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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 06:22 PM
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How do we know that first pic is a Ws6 then? I cant see the tail light at all.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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I wouldn't be able to tell. You would need to trust the person who posted it. That is a very good question.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 06:26 PM
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Oh, ok, Thats why I said it just looks like a regular v6 Bird, then someone jumped on my case for calling it a v6. Then I thought the Ws6 was the engine configuration or something. ohweeee
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 06:29 PM
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Yeah, the V 6 wouldn't have the Ram Air hood that the first one has...so I know it isn't a V 6 bird...but whether it is a standard TransAm or a WS6...who knows?
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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GTO'* one helluva badass car for what it is, not what it was.

Plus, the interior isn't so... chintzy compared to the Firebird.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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Then again, it could of been modded like this one...which also has the ram air, V6Bird


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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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While I agree that the GTO will never match the Firebird for aggressive looks or pure performance, I must say that it was never INTENDED to. The GTO is a MUSCLE car, NOT a pony car.
On the other hand, I've driven Ws6'*, Firehawks, TAs, and even heavily modded V6 Fb'*, and I think that the driving position of the last-gen Fb DESTROYS the drivability of the car.
You can't see the road ahead very well because of the rake of the windshield, you can't see stop-lights unless you're well back from the stop-line, and the belt-line is so high that you CANNOT rest your arm in the window at all.
I think the GTO looks like a much more drivable car, with the power of the Fb, but w/out the drawbacks of such an aggressive body-style.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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Lol the 1st firebird I posted was a 2003 (I got the pic off kbb.com) It is a v-8..........it is a anniversary version or something like that
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 11:50 PM
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ws6: three foot high wing, 275/40/17 rear tires, fogs in the middle!!!
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 11:53 PM
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Ok, the one I posted was a 98 also.
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