Vehicle Description
Gateway Classic Cars of Denver is proud to present this beautiful
1976 Pontiac Firebird Formula. The 1976 Pontiac Formula Firebird
had a new appearance package that featured bold FORMULA graphics
along door bottoms and rocker panels. Incorporated into a
full-length, blacked-out strip, this suggestion of ferocious intent
enhanced the mid-range model's attraction for customers who
couldn't afford a Trans Am. Pontiac made a point of promoting a
Formula painted Goldenrod Yellow in its ads, with black lower-body
striping.Body revisions were the most extensive in five years, led
by new urethane bumpers and smaller front air inlets. Axle ratios
were lowered this year to boost fuel economy -- a continuing matter
of concern, even though gas shortages hadn't lasted past 1974. A
rear anti-sway bar no longer went into the radial-tuned
suspension.Base Firebirds adopted a new rosewood instrument-panel
inlay. New Formula equipment included a steel hood with simulated
airscoop, a front console, and chromed side-splitter exhaust
extensions set at a jaunty angle. For the first time, a full-length
front console was standard fare in the Formula.Product planners
reworked the Firebird options list, adding such items as a
canopy-style roof, vinyl-covered on the front half. A two-barrel
350-cid V-8 now was standard in the Formula (Turbo Hydra-Matic
only), delivering 160 horsepower. The 185 horsepower, 400-cid V-8
was optional, and could drive a four-speed. Prices up to $4566 for
the Firebird Formula.While many Americans were turning to
subcompacts, both imported and domestic, sporty machines hadn't
quite lost their allure. Chevrolet and Pontiac continued to clutch
almost abandoned ponycar market to their collective corporate
entities.Options on this Formula include: Power Brakes, Power
Steering, Leather interior and more.
