The 1967 Pontiac Firebird
Lot #2

Eric Blankenship owns this bright blue Firebird. Eric writes:      "My Firebird has an all new drive train, 500hp 455 (has all the good quality stuff!) built by famed Pontiac racer, Tom Wilhite. 3.73 Moser engineering 12 bolt posi. 4-speed Muncie from Ron Worthen (featured in car craft). A solid car, the original build sheet was still in the car when I purchased it. Found the car in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2002, had been sitting under a pine tree since 1987. The car was originally a 326 2-spd auto black vinyl top car. Re-painted in its original Tyrol Blue. Nice web site! Thank you for picturing my car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Eric Blankenship, Wichita, Kansas

Trent Fujise's Firebird 400 Coupe was originally purchased by his grandfather and was driven daily in Chicago for 15 years. The car is 98% original and Trent hopes to get it to 100% someday. The car has only racked up 65,000 easy miles. A 4-speed and deluxe black interior are just some of the options that came with this bright red Firebird. I'd say that's a pretty nice looking Firebird after 15 years of daily driver use. Trent recently sent me these larger and better quality images of his Firebird. Trent writes:      "Here are some update pictures of my '67 Firebird 400. You already have my car in Lot #2. The pictures you have were taken when I first took possession of the car. The attached pictures are what the car looks like today. Still a work in progress. You are doing a great job with the website."

Doug Charnley is the happy owner of this awesome looking Firebird! Doug writes:      "I purchased this 67 400 coupe in August. I am the fourth owner and definitely the last one. This bird was originally silver with red interior and the previous owner had it painted red. He also had the engine rebuilt about 2000 miles ago based on a 1987 Popular Hot Rodding article on Building the Pontiac 400 for Performance. Needless to say, this car moves. Also many body panels were replaced by him. I have all the original paperwork including the identacard and all receipts from anything that was done to the car from day one. The bird was originally purchased in NJ in May 1967 and was driven by the original owner until 1984. My bird has PS/PB, standard interior, 4speed, console, and posi. Not too heavily optioned. I just got a hood tach for xmas and I will be slowly adding moldings on the rockers and wheel wells over time. I added new Radial T/As and new Delco gas shocks. I've just finished taking out the interior, painting the floors with POR-15, repainting the console and adding  new carpet."

A green Firebird 400 coupe. Obvious options include a hood tach, rally IIs with beauty rings, chrome exhaust tips, and a dark green vinyl top. I don't think the owner could have picked a better setting to take this picture.

Dave Clark owns this drag-race ready Firebird. Dave built it for the strip and then decided to keep it on the street. Dave writes:      "My name is Dave Clark from Bel Air, Maryland. Here is some info and history on my '67 Pro-street Firebird. Its powered by a .030 over 454 Big Block Chevy with a 400 turbo and a Dana 60 rear end. I built this car from the ground up. I bought it in 1986, tore it apart and 9 years later I drove it for the first time. I  drive this car every weekend (weather permitting). I had a '68 400 Firebird in high school and was sorry I ever sold it. I have always loved the 1st Generation Firebirds .   I was a racer for years and when I started building this car it was to race in the heads up 10.90 Super Street class in NHRA. As time went on (wife, kids and a house) money played a big factor in finishing the car. In the 9 years it took me to put it together the Pro-Street movement was in full swing and I enjoyed seeing other racers put their cars on the street and were spending ALOT less money and having the same amount of fun cruising on the street. I was hooked so I put it on the street. It still has all the race car goodies in it (12-point roll cage, line-loc and other stuff) but I drive it every weekend, weather permitting. I raced it one weekend at a test and tune at Cecil County Dragway here in Maryland and best ET was a 10.51 @ 127.25 MPH ( uncapped with slicks). That was in 1999 and that was the first and last time I will race it.  Also, at least here anyway, you don't see a lot of 67 Firebirds so I enjoy the looks and comments I get at car shows. Here is some info on the car: Engine:  .030 over 454 Big Block Chevy 11 to 1 TRW pistons Closed Chamber Square Port heads Crower .626 .619 Flat Tappet Cam Edelbrock Intake Barry Grant 910 CFM Holley carb MSD billet Dist. with 6AL Tranny: Trans: 400 Turbo Hipster Trans Brake Trans Specialties 5000 Converter Turbo-Action Cheetah SCS Shifter Rearend: DANA 60 Strange 35 Spline Axles Strange spool 4:88 Richmond gears All the work on the car was done by myself with alot of help from friendsexcept the chassis work and paint. The chassis was done by Autofab Race Cars in Baltimore and the paint by Mike Fisher. Everything works on the car ( Headlights, turn signals and such) it has the stock dash and door panels and headliner and it even has factory tilt wheel!! Like I said I have owned it for 17 years and I dont think I could ever sell it, its too much fun to drive! Hope this info helps you and if you or any visitors to your site have any questions feel free to E-mail me. Thanks again and thanks for a great website. Dave Clark E-mail

This great looking Firebird is owned by Chuck Larsen. Chuck writes:      "I have finished my 67 project firebird and my wife is enjoying her 2002 firebird. Now we each have our dream cars, I have the first one produced (1967) she has the last one (2002). Its not original... it was an OHC sprint six, but the engine was too far gone. I replaced it with a 350 crate engine, put a 400 hood on it, with the 350 emblems, painted it close to original mariner turquoise, and replaced the three speed on the flour with a turbo 350 automatic so my wife can drive it.  But it's an original and I'm loving it to death. It took about 13 months of work every week and sometimes a lot of extra time."

This beige Firebird is owned by Phillip. Phillip writes:      "Well, this is my baby. Picked her up in Lake L.A. for the sum of $3,000. Sound like a lot for what it looks like, doesn't it? Couldn't refuse the price, had a rebuilt motor by H.O. Pontiac Racing, and it hauls ass in short order. Numbers matching engine and transmission too. Interior is just about done being restored, to its original bright blue deluxe interior. No a/c, no power steering, no power brakes, drum brakes at all four corners, and no heater. True 60's American technology at it's absolute finest. Hell, it doesn't even corner that great. But what she lacks in amenities and comfort, she makes up in pure raw acceleration. And just if you're curious, no it's not for sale. It's my first car, and I plan on making it my last. Originally a Tyrol Blue car with a white vinyl top. The rather beat up looking scan of  it was way back in the mid to early 70's on an air force base in upstate Washington. Note the hood tach mounted in the MIDDLE of the hood. It has since been patched up and welded shut and I'm going to re-install the tach on the drivers side as it originally was." And here's the specs on the car, performance wise: Engine: 1967 Pontiac 400 cubic inch block, bored over .030, making 406 cubic inches. 325 Horsepower from the factory, and 410lb/ft                             of torque. Heads: Casting number 670 with valve job. Transmission: Turbo 400 with B&M shift improver kit. Ignition: Mallory Promaster coil, teamed up with a Mallory Unilite Electronic distributor, and 8mm Mallory copper core wires. Exhaust: 2-1/4" dual exhaust pipes, with Heddman Headers, and Flowmaster 40 series mufflers. Camshaft: Crane Cams dual pattern, with Rhoads variable duration lifters. Whole lotta lift and a whole lotta duration. Intake: Stock iron dual plane manifold, one inch carb spacer, ram air. Carb: Carter AFB carb, 625cfm with vacuum secondaries, accompanied by a Carter fuel pump. Rear end: General Motors 8.2 Inch 10 bolt with 3.55 gear ratio, traction bars.

Dan Sheldon owns this incredible Firebird. The color is Coronado Gold with gold metal flake. Its a convertible with the highly desirable 400/4-speed combo. Dan writes:      "This was originally an alpine blue car. When we bought it 15 years ago the previous owners had it painted gold w/ clearcoat. We have redone the motor, trans, rear, major mechanicals; and recently, have completely redone all the bodywork and decided we liked the gold even though its not the original paint color. This color is quite close to the spring '67 Coronado gold color but with more metal flake. In bright sun it really sparkles, but with clouds it looks very subtle." Options List: Safe-T-Trac Rear with 3.55 gears  Rally Gauge Package  Hood Tach Black Deluxe Interior with console Black Power Top AM/FM Radio Wood (style) Steering Wheel Front 4 Piston Disc Brakes 15" Rally IIs You can see more pics of the restoration of this Firebird at Dan's Online Photo Album.

This gold is the same color my GTO is currently painted. This beautiful Firebird is optioned more to my tastes with the Rally IIs, hood scoops and hood tach. Nothing like a cool hood tach to let people know you mean business.

Red paint!!! Convertible!!! A firebird!!! Parked next to a cool GTO!!!! What more could a guy ask  for?! Except maybe a date with the girl checking out the goat!!