I am very close to finishing my restoration of my 68 400 convt to original specs and I’m putting on the finishing touches now. The old plastic white washer fluid bottle is brittle and faded and I want to get a new one (it appears to be the original bottle but ??). I have read conflicting reports of what color the bottle is supposed to be, some say a black bottle was original, some say white, does anyone out there know?

On a side note, could it be that the first gen Firebirds are finally getting some respect? I saw a 350 1968 Firebird coupe in the Movie Matrix Reloaded in the highway chase scene (Morpheous fell from the semi onto its hood) and I saw a 68 coupe in a recent Taco Bell commercial. Also, it appears that the values have skyrocketed over the last year or so, right now on Ebay, there is a real nice 350 convt approaching 20 G's. I think that the values on this site should be updated as there is no way you are getting into a 400 original mint convertible for 14 g's anymore. I think if I were going to sell mine now (which I'm definitely not--perish the thought) I would not let it go for a penny under 22. I still can't figure out the huge difference between Camaro values and Firebird Values, when I took my beautiful big chrome bumper off my bird for painting, it kinda looked like a Camaro, I couldn't wait to get the bumper back on again!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!

All the washer bottles I've seen are white bottle, black cap and bracket, but that could only be in Canada eh.
I think the Camaro is more popular because of the Chevy emblem that goes on them. Pontiac was into some different stuff in the 60's like the OHC 6, the 326 and the 389 to name a few, which kind of scared people away from the Pontiac dealers and onto the lots of the Chevy dealers like sheep. The few that dared to be different got a way nicer car in the Firebird line up and we have to thank them for that. The first gen Firebird is starting to get more attention now because there are fewer on the road just like when they were new and because they are different.
As far as Ebay goes my opinion varies. You see people way over bid on some cars and zero bids on cars that are listed at a fair starting price. I don't think I would use Ebay to put a value on my car but I do like to see whats available in the market place.

Gerry

68Bird, I have an original Black Bottle, and have heard that both are to be correct, but the only ones you can get in any kind of reproduction are the white ones...

But I believe either way, even in the show scene, either way you would be correct at this point.

Yes, the popularity, rairity and value have all gone up on our birds! And the Chevy brand as a whole was just more in the spot light... most just didn't know any better. Just look at the Mustang as compaired to the Camaro... same thing...

Funny, how a car such as the Firebird, had much lower production numbers, usually more standard equipment, better options etc... still is not of more value than the Camaro with a lot more produced, and most being just a basic car...

Oh well... maybe we all can get, just, one, more... before they actually catch on!

Happy New Year - Brett - 67 Drop Top 455!

68bird, good choice to restore. White bottle here. Check NADAguides.com. Ran my 68conv,4sp,400. Went with low retail for $11,070 given its condition to give to my insurance co. with picture so it can be covered for higher.
Kinda of sad to see the oldest car I own retail more than my other vehicles.

My original 68 washer bottle is black. I recall a discussion survey a while back that showed a mix of white and black. I also recalled seeing the black bottles available in the recent PY catalog. Don't know about quality but it is part number is RPE218B.