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