An enhanced reproduction of the original Pontiac Sales Manual used in 1968 showrooms which described all the equipment that was available on the Firebird. This album has become a rare and valuable resource. 1968 Pontiac Sales Manual     Engine Application – All Series       Pontiac’s engine story takes on added significance with […]

Body Tag information for the 1968 First Generation Firebird including code information, sample colors, and our Body Tag Analyzer. Body Tag Analyzer Use our web application that deciphers your First Generation Firebird Body Tag (also known as the Cowl Tag). You enter the information from your Body Tag and have the application tell you what […]

Vehicle Identification Number Analyzer Use our web application that deciphers your Vehicle Identification Number found on your 1967 – 71 Pontiac Firebird. You enter the information from your V.I.N. and have the application give you basic information about your car. If you want to decipher the information yourself, use the information below to help you. […]

Pontiac’s new sports car series, the Firebird, comes in hardtop coupe (above) and convertible. (Editor’s note: This new feature will attempt each month to describe objectively a different car, in the language of the average motorist, who knows little about cars except that he likes to drive.) The personal sports car field, first "bonanzaed" by […]

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And we can attest from our experience that the Firebird doesn’t have much of the axle wrap-up and shudder that we’ve encountered on Chevrolet products with single leaf springing at the rear. Even the brutal force of the big 400-cubic-inch engine didn’t cause any axle control problems. Our Firebird test cars were equipped with optional, […]

now on display in Pontiac showrooms, they were somewhat heavier than the production versions. That unfortunate fact accounts for the rather disappointing performance figures we recorded. The Sprint six, a two-door hardtop with the 215-horsepower engine, four-speed Muncie gearbox and 3.55-to-1 rear axle gearing took 10.4 seconds to romp from zero to 60 mph and […]

engine for use in the smaller, lighter sporty car. Any Pon iac enthusiast who wants a Firebird with full GTO power need only drop by his dealer’s parts department and purchase the proper camshaft. A three-speed manual transmission is standard with all Firebird powerplants and a four-speed manual optional. With the sixes and the 326 […]

Sprint option, left, is trim package offered with OHC six, follows pattern of similar equipment available on Tempest. Sprint engine has 215 hp. Top Firebird offering is 400-inch V-8, similar to GTO engine but with 20 horsepower less. Unit has 4-barrel carb, 10.75-to-1 compression, puts out 325 horses at 5200 rpm. Firebird has typical sporty […]

Big Chief Pontiac has a new papoose. And, while the newcomer’s appearance suggests that the ol’ Indian has been seeing a friend with a French name down the street, it’s an energetic offspring with a virility strictly Pontiac in origin. The Firebird, as Pontiac calls its entry in the sporty car field, combines the structure […]