Is this worth more then a normal TA??
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Is this worth more then a normal TA?? Last summer I picked up a 1998 Bright Green metallic Trans Am. I bought it from the original owner and it only has 35k miles on it. It is in perfect conditon and hasnt been modded and has been in a garage for the last couple years. I know its not a special edition but I know that its real rare. I was wondering if this is worth more then a regular ta and if it will be a collector item in the future??? Also I was wondering if there was a way that I could figure out what number it was in the line of green ta's. thanks guys
Last edited by machsv103; Jan 27, 2008 at 01:20 PM.
From what i have found there were 98 trans ams in 1998 that were bright green. There was a total of 12,046 trans am built that year. The rarest color for that year is purple which there were 84 built. I dont know if it would be more valuable down the road. I would seem to think that the ones that would become more valuable would be the firehawks or collector edition WS6s obviously with really low miles but im no expert when it comes to that. (For example there was one 2002 firehawk silver auto vert ever built). As for a build number I dont think the regular trans ams have a build number. The WS6s went to ASC for their build numbers. However you might be able to call pontiac and get the build date. Some food for thought!!!!
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Thats what I figured, I got my build number back when I had my ws6 but I didnt think that I could find one for this car because it not a ws6 or firehawk or anything special. When my girlfriend wrecked her old camaro we started looking for a new f-body and when I found this one I knew that it was rare. When I talked to the guy he said that I bunch of people came out to look at it and but the majority of them hated the color. I think it looks great and after 5 people came to look at it and didnt want to buy it he was pretty eager to sell and gave us a great price. so its a rare color but not a colloctor item??
Like I said im not an expert on the matter so i dont know what would be considered a collector item. It is def. a rare color...how many of that 98 are WS6s im not sure i wasnt able to find a break down just that there were 2273 WS6s produced that year which are included in that 12,046. I havent seen that color before but to like it. I have never been a fan of painted rims (JMHO) but those black Z06s with that green looks awesome!!!! One thing i would say is that for something to become more valuable down the road it would need to have low mileage and be rare. For example i was lookin on ebay and there was 99 30anniv. T/A with 15k miles and the buy it now was like 26,500. And also there was a guy on here that was tryin to sell his 99 30 anniv. that had 113k miles and he was askin 13k. Nobody was touchin it because usually the people that want those cars and want it because its a collector item want low mileage. however there were people that just want to have it because of what it was regardless of the miles but they didnt have the money. In the end it may not be a collector item but def. a rare color. But it would be more valuable to the right buyer...ie somebody that wants that exact car
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thanks man, my girlfriend loves the car and we have no plans on selling it. It is in perfect condition and runs great but i was just curious if they would be worth more down the road. Also I looked online and was unable to find the production numbers for it. I did see somewhere that they only did the firebird and TA in that color. They didnt make the formula or the firehawk in that color. Is this a car that shouldnt be modded or does it matter?
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I think i saw this car(same rims and there aren't too many in this color to begin with) at the '07 SpeedInc open house, but a girl was driving it. She was asking me about my hood. It's a love/hate color. I personally love it. I get alot of looks and comments, especially with the shiney rims. See sig.
Last summer I picked up a 1998 Bright Green metallic Trans Am. I bought it from the original owner and it only has 35k miles on it. It is in perfect conditon and hasnt been modded and has been in a garage for the last couple years. I know its not a special edition but I know that its real rare. I was wondering if this is worth more then a regular ta and if it will be a collector item in the future??? Also I was wondering if there was a way that I could figure out what number it was in the line of green ta's. thanks guys
336 BGC '98 T/As built.
http://lair.evyl.org/1998-Firebird_P...on_Numbers.htm
No BGC WS6s were built. GM didn't keep sequence #s (other than the VIN) on particular color cars. ASC assigned sequence #s on WS6s, but all colors are mixed together. Only way to know which one in the sequence of a particular color is, is to have the spreadsheet of all ASC#s (exists for only for colors OTHER than red/black).
336 BGC '98 T/As built.
http://lair.evyl.org/1998-Firebird_P...on_Numbers.htm
No BGC WS6s were built. GM didn't keep sequence #s (other than the VIN) on particular color cars. ASC assigned sequence #s on WS6s, but all colors are mixed together. Only way to know which one in the sequence of a particular color is, is to have the spreadsheet of all ASC#s (exists for only for colors OTHER than red/black).
http://lair.evyl.org/1998-Firebird_P...on_Numbers.htm
No BGC WS6s were built. GM didn't keep sequence #s (other than the VIN) on particular color cars. ASC assigned sequence #s on WS6s, but all colors are mixed together. Only way to know which one in the sequence of a particular color is, is to have the spreadsheet of all ASC#s (exists for only for colors OTHER than red/black).
Q: Is it worth more than a normal Trans Am?
A: No, it isn't. It is just a somewhat rare color, only offered for one year. In order to be "worth more" it would need to be a special edition or have a high demand and fan club. Rarity does not automatically guarantee desirability. For a car to be "collectible" it needs to be rare AND desirable. This color wasn't desirable at all when it was new, which probably explains why they quit selling them. Personally, I like the color, but most people didn't.
A: No, it isn't. It is just a somewhat rare color, only offered for one year. In order to be "worth more" it would need to be a special edition or have a high demand and fan club. Rarity does not automatically guarantee desirability. For a car to be "collectible" it needs to be rare AND desirable. This color wasn't desirable at all when it was new, which probably explains why they quit selling them. Personally, I like the color, but most people didn't.
No offense, cause were really all in the same boat but our cars are only worth more to somone who is only looking for our car...IMHO. There are so many fbodys of our years around, even the rare-er ones (gmgg, etc) are having a tuff time getting what they think a rare-er car is worth...just my $.02
Nope, not worth any more. I know my WS6 is worth pretty much the same as any other WS6... someone might pay more for it, but that's a supply and demand thing. But it really isn't worth anymore more than another car of the same year and condition.
Problem is for lower-selling colors like green, gold, and purple... not everyone likes them... so it some ways it kinda hurts them.
Problem is for lower-selling colors like green, gold, and purple... not everyone likes them... so it some ways it kinda hurts them.
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I think i saw this car(same rims and there aren't too many in this color to begin with) at the '07 SpeedInc open house, but a girl was driving it. She was asking me about my hood. It's a love/hate color. I personally love it. I get alot of looks and comments, especially with the shiney rims. See sig.
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One day Right now, and for the next decade you will see our F-bodies going down in price. It is the normal cycle for any car. After this decline, and at about the 20 year mark (maybe more) the low mileage, excellent condition cars will start to see the increase back up again. In 30 years you will be seeing real good $$$ for the prime examples, even a base T/A. The LS1 V8 is the key here, just like the high performance cars you see from the 60's and early 70's. History constantly repeats and our current F-bodes will be quite desireable one day, especially with the new CAFE standards, and I'm sure the eventual demise of the V8 in most all cases. Special editions and low production convertibles (basically all T/A model years) will see the rise first. Enjoy your ride in the meantime and just keep it nice. Even reasonably high mileage cars kept in excellent condition will demand attention one day if you are ever inclined to keep it so long. I've owned F-bodies since 1996 and my opinion is shared by many others. I tend to see negativity from owners that beat their rides and have no plans on keeping them for more than a few years. To each his own. By the way, I also like the color of your T/A.
Well, 2nd rarest color then, and rarest color for TA 'verts. Why does this seem like deja-vu? 
