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ta6967fb
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject: trans am 1969 totals left. |
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anyone know the total trans am of the 697 made that or still out there,the ta registry has about 150 plus,thanks for your help. _________________ |
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Larry Site Admin
Joined: 01 Jun 2006 Posts: 4775
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:14 pm Post subject: '69 T/As Left |
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Unfortunately there is no central data base that holds answers to questions such as this. A registry is probably the closest anyone will ever come to verifying a count because those who are interested will want to contribute. Problem is, how many people don't even know about this registry.
My own gut feeling is that this 21% figure of 150 qty. is probably pretty close. Considering that most cars of 40+ years old follow the 10% rule of thumb, the known-from-the-beginning rarity of these cars probably has helped to keep the numbers high.
Considering that this registry might be 50% low, a 32% figure makes for 223 cars, and that would still be a low number. But then again believable when you factor in the rare factor.
Now if you realy want to play with the numbers, how many '69 T/As are there out there that are just wanna-bes? _________________ PontiacRegistry.com... building the single largest source of Pontiac information, services, and entertainment in the world! |
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BruceOE71TA
Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 3 Location:
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Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
I spent a good bit of time talking to a historian with GM Pontiac ,That According to there research aprox 10% of the early TAs from 1969--1972 are left. This is from Pontiac .
Bruce B
1970......
1971<<< TransAms
1979....... _________________ |
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Larry Site Admin
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Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 5:53 pm Post subject: T/As Left |
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I would bet their 10% figure is a good one when factoring in the '69-'72 years. Remember that after '69, the Trans Am wasn't the rare car as when first introduced in such low numbers. And because of their performance they lived a hard- and often short- life.
I'm feeling pretty good that the registery you referenced is not too far off when considering just the 1969 year at about 21%. I bet a lot of people saw the future collectability of them and thus they survived a bit better than the others. _________________ PontiacRegistry.com... building the single largest source of Pontiac information, services, and entertainment in the world! |
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