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1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am 20th Anniversary Indy Pace Car
Only 440 (Yes, 440) Actual Miles
White Exterior
Saddle (Tan) Leather Interior
Legendary 3.8L SFI Turbo Charged V-6 Engine With GNX Intercooler
Automatic Transmission
Turbo TA Build Number 485 Out Of 1,555 Produced
Loaded Up With Every Available Option Including Leather Interior And T-Tops
Documented With Window Sticker, Factory Build Sheet, Pontiac Historic Services (PHS) Documentation, And Original Turbo TA Owners Kit
One Of Only 1,324 Produced In 1989 With Leather And T-Tops
20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am History/Background
PAS INC.
Originally conceived by Bill Owen of Pontiac, the 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am project was outsourced to PAS, Inc., an engineering firm led by Jeff Beitzel. Beitzel and his team did most of the TTA development work. The V6 turbo engines were built by PAS at their 40,000 square foot City of Industry, CA plant. From there, they went to GM's plant in Van Nuys, CA to be installed into GTAs on the F-Body assembly line. The cars were then shipped back to PAS for final assembly, testing, and quality control. The actual number of cars to be produced had ranged from 500 to 2,500 until GM finally settled on 1,500. In all, a total of 1,555 Turbo TAs were manufactured.
TURBO TRANS AM
The 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am was offered as a complete package. Each was white with saddle (tan) interior, with T-tops and leather interior the only available options. Although other TAs were available with a CD player, the Turbo TA was available only with a Delco ETR AM/FM cassette with graphic EQ and redundant steering wheel controls.
Externally, the TTA closely resembles a GTA. The primary visual clues are Indy "Winged Tire" emblems on the ground effects panel just aft of the front wheel wells, and dual twin stainless-steel exhaust tips. Closer inspection reveals "Turbo" emblems on the front fenders, "20th Anniversary" emblems on the nose and B-pillar, and a "Turbo" insignia between the taillights. Inside, a turbo boost gauge is incorporated into the tachometer face, and there is a "20th Anniversary" logo on the leather map pocket. Special Indy Pace Car stickers were supplied for the windshield and doors. The cars were delivered without the stickers attached. It was up to the individual owner to apply them if desired.
Original Turbo TA owners were sent a special box containing the door and windshield stickers, a Turbo TA keychain, cassette tape, letter of congratulations and a leather owners manual cover. There is a unique owners manual supplement that came with the car.
TTA Records
1st Pace Car without any performance modifications, only seatbelts and lights
1st Pace Car with an in-car camera
Fastest stock bodied car: 294 MPH
TTA Interesting Facts
Only V6 Trans Am
Side skirts creates more down force
36mm front sway bar 24mm rear sway bar
Baffled fuel cell
Cross drilled crank
8:1 Compression due to dished pistons
3.0L FWD GM heads – flow better than stock GN heads
Quick change brake pads – can be changed in under 15 seconds
12” front rotors and 11.7” rear rotors
GNX Intercooler – 12 fins/inch compared to 10 fins/inch on GN
2 options – Leather and T-tops
Built by PAS Inc. the same company that did the Typhoon and Syclones
Rated at 250 hp and 340 tq to keep the stats lower than the 1989 L98 Corvette (rated at 255 hp), actually dynoed around 280 rwhp 340 rwtq
Split rear seats only available on TTA and GTA Notchback (less than 1000 produced)
The Turbo Trans Am emblems weren’t done in time for shipping so they were shipped separate with a template for the dealers to install
The actual pace cars were randomly selected from the cloth interior cars
Emerson Fitipaldi and Jim Wangers “father of the GTO” have both said that their TTAs are among their favorite cars and would never sell them
TTA Production Numbers
1,324 T-top Leather Interior
187 T-top Cloth Interior
24 Hardtop Leather Interior
15 Hardtop Cloth Interior (base)
1,550 Production Cars
4 Pilot Cars with T-top Cloth Interior
1 Pilot Car with Hardtop Leather Interior
1,555 Total Cars Built
Just Out Of A Private Collection
Museum/Time Capsule Quality Right Down To The Original Goodyear Tires
Collector/Investment Quality Throughout
100% Original Paint, Never Modified
Unique Opportunity To Own A Piece Of Pontiac Trans Am History
Collector Owned, Garaged And Pampered Since New
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This One Is For The Serious Trans Am Enthusiast And Collector
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