Hundreds of hours were spent researching and acquiring the rare vehicles listed below.

1989 TTA PAS Inc. #3 Pilot White Convertible (Plate: "1 OF 1" 21K miles)
1988 TTA PAS Inc. Flame Red Design Check Vehicle Prototype (Plate: "TTA DCV" 61K miles)
1988 TTA PAS Inc. Black Emissions Certification Vehicle Prototype (Plate: "TTA ECV" 54K miles)
1989 GTA 350 c.i. Flame Red Convertible (Plate: “ASC GTA” 64K miles)
1988 GTA 350 c.i. White Hardtop Notchback (Plate: " GTA NB" 16K miles)

Several of these 3rd Generation Pontiac Trans Am vehicles are one of a kind. There are two Prototypes and one Pilot (pre-production) Car from the 1989 Turbo Trans Am project sourced by General Motors to PAS Inc.

The Black TTA is the emissions control check vehicle. This is the vehicle that was built and tested to ensure that the production Turbo Trans Ams would pass applicable emission standards.

The Flame Red TTA is the design check vehicle. This is the car that was used to test the fit of the mechanical components, such as the Turbo Charged Buick V-6 motor and 200-4R automatic transmission. All factory scribe marks are still there and intact as made by PAS/TRIAD engineers back in 1988.

The White TTA Convertible began life as a Pilot Car, number three in a sequence of five pre-production vehicles. During it’s short life as a T-Top model it was driven and tested by Scott Kelly, PAS Inc. Project Manager. Shortly after the Production 1989 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am (totalling 1550 cars) were built; PAS Inc. President, Jeff Beitzel, sent the #3 Pilot Car to ASC Corporation for the Convertible conversion. Jeff made the TTA Convertible his personal car for the next six months, during which time it was pictured and featured in several magazine articles. Jeff Beitzel then sold the car to the highly recognized international collector, Mr. Milton Robson. Mr. Robson maintained this fabulous Turbo Trans Am Convertible in his extensive collection for ten years until he sold it to Rich several years ago.

As for the GTA’s in the list, the Flame Red Convertible is very rare and known to be the finest original GTA Convertible example in existence. The other GTA in Rich’s Collection is the White Hardtop Notchback also considered to be the finest all original GTA Notchback example in the country.

Questions may be sent to: rich@carmotorsports.com

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