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Firebird Archive
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![As a member of the Pontiac Transportation Museum, I recently had the privilege of listening to a presentation (I attended virtually) by Pontiac styling chief John Schinella, who was perhaps […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/78-Firebird-1-e1789820485800-115x115.avif "1978 Pontiac Firebird Esprit Sky Bird: A No-Reserve Chance To Own A Cosmetically Restored Museum Car")
1978 Pontiac Firebird Esprit Sky Bird: A No-Reserve Chance To Own A Cosmetically Restored Museum Car
Posted on September 21, 2026 | 23 CommentsAs a member of the Pontiac Transportation Museum, I recently had the privilege of listening to a presentation (I attended virtually) by Pontiac styling chief John Schinella, who was perhaps […] -
![(Updated 6/15/2026) My sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1374.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded")
Junkyard Classic: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded
Posted on June 15, 2026 | 38 Comments(Updated 6/15/2026) My sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro […] -
![The Pontiac Trans Am and four-on-the-floor went together like the Bandit and Frog, but by 1981, as the second-generation Firebird was making way for the third, only one engine option […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/81-Trans-Am-12-115x115.jpg "1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am: The Four-Speed Option Prepared Buyers For A Chevy-Powered Future")
1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am: The Four-Speed Option Prepared Buyers For A Chevy-Powered Future
Posted on May 9, 2026 | 18 CommentsThe Pontiac Trans Am and four-on-the-floor went together like the Bandit and Frog, but by 1981, as the second-generation Firebird was making way for the third, only one engine option […] -
![Few automotive engineers have had to work so hard for so little credit as those who worked for OEMs in the early 1970s, when they were designing complex systems to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1974-Firebird-A-115x115.jpg "Understanding General Motors Transmission Controlled Spark System (TCS): Balancing Emissions And Driveability The Hard Way")
Understanding General Motors Transmission Controlled Spark System (TCS): Balancing Emissions And Driveability The Hard Way
Posted on May 2, 2026 | 32 CommentsFew automotive engineers have had to work so hard for so little credit as those who worked for OEMs in the early 1970s, when they were designing complex systems to […] -
![Midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga sits a 35 acre slice of automotive nirvana, all hidden from the road by pine trees. If you stop at the sign that says “Old […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-27-18.22.28-115x115.png "Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 2 – General Motors Cars")
Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 2 – General Motors Cars
Posted on April 28, 2026 | 30 CommentsMidway between Atlanta and Chattanooga sits a 35 acre slice of automotive nirvana, all hidden from the road by pine trees. If you stop at the sign that says “Old […] -
![(first posted 2/8/2013) As you might have guessed from my previous posts on the 1957 Packard and 1964 Studebaker Cruiser, the annual car show in Geneseo is one of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-08-2012-165-e1357512632336.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro – With Turbo Thrift Six-Cylinder Power!")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro – With Turbo Thrift Six-Cylinder Power!
Posted on July 7, 2024 | 147 Comments(first posted 2/8/2013) As you might have guessed from my previous posts on the 1957 Packard and 1964 Studebaker Cruiser, the annual car show in Geneseo is one of the […] -
![Spring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1389.jpg "CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain")
CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 39 CommentsSpring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […] -
![So I was visiting a friend of mine in one of San Salvador’s residential areas, a peculiar vicinity from the 1960s, built for the military when they were considered a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20240114_161625068.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 6.6 – Prolonging The Magic")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 6.6 – Prolonging The Magic
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 21 CommentsSo I was visiting a friend of mine in one of San Salvador’s residential areas, a peculiar vicinity from the 1960s, built for the military when they were considered a […] -
![(Posted to the CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 1/1/2018) Seeing this Trans Am at the CC Cohort prompted genuine excitement followed by a pretty sobering realization […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/transam-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Pontiac Trans Am – Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em")
Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Pontiac Trans Am – Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 69 Comments(Posted to the CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 1/1/2018) Seeing this Trans Am at the CC Cohort prompted genuine excitement followed by a pretty sobering realization […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2014) Car marques have had a rough decade or two. Since the time I graduated high school, we’ve lost Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Mercury, Saturn and of course, Pontiac. Pontiac?! […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aa-5-24-2014-029.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Convertible – Dig That Aqua Paint!")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Convertible – Dig That Aqua Paint!
Posted on September 25, 2022 | 126 Comments(first posted 6/23/2014) Car marques have had a rough decade or two. Since the time I graduated high school, we’ve lost Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Mercury, Saturn and of course, Pontiac. Pontiac?! […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/6-15-2013-182-e1377984030199.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars!")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Pontiac Firebird – I Laugh At Over-Restored Cars!
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 9/5/2013) Tired of seeing the same old better-than-new Camaros, Mustangs and other ponycars? Well you’re in for a treat then, as this ’71 Firebird is anything but! You […] -
![(first posted 9/18/2013) When you go to as many car shows and cruise nights as I do, you are bound to see the same cars over and over. But what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/7-20-2013-054.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – Coulda Had A V8; Didn’t Want One")
Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – Coulda Had A V8; Didn’t Want One
Posted on May 14, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 9/18/2013) When you go to as many car shows and cruise nights as I do, you are bound to see the same cars over and over. But what […] -
![I’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_1719.jpg "CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It")
CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 38 CommentsI’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […] -
![We’ve all seen good cars ruined by bad spoilers and wings. Well, this isn’t that post: Today I want to talk about cars whose looks were actually improved by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TA.jpeg "QOTD: Spoilers Ahead! What Is Your Favorite Automotive Wing?")
QOTD: Spoilers Ahead! What Is Your Favorite Automotive Wing?
Posted on November 25, 2019 | 99 CommentsWe’ve all seen good cars ruined by bad spoilers and wings. Well, this isn’t that post: Today I want to talk about cars whose looks were actually improved by the […] -
![It would appear that we have stumbled across two 1967 Firebirds in the past. Both convertibles. There was aqua car with a 326 V8/automatic and a blue one that claimed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1967-Pontiac-Firebird-02-Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – The Sexy Six")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – The Sexy Six
Posted on August 9, 2019 | 47 CommentsIt would appear that we have stumbled across two 1967 Firebirds in the past. Both convertibles. There was aqua car with a 326 V8/automatic and a blue one that claimed […]
