Overview

Over a 40-year period the Pontiac Firebird earned a unique place amongst speedy American domestic cars, and what began as just another contender in the pony car race, ended up a true American classic. The Firebird’s tale is a reflection of the development of the mainstream domestic car in the modern era: V8s, turbo V8s, turbo V6s, HO V6s, overhead cam I6s, and even a Super Duty four banger. If there’s a performance avenue to be explored, then the Firebird has been there. Popular in the sales charts, the Firebird has also been high profile both in television and movies, cementing its legendary status in pop culture and beyond. From the go-faster 1960s, gas mileage- and pollution-controlled 1970s, performance renaissance of the 1980s, through to the indifference of the 1990s, the Firebird was always there. This is its story. Close attention is paid to both regular models and high level variants such as Formula and Trans Am, and an appendix featuring model highlights from the Firebird’s 35 year span details the specifications and statistics covering sixteen notable models, from the 19671/2 Firebird 400 Coupé, to the 1999 30th Anniversary Firebird Trans Am Convertible. Revealing all aspects of the Firebird story, from social, to economic and beyond, Cranswick shows how Pontiac made the Firebird unique.

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Author:   Marc Cranswick
Publisher:   David & Charles
Imprint:   Veloce
Dimensions:   Width: 20.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   1.028kg
ISBN:  

9781787118041

ISBN 10:   1787118045
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   15 October 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1- Enter The Pony Car - Pontiac's new Firebird. 2 - Engineering & Design - What made the new Firebird fly. 3 - The Magnificent 5 Ride - The Firebird model range. 4 - Sport, Courtesy Of The Great Ones - Image makers on the street and track. 5 - The Second Generation European-look Firebirds - Pontiac's all new Firebird for the 70s. 6 - The Tiger Still Lives In The Tank - Firebird performance in the early 1970s. 7 - The Sole Survivor - 1974 - 1981.8 - Firebird Lite - The third generation, a new kind of Firebird for the 80s. 9 - More Power, More Trim, More Of Everything - The third generation spreads its wings and evolves. 10 - Classic Third Generation Firebirds - Special edition and unique models. 11 - Carrying On The Firebird Tradition - The 4th generation cars. 12 - Power To The People - Rediscovering horsepower in the 90s. Index.

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Marc Cranswick has had a lifelong interest in cars and all things mechanical, and has written about and drawn the cars that he loves for many years; these include a variety of European, Japanese and American marques. Formal study of the postwar American car market has led to a series of books about the cars and trucks of the Big 3 and independent automakers. He writes enthusiast-directed model history books, and has involvement with many specialist car clubs. His reference book The Cars of American Motors – An Illustrated History, was featured on NBC’s business channel CNBC.

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