The trouble with the Rockford Firebirds for me is that they did not have the rear spoiler. The 2nd generation Firebird is one of those rare cars that actually look unfinished without a rear spoiler. Where as a lot of cars have a spoiler on them that looks like an afterthought, the...
As with all 2nd generation Firebirds, Pontiac offered a base interior and deluxe interior. The deluxe interior like this one had upgraded seats and door panels. The deluxe interior was offered in vinyl or cloth. The driver seat on this car has rips and will need repair or replacement. The ...
More often than not, Second Generation Pontiac Firebird project cars that have lain idle for decades will have significant rust issues for their next owner to tackle. However, that appears not to be the case with this 1978 Firebird Formula. Below its tired paint seems to be little more than ...
Planned for 1972 as a GTO option was the ducktail rear spoiler from the Pontiac Firebird, but after a few cars were built with that option, the mold used to produce the spoiler broke, and it was cancelled. Rally II and honeycomb wheels were optional on all GTOs, with the honeycombs ...
1971 Firebird with 2001 drivetrain Trans Am Word Search Build a Pontiac Engine With New Parts! Vintage Airplane, car, train and other posters Trans Am Models, Books, and Shirts Other noteworthy news/information: How to rebuild a Quadrajet Popular Mechanics article about Joe Oldham's 1976 ...
gold chains and exposed chest hair, a last gasp of disco-era glory. It was Pontiac’s first turbocharged production car, but it also brought down the curtain on a storied era of unique Pontiac engines. This is the story of the little-loved, often-forgotten Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Turbo...
(the Chevrolet Lumina APV, Pontiac Trans Sport, and Oldsmobile Silhouette), the Saturn, and the fourth-generation Camaro and Firebird. As with the Fiero, the plastic body panels didn’t make the cars any lighter, but they did reduce tooling costs and customers appreciated their dent resistance...
I always thought James Garner looked cool driving around in his 1974 Pontiac Firebird. Of course, Rockford’s car was gold but the clean lines of the 2nd Generation of the Pontiac Firebird carried through all the way to 1981. This 1979 Pontiac Firebird Esprit is said to be original but the...
The car looks nice from 10 feet but the rear passenger quarter is damaged and the gold paint is flaking off the rear bumper. This was the last year of the 2nd generation Firebird to have a small back window.
One of my 77 Firebirds had the 231 V6 with was a Buick engine, for example. 0 Reply Steve Jan 23, 2023 at 1:31pm People dog on GM for the corporate engine deal, and honestly I liked the different divisions engine varieties. Buick, Olds, Pontiac, Chevy all had 350 engines and ...