Pontiac · 1967-1982

Firebird / Trans Am

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227 option rows 227 RPO codes 16 model years
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  • Factory-verified · 0
  • Confirmed · 67
  • Single-source · 156
  • Disputed · 4
1970s Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

Applicable options

Documented RPO codes

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Model year
Firebird / Trans Am RPO codes
Code Option Years Notes & factory source Confidence
331 Firebird (OHC-6 1-bbl) — model 1967
Model sales code
Single-source
332 Firebird Sprint (OHC-6 4-bbl) — model 1967 Single-source
333 Firebird 326 — model 1967 Single-source
334 Firebird HO (326 HO) — model 1967 Single-source
335 Firebird 400 — model 1967
Cowl five-group code `3F` = 400
Confirmed
061 Basic Group 1967 Single-source
062 Protection Group 1967 Single-source
064 Décor Group 1967 Single-source
071 Mirror Group 1967 Single-source
074 Lamp Group 1967 Single-source
342–345 Radios (AM, AM/FM variants) 1967 Single-source
351 Rear speaker 1967 Single-source
354 Stereo tape player 1967 Single-source
361 Heavy-duty air cleaner 1967 Single-source
374 Rear window defogger 1967 Single-source
382 Door edge guards 1967
Same number = GTO package on 1964–65 A-body — sales codes are model-year specific
Single-source
391–394 Mirror options (remote, visor vanity…) 1967 Single-source
401–402, 421 Lamp options 1967 Single-source
431, 434 Seat belt options 1967 Single-source
441 Cruise control 1967 Single-source
442 Safeguard speedometer 1967 Single-source
451–458 Wheel discs / Rally wheels 1967 Single-source
462 Custom sports steering wheel 1967 Single-source
471–472 Steering/console options 1967 Single-source
474 Electric clock 1967 Single-source
481–482 Exhaust options (dual, tips) 1967 Single-source
491–492 Pinstripes 1967 Single-source
494 Dual horns 1967 Single-source
501 Power steering 1967 Single-source
502 Power brakes 1967 Single-source
504 Tilt steering wheel 1967 Single-source
514 Heavy-duty fan 1967 Single-source
521 Front disc brakes 1967 Single-source
524 Custom gearshift knob 1967 Single-source
531–532 Soft-Ray tinted glass (all / windshield) 1967 Single-source
544 Power convertible top 1967 Single-source
551 Power windows 1967 Single-source
572 Head restraints 1967 Single-source
582 Custom air conditioning 1967–1968
Same code both years
Confirmed
584 Heater delete 1967 Single-source
621 Ride & Handling suspension 1967 Single-source
622 Space-saver spare 1967 Single-source
631, 633, 362 Floor mats 1967 Single-source
654 Folding rear seat 1967 Single-source
678 Heavy-duty battery 1967 Single-source
704 Tachometer 1967 Single-source
731 Safe-T-Track axle 1967 Single-source
734 Economy axle 1967 Single-source
738 Performance axle 1967 Single-source
781 Turbo Hydra-Matic 1967 Single-source
782 2-speed automatic 1967 Single-source
783 3-speed manual, column 1967 Single-source
784 4-speed manual, floor 1967 Single-source
786 3-speed manual, floor 1967 Single-source
HC / HD E70×14 red-stripe / white-stripe tires 1967
Tire codes
Single-source
341 Firebird (OHC-6 1-bbl) — model 1968
Billing-history engine group "341" = Sprint
Single-source
342 Firebird Sprint — model 1968 Single-source
343 Firebird 350 — model 1968 Single-source
344 Firebird 350 HO — model 1968 Single-source
345 Firebird 400 — model 1968 Single-source
347 Ram Air 400 (special order) — Ram Air I, then Ram Air II mid-year 1968
Confirmed by sales-manual list + billing-history codes page
Confirmed
348 400 HO engine option 1968 Single-source
321 Basic Group 1968 Single-source
322 Protection Group 1968 Single-source
324 Firebird Décor Group 1968 Single-source
331 Mirror Group 1968
Was "Firebird model" in 1967 — codes shift year-to-year
Single-source
332 Lamp Group 1968 Single-source
351 Turbo Hydra-Matic 1968 Single-source
352 2-speed automatic 1968 Single-source
353 3-speed manual, column 1968 Single-source
354 4-speed manual, floor 1968 Single-source
355 HD 3-speed manual (V8) 1968 Single-source
356 HD 3-speed manual (6-cyl) 1968 Single-source
358 Close-ratio 4-speed 1968 Single-source
361 Safe-T-Track axle 1968 Single-source
364 Economy axle 1968 Single-source
368 Performance axle 1968 Single-source
382–385 Radios 1968 Single-source
391 Rear speaker 1968 Single-source
394 Stereo tape player 1968 Single-source
404 Rear defogger 1968 Single-source
412 Door edge guards 1968 Single-source
414 Dual horns 1968 Single-source
421–422, 424 Mirrors 1968 Single-source
431–432 Seat belts 1968 Single-source
434 Tachometer 1968 Single-source
441 Cruise control 1968 Single-source
444 Rally gauge cluster 1968 Single-source
452, 453, 458, 461 Wheel discs / Rally II wheels 1968 Single-source
462, 471 Steering wheels 1968 Single-source
472 Console 1968 Single-source
474 Electric clock 1968 Single-source
481–482 Exhaust options 1968 Single-source
492 Remote deck lid release 1968 Single-source
504 Tilt steering 1968 Single-source
514 HD fan 1968 Single-source
521 Front disc brakes 1968 Single-source
524 Custom shift knob 1968 Single-source
531–532 Soft-Ray glass 1968 Single-source
544 Power top 1968 Single-source
551 Power windows 1968 Single-source
554 Custom trim 1968 Single-source
564 Power seat adjuster 1968 Single-source
572 Head restraints 1968 Single-source
582 Air conditioning 1968 Confirmed
604 Folding rear seat 1968 Single-source
621 Ride & Handling suspension 1968 Single-source
631–632 Floor mats 1968 Single-source
634 Adjustable (Koni-type) shocks 1968 Single-source
652 Luggage lamp 1968 Single-source
671–672 Underhood / ignition lamps 1968 Single-source
681–682 HD radiator / fan 1968 Single-source
692 HD alternator 1968 Single-source
701 HD battery 1968 Single-source
731 HD air cleaner 1968
Was Safe-T-Track in 1967 — renumbered
Single-source
754 Shoulder belts 1968 Single-source
W53 Sprint OHC-6 4-bbl (230 cid, 215 hp) 1969
Firebird Sprint
Confirmed
L30 350 2-bbl V8 1969
Also on 1970s corporate lists (350 2-bbl)
Confirmed
L76 350 HO 4-bbl V8 1969
Note: L76 = 350 4-bbl again on 1975–77 lists
Confirmed
W66 400 4-bbl (Firebird 400) 1969
Same UPC later = Astre/Sunbird Formula package
Confirmed
L74 400 HO / Ram Air III 1969–1970
Std engine of 1969½–1970 Trans Am
Confirmed
L67 Ram Air IV — required 4-speed/auto, Safe-T-Track, 3.90 axle 1969
Firebird 400 / Trans Am; 1970 RA IV became LS1
Confirmed
WS4 Trans Am Performance & Appearance package — $725 1969
689 coupes, 8 convertibles; L74 std
Confirmed
Y88 Basic Group (radio, mirrors, clock…) 1969
NOT the 1978 Gold SE — code reuse
Single-source
Y86 Décor Group 1969 Single-source
WS6 Power Assist Group (auto, power steering, disc brakes) 1969
NOT the 1978+ performance package — code reuse
Single-source
WS5 Turnpike Cruise Group 1969 Single-source
WS8 Rally Group (Rally II wheels, gauges, handling) 1969 Single-source
U63 / U69 / U58 AM / AM-FM / AM-FM stereo radio 1969+
Corporate UPCs, unchanged through 1970s
Confirmed
A31 Power windows 1969+
Corporate UPC
Confirmed
A46 Power driver seat 1969 Single-source
C06 Power convertible top 1969 Single-source
C60 Custom air conditioning 1969+
Corporate UPC
Confirmed
Y96 Ride & Handling suspension 1969 Single-source
N98 Rally II wheels 1969+ Confirmed
N30 / N34 / N33 Deluxe wheel / Custom Sport wheel / tilt column 1969+
N33 tilt confirmed on 1975 list
Confirmed
U30 Rally gauge cluster w/ tach 1969 Single-source
W63 Rally gauge cluster w/ clock 1969+
Also on 1975 list
Confirmed
UB5 Hood-mounted tachometer 1969–1972 Single-source
WS4 Trans Am package/model code 1970–1981
Listed by Trans Am Country & 78ta as the T/A model RPO
Confirmed
L22 250 cid I6 (Chevrolet) 1970–1975
Base Firebird
Confirmed
L30 350 2-bbl V8 1970–1974
Base/Esprit
Confirmed
L65 400 2-bbl V8 1970–1973
Esprit/Formula
Single-source
L78 400 4-bbl V8 1970–1978
Formula 400; T/A 6.6 base 400 in ’77–78
Confirmed
L74 400 Ram Air III (345 hp) 1970
Std Trans Am, opt Formula; 3,108 T/As
Confirmed
LS1 400 Ram Air IV (370 hp) 1970
SPO special-order, not regular RPO; 88 Trans Ams
Confirmed
L75 455 4-bbl 1971–1976
Formula/Trans Am (455 HO ’71–72 was LS5); last 455 in 1976
Confirmed
LS5 455 HO (335 hp gross / 310 net) 1971–1972
Std Trans Am ’71–72, opt Formula
Confirmed
LS2 Super Duty 455 (SD-455, 310/290 hp net) — $550 (’73) 1973–1974
Trans Am & Formula only; sales code 35X; ’73 engine block code X; 252 built ’73 (T/A), 943 T/A + 58 Formula ’74
Confirmed
M20 / M21 / M22 4-speed wide / close ratio / HD close ratio 1970–1974
M22 behind SD-455 & 455 HO
Confirmed
confirmed (M20/M21), single-source (M22)
M38 / M40 Turbo Hydra-Matic 350 / 400 1970s Single-source
G80 Safe-T-Track differential 1970–1981 Confirmed
D80 Rear air spoiler 1970–1981
Std Trans Am; birdfire's 1975 table instead labels D80 "custom cushion steering wheel" and N65 "rear air spoiler" — likely transcription error
Disputed
Y96 Handling suspension 1970s Single-source
U30 / W63 Rally gauges w/ tach / w/ clock 1970s Confirmed
UB5 Hood tachometer 1970–1972 Single-source
L22 250 I6 1975
Base/Esprit
Confirmed
L30 350 2-bbl V8 1975 Confirmed
L76 350 4-bbl V8 1975–1977 Confirmed
L78 400 4-bbl V8 1975–1978 Confirmed
L75 455 4-bbl V8 1975–1976
"455 HO" badge ’75, plain 455 ’76; last big-inch Firebird
Confirmed
M38 3-speed manual floor shift 1975
birdfire lists M38 twice (also as THM) — one is an error
Disputed
M20 / M21 4-speed / close-ratio 4-speed 1975 Confirmed
G80 Safe-T-Track axle 1975 Confirmed
U63 / U69 / U58 AM / AM-FM / AM-FM stereo 1975 Confirmed
U80 / U57 Rear speaker / stereo tape 1975
birdfire labels both "rear seat speaker"
Single-source
C24 Recessed wipers 1975 Single-source
D35 Sport mirrors (LH remote) 1975 Single-source
D55 / D58 Front console / rear console 1975 Confirmed
D34 RH visor vanity mirror 1975 Single-source
AK1 Custom seat belts 1975 Single-source
T63 Headlamp warning buzzer 1975 Single-source
NK3 Formula steering wheel 1975–1981 Confirmed
P01 / P02 / P06 Deluxe wheel covers / custom finned covers / trim rings 1975 Single-source
N98 Rally II wheels w/ trim rings 1975 Confirmed
P05 Honeycomb wheels 1971–1976 Confirmed
B80 / B85 / B96 / B84 / B93 Moldings: roof drip / window sill / wheel lip / body side / door edge guards 1975 Single-source
JL2 Power front disc brakes 1975 Confirmed
JL1 Pedal trim package 1975 Single-source
N33 Tilt steering wheel 1975 Confirmed
WW7 Trans Am hood decal ("screaming chicken") — $55 1975–1981 Confirmed
WW8 Rally gauges w/ clock + tachometer 1975 Single-source
VJ9 California emissions 1975 Single-source
A31 Power windows 1975 Confirmed
AU3 Power door locks 1975 Single-source
A01 / A02 Soft-Ray glass all / windshield 1975 Single-source
C60 Custom A/C 1975 Confirmed
BS1 Added acoustical insulation 1975 Single-source
UA1 HD battery 1975 Single-source
C49 / C50 Electric rear defroster / rear defogger 1975 Single-source
K05 Engine block heater 1975 Single-source
K45 / K97 HD air cleaner / HD alternator 1975 Single-source
B32 / B33 Front / rear floor mats 1975 Single-source
D98 Accent stripes 1975 Single-source
Y92 Lamp group 1975 Single-source
N65 Space-saver spare 1975
See D80 dispute note above
Disputed
UR1 Fuel economy vacuum gauge 1975 Single-source
U35 Electric clock 1975 Single-source
U18 Speedometer w/ km + clock 1975
Canada
Single-source
C09 Cordova vinyl top 1975 Single-source
Y90 Custom trim group 1975 Single-source
Y82 50th Anniversary Limited Edition (black/gold, Hurst T-tops) 1976
Trans Am; carried into ’77 as Special Edition
Confirmed
W50 Formula Appearance Package (two-tone, "FORMULA" rockers) 1976–1981
Firebird Formula
Confirmed
W72 "T/A 6.6" 400 high-output (200 hp ’77, 220 hp ’78–79) 1977–1979
Trans Am/Formula, 49-state; Wikipedia extends W72 usage to the ’80–81 301; 78ta treats it as 400-only
Disputed
confirmed (77–79), disputed (80–81)
L78 400 4-bbl "6.6 Litre" (180/185 hp) 1977–1978
Base T/A engine
Confirmed
L80 Oldsmobile 403 6.6L 1977–1979
Auto-only; CA & high-altitude T/A
Confirmed
L27 301 2-bbl V8 (Pontiac) 1977, 1979
Base/Esprit
Confirmed
L37 301 4-bbl V8 (incl. ’79–81 applications, 4.9 EC) 1979–1981 Confirmed
LG3 305 2-bbl V8 (Chevrolet) 1977–1981
Base/Esprit; on corporate lists — Firebird-specific citation thin
Single-source
LU8 Turbo 301 (4.9 Turbo, 210/200 hp) 1980–1981
Trans Am/Formula; std on ’80 Pace Car & ’81 NASCAR edition
Confirmed
WS6 Special Performance Package — 15×8 snowflake wheels, larger sway bars, quicker steering; 4-wheel discs from ’79 1978–1981
Trans Am (& Formula); NOT the 1969 WS6
Confirmed
WS7 Special Performance Package w/ rear drum brakes 1979
Trans Am
Confirmed
W50 Formula Appearance Package 1976–1981
Formula
Confirmed
Y81 Special Edition black/gold, w/o T-tops 1977
Trans Am ("Bandit")
Confirmed
Y82 Special Edition black/gold, w/ Hurst T-tops 1976–1978
Trans Am
Confirmed
Y88 Gold Special Edition (Solar Gold) 1978
Trans Am; NOT the 1969 Y88 Basic Group
Confirmed
Y84 Special Edition black/gold (Fisher T-tops) 1978/79–1981
Trans Am; sources differ on ’78 vs ’79 start
Confirmed
Y89 10th Anniversary Trans Am (silver) 1979
7,500 built
Confirmed
Y85 Turbo Trans Am Indy Pace Car (’80) / NASCAR Pace Car (’81) 1980–1981 Confirmed
W60 Skybird appearance package (blue) 1977–1978
Esprit
Confirmed
W68 Redbird appearance package 1978–1979
Esprit
Confirmed
W73 Yellowbird appearance package 1980
Esprit
Confirmed
W66 Formula (model option RPO) 1970s–1981
Per Trans Am Country model-RPO list; W67 = Esprit
Single-source
NK3 Formula steering wheel 1975–1981 Confirmed
WW7 Trans Am hood bird decal 1975–1981 Confirmed
N90 Cast aluminum "snowflake" wheels 1977–1981
Included w/ WS6
Single-source
CC1 Glass hatch roof (T-tops, Fisher) 1978–1981 Single-source

Source document: pontiac/firebird-trans-am.md. Rows marked record an option the factory offered whose RPO code is not documented in the consulted sources.