UPDATE 09/27/2024: We’re seeing another spate of non-paying buyers crossing our desks at Barn Finds, and such is the case with this 1967 Pontiac Firebird. However, sometimes that cloud can have a silver lining for the seller, which might be the case here. If you regret missing out on this classic the first time, it seems that fate has given you a rare second opportunity.
03/10/2024: I am not typically a fan of Black cars, but I am willing to make an exception for this 1967 Pontiac Firebird. This Triple-Black treat presents superbly and is guaranteed to turn heads wherever it goes. However, with a potent 400ci V8 under the hood, it has the muscle to match its looks. If you are already wavering, the seller’s decision to list this Pontiac with No Reserve might make it irresistible.
General Motors joined the pony car party in 1967 with its Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird cousins, and while neither threatened the Mustang’s stranglehold on market leadership, the sales figures confirm that they definitely poached customers from Ford. While the GM models share much in common, I have always preferred the Firebird’s styling. It isn’t something I can quantify, but more of an emotional response that many people experience when viewing one of their favorite classics. This Pontiac has a known history, with the seller confirming that after fourteen years in heated storage, it underwent a light restoration approximately three years ago. Its Starlight Black paint holds a mirror shine, perfectly complimented by the matching vinyl top. The panels are laser-straight, and there is no evidence or mention of rust. The sparkling chrome and glass perfectly contrast the dark paint shade, and the Firebird rests on a set of spotless Rally II wheels.
The final piece of the Triple-Black puzzle is revealed when we view the Firebird’s interior. The first owner chose that vinyl shade, while the console and faux woodgrain add a luxury touch. I won’t describe it as faultless, but there is little to criticize about the car’s overall condition. The seatcovers are tight and free from significant wear and stretching. The dash and pad are spotless, as are the console and carpet. There are no aftermarket additions, with a factory AM radio providing tunes on the move.
When we focus on this Firebird’s drivetrain, the water becomes slightly muddy because the listing is vague on whether the car is mechanically original. We know it features a 400ci V8, a three-speed automatic transmission, and power-assisted steering and brakes. The 400 produced 325hp and 410 ft/lbs of torque when it was shiny and new, but the driver might have more at their disposal with this classic. The engine features an upgraded Edelbrock Performer II intake and four-barrel carburetor, with spent gases exiting via a Flowmaster exhaust. Improved breathing is never a bad thing with engines of this caliber, making it possible that this Pontiac could better the 14.2-second ¼-mile ET it was capable of producing in 1967. The seller says that although this isn’t a pristine vehicle or a trailer queen, it is ideal for someone seeking a First Generation Firebird that is a turnkey high-end driver.
Some classics are automotive chameleons, blending into the background and barely creating a ripple on the street. This 1967 Pontiac Firebird is the polar opposite, and the new owner can be sure it will draw crowds of admirers. A new owner is in its future because the seller has listed the Firebird here on eBay in McCormick, South Carolina, with No Reserve. I previously mentioned the silver-lined cloud, and the auction action demonstrates that the seller might have dodged a bullet with their previous listing. Thirty-four bids have pushed the price to $27,300, which is above the last sale’s closing figure of $26,600. Nobody deserves to fall foul of a non-paying buyer, so I hope that they taste greater success this time.
Ford air cleaner on it…looks much better than some cheapo with Edelbrock etched across it..lol Always liked the Firebirds as a kid because i got the Hot Wheels of it when they first came out and still like the real versions of all my old Hot Wheels cars..lol
I’m hearing you. My car tastes have a lot to do with the matchbox cars I had as a kid.
There was a Gulf gas station owner where I grew up who bought one of these new. It was green, no vinyl top with black interior. It was loaded with AC, power windows and hood mounted tach. It also had a 4 speed. He sold it around 1980 for $5000. That was considered pretty steep back then, considering the recent fuel price increase, and the love for Camaros being very high back then. Someone finally bought it and I never saw it again.
It’s a pretty looking car, but the ad reads like it’s not a factory 400 car. There a lot of tell tale signs decisions during its “restoration” were made to keep costs down by cutting corners. I’d be wary and would not consider bidding on this car unless I were able to give it a thorough in person inspection.
Steve R
More details needed on this one – drivetrain in particular.
Exhaust dumping out at differential is dumb and risky with carbon monoxide.
My HS pal Pat in Louisville had a turquoise ’69 Firebird with the 4 spd. (White ball – Hurst linkage??), the 400 and hood tach. I have 1 good picture of it I reflect on and how simple things were in ’77, ’78.
That 400 idled so smoothly and made good power after the Rochester 4 barrel got rebuilt because it cut out badly. My ’68 Cougar 390 could hang with it until that got done, but no more after that!
Real close inspection and records needed- beauty only skin deep ???
The suspension looks to be lifted, with the rear wheels significantly outboard of their stock positions. Makes you wonder what happens when the rear springs are fully compressed.
I had a 68 red/red, 400, 4 speed with a 150 mph speedo. I buried it a couple times. Beautiful car and fast too!
Absolutely beautiful car, I’d have this over a “Bandit” any day. Beautifully styled, and black.
Maybe we can bring Adam to the dark side, lol. I absolutely love black cars.
I currently have a black on black NU Fairlane (Aussie model). As it turns out, it’s the only V8 black on black NU Fairlane ever made, 1 of 1.
My first car was a 1968 Firebird convertible, resurrected from left-for-dead, with a very odd set of options: 400 HO engine, automatic on the column, Deluxe interior with one-piece molded door panels (beautiful and tough as nails), power top, buckets but no console, fold down rear seat, four piston front disk brakes, and a 2:73 posi rear. Front brake job cost $600 in 1981 (stainless sleeves) and high-octane leaded, at the only station that sold it for miles around, cost $1.75/gal. Mashing the accelerator would get a block long burnout even with those tall gears. Way too much power for a 17 year old. But it eventually taught me to drive like an economical middle-aged man – the alternative was to be broke all the time.
In hs (mid70’s), my gf (Soph, like me.) ex bf (Senior) had a green one like this but he had the optional hood tach. The guy lived right across the street from her, In a jealous rage I musta left a 50-foot skid mark, smoke everywhere in front of his house one day in my ’67 Stang fb 390gta, he never answered my challenge, lol, young lust!
I agree with Steve R., this is a good-looking car, (even though I’m not a fan of Firebirds) but there are enough questions about it that an in-person inspection is certainly warranted.
My only beef is no A/C. These were fast cars in their day. I had a yellow/black 1969 Firebird 400 with automatic. Great car, won a lot of races. Mine had A/C, power windows, steering and brakes. The speedometer read 160 mph but it topped out at around 147 as clocked by CHP on I-5 in Northern California.
Good luck to all involved. Me, I too don’t like Triple black cars.
God Bless America
This car has a camaro rear bumper instead of the firebird one and has the wrong grill for a 400 equipped car , makes you wonder , hard pass