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| Body Colors |
| White, Stardust Silver, Starlight Black, Vibrant Blue, Baniff Blue, Nightwatch Blue Irid, Tahitian Yellow, Dorado Gold, Yellow, Navajo Orange, Barclay Brown, Spectra Red, Autumn Maroon and Ontario Gray. |
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| Interior Colors |
| Dark Blue, Black, Light Sandstone, Medium Doeskin, Medium Red, Black/Red - NASCAR edition only. |
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| Engines |
| LD5 231 V6 - 110 hp @ 3,800 rpm |
| Four different V8's were offered in 1981 |
| 1)LS4 365 V8 - 120hp @ 4,000 rpm |
| 2)L37 301 V8 - 150hp @ 4,000 rpm |
| 3)LG4 305 V8 - 145hp @ 4,000 rpm |
| 4)LG4 301 V8 - 200hp @ 4,000 rpm |
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| Number of 1981 Firebirds with V6s - 23,468 |
| Number of 1981 Firebirds with V8s - 47,431 |
| Transmissions |
| 33,493 Trans Ams were built in 1981. |
| 7,039 Trans Ams came with Manual Transmissions. |
| 26,454 Trans Ams came with Automatic Transmissions. |
| The rest of the 1981 Firebird transmission info not avalible. |
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| Model Production |
| Production |
| Cost |
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| Base Firebird - V6/V8 |
| 20,541 |
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| $7,155 - $7,205 |
| 3,275 lbs. - 3,350 lbs. |
| Firebird Esprit - V6/V8 |
| $8,021 - $8,071 |
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| 10,938 |
| 3,312 lbs. - 3,387 lbs. |
| Firebird Formula - V8 |
| $8,143 - $8,795 |
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| 3,297 lbs. - 3,350 lbs. |
| Trans Am - V8 |
| $8,322 - $12,244 |
| 33,493 |
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| 5,927 |
| 3,419 lbs. - 3,475 lbs. |
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| Includes both Firebird and Trans Am |