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The first year of the second generation Firebird began offering a wider array of model subtypes and marked the appearance of the Firebird Esprit, and the Firebird Formula. The Firebird Esprit was offered as a luxury model that came with appearance options, the deluxe interior package, and a Pontiac 350 as standard equipment.
A 1979 Atlantis Blue Trans Am equipped with the Oldsmobile 403 V8. For 1979, there were three possible engine options. The L80 Oldsmobile 403 6.6L V8 engine became the standard option and was only available with the Turbo Hydramatic 350 3-speed automatic. The W72 Pontiac 400 6.6L V8 was available for a short period and in limited supply. This ...
The 1979 Firebird model line was the last year for the Pontiac 400, and by this point not only was it required with the 4-speed manual transmission, it also required the WS6 Special Handling Package as mandatory equipment. The W72 was only available for a very short time, with the majority of 1979 model year W72 Firebirds ordered in late 1978.
Try to picture it with shiny black paint, doing donuts in a convenience store lot.
Supposedly "acquired by a Saudi Arabian enthusiast" (sources vary), [29] [30] stripped and rebuilt with a new engine by restorer Fifteen Eleven in England in 2021, and then demonstrated by drivers including David Coulthard, Emerson Fittipaldi and Damon Hill as the first F1 car to drive on the Jeddah circuit, at that year's inaugural Saudi ...
The third generation Pontiac Firebird was introduced in late 1981 by Pontiac alongside its corporate cousin, the Chevrolet Camaro for the 1982 model year. These were also the first Firebirds with factory fuel injection, four-speed automatic transmissions, five-speed manual transmissions, four-cylinder engines, 16-inch wheels, and hatchback bodies.
2009 Formula F winner Scott Rubenzer Runoffs winner at Road America. Formula F is one of the oldest classes competed at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs.. Formula Ford was first introduced at the Runoffs in 1969 at Daytona.
Pontiac's second-generation V8 engines shared numerous similarities, allowing many parts to interchange from its advent in 1959 to its discontinuation in 1979. Displacement ranged from 287 to 455 cu in (4.7 to 7.5 L). The similarity of the engines (except for the 301 & 265 versions) makes rebuilding these engines relatively easier.