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The Pontiac Firebird is an American automobile built and produced by Pontiac from the 1967 to 2002 model years. [1] Designed as a pony car to compete with the Ford Mustang, it was introduced on February 23, 1967, five months after GM's Chevrolet division's platform-sharing Camaro. [2]
The Pontiac Firebird went into production contemporaneously and on the same platform as the Camaro. Pontiac entered the Trans-Am Series in 1968, and a year later introduced the Trans-Am Firebird for public purchase. This option came with Pontiac's small journal-series 400 cubic inch engine, which did not qualify for homologation.
The ElectroVair III was built in 2011 by High Voltage Hot Rods as an homage to the ElectroVair II. In the mid-1960s, General Motors demonstrated vehicles that had been repowered with AC induction traction motors, including the ElectroVair I and II, using 1964 and 1966 Chevrolet Corvair chassis, respectively, and the ElectroVan, built on a 1966 GMC HandiVan.
Pontiac Fiero: 1984 1988 [134] Pontiac Firebird: 1982 2002 [70] Pontiac Grand Prix: 1967 1968 [42] Pontiac GTO: 1968 1969 [42] Pontiac Sunbird SE/GT 1986 1993 [135] Pontiac Tojan: 1985 1991 [136] Porsche 911 Turbo SE 'Slantnose' 1985 1989, [137] Porsche 914: 1969 1976 [138] Porsche 924: 1976 1988 [139] Porsche 928: 1978 1995 [140] Porsche 944: ...
New for this year were Firebird-inspired front bumpers, wrap-around taillights, and crease-style body lines. Replacing the Pontiac-built OHC six-cylinder as the base engine for Tempest, LeMans, and LeMans Sport was Chevrolet's 250 cubic-inch straight-six engine. V8 offerings included 350 and 400-cid options with 2-barrel carburation and a 330 ...
The 1969 Trans-American Championship was the fourth running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. The championship was open to SCCA Sedan category cars competing in Over 2 liter and Under 2 liter classes.
1969 Pontiac GTO For 1969, Pontiac moved the Grand Prix from the full-sized lineup into a G-body model of its own based on the A-body intermediate four-door modified from 116 in (2,946.4 mm) to 118 in (2,997.2 mm) wheelbase chassis, but with different styling and long hood/short deck proportions to compete in the intermediate-sized personal ...
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.