Vehicle Description
1969 Pontiac Firebird Convertible
The Firebird was Pontiacs entrance into the muscle car world and
was designed as a pony car to compete with the Ford Mustang. It was
first introduced into February 23, 1967 five months after GM's
Chevrolet division released the Camaro. This isn't the first time
the Firebird name was used as it was originally applied to a
concept car in the 1950s. The first generation spanned from 1967
through 1969 and had the characteristic Coke bottle styling and
very unique front ends where the chrome bumpers were integrated
into the design and would frame the grill. They also received slit
taillights which was inspired by the GTO. There was a chance that
the Firebird would be a totally different car than it is known as
because it was originally supposed to be a two seater sports car.
GM, however, feared giving competition to the Corvette so went with
the F-body pony car market instead. This 1969 Convertible is a
beautifully restored car that has 9,671 miles on it since
completion. It comes with a PHS report, some receipts and the
original window sticker. The final assembly plant was Lordstown,
Ohio and it was delivered to a dealer in Clinton, Michigan. It is
painted in its beautiful Matador Red (code 52) paint which has an
excellent shine and is paired with a Black power convertible top.
It also has a matching convertible top boot. The exterior chrome
and stainless trim is in very good shape including the factory door
and fender moldings. The glass is all in good shape and it was
ordered from the factory with the soft ray tinted windshield. It
has a mostly stock looking exterior but now sits on American Racing
Torq Thrust wheels with BF Goodrich tires.
The car starts up and runs well with a 350 motor under the hood. It
has chrome valve covers and a lot of the engine components has the
factory style Blue Pontiac paint. The motor was all rebuilt and has
a receipt documented that. It got new pistons, rings, cam, lifters,
pushrods, etc. A lot of these were factory 3 speed on the column
cars but this one was ordered with the turbo 350 hydramatic
transmission that shifts smoothly and sends power back to the 10
bolt rear end. Other nice factory features include the power front
disc brakes and power steering which makes it a very comfortable
driver.
The interior is all complete in Black and is in great condition
throughout. It has original bucket seats with lap belts sitting to
each side of the original console with the correct faux wood trim.
Part of the Decor Group package includes the 3 spoke PMD steering
wheel. The dash has a very stock layout and features the factory
gauges and original AM/FM radio. The trunk of the car has been
clearly restored as well and houses the correct spare. This is also
where you will find two of the cocktail shakers that were installed
in 1969 Firebird Convertibles specifically and acted as counter
weights to make up for the missing hood structure. These are very
hard to find and you rarely see them in place.
This cool bird has a lot going for it and really looks beautiful up
close and in person. It is a very clean car that has been stored
indoors since being completed.
Park it in your garage for $56,000.00!
NOW REDUCED DOWN TO $54,500.00!
