This is my 68 Firebird 400, it’s got a 455 4spd. Car left the factory Verdoro green 400 4spd gold interior, sold in Portland, OR new. When car was purchased by my grandfather in 2003 it was a primer grey rolling body and all hardware in a shoebox. It’s very far from perfect. Random hardware is holding its all together and nothing is numbers matching, but that makes me not worry about it, it’s a daily driver, it sees constant use rain or shine. It was painted in 2007 and sat till 2015. In 2015 me and my father started restoring it for him. My lifelong alcoholic grandfather ran his van through the garage and took it out in 2016. Since I inherited it I got the front end assembled, interior in it and rebuilt front suspension and installed drop springs and 1 1/4 sway bar, along with countless smaller things. this Firebird means a lot to me, I’m glad it’s a car again. I believe it’s a somewhat early production 68, it uses 67 style rear door panels with metal at the top. Thanks for looking
SHARP! I like it! Alcoholic grandfather. I can relate to that. I stopped drinking when I retireded and that is why I am able to work on my '68. Hopefully my Grandkids will get involved. How do you like the 455 four speed? I have that in mine too. Some say that is overkill for a Firebird but I think with the right rear gears and cam it would be very streetable.
Jim, look at the steering wheel. Deluxe interior without the deluxe wheel. Maybe that was the recall wheel at the time?
I really like the 455/4spd, with 3.36 gears it does great in town and great on highway, mine is mildly built and is very tame until you lay your foot in it, you’ll feel the torque! Flooring it in second puts the car sideways!
I am glad to hear that. The 455 I am sure is a bottom end street monster. 3:36 is right next to my favorite 3:23 gears. My car was originally an OHC-6 so it came with 3:23 rear gears. Great take off, decent highway. My car has always been a wreck since I got it. The little bit I drove it just to move it up and down the driveway the 455 felt incredible. I now have a 1979 Trans Am rear with the disc brakes in it. It has 3:08 gears which are much better for highway use. I have a set of 3:23's that can go in, but my four speed is a Super T-10 with the 3:42 first gear. That much gear is too much for the 3:23 so I am leaning on keeping the 3:08's in there. My 1977 TA was set up that way. Even with the 3:08's I could start in second gear no problem.
