#1980 FIREBIRD FULL#
#1980 FIREBIRD LICENSE#

#1980 FIREBIRD FULL#

The sides sported rounded full wheel cut outs without any extra trim (the Camaro had more squared off wheel cut outs). The front bumper and grille were molded out of Endura rubber and were painted the same color as the car to give it a bumperless appearance. Although not appearent at the time, the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, along with the Chevrolet Corvette, would be the only American high performance cars that would remain in continuous production since their inception.ДЄn all new Pontiac Firebird was introduced for 1970 and represented a new high for Pontiac styling. Offered as a $725 option, only 689 Firebird coupes and 8 convertibles (talk about a collectible) were built.

#1980 FIREBIRD LICENSE#

Conceived to campaign in the SCCAвЂ™s road racing series (with a special 303 cubic inch V8 which was never offered in production cars), Pontiac paid a $5 license fee to SCCA for each Trans Am sold to use the name. In March of 1969, Pontiac released a little publicized option package, the Trans Am Performance and Appearance Package. Both 6 and 8-cylinder engines were once again offered but something altogether new was in store for the more sporting buyer. The redesign did not do well with customers, and sales fell, despite the fact that production lasted for 17 months, well into 1970 due to production problems with the 1970 model. The front end was redone and the rear end and interior were changed slightly. The Pontiac Firebird underwent a major restyling for the 1969 model year. These were a combination of both economy and performance six-cylinder engines and performance oriented V8s. Initially, five different Firebirds were available, named after their respective engine choices. But the key differentiator was under the hood, where the Firebird offered a range of Pontiac engines. Despite using the same front fenders, doors, and rear fenders as the Camaro, the FirebirdвЂ™s styled split front grille, beaked hood, and GTO-slitted taillights gave it a distinctly Pontiac apperance. Pontiac was able to use that additional time to create a unique identity for the Firebird, despite having to use the Camaro chassis and some body panels. The Pontiac Firebird was released five months after the Chevrolet Camaro, and offered buyers choices of six and eight cylinder engines. Pontiac did try to make it their own and would create a European styled and mannered pony car that could hold its own against its more experienced competition.

The Firebird was offered with both six and eight cylinder engines, like the Mustang and Camaro, and was based heavily on the Chevrolet Camaro chassis. It only has about 28,000 miles on it in these photos, but in Florida, that was enough to fry the tan plastic, so the owner had it all covered.Having watched first the Ford Mustang and then the Chevrolet Camaro enter into the pony car market, Pontiac finally got into the act in the middle of 1967. You might not notice it, but this particular car has fuzz-upholstered kick panels that are not original. According to several books on Firebirds, the gold spokes were discontinued on November 20th, 1979, and this Yellowbird has the later black-spoked tan wheel. By now, it was common for Bandit Trans Ams to have tan steering wheels with gold spokes, the same wheel having been used on all the 1978 Gold Editions (all of which looked mighty fine as well). The Yellowbird was the first in the series to have its steering wheel shared with other models. Everything in the interior was now gold, and harmonized better than the earlier models. As you can see, Camel Tan interior looks mighty fine with the special gold accents. This item is very popular with Bandit Trans Am owners, and many have added it to earlier models. The Yellowbird continued to borrow the gold accents from the Trans Am Special Edition, which included a new engine-turned gold shift plate in 1980. This interior, like Carmine Red, is all one color. It's Camel Tan, a very popular color from 1978 to 1980. The interior, departing from Skybird and Redbird practice, isn't yellow.

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