Vehicle Description
1967 PONTIAC FIREBIRD CONVERTIBLE VIN 001
Presented from a private collection are the very first production
Firebirds built, VIN 001 and 002. They are the most significant
Firebirds ever produced and a huge piece of GM and automotive
history, built at the Pontiac Lordstown, OH, assembly plant in
early 1967. The body tags on each are labeled "Show Body 1" on this
convertible and "Show Body 4" on the coupe. Both cars were used for
auto show and advertising purposes, before being eventually
released and sold. By 1966, the race was really heating up between
the big three manufacturers to dominate the pony-car muscle
movement that had become so hot. The release of Firebird in 1967
came about under the direction of John DeLorean, as a Vice
President of General Motors and Pontiac Division General Manager.
Pontiac's Chief Design Engineer, Jack Humbert, was assigned the
task of developing the car. He commissioned his very best Pontiac
designers for the job. The Firebird was born with a uniquely
different appearance and engineering features than its sister car,
the Camaro, although they shared a common body structure. Visually
the Pontiac F-body, as it was called, came with a split-nose grille
and chrome bumper, a lowered stance, wide oval tires, horizontal
headlights and taillights, along with Rally-style side vents. The
new Firebird certainly stood out from the crowd. Although Pontiac
Firebird was a late entry to the race, in January 1967 the car
dominated not only in popularity and performance, but sales went
through the roof. The 1967 Firebird dominated the Pontiac showrooms
as well, selling in excess of 82,000 units that first year, even
with a late release. Both this convertible and the VIN #002 coupe
are very significant Firebirds that were found together; they have
been together all these years and never separated. Discovered in a
very tired and sad condition, they were rescued and painstakingly
restored to bring them back to their former glory. 2-speed
automatic transmission. **SELLING AS A PAIR
1967 PONTIAC FIREBIRD VIN 002
Presented from a private collection are the very first production
Firebirds built, VIN 001 and 002. They are the most significant
Firebirds ever produced and a huge piece of GM and automotive
history, built at the Pontiac Lordstown, OH, assembly plant in
early 1967. The body tags on each are labeled "Show Body 1" on the
convertible and "Show Body 4" on this coupe. Both cars were used
for auto show and advertising purposes, before being eventually
released and sold. By 1966, the race was really heating up between
the big three manufacturers to dominate the pony-car muscle
movement that had become so hot. The release of Firebird in 1967
came about under the direction of John DeLorean, as a Vice
President of General Motors and Pontiac Division General Manager.
Pontiac's Chief Design Engineer, Jack Humbert, was assigned the
task of developing the car. He commissioned his very best Pontiac
designers for the job. The Firebird was born with a uniquely
different appearance and engineering features than its sister car,
the Camaro, although they shared a common body structure. Visually
the Pontiac F-body, as it was called, came with a split-nose grille
and chrome bumper, a lowered stance, wide oval tires, horizontal
headlights and taillights, along with Rally-style side vents. The
new Firebird certainly stood out from the crowd. Although Pontiac
Firebird was a late entry to the race, in January 1967 the car
dominated not only in popularity and performance, but sales went
through the roof. The 1967 Firebird dominated the Pontiac showrooms
as well, selling in excess of 82,000 units that first year, even
with a late release. Both this coupe and the VIN #001 convertible
are very significant Firebirds that were found together; they have
been together all these years and never separated. Discovered in a
very tired and sad condition, they were rescued and painstakingly
restored to bring them back to their former glory. **SELLING AS A
PAIR