FGF Advertisement Sponsor

Forums

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 2,113
Likes: 1
W
Premium Member
Premium Member
W Offline
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 2,113
Likes: 1
I wouldn't take the video as definitive. While the gauges are wrapped with walnut, you'll also notice in some of the other videos (this one in particular: http://www.gettyimages.ch/detail/video/pontiac-firebird-styling-stock-videomaterial/450000638 ) that other styling features unique to Firebirds or certain trim packages are present when they shouldn't be.

Yours appear to be black in the photo, so unless someone removed the walnut, I would say you have a Camaro set of gauges. We also know that the Camaro dash center piece came in the pebble grain black, matching your gauges.

If the video were filmed before the release date when all options were finalized, that would explain their appearance(after the 8 track) in the sample car and not in the final release versions.

In support of that I would note that the driver in the series of videos, Pedro Rodriguez, while he did in fact drive some races for Ferrari, they were in the 1966 season. By the 1967 season he had a full time ride with Cooper and in fact on January 2nd of 1967, he won the South African Grand Prix while driving for them. The Firebird was released on February 23, 1967. Now, because Cooper wouldn't have been a well known name in American households, the use of Ferrari, even though he wasn't driving for them at that point, would draw more recognition.

Thanks for linking to the video, however, I don't believe it proves that they were available as a factory option from Pontiac. Dealer installed perhaps, but again, wouldn't they match the walnut trim? Also, what isn't shown that would also go in that same location as the 8 track and those gauges is the clock. That isn't in any of the videos that I see.



1968 400 Coupe, verdoro green, black vinyl top, auto
1969 GTO Judge coupe, Carousel Red, manual
1971 Trans Am, cameo white, auto
1970 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible 350-4(driver), Fire Red, white top, auto
1972 Buick GS Stage 1, Royal Blue, black vinyl top, auto
Google AdSence Sponsor for FGF Forums
Entire Thread
Subject Posted By Posted
Console Gauges - stock or not? 67blue 10/19/16 01:21 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? wovenweb 10/19/16 01:39 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? 67blue 10/19/16 01:50 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? Jimc2002 10/19/16 02:34 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? 67blue 10/19/16 03:25 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? wovenweb 10/19/16 06:14 PM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? 67blue 10/27/16 01:06 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? wovenweb 10/27/16 02:49 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? 67blue 11/08/16 03:01 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? salmon38 11/08/16 03:55 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? 1stgenbirdman 11/11/16 02:30 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? 67blue 11/13/16 04:28 PM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? Firebob 11/16/16 05:58 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? salmon38 11/16/16 03:11 PM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? 67blue 11/19/16 03:23 AM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? Ausbird 11/19/16 03:57 PM
Re: Console Gauges - stock or not? Firebob 11/19/16 11:06 PM

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics
Forums57
Topics35,534
Posts298,850
Members8,861
Most Online19,810
Feb 1st, 2026
Who's Online Now
1 members (airram), 1,462 guests, and 111 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
zinger223, MB13, Drevard, LarryK, boomstick08
8,861 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days)
Geoff 3
Gordy 1
LarryK 1
Top Posters
Bjorn Sefeldt 20,054
Fbody69 14,265
Yellowbird 11,905
68tpls400 10,337
salmon38 7,719
Firebob 7,495
Banshee 7,408
Gus68 6,758
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
Photo Gallery
My latest 67 vert project rust bucket
My latest 67 vert project rust bucket
by Firebob, December 22
My weekend warrior
My weekend warrior
by Two67Firebirds, August 1
Cool dragster
Cool dragster
by Gus68, March 26
67 at Warbird show
67 at Warbird show
by Revvingup, December 31
With the old hood on.
With the old hood on.
by Firebob, July 29
Forum Search
NOTE: Search FGF Forums functions differently than the Search found at the top
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 8.0.0