1987 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
Hard to believe I used to plant my muddy wet boots on the floor of this immaculate interior on rainy fall days! I even went through 3 or 4 days of snow and slush with this car way back
when! Well, at least I never followed through on my initial plan to use this car all year round, including throughout the nasty salty corrosive northern winters.
Once I wised up to the fact that black cloth interiors won't last very long by bringing in all sorts of crap from the road, I started laying down basic green plastic garbage bags (one per side) in the footwells. Why green garbage bags? Because they were tough, they didn't stink up the interior (didn't want to lose that new car smell!), and they did a good job of catching pebbles and loose dirt. See for yourself if it was worth it. Yes, those are the original floor mats.
(2002)
The custom black cloth interior was a special-order option (whatever that means). It delivered
black cloth seats, black floor carpets and matching mats, and black door trim. All plastic trim
was also painted black. Pretty much the only non-black surfaces in the interior of the car are
the radio pod, dash frames, and console, which are a bluish-grey.
(2002)
According to the original owner, the rear seats had never been sat in, and the front passenger's
seat had been occupied perhaps 2 or 3 times at the most. Apparently, the owner's wife did not
like the car, and was instrumental in its eventual sale. Again, just by using some common sense
and a little attention to detail and care, the rear seats still look as fresh as when the car
rolled off the assembly line.
(2002)
The T-tops are stored in a leather bag equipped with straps to secure the units, sitting on the
shelf-like area underneath the cargo pulldown. As you can
see, the black trim is carried over into the trunk area, including the cargo pulldown cover.