1969 Pontiac Firebird

1969 Firebird 400

Driven to 2 local shows & displayed 2021 indoor in prestigious Bldg #1 at Goodguys Del Mar Show, this car is a pure head turner as you can see. This is a 1969 Firebird 400. We have paperwork on the car all the way from the original owner ‘till the present. In addition we have 10 s of thousands of dollars in receipts for work done on the car in just the last few years.

Paint/ ebird metallic blue.

Brakes: Wilwood disk brakes all around

Original interior : all like new or refurbished, all leather seats, 100% new American Auto Wire wiring.

Engine : Recently completed 400 c.I. 4-barrel carb with Competition Cam. March billit pulley system. Full length ceramic coated headers. 350 transmission, etc., etc., etc.

Odometer : Total 2000 miles added since it was finished—all these are local miles. (7 k on original odometer)

Location : Garage in Bonsall, California [Near Vista, Oceanside & Escondido CA.]

Owner remarks : “Way better than a new car—you can drive for the next 1000 years—please contact us. Please come see it. Please test drive it. And please don't embarrass me with some lowball offer. It is what it is! This car is immaculate—what more can we say!”

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Wikipedia Factoid History

First generation (1967–1969)

The first generation Firebird had characteristic

Coke bottle styling

shared with its cousin, the

Chevrolet Camaro . Announcing a Pontiac styling trend, the Firebird's bumpers were integrated into the design of the front end, giving it a more streamlined look than the Camaro. The Firebird's rear "slit" taillights were inspired by the 1966–1967

Pontiac GTO . Both a two-door

hardtop

and a

convertible

were offered through the 1969 model year. Originally, the car was a "consolation prize" for Pontiac, which had desired to produce a two-seat sports car based on its original

Banshee

concept car. However, GM feared this would cut into

Chevrolet Corvette

sales, and gave Pontiac a piece of the " pony car " market through sharing the

F-body

platform with

Chevrolet .

The 1967 base model Firebird came equipped with the

Pontiac 230 cu in (3.8 L) SOHC inline-six . Based on the architecture of the standard

Chevrolet 230 cu in (3.8 L) inline-six , it was fitted with a one-barrel

carburetor

and rated at 165 hp (123 k W). [1] The "Sprint" model six came with a four-barrel carburetor, developing 215 hp (160 k W). [5] Most buyers opted for one of three

V 8 s : the 326 cu in (5.3 L) with a two-barrel carburetor producing 250 hp (186 k W) the four-barrel "HO" (high output) 326, producing 285 hp (213 k W) or the 325 hp (242 k W) 400 cu in (6.6 L) from the GTO. All 1967–1968 400 CI engines had throttle restrictors that blocked the carburetors' secondaries from fully opening. [1] A "Ram Air" option was also available, providing functional hood scoops, higher flow heads with stronger valve springs, and a hotter

camshaft . Power for the Ram Air package was the same as the conventional 400 HO, but peaked at 5,200 rpm.

The 230 cu in (3.8 L) engines were subsequently enlarged for 1968 to 250 cubic inches(4.1 liters), the base version developing an increased 175 hp (130 k W) using a one-barrel carburetor, and the high-output Sprint version the same 215 hp with a four-barrel carburetor. Also for the 1968 model, the 326 cu in (5.3 L) engine was replaced by the

Pontiac 350 cu in (5.7 L) V 8 , which actually displaced 354 cu in (5.8 L), and produced 265 hp (198 k W) with a two-barrel carburetor. An HO version of the 350 cu in (5.7 L) with a revised cam was also offered starting in that year, which developed 320 hp (239 k W). Power output of the other engines was increased marginally. [1]

There was an additional

Ram Air

IV option for the 400 cu in (6.6 L)

V 8 engines

during 1969, complementing the Ram Air 400(now often colloquially but incorrectly called the "Ram Air III," a name never used by Pontiac). The Ram Air IV was rated at 345 hp (350 PS 257 k W) at 5000 rpm and 430 lb ⋅ ft (583 N ⋅ m) of

torque

at 3400 rpm [6] and 335 hp (340 PS 250 k W) respectively. The 350 cu in (5.7 L) HO engine was revised again with a different cam and

cylinder heads

resulting in 325 hp (242 k W). During 1969 a special 303 cu in (5.0 L) engine was designed for

SCCA

road racing applications that was not available in production cars. [7]

The styling difference from the 1967 to the 1968 model was the addition of

federally-mandated side marker lights : for the front of the car, the turn signals were made larger and extended to wrap around the front edges of the car, and on the rear, the Pontiac (V-shaped) Arrowhead logo was added to each side. The front door

vent-windows

were replaced with a single pane of glass and Astro Ventilation, a fresh-air-inlet system. The 1969 model received a major

facelift

with a new front-end design but unlike the GTO, it did not have the Endura bumper. The instrument panel and steering wheel were revised. The ignition switch was moved from the dashboard to the steering column with the introduction of GM's new locking ignition switch/steering wheel. [1]

In March 1969, a US$1,083 ($7,643 in 2020 [8] ) [9] optional handling package called the "Trans Am performance and appearance package", UPC "WS 4", named after the

Trans Am Series , was introduced. A total of 689 hardtops and eight convertibles were made. [1]

Due to engineering problems that delayed the introduction of the new 1970 Firebird beyond the usual fall debut, Pontiac continued production of 1969 model Firebirds into the early months of the 1970 model year (the other 1970 Pontiac models had been introduced on September 18, 1969). By late spring of 1969, Pontiac had deleted all model-year references on Firebird literature and promotional materials, anticipating the extended production run of the then-current 1969 models.

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