aardvark

A day late but merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year.

Well, that's great,, Dude. John Hull had contacted me about my '02' stating there were 33 made that year. I read His book and the last pages give loose numbers but weren't specific on our models. so I tried contacting Him and that's when He told me of my years production numbers. If You want / need a serial number, let me know. When will You be sharing Your info? .................... Side note.. If I owned a Mustang or Camaro, all numbers are available and all options are accessible thry the Vin #.., On our cars, there is little to go on on even the Production Numbers, let alone the options installed on the cars, I don't know how to run the numbers on the VIN to tell me anything. As noted, John gave me my years Production Numbers (33) . With only that many made, I would suspect SOMEONE should have the other info, but Who?? I understand the ''big shake up'' that happened when the Company went defunct, so it makes some sense on why info is sparse, but still there needs to be SOMEONE ALIVE who has retained more info than we are given. I really hope You have success in this. The values and rarities of these cars sorta hangs on the figures. I'm setting a perceived value on mine at somewhere around $60ish K.. It's based on the few sales records I've found.

Ron. If you want info... please e-mail me at ...lakedesign.dan@mac.com ... Thanks for the contact Ron. This was my concern from the get-go. Your not the first here to try and accumulate numbers and data. I hope You have success in this but I have my doubts.

John ought to have some records on this.. I own a '02' a, green convertible and will join in as I see how this goes.

Hey, I just found my car registered but to the last owner (name not given) R2238 is registered in Sebring Florida via Hemmings in 2022. Hemmings is where I found the Car. Then I bought t and moved it North the West NC.

Reg. and Skip Thanks for the Info. My e-mail has been down for 5 days now but i plan on registering.

Need pix's.

Hey, AG-R3... Thanks for the site. So I got curious about mine but found it unlisted as R-2238 serial number.... but I'm confused since the body number is 63R2-1383. What is the proper designator in my case? Also if it's not there how can I register it?

Interesting ...mox I'm hearing the same from those who seem to know the source.. Supposedly from ''62ish'' and in the Studie Museum..

I wish someone would have captured a few Photos.

Thanks for the feedback Guys. I was thinking there was no interest in this. It seems to have round headlights..thus a '63'. !?!? I had this in my Photo File well before (2013) I ever bought (2022) or had interest in owning an Avanti. It struck me as strange that I had it. I do on occasion download Pix's of unique design items since I'm technically a Designer / Architect. This must have subliminally caught my eye. Glad it did. ... I'm thinking of blowing up the Pix for my Office Wall, along with some other Design Drawings I have hanging in there.

Thought I'd share. I don't know the origin of this Pix.

Well it seems obvious that all of the above loosely constitute the Car being a 4 passenger... In other words, there are many factors to indicate the use. justIf nothing else just having the 3 seats seem the biggest indicator of it's use. The cup holders are just a added feature to the seating.. So I humbly disagree with the conclusion.

Our Mustang GT and Firebird Trans Am' based models are soooo rare that the specialized parts are near impossible to come across. In the case of my car, an '02'..only 33 were made. (According to John Hull).. Thanks again John for the info.) That said, the upside is they are Mustang /Firebird Based and the general driveline and Interior parts are out there in plenty. Two Edged Sword, eh? Consider ''3D Printed'' items if you run into too much trouble. Yes, You'll pay up, but what other choices do You have??

Whereas that might be an improvement visually, it's like putting putting lipstick on a pig. A new aluminum Intake is a vast improvement in performance and longevity. Note... I'm just speaking opinion and past experiences with plastic intakes getting old, brittle snd cracking. I have no plans on replacing my original Manifold unless it goes bad... Then I'd replace it with Aluminum but not until..