1968 Pontiac Firebird

Up for sale in the Houston showroom is one mean mean bird, the 1968 Pontiac Firebird. The Pontiac Firebird for sale was a muscle car turned sport car and designed by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1967 and 2002. The Firebird was introduced the same year as the automaker's platform-sharing model, the Chevrolet Camaro. This coincided with the release of the 1967 Mercury Cougar, which shared its platform with another pony car, the Ford Mustang which made its debut in 1964.5 on the market. The first generation Firebird for sale has what some call a characteristic Coke bottle styling. Unlike its cousin the Chevrolet Camaro, the Firebird's bumpers were integrated into the design of the front end those famous Firebird's rear "slit" taillights were inspired by the Pontiac GTO. Now normally this car would have been powered by a 326ci v8 or a 350ci v8, that's is not the case anymore. 502 cubic inches of monster muscle have been put in its place and she has a very bad attitude. Chevrolet rated this bad boy at 500hp out of the box and with a little tweaking that's bumped up to 500 wheel horsepower. Backing the big cubic inch behemoth is the champion of the GM transmission, the Turbo 400 3 speed automatic. Accompanied by a nice stall converter that makes sure you get off the line in quick fashion and a shift kit helping the next gear get the power to ground faster. The interior is done in black leather, front and rear and updated Corbeau racing harnesses. The body has been slathered in gunmetal grey paint and the wheel choice couldn't be more perfect. So whether your heading to the strip or a car show she sure to turn heads and haul the mail. Who said you have show and go? Options on this gorgeous 1968 Pontiac Firebird include: Leather seats, power steering, power brakes, am/fm radio, seatbelts, and aluminum alloy wheels wrapped in performance radial tires. For more information on this muscle bird please call the Houston showroom @ 832-243-6220. To see more high definition pictures and video visit GatewayClassicCars.com