1967 Pontiac Firebird Resto Mod Convertible

The following is the story of my 1967 Pontiac, 1st Generation Firebird Convertible. I purchased the car on November 6, 2017 from the gentleman which built the car in 2016. At the time I wasn't looking at this car, I was looking at another Firebird which being auctioned on eBay in Dallas. At the time the one in Dallas seemed to be on the high end of what I thought I wanted to purchase a car for, so I turned to Car Gurus and was going through the cars they had listed for 1st Gen Firebirds and saw this one. I was immediately attracted to the color combination, it was a convertible, it had A/C, was an automatic, and then I got to the pic's of the engine, and I said this is the one I wanted, and it was within budget.

Pontiac introduced the Firebird to the Newspapers on the afternoon of Friday, January 27, 1967, with it going on sale on February 23rd. John Z. DeLorean, General Motors vice president and general manager of Pontiac Motor Division stated that with the introduction of the Firebird General Motors hoped to attract new car buyers who want to step up to something extra in styling as well as performance in a rapidly growing sports car field.

I sent an email to PHS automotive services, inc. to see if I could get the history of the car. They sent me all the documents which they could find though microfilm, as follows:

1. The car was born on June 7, 1967

2. It was a Firebird 400, with the 4 BBL carburetors.

3. It produced 325 H.P. - 400 Cubic Inch

4. Chrome Air Cleaner, Rocker Covers, & Oil Cap

5. Declutching Fan

6. Dual Hood Scoops

7. 3 Speed Man. - Floor Shift (Build Sheet indicated a code 78-1 which is for a Hydra-Matic -Available on Firebird 400 only).

8. E70 x 14 Red Stripe - Wide Oval Tires

9. Rally Gauge Cluster & Hood Mounted Tach.

10. Center Console

11. Dual Exhausts

12. Power Steering, Power Brakes

13. The exterior color was Regimental Red, the interior was Black Expanded Vinyl, and convertible top was Black.

14. This car was 1 of 9,858 built per the Build Sheet.

As one can see from the pictures the car is a Resto-Mod. The following are the current spec's on the car based upon the information I was able to obtain from the builder and my mechanic, and things I have changed and/or added.

1. The exterior colors are, GM Color Code WA505Q/U505Q Crystal Red on the top portions and GM Color Code WA636R Radiant Silver on the bottom portions. I had installed a clear bra "3M Film" from the brake in the body lines down to the rockers to protect paint from rock chips thrown up from the tires.

2. Build date for the resto-mod transformation was 2016.

3. Mileage since transformation is 3,517.

4. New Black Canvas Convertible Top w/ plastic window.

5. The interior seats are new Black Vinyl with Crushed Velour insets front and rear.

6. I installed new Driver Side seat rails to provide an additional 2" of backward adjustment.

7. The interior has new Deluxe Door Panels and Deluxe Rear Panels.

8. All New interior and exterior Door Handles.

9. All New Window Handles front and rear.

10. New Front Dash Pad

11. New Period correct Black Carpet

12. New Black Dash Paint

13. New Black Sill Door Interior Paint

14. New Rear Center Console Lamp Lens and Bulb

15. New Rear View Mirror and Sun Visors

16. New "Vintage Air" A/C complete, blows COLD

17. New Side Mirrors

18. New AM, FM, CD/USB with Advanced Bluetooth, "Alpine Radio CDE-172BT”

19. New "Massive Audio" 5.25" speakers in front kick plates and rear panels

20. New brake and accelerator pedal.

21. New Dakota Digital VHX- 67C-CAM Silver Alloy Background Instruments

22. New tilt/telescope steering column

23. New Forever Sharp Wood Steering Wheel

24. New Windshield

25. New Windshield polished stainless steel frame

26. New Chrome Vent Glass Frame

27. New Door Vent Glass - tinted

28. New Door Glass and rear Quarter Glass - Tinted.

29. All new rubber weather stripping, doors, windows, truck, hood.

30. New "Body by Fisher" door sill plates (still have blue protective coating on them)

31. All new weather stripping (doors, glass, truck and hood)

32. New Black "Floyd" Floor Mats w/ Red "Firebird" script

33. I have installed new Hankook 235/40 ZR18 Ventus V12 tires on the Front, & 245/45 ZR18 tires on the Rear

34. Rims are Boss 18" w/ polished aluminum on the exterior and painted on the interior

35. New Koni 80 1914 Classic (Red) shocks on the front.

36. The rear shocks are adjustable coil over with air valve in trunk.

37. New period correct trunk liner

38. New Chrome Pencil Exhaust Tip and new 2.25" Exhaust Tubing from mufflers to tips, because the car builder had installed this portion incorrectly and was rubbing against drive shaft and rear body panels.

39. New Driver Side Door Check (holds door open)

40. New Front and Rear Bumpers

41. New Front Spoiler

42. New Rear Spoiler

43. New Gas Filler Door (1968 Style)

44. New Gas Cap

45. New Serpentine Belt

46. New A/C Compressor

47. New disk brakes all around

48. New Master Cylinder

49. New Alternator

50. Engine is a 2002 Corvette LS1, with LS6 Heads and LS6 Headers, (LS1 is rated at 350 horsepower, but my mechanic said that with the LS6 Heads and Headers it should be a lot more. He also felt the crank and cam may have been upgraded, can't confirm this without tearing engine down).

51. New Cover over Fuel Rails painted to match exterior of car with "Firebird" script installed

52. Transmission is a four speed with overdrive (4L60E)

53. New Gas Tank

54. New flow through mufflers

55. New Aluminum Radiator w/ electric fan

56. New radiator shrouds

57. New transmission cooler

58. LED Courtesy lights installed under dash

59. Car Cover Included

The reason for selling the car is due to my health (have a bad back which restricts me from getting in and out of the car).

The car is being sold as is with no expressed warranty and no returns.