12-31-2005, 05:14 AM
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Early 4thgen Trans Am concept cars *pix* After making a post of the California Camaro IROC-Z Concept in the Camaro section, I thought back to a picture I've seen of the 4thgen Firebird concept. After several hours of searching, I finally found pictures of the 4thgen concept car.
Here's a link to the California Camaro for you lazy bastards
http://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread...66#post4008666
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12-31-2005, 07:27 AM
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its cool looking!! any more?
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12-31-2005, 09:40 AM
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Here are a few more...
12-31-2005, 09:43 AM
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And a few more....
12-31-2005, 11:31 AM
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First time I have seen those, I dont like the front end of the white one, other than that sweet pics.
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12-31-2005, 11:58 AM
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Well we see where they got a lot of their ideas for the Sunfire too!
12-31-2005, 12:36 PM
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Here's the rest that I have....
You can find all of the pics I've posted in the following publications:
"Road & Track Special Series Guide To The All-New 1993 Pontiac Firebird" Magazine
"Firebird Pure Excitement From Pontiac" book by James M. Flammang and the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide
"Firebird & Trans Am 1967-1994" book by Bill Holder and Phillip Kunz
12-31-2005, 06:44 PM
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hmm pretty sweet, never saw those before
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01-01-2006, 03:08 AM
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never seen those either. Look very similar to the production birds
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01-01-2006, 08:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nhra-trans-am
never seen those either. Look very similar to the production birds
The "Tomcat" version (the basis for the windshield angle) reminds me of a first-generation Dodge Intrepid.
01-01-2006, 03:55 PM
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wow, alot of those I had never seen before.
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01-02-2006, 07:44 AM
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Good post! Neat pictures, most of them were new to me.
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01-02-2006, 08:40 AM
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It's amazing where they started out and ended up. I'm glad where they ended up though... those are kind of ugly IMO. Espcially the ugly rocky horror picture show looking woman next to the first concept car.
01-02-2006, 10:42 AM
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Thanks for the pics!!!
01-02-2006, 10:47 AM
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I was surprized to find those too. I'd bought a few old Firebird books on ebay a few months ago, and had no idea what was inside.
01-02-2006, 10:19 PM
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really cool. a few of those defenately look banshee inspired(80s concept).
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07-08-2007, 11:32 AM
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hotwheels made a car called the Pontiac Banshee which takes from one of those concepts.
07-10-2007, 04:13 PM
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wow....i allways knew the 4th gen camaro 93-97 resembled another GM car and in this pic it just looks obvious.
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07-20-2007, 06:42 PM
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Cool pics, luckily none of those made it to production. I like the 4th how it is.
07-29-2007, 04:12 AM
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5th generation if it looks anything like the ones here ,,it wont sell
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