Literature and Stuff:

I love this advertisement. It's an awesome picture because it is a 1988 GTA similar to mine. :)

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Vintage magazine article and a couple Pontiac advertisements for the '88 Pontiac Trans AM GTA I won on eBay.

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These are my newest additions to Vader. Original 1988 dealership literature, a brand new Owner's Manual with GM Passenger Car Maintenance Schedule, and a 1:24 scale model (Yes, the model says 1987 but GTAs looked the same from 1987-1990.).

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These are some close up shots of the dealership sales literature.

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This is what is inside the dealership brouchures...

Look it's another picture of my car inside. WOW! :D

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This is the model of a 1987 GTA that is in California right now with a friend who builds models as a hobby. It is going to be built and painted to match mine. It'll make a nice addition to display with my car on the car show circuit. :D (I'll post pictures of the completed model when I get it back.)

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Lastly, a close up picture of my new Owner's Manual and Maintenance Schedule.

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This is a picture that I edited in Adobe Photoshop which I will be eventually using as a cover for the binder I'm going to be putting together of Vader's history. I should have the binder ready in time for the 2007 Car Show circuit. :D

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AWARDS and HONORS

2006 has been a monumental year for Vader and I. It all started at the Overhills Show that I attended back in September. I attended the same show the previous year, but I didn't have a clue what I was doing, but this year I was well prepared thanks to a friend of mine, Mike.

At the Overhills Show I took home third place in the Domestic Category beating out several cars including a 2005 GTO. I felt pretty darn good about that. My buddy Mike took home first place with his 2002 Camaro SS Limited Edition. It was a great day.

Shortly after that, Vader was selected as the Car of the Month for Third Generation USA and also the featured in the GTA Spotlight for the GTA Source Page. It was pretty cool to be bestowed such an honor on two international F-Body sites. The owner of the GTA Source Page sent me a spiffy souvenir comemorating the event...

The cool thing about the hat shown is that it matches my car. On the back of the hat it has "October 2006 GTA Spotlight" embroidered on it. Now I have nice little articles about my car to include with my car show stuff. :D Just something else to look at for the inquisitive on-lookers and judges.

I hope that this streak will continue and that Vader will gain more recognition as the years go by and the car becomes more of a collectors item. :)

Vader was recognized by DropJawMag.com as one of its "SICKRIDEZ" at the Winter Tour Cruise 2007 and again in 2008.

After missing most of the 2007 Car Show season the first show I enter into after getting the car back from Charlotte we were awarded a "Top 30" trophy.

On to Car Show season 2008!

Mark up another award for Vader and I! Recently we attended our second car show of the season. I have missed a couple already that I would have liked to of attended but I was out of the state working. It's kind of difficult to be in two places at the same time. LOL! It was worth the wait though. Everyone that attended the show from my car club got an award which was really cool. I scored the "Best GM - 1987 and Newer" category. It was a first for me to win an award like this. When they got done with the "Top 50" I was a little worried, but it all worked out for the best.

May brought good news for me and my ride. On F-Body On-line you can find Vader as the May 2008 "F-Body of the Month". You can check out the link to the congrats thread -->here<-- and check out the link to my vBGarage on F-Body On-line as well to see some info I've posted about Vader.

Be on the look out for many more awards to come as I work to improve Vader and I attend more shows. :)
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Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: RPO and Technical Data
Page 3: How RARE is it?
Page 4: Cool Photos of Vader
Page 5: General Photography of Vader
Page 6: Vader's Heart
Page 7: Inside Vader
Page 8: Modifications, Upgrades, and Repair...part one
Page 9: Modifications, Upgrades, and Repair...part two
Page 10: Literature and Stuff
Page 11: Car Shows and Events
Page 12: The Track
Page 13: My other Firebirds