1969 Pontiac Firebird Overhead Cam 6 Cylinder

[mark 23]

A replica of my 69 Firebird that I owned from 1979 to 1984. AMT kit, Fireball tires & hubcaps,& limelight green automotive custom mix paint. Correct Illinois license plate. 

[TransAmMike]

Good job Mark replicating a former owned car.  Many of my builds are just that.

[Tom Geiger]

Very cool!  I'm another advocate of cars from family memories.  The six in the Firebird is cool, not too many remained that way.

[espo]

Great looking Firebird. Always special to build a model of cars and trucks you have owned in the past and all the memories that come back to you during the build. I always thought the OHC 6 would make an interesting engine to add power to. At one time they offered several different horse power levels including a Qudra Jet 4 barrel and a much hotter cam along with a 4 speed. Yours had a nice color combination and I like the way you detailed the engine and chassis. 

[mark 23]

The real car I had was actually the Sprint version with the 4 barrel carb & all the hop up engine parts, but with a 3 speed turbo hydromatic transmission. It also had a fold down rear seat & a rear window defroster in the rear shelf. I bought it from a guy in Middleton Wisconsin that ordered it that way brand new. He was a long time SCCA member. I hit a deer at 55 mph a few years after I got it & replaced the grill. left front fender, radiator, & hood & had it repainted in it's original color. I paid $1800.00 for it drove it for 5 years & sold it for $1800.00. It is one of those & wish I would have kept it cars.

[charger74]

It looks very good 

 

[Zippi]

Nice looking Firebird.  Clean looking.  

[Classicgas]

Very cool.  Need a  better engine pic.

[PappyD340]

Nice!

[ChrisR]

Nice!

[Oldcarfan27]

That's a nice ride.

Where'd you get the hubcaps?

[mark 23]

Fireball modelworks for the hubcaps and tires.

[slusher]

Nice Firebird..