Yea, thats a real Firehawk, I took a close look at it a couple weeks ago when my girlfiends little bro bought a Grand AM GT from there, It looked pretty nice. I live right down the street and that dealership gets in quite a few F-bodies, when i was there i saw 2 2002 WS6s and a SOM formula and that Firehawk.
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those hoods are impossible to get, im im wrong please correct me, theyre are after market style hoods, but yu can tell the difference, id say yes its a real one too.
Old 12-28-2006, 08:17 AM
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you can purchase an actual Firehawk hood from GM now. Before, you had to have a Firehawk VIN# to order one. People were still ordering them, just using Hawk VIN#s of their buddies to get them.
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like the previous posters said evidence points to yes the main one that got me was the ash tray placquard, i had an 02 and for awhile i wasnt gonna buy it but i finally did and although it was real and has since ben repossessed i still carry the ash tray plaque in my wallet like a damn family photo lol

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