This coupe has undergone a complete restoration. This is a unibody car, which means there is no frame with the exception to the engine subframe clip. The Firebird received a 2 year restoration with almost every major body panel addressed. The following is a list of items that needed to be addressed:

New Roof Skin
New Full front to rear floor pans including seat pans
New Lower Rocker Panels
New Trunk Lid
New passenger Door
New full rear quarters
New inner and outer rear wheelwells
New front dash to cowl dash pan
New rear window to trunk filler panel
New Front fenders, both sides, including inner wheel wells
There is no bondo, or patches. Every panel was replaced with new full metal material.

The car was originally delivered with a straight 6 engine and a powerglide transmission. The engine was swapped out for a 69 GTO block motor at some point in its life.
The 400 engine has been rebuilt and bored 30 over. It received a Ram Air III grind on the cam shaft. a new dual exhaust setup was installed. Anchored to this engine is a rebuilt 1969 Turbo 400 Transmission hooked to a non-posi rear end.

The build sheet indicates this car was originally Springmist Green with a Black Vinyl top and Black deluxe interior.
The car was repainted basecoat clear coat Silver ( which was a special order color in 1968 )
Finishing off the exterior is brand new front and rear chrome bumpers. Part of the Deluxe interior option was chrome wheel well trim which compliment the reproduction trim rings on the restored Rally II wheels. The car was originally ordered with the Deluxe black interior, and was completely redone with the correct deluxe interior, this time in Red to compliment the Silver smooth as glass paint. A satin aluminum trim piece around the inside of the window openings completes the Deluxe Interior option.

Other noteworthy points include a rebuilt front end, new radiator, aftermarket real wood steering wheel, new rear side marker lights, new radial tires, sound deadening insulation, power steering, power brakes, new drum brakes all around, correct water pump design, new front windshield, new rear leaf springs and shocks. Brand new wiring harnesses for the engine bay, interior dash, and trunk/lights.
Includes spare tire and correct jack set up. I have hundreds of photos documenting the restoration process and paperwork receipts.

Car has received over 30 trophies ( mostly 1st place ) including special awards such as Best Firebird, Best of the Best, and 2nd Place in a Pontiac regional Event.

Written Appraisal for $30,000 available for review, upon request.

Paypal deposit of $2,000 required immediately upon auction end.

Buyer responsible for ALL Transportation fees and arrangements.

Full payment required within 72 hours of successful bid.

Reserve Price is UNDER $23,000

Additional questions and photos are available upon request. imselling68-firebird@yahoo.com

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GM recalling 8.4M cars, 8.2M related to ignition problems

Mon, 30 Jun 2014

General Motors today announced a truly massive recall covering some 8.4 million vehicles in North America. Most significantly, 8.2 million examples of the affected vehicles are being called back due to "unintended ignition key rotation," though GM spokesperson Alan Adler tells Autoblog that this issue is not like the infamous Chevy Cobalt ignition switch fiasco.
For the sake of perspective, translated to US population, this total recall figure would equal a car for each resident of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, Alaska, North Dakota, the District of Columbia, Vermont and Wyoming. Combined. Here's how it all breaks down:
7,610,862 vehicles in North America being recalled for unintended ignition key rotation. 6,805,679 are in the United States.

Sci-fi movie Jinn features car designer, Firebird-bodied Camaro

Tue, 08 Apr 2014

If you're an automotive engineer being tormented by an immortal being made of fire, then wouldn't you think it best to have a custom coupe called the FireBreather for your getaway car? That's the FireBreather in the image above, adorned by the red wings that once fronted the Pontiac Firebird, running away from a black cloud of evil in a trailer for the movie Jinn.
The Jinn is eternal evil, always waiting for the chance to make things float across rooms before going on homicidal urban rampages. The FireBreather is a Gen-V Chevrolet Camaro - from the V6 to the ZL1 - that's been through Classic Design Concepts' extensive list of exterior and interior modifications, including entirely new front and rear fascias and side skirts, sway bars and springs, Pirelli P Zeroes and an available Edelbrock supercharger.
The movie - FireBreathing chase scenes and all - was shot in Monroe, Michigan. You can watch the trailer below, but since the FireBreather only get a couple of seconds on screen, you can find out more about it on Street Legal TV and its official site.

Watch as Hot Rod goes from El Paso to LA the hard way

Tue, 21 Feb 2012

There are few things simultaneously more romantic and idiotic than taking a road trip in a beaten-down heap of a car. Trust us. We know. David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan of Hot Rod Magazine fame recently undertook an epic trip from El Paso, Texas to Los Angeles with the express goal of doing so for under $1,500, including the purchase price of a vehicle, food, lodging, repairs and, most importantly, fuel. With this in mind, the duo settled on a 1972 Pontiac Catalina for a lofty $650. Hilarity ensues.
Realizing that no one actually wants a Catalina sulking around the shop, Freiburger and Finnegan put the car up for auction on eBay Motors the instant they had the title in hand. By the time they rolled into Hot Rod HQ, the vehicle sold for a little over $500.
The video is part of a new series called Roadkill that should document similar adventures. Keep your eyes peeled for more calamity-soaked clips in the near future. In the meantime, hit the jump to check it out yourself.

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