Which F Body Pontiac

[Nick Winter]

Which Pontiac F body?

'77 Base model Firebird V8 or '78 Firebird Formula

Edited January 5, 2010 by Dukefan69'

[Nick Winter]

'77 Base model Firebird

'78 Firebird Formula

[Nick Winter]

If I build the Formula the graphics will be black and the body Red, White or Yellow

[Nick Winter]

Nick, i say go with the Formula! i knew a guy who had a base model Firebird and it was nothing to even remotely get excited about. i can't imagine building a model of one would be any more so.

i think you already built something as close to a base model as you'd want too with the Rockford car.

Dave

Well My plans Dave are to build all the available Pontiac models including the Base model, and Jim's car was a Esprit which had all the options.

I'm planning on building one each of the 4 available Pontiac F body models from '79- '81 aswell.

[FordWagonNut]

The Formula was just a nice looking package all together, nice, simple, yet it had its bold side. You don't see many modelers with the base or Formula's built on the tables at shows.

[disabled modeler]

do the formula in red as the photo shown is my vote....my brother had a 72 formula when i had my 75 pace car TA....his really ran strong but he never could beat the TA.

[weasel]

what year did the 'Blue Bird' and 'Red Bird' come out?? '79??

[MyBradKeselowski]

what year did the 'Blue Bird' and 'Red Bird' come out?? '79??

1977, you could order the Firebird with either one..

[weasel]

i was close!! lol thnx.. tooo many braincells ago...lol

i remember seeing those come off the truck at the Dealership i worked at...the painted snowflake wheels were cool tho'

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

Both of those yr firebirds were basically junk and underpowered. I had a 71 w/ a 350 that was rated at 265 hp in 74 and on the 400 engine was rated at only 265 hp.You can thank the insurance companys and the gas crunch for destroying the American muscle car.

[roadhawg]

Both of those yr firebirds were basically junk and underpowered. I had a 71 w/ a 350 that was rated at 265 hp in 74 and on the 400 engine was rated at only 265 hp.You can thank the insurance companys and the gas crunch for destroying the American muscle car.

While that is true about the insurance companies and the gas crisis, I wouldn't say mid-70s Pontiacs were junk. Pontiac DID have the last hurrah in 74 with the SD455 in the Formula.....13:45 in the quarter mile off the showroom floor, in 1974....smog motor. With a little tweaking, mid 12s were easily possible.

Nick, I voted for the Formula too.

[Eshaver]

Beins as I'm a scrouge, I voted for the Base El- cheapo Pontiac ............ Ed Shaver

[Wayne Buck]

Took me a while to decide... If I had to pick one to cruise around in stock for stock, I'd go with the formula as it would probably turn more of the ladies heads.

If I was looking to build a nice powerful street car out of one, I'd go with the base model. I just LOVE sleepers!

I'm not a real big fan of scoops and louvers and ground effects etc... that come on some of the "high end" models of cars.

However, the formula of that year doesn't look bad at all in my opinion because its not loaded up with all of that stuff and the hood looks cool on it.

Tough choice, but I went with the base model. I guess I'm just a "plain jane" type of guy.

Edited January 4, 2010 by NJ-Wayne

[ChrisPflug]

I'd build a yellow Formula first

(then go back and do all the special edition Esprits- 77-78 Skybird, 78-79 Redbird, and 80 Yellowbird)

Check this site:

http://www.firebirdtransamparts.com/redsky/ladybirds.htm

[CAL]

Formula. I owned a 78 Formula once, with the option SBC. It had an untimely demise though, but some stupid girl driving a Buick Skylark going a est 110 MPH in the emergency lane until she ran out of room and hit a bunch of sand barrels which shot her out in to traffic, which took out my Formula and five other vehicles.

Turned out a walnut was stuck in the trottle linkage, she had time enough to rip the peddle clean off the floor and melt down the brakes but never thought to just turn off the ingnition. Of course she was uninsured as well.

[Nick Winter]

1977, you could order the Firebird with either one..

actually you could get it in late '76 on the "New" '77 Models

Beins as I'm a scrouge, I voted for the Base El- cheapo Pontiac ............ Ed Shaver

I kinda like a cheapo myslef ED.

Thanks Guys.

[whale392]

Formula.................personal opinion is it is just a better 'presentation' car (it just shows better).

[Nick Winter]

Forgot about Ponch's Bird, http://imcdb.org/vehicle_50077-Pontiac-Firebird-Formula-1971.html

[Nick Winter]

wouldn't suprise me, wait that car was wrecked then blown up though Steve

[PatRedmond]

78

[charlie8575]

I'd go for the standard car; I like quiet and understated; besides more mainstreamers need to be seen out there in plastic.

Charlie Larkin

[CAL]

seems to be no contest.

[Nick Winter]

Well both are being built but the formula is being built first, both will require lots of body work

[Nick Winter]

Final count

'77 Base model Firebird V8- 4

'78 Firebird Formula- 22

[Nick Winter]

Shure ,,but how many copies did they have made. After reading all the posts on that IMDB page you posted I noticed someone there said it's the same car too. Probably owned by one of those companys that rents cars out to TV and movie production companys.

your probley right Steve.