1969 pontiac firebird coupe3/24/2024 ST 69 22337-1969 Pontiac Firebird 2 Door Sport Coupe I'm going to have to praise the accolades with great acclaim within my commendation. Everywhere you look, you see quality build, and if you turn this car on, you'll hear it too. Talk about a tribute, this is an academy award winning tribute build all in excellent condition, above below and under the hood. Nice build, very good ride, all be it quick. There is no fooling around and after you get it up there, you can bring it back down with power brakes, you can swing it around corners easily with power steering, and all in the comfort of cold blowing A/C. Lights up immediately, and with EFI is instantly ready to roll. Hotchkiss front and rear sway bars have been added. Power front disc and power rear drum brakes are on and independent coil springs up front, and leaf springs on the rear for the suspension. Dual exhaust does not even have any surface rust on it. Virtually showroom condition, fully restored and not a mark to speak of. Backing up this beautiful as well as powerful mill, is a Trans Specialties TH400 3-speed automatic transmission and it is complete with a 2900-3200 stall converter. Keeping everything cool is a dual fan cooled aluminum radiator. Here's the money shot kids, with a sparkling 400ci V8 circa 1971, and it is fed by Holley Sniper electronic fuel Injection. Headliner is dark blue and nice and tight. Dash is original with wood appliqué and deep-set circular gauges. Blue carpet in good condition floods the floors and has floor mats above it. Burl wood appliqué is on the center console that houses the automatic shifter and a console box. Looking just like the Trans Am version of low production.īlue custom knit weave vinyl seat inserts with smooth blue vinyl bolsters are seen on the front buckets, and rear bench. The body matching front bumper with its chromed beak is right up front. Pay tribute now and read on.Ĭameo white with blue Trans Am stripes, dual cowled hood, rear spoiler and Trans Am badging on the rear spoiler. This car rips, but feels safe due to the upgrades, and has the conveniences to boot. But development problems axed the small-block engine, so a Special Projects committee (including Adams, chief engineer Bill Collins, product planner Ben Harrison, and merchandising master Jim Wagner) turned instead to a potent Firebird with Ram Air 400 V-8 and PFST-type chassis tuning.įor consignment, a tribute car, born with a lesser engine, but nice interior, power steering and brakes, A/C, and now has a larger engine installed. Powered initially by the OHC six, the PFST project also served as test bed for a small-block (303-cid) V-8, with special tunnel-port cylinder heads. Known as PFST ("Pontiac Firebird Sprint Turismo"), the racing prototype was developed largely by chassis whiz Herb Adams. In 19, Pontiac engineers were busy with a project to get the Firebird Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) ready, which led to the development of the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.
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