1989 Pontiac 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am (#547 of 1,555)
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Trans Am |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Mileage: | 6463 |
| VIN: | 1G5FW2176KL240274 |
| Color: | White |
| Interior color: | Tan |
| Vehicle Title: | Clean |
| Item location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
1989 Pontiac Trans Am Additional Info:
For a single run in 1987, General Motors engineers produced and released 547 of the most legendary street cars in automotive history, the venerable Buick Grand National Experimental (GNX). Utilizing a specially modified Buick Turbo V6, this legendary beast managed to post 0-60 times that crushed those of modern performance cars of the era, including the Ferrari Testarossa and the Lamborghini Countach LP 500s!
That legendary engine was retired, never to be used again, until 1989, when Pontiac chose that historic engine to power the 1,555 1989 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Ams made in this limited, one-year run. Both lighter and faster than the Buick GNX This little-knownproject produced, according to Car and Driver, the fastest production car of the 80s that, still, nearly no oneknows about!
You are looking at Turbo Trans Am #547.
That's right. This vehicle's serial number is also the number of Buick GNXs produced that lent theirheart and soul to the Turbo Trans Am, making this the "Tribute Trans Am" of the limited series, taking itsplace among the few sought after serial numbers, 1, 2, 3 (The Pace Cars) and 1,555 (The Final Serial #).
With the Indianapolis 500 Mecum Auction coming up in May, this may even be a chance to turn a tidy sum if you can get it on the sale list in time!
KEY DETAILS |
| 6,600 ORIGINAL MILES |
| THIRD OWNER |
| CLEAN! |
| NEARLY COMPLETE RESTORATION |
| STARTS UP FAST AND RUNS PERFECTLY! |
| NO LEAKS! |
| NO BODY OR FRAME RUST! |
| ALL FRESH FLUIDS! |
| R-134a REFRIGERANT-BASED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WORK GREAT AND BLOWS COLD! |
| NOTABLE, INTACT, ORIGINAL PARTS & EQUIPMENT |
| 2 Sets of Original Door and Ignition Keys |
| Original Wallet Key |
| Original Wheel Locks |
| Original Owner's Manual & Case |
| VIP Pontiac "We Build Excitement" Firebird Audio Cassette and Case |
| Many Original Receipt Documents |
| Assorted Registration and Service Records |
| OEM or NOS-REPLACED PARTS |
| Fuel Filter (Autozone) |
| Fuel Injectors (Highwaystar.com) |
| Interior Sail Panel and Sun Visor Cloth (Beechwood) |
| Interior T-Top Cloth (Beechwood) |
| Some interior panels have been replaced and resprayed, but appear to be OEM or OEM equivalent |
| Antenna wire/tip (there are currently scratches on the screw on tip of the antenna) |
| Decklid pull-down sensor |
| Decklid pull-down motor, though I rebuilt the original with a more durable, modern internal parts. Time had weakened to old ones. |
| 1 Rubber Hood-Stop Bumper |
| Rear Decklid pull-down motor relay switch |
| OEM EQUIVALENT OR AFTERMARKET-REPLACED PARTS |
| Spectra FG20A Premium Fuel Sending Unit/Harness (RockAuto.com) |
| ACME ABS Headliner Board (Classicindustries.com) (See Things that are not working correctly) |
| AC DELCO 3371015 (New) Gold Starter Motor (Amazon.com) |
| Classic Industries Interior T-Top Shades (Beechwood) |
| One rear storage area panel screw (plastic, beechwood) (eBay) |
| 2 x Interior Liftgate Strut Cap Trim (plastic, beechwood) |
| One lug nut on the rear passenger wheel (RockAuto.com) |
| Tadamark Hood Struts (Amazon.com) |
| Hawks Motorsport T-Top Weather Stripping set (complete) |
| 1 Camel/Beechwood ceiling-mounted seatbelt retainer trim |
| Engine Compartment Heat Shield (I can't remember the source) |
| Modifications |
| Racetronix Walbro 255 fuel pump & upgrade harness (Fullthrottlespeed.com) |
| Turbotweak Level 1 Tuned Chip -- I still have the functioning, intact, original (Turbotweak.com) |
| Racetronix G7 Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator (Fullthrottlespeed.com) |
| 6 x MSD 8.5mm Super Conduction Spark Plug Wires -- I still have the original 6, 20th Anniversary stamped plug wires intact (Amaazon.com) |
| Infinity Reference 6432CFX- 4" x 6" in the front (Amazon.com) (original wiring intact) and I still have the original pair, though only one works) |
| Infinity Reference REF-9633IX 6x9 s in the rear (Amazon.com) (original wiring intact and I still have the original, working pair) |
| 20th Anniversary Trans Am Valve Stem Caps |
| Billeted Aluminum Vaccum Block (eBay) -- I still have the original, black plastic one intact |
| 4 x brand-new BF Goodrich G-Force Comp 2 a/s tires with less than 200 miles on them (Warranty: Pep Boys) |
| Air Conditioning system was adapted to R-134a Refrigerant-handling standards by one of the previous owners. |
| ALL KNOWN NOTABLE ISSUES OF CONCERN |
| Paint - I received a good paint job with good paint in the correct color, but the finishing job they did is not good. And it's still not good after they had to opportunity to correct it. So now I'm in a legal battle with them to recoup what I paid them, but the car remains in need of finishing and touchup of some mild overspray spots. |
| Hood and Front Quarter Panels - As a whole, the alignment of these pieces is slightly off. Alignment is off. This is, I believe 100% due to the fact that the jack points were both bent when I recived it. This was a VERY common malady for F-Bodies in that generaion and the common effect of a bent jack point is the bowing of the quarter panels. A common malady, but an easy fix in qualified hands. No frame pulls or anything to that extent necessary. The jack points were bent back "mostly" by the same paint shop that couldn't finish a paint job correctly, who also did this job poorly, causing the sheet metal at the connection points where plastic tabs secure the plastic wheel well protective cover to be misshapen by the force of the misaligned panel. They will need to be fully straightened to realign the panel, and the area cleaned up and rust-preventative added |
| Hood - The underside of the hood will need to be painted to match the new paint job. I left it to be painted last, when I was certain I was completely finished with everything else. |
| A/C System - The air conditioning compressor started to rattle recently. The A/C was restored earlier this year, wworks GREAT and blows COLD. You'll want to check the A/C compressor. |
| Interior Trim - There is an temporary ABS headliner board in the corrct color currently installed that fits poorly and looks good-ish, but needs to be replaced with the original 3rd Gen F-Body T-Top board (which I have and which will be included with the sale) that still needs to restored and upholstered with the correct-coloreheadliner cloth (which I have and which will be included with the sale) |
| ALL KNOWN ISSUES REMAINING TO ADDRESS TO BE 100% RESTORED |
| Factory Radio - The far right equalizer slider button's tip does not illuminate like the others |
| Deck Lid - Needs to be adjusted forward by about 1/2" |
| Hood and Front Quarter Panels - As a whole, the alignment of these pieces is slightly off. Alignment is off. This is, I believe 100% due to the fact that the jack points were both bent when I recived it. This was a VERY common malady for F-Bodies in that generaion and the common effect of a bent jack point is the bowing of the quarter panels. A common malady, but an easy fix in qualified hands. No frame pulls or anything to that extent necessary. The jack points were bent back "mostly" by the same paint shop that couldn't finish a paint job correctly, who also did this job poorly, causing the sheet metal at the connection points where plastic tabs secure the plastic wheel well protective cover to be misshapen by the force of the misaligned panel. They will need to be fully straightened to realign the panel, and the area cleaned up and rust-preventative added |
| A/C System - The air conditioning compressor started to rattle recently. The A/C works GREAT. The noise is new. |
| Interior Trim - The plastic hinge for the trunk's storage compartment shows whitening from years of opening/closing stress |
| Hood - The underside of the hood will need to be painted to match the new paint job. It was left undone by the painters I'm currently preparing to battle in court. |
| EXTRA PARTS YOU WILL RECEIVE(Many were bought as preventative measures while restoring the vehicle that I didn't end up needing to use, but it was too late to return it to the vendor) |
| AC Delco 6K630 Proffessional/Gold Serpentine Belt (New) |
| Intact, likely salvageable original 3rd Gen Trans Am/Camaro T-Top Board |
| 1 Bolt of original-color Camel/Beechwood foam-backed headliner cloth for the T-Top board |
| Warped ACME ABS Headliner Board |
| One aftermarket, Camel/Beechwood ceiling-mounted seatbelt retainer trim (New) |
| 2 x front turn signal housing screw retaining clips (New) |
| Spare 20th Anniversary Trans Am valve stem cap (New) |
| Original, black plastic vaccum block and |
| OEM Vaccum block gasket (New) |
| 3 x Dome light metal retainer rings (New) |
| AC Delco 6K630 Proffessional/Gold Serpentine Belt (RockAuto.com) New) |
| Delphi Technologies CFE0110 Fuel Pump (Working Spare) |
| Box of MANY Dorman Starter Motor Shims (New) |
| 2 X Aftermarket Rear Decklid Strut Trim Caps (New) |
| 3 x T-Top Headliner Clips (New) |
| Heavy Duty Negative Battery Cable Ground (New) |
| 16" of tubing for Fuel Pressure Regulator vaccum line |
| Set of Submersible Fuel Tank Hose |
| Original 1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am CPU |
| Fel-Pro OS30521R Oil Pan Gasket (New) |
| 2 x NGK Platimum Allow Spark Plugs (New) |
| OEM=Spec Non-Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator |
| 1 Spare Trunk Release Relay Switch |
| 1 Spare Starter Motor Relay Switch (New) |
| 8 x OEM-equivalent Lug Nuts (New) |
| Lug Nut Setting Tool |
| OEM 1989 Turbo Trans Am 3.6L Turbo V-6 Ignition Coil Block (HighwayStar.com) (New) |
| Four Seasons 35656 Radiator Fan Motor (New) |
| OEM GM Ignition Cylinder with Blank Key Set (New) |
| Bag of Unused Parts and Accessories for Racetronix Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator (New) |
| Bag of assorted GM OEM 3rd-Generation Firebird/Camaro Exterior and Interior Screws (New) |
| Bag of OEM-Fit Plastic Trim Retainer "Buttons" (New) |
| Bag of OEM-Fit Plastic Panel Screws (New) |
| 2 x Chevrolet Camaro Indianapolis Motor Speedway Front Quarter Panel Aero Trim "Wing" badges (New) (I did not receive the original badges with this vehicle. Many were stolen before they hit the comsumer's hands. This are the closest aesthetic match I could find and I added them because I like them! :) |
| Several 20th Anniversary Trans Am brochures and literature |
| T-Top Waterleak Correction - Camaros and Firebirds (Print-Out) |
| 89 Pontiac 20th Anniversary Trans Am Shop Manual, Bound Soft-Cover |
| 1982 - 1992 Pontiac Firebird Haynes Manual, Bound Soft-Cover |
| Starter Motor Wiring Schematic/Diagram |
| Trans Am Rubber Hood Mat |
| "Don't You Dare Touch My Pontiac Trans Am" Garage Sign |
Title
Location
Engine
T/M
Mileage
Year
Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
3.8 Turbo
Automatic
37,000
1989
Gilbert, Arizona, United States
3.8L turbo
Automatic
40,220
1989
Milford, Connecticut, United States
3.8L 3800CC 231Cu. In. V6 GAS OHV Turbocharged
Automatic
13,812
1989
Mamaroneck, New York, United States
3.8L v6
Automatic
381
1989
Newark, California, United States
235 CU INCH TURBO V6
Automatic
71,624
1989
Victoria, Texas, United States
3.8 V6
Automatic
9000
1989
Newark, New Jersey, United States
3.8L V6 Turbo
Automatic
34386
1989
Houston, Texas, United States
3.8 Turbo
Automatic
6,500
1989
Bristol, Wisconsin, United States
3.8 SEFI Turbocharged Intercooled V6
Automatic
29,299
1989
Kimberling City, Missouri, United States
3.8L 231 cid/250hp Turbo SFI
Automatic
28,200
1989
Bohemia, New York, United States
Turbo V6
Automatic
54425
1989
Itasca, Illinois, United States
3.8L TURBO
AUTOMATIC
31,050
1989