I did come across some other interesting tidbits. The first dealer bulletin announcing the T/A showed that it was to have the same Ram Air induction package as the Ram Air III, rather than the T/A hood which was eventually released on it. Is there a prototype out there with standard Ram Air hood?
*HERE'S A ARTICLE ABOUT A 1969 FIREBIRD PROTOTYPE CAR THAT SOUNDS LIKE THAT ONE. BUT FOR SOME REASON THEIR LINK IS DEAD. YOU MAY HAVE TO CONTACT CLASSICAL PONTIAC TO GET INFO.
THE CAR HAD A RAM AIR HOOD,455 HO,WITH A STOCK TRANS AM SPOILER.
Classical Pontiac Trunk Article: The 1969 Firebird 455 H.O.
Case in point is the first Pontiac 455 H.O. engine, installed in a prototype 1969 Firebird. As we all know, the Pontiac 455 was available in ... www.classicalpontiac.com/trunk/stories/2.html
i have been told they experimented with the 455 in the 69 firebirds but scrapped the idea cause the torque tended to twist the car like a corkscrew.i can't prove what i am saying.just something i have been told by a few experts.or so called experts.it makes sense to me,the fgf cant handle the 455
