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Pontiac GTA SR 71 Body Style - It's a bird! It's A Plane! It's A Bird That Was Inspired By A Plane

Part II: More Remembrances of the SR-71 Blackbird Inspired '87-'92 GTA and the Formula
August, 2007
Gta Front View
Gta Sr 71
The United States Air Force... 
   
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Gta Sr 71
The United States Air Force SR-71 Blackbird that started it all for the GTA.
Gta Front View 2
The lower door graphics on... 
   
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Gta Front View 2
The lower door graphics on the '87 Formula are directly reminiscent of the '77 Formula graphics package. The earlier Bird was Lou Wassel's favorite Firebird of all time.
Gta Side View
This '91 GTA is "Brilliant... 
   
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Gta Side View
This '91 GTA is "Brilliant Red Metallic."
Gta Lou Wassel
Lou Wassel, photographed in... 
   
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Gta Lou Wassel
Lou Wassel, photographed in 2007, fondly reminisces about his direct involvement in the creation of the Trans Am GTA and the mid-'80s Firebird Formula.

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