The firebird in magazines

[wildjeff]

I'm looking magazine articles of the 82-84 Firebird.

Here are the one I know of,

anybody know of any others, I have a good deal of 82' but there must be more 83's and 84's article.

Here is the format

Publisher - Month - Year - Title - Page

AutoCar - March - 1982 - Improving the breed -

AutomotiveNews Market Data Book 1982
AutomotiveNews Market Data Book 1983
AutomotiveNews Market Data Book 1984

AutoWeek - October 13 1980 - 1982 Firebird: Slim and Trim -

Car and Driver - August - 1982 - Red Speed-33
Car and Driver - January - 1982 - Shaping the Legend - 41
Car and Driver - November - 1980 - -
Car and Driver - June - 1983 - Present at the Creation - 81

Carcraft - February - 1982 - Raider of the Lost Art - 85

Hod Rodding - April - 1982 - 1982 Pontiac Trans Am - 70
Hod Rodding - Febuary - 1982 - Firebird: All New for '82 - 65
Hod Rodding - September - 1982 - Alternative Trans Am - 30

Hotrod - January - 1982 - Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - 40
Hotrod - May - 1982 - 83 T/A -
Hotrod - August - 1982 - MSE - 80
Hotrod - Dec - 1982 - Super Duke -
Hotrod - June - 1983 - Looking Good - 88

Motor Trend - January - 1982 - Firebird Trans AM - 23
Motor Trend - July - 1982 - High Profile Pontiac - 25
Motor Trend - November - 1982 - S/E - 43
Motor Trend - July - 1984 - 15th Anniversary Trans Am - 75
Motor Trend - March - 1982 - Car of the Year, 1982 - 23
Motor Trend - October - 1982 - Detroit '83 -

Road & Track - January - 1982 - A Tradition modernized - 32
Road & Track - September - 1982 - Pontiac Firebird Trans Am - 145

SuperStock - July - 1982 - Sweet Bird of Youth - 37

[TAdan]

Excellent idea Jeff. I'll go through my magazines this weekend.

Edit... my magazines are buried deeper than I thought. This may take a bit but I know I have atleast a few.

[drdirt]

Jeff, at a local Pontiac show a couple months ago I picked up a pile of old High Performance Pontiac/Thunder Am magazines (82-90). I'll look through, I'm sure there's some good stuff. I'll assume these are for inclusion on your website?

[wildjeff]

That would be great, There isnt much out there on Thunder Am magazine, which changed its name to High Perforation Pontiac in august 1982

[wildjeff]

Here is an other one

Road & Track - November- 1983 - Pontiac Firebird Trans Am HO - 150

[TAdan]

March/April 1984 High Performance Pontiac. Greenwood 84 Vert on the cover.

July/August 1984 High Performance Pontiac. (Autoform?) 1984 T/A vert on the cover.

Both are on ebay right now.

[drdirt]

I have both those issues, I'm still reading through the stack in chronological order (currently up to December 1983). There's plenty of coverage of the new third-gen Firebird, but maybe not the in-depth road test articles like Motor Trend or Car and Driver would have. Do you have a preference for the types of articles or their coverage? (Late reply, I know, but holidays and all...)

[wildjeff]

No problem, thanks for your help, I'm looking for anything 82-84 factory firebird related (a tall order) not so much stories on customs or aftermarked mods. There was a bunch of Thunder AM magazines eBay and I was looking through the index but its hard to tell the story content. also they where going for $30 a pop. wow.

[TAdan]

I just picked up the January 1982 issue of Car and Driver. Looks like there are a few good articles and pictures in there.

I'll see if i can get some of the Firebirds stuff scanned...

[Dens71TA]

I have every Thunder Am/High Performance Pontiac magazine issues all the way back to Vol 1, Issue 1. I can scan in anything you want.

[wildjeff]

That would be great! thanks
I'm wondering about issue 12/81, there is an article titled "1982 Trans AM The Great One"

and issue 4/82, there is an article titled "Now the excitement really begins".

Are those 2 article 1982 firebird related?

[Dens71TA]

Yes, both are '82 Firebird related. The 12/81 article lists the basic design, specs, and capacities along with the options and RPO codes for the new '82 Firebird. The 4/82 article is more of the same but with some pictures and no RPO list.

[Dens71TA]

wildjeff, scans of those two articles are in your e-mail box.

[KITT1983]

Do you guys have any scans of the 1983 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Daytona 500 Edition magazine articles?