Important Dates
Short answer: No official start/end production dates for 1967–69 Firebirds have surfaced, but here’s the collected timeline (corrections welcome):
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Dec 1966 (2nd wk) | First Firebird produced |
| Feb 23, 1967 | Firebird debut at Chicago Auto Show |
| June–July 1967 | Production period for 1967 Ram Air Firebird |
| Aug 1967 (5th wk) | Earliest known 1968 Firebird (in Registry) |
| Oct 1967 (2nd wk) | Earliest known 1968 Firebird RA I |
| Aug 1967 – May 1968 | Production period for 1968 Ram Air I Firebird/GTO |
| Jan 1968 | Fiberglass belted tires begin on Firebird |
| Mar 4, 1968 | Van Nuys, CA plant begins building Firebirds |
| Mar 1968 (4th wk) | Earliest 1968 Van Nuys Firebird (in Registry) |
| May 14, 1968 | Approx. last 1968 RA I Firebird produced |
| May 20, 1968 | Ram Air II becomes available for Firebird/GTO |
| May 21, 1968 | First Ram Air II Firebird (and GTO) produced |
| June 6, 1968 | Leather option becomes available on Firebird |
| July 7, 1968 | Latest invoice for Van Nuys 1968 Firebird (in Registry) |
| July 29, 1968 | 1968 Engine Production Log report released |
| Aug 6, 1968 | Invoice date for last 1968 RA II Firebird |
| Aug 1968 (2nd wk) | Latest build date for 1968 Firebird (in Registry) |
| Mar 1969 | Trans Am option became available |
| 1969 | Norwood, OH plant added for F-body production |
| Feb 26, 1970 | 2nd-generation (1970) Firebird debuts in Chicago |
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