well we all know the fastback wasnt till 1986 1/2 So was there a early production notchback 86 GT? Ive seen people claiming they have notchback 1986 GT's im just not sure if its true or not.

matthew

as far as I know, new GTs simply weren't available in the first half of 1986, and any that were sold off lots were actually leftover 85 GTs. When the new GT became available in mid-year, it was the fastback model.

please correct me if I'm wrong about this.

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steve@digitalfusion.on.ca
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I'm pretty sure they were available all year. the 4spd was avail for the first half. than halfway thru they made it a 5spd. thats the 86.5 GT.

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JOEJOE Aol:SSFiero
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[This message has been edited by KissMySSFiero (edited 05-23-2002).]

85 is the only notch GT.
The only way to prove otherwise is to show us one.

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85 GT 3.4 DOHC WideTrack
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quote Originally posted by KissMySSFiero: the 4spd was avail for the first half. than halfway thru they made it a 5spd. thats the 86.5 GT.

Nope. It's called an 86.5 because the GT did not make the September 1985 introduction with the rest of the new 1986 cars. It was not introduced until February of 1986. Customarily, cars that are introduced after the beginning of the model year get the (1/2) appelation. (i.e. 1964 1/2 Mustang, 1970 1/2 Camaro). Changing equipment levels such as changing a tranny don't warrant changing a model year. Besides, what would you theory say of automatics?

OK that makes sense then.
I was going by Paul Vargas's Price guide where it states
*The Getrag/Muncie 5-Speed replaced the 4-Spd Muncie manual in June 1986
I was Assuming that was what it meant by 86.5
You see because us normal people think of june as mid year. Damn auto makers have their own calender.