![]() A look to the dash and we see dual deeply embedded into an angled forward dash gauges and a Vintage Air controller on the right side. A custom black vinyl covered center console races from the rear to the dash and houses a glovebox, twin cup holders and the aircraft inspired horseshoe shaped shifter. This includes black vinyl high back racing buckets with broad tuck and roll inserts and body hugging smooth bolsters. With a look inside the passenger compartment we see a very nicely updated interior. These remain in excellent condition with their original cranks and trim, as well as pristine pulls and armrests. 18-inch highly polished Foose wheels are wrapped in staggered width high performance low profile rubber giving this skate a little extra buzz in the looks department.Ī swing of the doors and we are greeted with black vinyl tuck and roll patterned door panels. A thin bumper in chrome is just below and dual exhaust peeks out from under the yellow rear valance. Out back is a low profile spoiler dressing the trunk lid and sequential LED thin horizontal tail lights are fitted into the rear filler panel. A dual scooped hood makes its way rearward and all paint on this car is near excellent and the gaps are good, with a few areas of misalignment on the hood front bumper area but it is very slight. Dual horizontal LED headlights with a chromed quad split and signal lights hanging below complete the racy looking front. The front of the car has the body matching bumper, and a chrome “beak”, split in the center egg crate grille, emblazoned with the Pontiac badge. Lest we forget the added stinging bee on each rear quarter panel that appears ready to inject some venom into the eagle formed rear side marker lights. Bright as the sun yellow in a recent respray form is peppered with chrome accents in the form windshield moldings, rocker and wheel arch trim, mirrors and door handles. This car rips, but feels safe due to the upgrades, and has the conveniences to boot.Ī dual intake scooped hood with snazzy 400 badging, hood tachometer, deck spoiler, and blindingly yellow paint scheme all come together to make this consignment the best-looking Firebird in this writer's opinion. Add in some updated suspension, then sprinkle in Wilwood brakes, and mix it up with some billet bolt ons and this bee is ready to sting. A built Pontiac V8 under the twin scooped hood and upgraded interior are just the beginning for this Killer B. Thx to įor consignment, one of the 11,649 convertible Firebirds built in 1969 coming to our Hallowed Halls now in restomod form. The base gearbox was a 3-speed but close and wide ratio 4-speeds were optional. Most, (66,868), Firebirds had Turbo Hydra-Matic transmissions while 20,840 had manual gearboxes. Prices began at $2831 for the hardtop and $3045 for the convertible. The hardtop remained most popular with 75,362 new owners, followed by a mere 11,649 convertibles. Sales for the 1969 Firebird sales dropped to 87,709 units. ![]() The wheelbase remained 108 inches and the track 60 inches, though overall length increased slightly to 191.6 inches. The gas cap moved behind the rear license plate and front fenders were reshaped with wind-split edges. There were flatter wheel openings, a lower roofline, sculptured body sides, and a new front end with twin square grilles and separate Endura pods for two headlights on each side. The 1969 Firebird underwent a similar redesign as the Chevrolet Camaro. The 1969 model was carried over into mid-1970 since the succeeding model was late, and surplus units had backed up. The big news for the 1969 Pontiac Firebird was the introduction of the limited-production, high-performance Trans Am model in March.
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