'68 Firebirds Lot#3

The 1968 Pontiac Firebird
Lot#3

This Firebird is owned by Christian Driscoll. Christian writes:

"This is my '68 bird. I have had her in my possession for 3 years now. She's a work in progress. I recently put down money for a new 400 motor and tranny so that dreaded Chevy 350 in there now will be shot. No seriously its been good to me so far. I take her and my 2 year old son Christian to cruise nights as well as shows and we both love it. Take a kid to a show, the hobby depends on it. This bird has Coker redlines on 15s, Hooker headers, Alpine system from hell and a new top. Every year she improves in looks and drivability so by 2010 she'll kick my butt....."

thank you,
Christian Driscoll
Londonderry, NH

Christian recently provided new pics and the following information:

"Hi, long time admirer of your site. In August 2007 my engine swap was completed. It took months of painstaking work. Thank you Shawn Laliberte of Concord, NH. On December 2006, I got a new engine with 62 heads bored 0.30 over from Greg Merrick of www.pontiacengines.net, out of Colorado. Over the next 8 months I made several new updates to my '68, including a 400 hood from Ames Performance, transmission, Hurst shifter, subframe connectors, and a hell of a lot of firewall work and we replaced the subframe (again thank you Shawn). Although she's still a work in progress, she's turning heads everywhere and isn't that what we all want? While waiting for the bird to come back I enjoyed my wife's '79 403 Formula and me and some other Firebird TA fans got a Firebird club up and running, the New England Firebird Auto Club. Look us up on Myspace and yahoo.

Thank you...
Christian Driscoll
Londonderry ,NH
Organizing Officer - New England Firebird Auto Club

Pontiac's second year offering the 1968 Firebird saw little change after the late release of he 1967 model. The same 5 models were offered and only subtle changes occurred to the styling. The most notable visual change was the removal of the vent window, which was replaced with a one-piece glass window. The Firebird 350 (pictured) was a midrange offer and came in two flavors: the standard 350 rated at 265hp @ 4600 rpm (UPC code L30/Engine code YJ-Auto WC-Man) and the 350HO rated at 320hp at 5100rpm (UPC code L76/Engine code YM-Auto WK-Man). The biggest difference was the compression ratio. The HO motor featured a 10.5:1 ration while its little brother was rated at 9.2:1. The base price for the 350 coupe was $2,887. This particular is equipped with the YJ block. The color is Mayfair Maize.

This Firebird is owned by Fred Eassey. Fred is the father in a family of Firebird owners. Both his sons Roger and Jeff own their own 1st Gen Firebirds. In fact it was Jeff that sent in the photos. Jeff writes:

"This 68 is a 400 car with a black interior. It has 14x7 Rally's and front disc brakes. The engine has been rebuilt to stock specifications. It also has a Turbo 400 transmission and a Posi rear. "

Jeff Eassey's '67 convertible Firebird can be seen at '67 Firebirds Lot#3.

This Firebird is another member of the Eassey family and is owned by Roger Eassey. Brother Jeff writes:

"This white convertible is a '68 350 H.O. equipped with power windows, power steering, a power top, tilt, cruise, a fold down rear seat ( I have never seen another like it) , and Deluxe interior."

Jeff Eassey's '67 convertible Firebird can be seen at '67 Firebirds Lot#3.

Mike owns this great looking blue convertible Firebird. More information to follow...