Vehicle Description
Cars like this 1967 Pontiac Firebird coupe make you realize just
how perfectly designed the original F-bodies really were. I mean,
this is one gorgeous car with great proportions and a powerful
look, all tucked into a right-sized footprint that's easy to
maneuver yet can easily handle a lot of horsepower. Add in a killer
two-tone color combination over a restomod interior, and you get a
car that will make the driver smile more than the onlookers.
Compared to their Chevy cousins, Firebirds are rather rare, um,
birds (bah-zing!). This handsome two-tone coupe introduces a fresh
color combination without taking too many liberties with the
original design, resulting in an exciting vintage car that
carefully rides the fence between full-blown restomod and a stock
vehicle. The top of the car is slick black, the bottom silver
metallic, and both are separated by a red pinstripe that make both
shades really pop. It's a wonderful choice for the curvy lines of
the F-body Firebird, and although the paint job is older and not
without its minor flaws, it still presents really well as a solid
driver-grade muscle car. Bottom line, the car looks awesome when
it's bombing down the road, showing off clean flanks, good panel
alignment, and a nice shine that only comes after a lot of
time-intensive hand labor that helped the car and preserved it
after all these years. The dual-scoop fiberglass hood and hood pins
get the party started up front, while the shiny wrap-around
bumper/grille assembly was ground-breaking in its day and still
attractive today, and out back the ducktail spoiler and uniquely
slotted taillights are Firebird-only designs that look awesome.
Correct emblems have been installed throughout, including the cool
Firebird emblems on the front fenders and gas cap door, and chrome
trim always looks fantastic against silver and black paint. It's
pretty easy to fall in love with this car.
Basic black always works well inside a classic car, and that's the
overwhelming color picked for the completely redesigned interior.
It's not alone though, as the color combination of the exterior was
continued inside with silver accents in the seats, dash, and door
panels, along with red accents and stitching found throughout that
mimics the demarcating pinstripe outside. Sporty racing buckets
were swapped inside and provide great bolster support, there's an
aftermarket center console that splits them, and the rear bench was
finished to match. Factory gauges are long gone, replaced with red
backlit digital units inside a custom bezel ahead of the driver and
in a custom bezel in the center of the dash. The red-rimmed Billet
Specialties steering wheel is a custom piece that features a set of
billet wings in place of the spokes, a tall aftermarket shifter
manages the overdrive transmission below, and an aftermarket A/C
system was added is a perfect addition to the modern interior.
There's also a kickin' JL Audio (which for my money, is the best
brand you can buy) stereo system that will vibrate your soul when
turned up loud, and it's managed by the Kenwood
AM/FM/CD/AUX/Satellite head unit under the dash. Firebird-logo
floor mats help keep everything looking tidy and protect the plush
carpets below, and the trunk was neatly finished with gray
carpets.
Pontiac's stout 350 cubic inch V8 is a fast, fun engine in this
coupe, although this Firebird is badged as a 383 Stroker and
certainly behaves like it has some extra cubes. Nevertheless, we
haven't opened up the engine and measured the bore and stroke, but
the fact that this is a lively, powerful, and responsive small
block GM motor remains. Dressed in both silver and black engine
enamel to match the body, it looks right sitting in the Firebird's
engine bay. A black open-element Edelbrock air cleaner up top
matches the finned Edelbrock valve covers at the flanks, and
there's also an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor and performance
intake to help eke out a few extra horsepower. Power steering was
always popular on the early F-bodies, so this one is easy to drive
in traffic and around town, and this has the added bonus of 4-wheel
discs brakes as well. It has also been treated to a 2004R 4-speed
automatic overdrive transmission, so it's punchy around town yet
cruises easily at 70 MPH when called upon. Coated Doug's long-tube
headers feed a high-end dual exhaust system with Magnaflow
mufflers, so it has a very throaty sound we really love, and a big
aluminum radiator and electric fan keeps the whole show nice and
cool. The stance is killer, and it rides on staggered Boss wheels
wrapped in 225/40/18 front and 245/35/20 rear Nitto performance
radials with plenty of grip.
A neat restored, restomod coupe with lots of performance and a
competitive price tag and we'll throw in the good looks for free.
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