76 HURST 50TH ANNIVERSARY

[Tracker1]

Auction results for that car over the last 4-5 years vary from 35K-50K depending on condition, paperwork and originality. Tough to find a nice one - especially the W-code with T-tops. I have heard of a private sale of 58K for a very sweet one last year.

[StealthBird]

Prices vary wildy, as with any collector car, but if it's truly a #1 condition and restored properly, then $50K is not out of the question. If it's an older resto or in need of restoring, then $15K-$20K.

The 1976 50th Anniversary Trans Am's are quite rare, with 2,590 total being produced, but only 110 were 455 4-speeds with t-tops.

These cars were quite unique. They were the first Firebirds to receive t-tops (not all 50th Anniversary cars had them), and in the next few years, t-tops proved to be an incredibly popular option. The 1976's also had special gold headlight bezels, a special gold hood bird, gold pinstriping, special gold honeycomb wheels, gold bird emblem on the front fascia, special gold sail panel birds, a gold engine turned dashboard (replacing the silver version), and gold spokes for the steering wheel. There were also a small number of these cars that came with black chrome exhaust splitters.

Prices have skyrocketed in the past 5-7 years, thanks to a new appreciation of the "Smokey And The Bandit" movie, and baby boomers looking for what was the best performance car of the 1976-1981 time period. They sold a boatload of Trans Am's, so it was inevitable that one day collectors, longing for that car they used to have in high school, would start to grab them up at auctions.

The 76-81 Special Edition cars have become iconic as a symbol of American style and excess, closely associated to "disco", plus it was the best performance car of the era.

[Tracker1]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

The 1976 50th Anniversary Trans Am's are quite rare, with 2,590 total being produced, but only 110 were 455 4-speeds with t-tops. </div></div>

I didn't think all of the 110 W-code cars were T-tops? here's one I snapped at MCACN last year, No Ts:

[StealthBird]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tracker1</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

The 1976 50th Anniversary Trans Am's are quite rare, with 2,590 total being produced, but only 110 were 455 4-speeds with t-tops. </div></div>

I didn't think all of the 110 W-code cars were T-tops? here's one I snapped at MCACN last year, No Ts:

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Well, I meant 110 were 455 4-speeds with t-tops, which is what the original thread (and car) was about. I didn't get into all the production numbers, but here goes! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

With t-tops:

110 were 455/4-speed
533 were 400 powered
643 TOTAL

Without t-tops

319 were 455's
1628 were 400's
1947 TOTAL

They made 2590 total 50th Anniversary Trans Am's. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]