![]() ![]() It features the original engine and transmission and has even fewer miles (58,028) on the odometer. Like the convertible, it’s been lovingly restored. 002 features a silver body and a black vinyl hard top. The reality star also owns the second Firebird built-which was rediscovered and purchased at the same time as the first-and is selling through the auction house, too. If you love classic Firebirds but prefer the silhouette of the hard-top coupe, Mecum and Rawlings have you covered. The car, which has 80,389 “believed-original” miles on it, comes with all the factory build sheets and all its original documentation. Lot S110.1 // Dana Mecums 27th Original Spring Classic 2014. Under the hood, you’ll find the factory 元0 326cl V-8 fitted with a 2-barrel Rochester carburetor which is still mated to its original column-shifted Powerglide 2-speed automatic transmission. 1969 Pontiac Firebird for sale at auction at Dana Mecums 27th Original Spring Classic 2014 as S110.1. The car was refinished in Regimental Red and outfitted with a new interior that includes bucket seats, a deluxe steering wheel and simulated wood trim. The vehicle went through “nut and bolt concours rotisserie restoration” over the course of two episodes of the long-running car show. ![]() Back in 2014, he purchased the muscle car after discovering it in storage in a Connecticut garage. Similar sales to the $47,855 range.The Firebird is currently owned by Richard Rawlings, the owner of Dallas’s Gas Monkey Garage and host of Discovery’s long-running Fast N’ Loud series. ( Data based on Model Year 1969 sales) 1969 PONTIAC FIREBIRD 350ġ969 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM CUSTOM CONVERTIBLEġ969 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM CUSTOM COUPEġ969 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM RAM AIR IIIĢ023 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn AuctionĢ023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023 Mecum is not responsible for information that may be changed or updated prior to the auction. 1969 Pontiac Firebird for sale at auction at Harrisburg 2023 as T82.1. This car was originally sold new in Canada and was the first of the eight convertibles produced. Auction details Got questions Contact us. Ironically, in that era the Trans Am never won a race in the series for which it was named. Purchased by a Pontiac dealer and remained in family for 46 years. The decision to purchase should be based. Mecum is not responsible for information that may be changed or updated prior to the auction. ![]() The Trans Am moniker was controversial in-as-much as the SCCA never approved it - until GM agreed to pay a $5 per car royalty. Auction details Got questions Contact us. The hood had functional air intakes and fender scoops served to vent heat from the engine bay. It was a little-publicized $725 option package all 689 coupes and eight convertibles were dressed in Polar White with blue racing stripes, rear spoiler, and decals. With visions of racing victories dancing in their heads, Pontiac honchos introduced the Trans Am in the spring of 1969. The series is best remembered for exciting races at storied road courses like Sebring and Laguna Seca among American V8 sedans: Mustang, Camaro, Barracuda and Challenger, Cougar, and Javelin.įirebird was born in 1967, and for 1969 underwent major restyling. SCCA road racing had become popular and the Detroit manufacturers all backed factory teams in the Trans Am series that formed in 1966. Pontiac's new-found performance focus continued through the 1960s. Auction details Got questions Contact us. He eliminated the venerable 'suspenders' (a styling cue since 1935) and supported motorsports. By 1953 Pontiac was producing a half million cars annually when stodgy designs torpedoed sales and Semon 'Bunkie' Knudsen was brought in to breathe new life into the beleaguered brand.
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