Regrettably I have no choice but to sell my 1968 Firebird OHC Sprint. My father was the original owner, so this car has been in my family for over 52 years. It kills me to sell this car but I've posted this thread to see if anyone is interested. If not, on to Ebay it goes.. Price is 12k firm.
Perhaps I shouldn't care what the buyer does to this car, but.. I DO, and out of respect for my deceased father who truly loved this car and raved about it often, I feel I must at least try to find a buyer who feels the same way about these truly legendary OHC6's..
What is most important to me is that whoever buys this car KEEPS THE SPRINT ENGINE IN IT and RESTORES IT to its former glory as the V8 killer it was. To swap the OHC engine with any other engine would DEVALUE the vehicle, let alone cause my dad to roll over in his grave. Only 1,200 Firebird Sprint 250ci's with manual transmissions were made and I suspect there are easily less than 50 remaining, so buying this vehicle as a 'project' to KEEP IT ORIGINAL would be wise to say the least.
I'm not adept at this thread stuff, but hopefully there are photos here for you to see. The body on this car is STRAIGHT as it has never been in an accident. There is a dent on the front left fender that occurred when the car was parked that I have NO idea who did it or how it happened. The front bumper is PRISTINE. The floor boards and trunk floor are solid with limited rust. The rear window has rust around it but I would say the car is over 90% rust-free. It has always been a Southern California car. The records say this car was built in Van Nuys, CA? Hard to believe that!
The best thing about this old bird is that it STILL runs, shifts and drives.. Amazing! Many years ago I had the original clutch swapped out for a softer clutch because the original was so stiff I could no longer depress it due to my aging legs. That's about the only thing I ever changed on this car other than the wheels and the paint job. The original color was Autumn Bronze, as I recall.
