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[Jan Larsson]

Collectible Automobile, April 1989 Volume 5 Number 6

p.76-79 Buick Heart and Pontiac Soul

 

[Jan Larsson]

Collectible Automobile Special Edition No.3 June 1997

p.78-79 1989 Indy 500 Pace Car details with photos
Great read if interested in the Indy 500 pace cars for each year up to and including 1996 along with some other tidbits … “over 50 years of pace car history”

 

[Jan Larsson]

Cars & Parts Magazine - Muscle Cars of the 60s/70s Fall 1989 Volume 2, Number 3

p.24-31, 88-90 part of article “F-bird celebrating 20 years” with 2 press photos. And press photo on back cover.

 

[Jan Larsson]

Cars Illustrated Special Edition, Fall 1988 Modern Musclecars-Vol 4, No. 3

p.11-13 “King of the Streets” (pilot hardtop)
and lots of GN articles (p.14-17 and p.29.33)
other TA articles
chip articles

TTA on cover (small)

 

[Jan Larsson]

Circle Track, Sept 1989

p.23 The Pacer – Bobby Unser driving the pace car … short article with picture

 

[Jan Larsson]

Guide to Muscle Cars, April 1989 Volume 7 Number 2

p.26-31 Birthday Bird, Trans Am Celebrates It's 20th!
Although a rather extensive article, it mostly covers the history behind the TA from the beginning. Only a short paragraph on the TTA and also no pictures. Does include, however, many photos of previous models and production figures from 1969-1986. Also a test report of '89 GTA in same issue p.22-23.

 

[Jan Larsson]

Sports Illustrated, 25th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue 1989

p.118 Ad - "The 20th Anniversary Trans Am. The Only Modification It Needed To Pace The Indy 500 Was A Decal.

 

[Jan Larsson]

Popular Mechanics, October 1988 Volume 165 Number 10

p.64-65 Sweating the Details-Detroit '89
Picture of pilot hardtop and mention in '89 lineup.
"If the 5.7 V8 is a Mustang-fighter, what do you call the GTA with the turbocharged V6? Mustang-killer!"

 

[Jan Larsson]

Popular Mechanics, January 1989 Volume 166 Number 1

p.57 & 116 Motown Muscle
Great photo of a hardtop TTA in a tire-smokin' launch.
"Unlike the supercars of the pre-OPEC era, the TTA is a balanced machine, with brakes and handling to match its awesome power."

 

[Jan Larsson]

Open Wheel, September 1989

p.44-45 Ad “The Magnificent Seven” (center spread so perfect for framing)
p.8-9 Emerson Fittipaldi Exclusive with photo from 1989 Indy 500
p.16-23 1989 Indy 500 summary with Fittipaldi

 

[Jan Larsson]

Popular Hot Rodding, March 1989 Volume 28 Number 3

p.62-64 King of the Hill
"It is with little doubt one of the finest super cars we've ever had the privilege to drive."

 

[Jan Larsson]

Popular Hot Rodding, July 1989 Volume 28 Number 7

p.44-45 2-page ad “Goodyear Only on Eagles; TTA + Turbo Grand Prix”

 

[Jan Larsson]

Popular Hot Rodding, March 1999 Volume 39 Number 3

p.50-53 Driving All of the Anniversary Trans Am’s 1/3 page on the TTA with pictures from Pontiac’s collection, 1 of 3 actual pace cars.

 

[Jan Larsson]

Turbo & Hi-Tech Performance, May 1989 Volume 6 Number 3

p.40-43, 63 White Heat-Pontiac's Turbo GTA: The New Pace In Performance 0-60 4.89 sec
"...we took a leisurely drive...overall performance was to say the least...impressive."
TTA on front cover

 

[Jan Larsson]

Turbo & Hi-Tech Performance, January 1990 Volume 7 Number 1

p.20-21 Building an 11-second Trans Am for the streets (ATR modifications to a TTA)
p.70-73 Show Down at River Bend; TTA + GN’s

 

[Jan Larsson]

Turbo & Hi-Tech Performance, July 1996 Volume 12 Number 4

p.42-45, 80, 82-83 Plain-Wrapped Pavement Pounder
Bill Sakes' hardtop 9 second streetable TTA. Also see GSX-tra March/April 1996.
1/4 mi [email protected] mph

 

[Jan Larsson]

Car & Driver, October 1988 Volume 34 Number 4

p.81 '89 New Cars-Pontiac Trans Am-Quick test
"...the turbo anniversary model (rated at 245hp but probably putting out more like 270) should be the quickest TA in the line-up."

 

[Jan Larsson]

Car & Driver, May 1989 Volume 34 Number 11

p.150-151 2 page ad “The Magnificent Seven”

 

[Jan Larsson]

Car & Driver, June 1989 Volume 34 Number 12

p.106-114 20th Anniversary Pontiac Trans Am
0-60 4.6 sec, 1/4 mi 13.4@101mph "This is a car for muscle-car mavens, pure and simple." And Good piece on Jeff Beitzel with Prototype Automotive Services and his collaboration with Triad Services and their joint venture PAS Inc.

 

[Jan Larsson]

Car & Driver, July 1989 Volume 35 Number 1

p.96-97 GoodYear advert Only On Eagles “TTA + Turbo Grand Prix”

 

[Jan Larsson]

Car & Driver, Sept 1989 Volume 35 Number 3

p.12 Readers Letters “Turbo Charged Pocket Liner” 4 small reader comments on the TTA

 

[Jan Larsson]

Hemmings Muscle Machines, March 2005 Issue 18

p.56-61 “Generation Gap” .. includes the 69, 79, 89 and 99 TAs

 

[Jan Larsson]

Hemmings Muscle Machines, February 2006 Issue 29

p.48-53 “Force-Feeding Frenzy” Jim Chaudrue’s TTA along with a GNX and a T-bird

 

[Jan Larsson]

Hemmings Muscle Machines, December 2009 Issue 75

p.8 Mention of a 20th Anniversary Trans Am as part of “cash for clunkers” program
p.28-33 Musclepalooza X – TTA in picture (p.28) of show cars but no mention in article

 

[Jan Larsson]

Hemmings Muscle Machines, April 2012 Issue 103

p.14 Greenlight TTA 1:18 Scale T-top none pace car edition