I Had To Get It

[DeltaV]

The GNX yes, but the GNs and T Types not so much.

That’s the whole point.

They made 1050 TTA’s in 1989 only. A #1 Concourse TTA car is hagarty valued at $73k which is what #4 GNX is valued at. You can get a concourse TTA for the price of a shitty GNX and it will out perform and out handle the GNX. Plus, in my opinion, it looks better. Especially the interior.

But the GNX reached "cult status" a long time ago.

 

[DeltaV]

You and I are the only ones.

Things needed to get things going:

Feature one in a music video with a hottie or vamp.

TV car

Movie car

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Most people haven't heard of, nor seen, a
1979 Chrysler 300.

You and I are the only ones.

Hey, I was looking at those too. Had to have a 400 though.

 

[WileE]

Hey, I was looking at those too. Had to have a 400 though.

No such thing. The hi-po 360 was it in 1979. About the GM lineup, they ended the RWD G-body in 1987. The really only RWD model left to handle the 3.8 puffer was the F-body.

 

[DeltaV]

and the E64 400-4V cid engine, last used in 1978, weighed MORE and was LESS powerful than the E58 360-4V hi-po used in the 1979 Chrysler 300.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

No such thing. The hi-po 360 was it in 1979. About the GM lineup, they ended the RWD G-body in 1987. The really only RWD model left to handle the 3.8 puffer was the F-body.

and the E64 400-4V cid engine, last used in 1978, weighed MORE and was LESS powerful than the E58 360-4V hi-po used in the 1979 Chrysler 300.

Good to know

 

[XS22J8R]

How was it dealing with MGM classic cars? They are about a half hour south of me and I’ve wondered how they are for buying cars and possibly selling on consignment.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

How was it dealing with MGM classic cars? They are about a half hour south of me and I’ve wondered how they are for buying cars and possibly selling on consignment.

I’ll let you know. I am wiring the money Monday. So far so good. They were asking $44,900 for the car and I told them to give me their rock bottom no haggle price and they came back with $40,000 which what was within my budget so I was happy with that. They quoted me $1500 for transportation. I told them I had a competing quote for $1075. They matched it. Out the door price was $41,075. No added fees. They said they were going to fix the headlight motors which were not operational. So far so good. I’ll keep you posted when the car is in the driveway. If you look up their reviews they get bad reviews, but that is yelp and some reviews you can tell people haven’t ever bought a car online before.

 

[autoxcuda]

I’ll let you know. I am wiring the money Monday. So far so good. They were asking $44,900 for the car and I told them to give me their rock bottom no haggle price and they came back with $40,000 which what was within my budget so I was happy with that. They quoted me $1500 for transportation. I told them I had a competing quote for $1075. They matched it. Out the door price was $41,075. No added fees. They said they were going to fix the headlight motors which were not operational. So far so good. I’ll keep you posted when the car is in the driveway. If you look up their reviews they get bad reviews, but that is yelp and some reviews you can tell people haven’t ever bought a car online before.

Did you go there and look at the car in person?

 

[DeltaV]

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Did you go there and look at the car in person?

Nope. See post 50. So far I have had good luck buying online. This will probably be my last car so let’s hope it’s not the one that bites me.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

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[Detective D]

Did these cars get the rear suspension wizardry the GNX did to help with launch? Or is it factory trans am style?

 

[autoxcuda]

Did these cars get the rear suspension wizardry the GNX did to help with launch? Or is it factory trans am style?

I believe T/A's already had torque tube rears?

 

[OneWheelPeel]

I think all third gens have the torque arm suspension.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Did these cars get the rear suspension wizardry the GNX did to help with launch? Or is it factory trans am style?

From Car and Driver

The 20th Anniversary Trans Am shares its other underpinnings with GTA and Formula Firebirds. For the suspension, that means struts in front, a precisely located live axle in the rear, and deflected-disc gas-filled shocks and stiff coil springs at all four corners. A 36-mm anti-roll bar is used up front; a 24-mm bar is fitted to the rear. Traction is provided by 245/50ZR-16 Goodyear Gatorbacks on 8.0-inch-wide aluminum wheels. The only nonstandard suspension parts are slightly softer front springs, which are suitable because the blown V-6 weighs about 100 pounds less than the V-8 engines normally fitted to Trans Ams.

The turbo TA's suspension works superbly on smooth surfaces. The car steers precisely and adheres to the road with a vein-popping 0.88 g of grip. Best of all, the TA is wonderfully stable at the limit—although the engine's surgy power delivery can make fine adjustments difficult. There's just enough understeer to instill confidence, but you can easily kick the tail out by flicking the wheel or stepping into the boost.

 

[Coelacanth]

The GNX yes, but the GNs and T Types not so much.

That’s the whole point.

They made 1050 TTA’s in 1989 only. A #1 Concourse TTA car is hagarty valued at $73k which is what #4 GNX is valued at. You can get a concourse TTA for the price of a shitty GNX and it will out perform and out handle the GNX. Plus, in my opinion, it looks better. Especially the interior.

I clearly stated in my last post that the GNX was much more rare than the TTA (or the GN, for that matter). I know how many GN's were made in 1986 and 1987, and I know the difference between the two.

 

[AR67GTX]

Hmm, from Car and Driver:

“Our test car scorched the drag strip with a 0-to-60-mph blast of 4.6 seconds and a quarter-mile run of 13.4 seconds at 101 mph. That means, as we go to press, that the turbocharged Trans Am is the quickest 0-to-60 sprinter available in any U.S. production-car showroom—at any price.”

I guess I somehow missed word of this fast car back then. But, I was in the midst, actually early stages, of a body off restoration of a 66 427 Corvette at the time which kept me pretty distracted from current auto news.

 

[Triplegreen500]

People ignored the turbo sixes in general. The GN and GNX got publicity but their cousins the Syclone, Typhoon, and TTA were more ignored...because they "weren't a v8".

....sound familiar...?

 

[matthon]

0-to-60-mph blast of 4.6 seconds and a quarter-mile run of 13.4 seconds at 101 mph

Mine bone stock did 0-60 in 4.3 seconds and the qt 13.1 at 104.4.
That was on a hot summer evening, drove it 30 minutes there and back.

Small bolt-ons have huge benefits, if one is so inclined.

OP has an underrated undervalued gem.

Get one while you can, you will not be disappointed.