Topic: Orange Turbo Trans Am's

[J-Train]

I remember seeing one of these when I was a kid shopping for Trans Am's with my dad, i really wanted him to buy one but he got a black and tan K code, similar to mine, but not a z code. I really liked the orange and have never seen another one in person, I only found one picture googling, anybody else got any pics hidden away, it is really a striking shade of orange.

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A member here owns one...don't recall his screen name though.


That avatar is creepy as hell

[brian c]

I think you mean this car Jeff....

http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5697.0

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That's the one...thanks Brian

[brian c]

No problem. And I agree...J-train's avatar is creepin me out too!

[J-Train]

Sorry, about the creepy avatar guys, just my weak attempt at some humor, I'll come up with something else.

 Back to the car, the car in the pic looks like the paint has aged with the car., were there any other years that were orange? I seem to remember the color looking a little more metalic, and bright, but it was definately a 80 or 81, I remembrer the gold turbo wheels with the tan interior, there was a bright metalic blue one on the lot with the same gold  turbo wheels and interior.

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I had this pic, but I don't have any info on it...

[WarbirdTA]

Is that an engine size callout just above the front side trun signal bezal in that photo?
I do love that orange '81 in the first picture.
1981s had some nuce colors.
I remember a gunmetal gray as well.

George 

[logikfive]

Heres another orange car with WS6 snowflakes.. Not sure where I got the picture, but it's the only one I have.

[WarbirdTA]

I like that Caddy in the background!!
A ragtop to boot!

George 

[blue81ta]

I had this pic, but I don't have any info on it...  

Jeff:  This T/A comes down from Canada to the All Firebird Lawn Show in Saratoga NY, every year.  It always draws a lot of interest because many people haven't seen this color on a T/A before.

George: Yes it is an engine size callout... 350. If you look at the shaker in the first pic you'll see T/A 5.7

[WarbirdTA]

Now I see it,
I couldn't make it out before.
Very nice car!

Thanks,

George 

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I've seen a couple that color before...is that it's original color?
Any pix of the hood bird?

[blue81ta]

I talked to the owner and he says that it is a factory color... he didn't say if it's the original color of his T/A.

Not the best pic, but it has the five color gold hood bird:

[Bruni]

In 1980 only, there was a bronze color available on the turbo t/a.  its rare to see any cars with it, as not many cars were purchased with that color.  The 5.7 350 car though looks like a custom orange.