The 1967 model year was a good one for pony cars. The Mustang was refreshed, the gorgeous Cougar released, the Barracuda restyled, and General Motors got in the act with their new Camaro and Firebird. If I were pony car shopping in 1967, I might have bought something similar to what you see here (but without the 58 years of decay). It’s a solid 326 car with a three-speed stick (I might have sprung for the H.O. and a four speed), but it’s been sitting for an indeterminate number of years. Barn Finds reader Mitchell G. spotted it on craigslist near Carmel, New York, with an asking price of $12,850.

Draw in a deep breath: You can smell the interior, can’t you? The downside of barn finds is that the rodents always find their way in; they’re nigh-on unstoppable. The seller includes a good number of pictures for a craigslist ad, however, and a solid disassembling and cleaning might surprise you. The dash pad appears to be in one piece and the seats don’t look ripped, so maybe a new carpet and a little paint on the metal surfaces will have this interior in presentable condition.

Unfortunately, it won’t be as easy as that, as the seller says that the car needs a complete restoration and does not run. The base V8 in ’67 Firebirds was the 326 two barrel, which was rated at 250 horsepower, and this may be the original engine (with a few modifications). The block code of “WC” matches up with a three-speed-equipped 1967 326 (although there are other “WC” Pontiacs out there, too). If this is the original engine, somebody has replaced the intake manifold and carburetor with the suitable equipment for a Rochester Quadrajet, and obviously the HEI distributor was not available in 1967, but those are both easy modifications. The transmission, if it is standard, is the light-duty Saginaw three speed, which was standard in anything short of a 400 in 1967.

The ’67 Firebird is a car that I call “list-adjacent.” It’s not exactly on my list of cars I need to buy before I shuffle off this mortal coil, but it is a car that I would buy if I found myself in a situation where I was powerless to overcome temptation. This one’s a little too far gone for my taste; it’s too rough to clean up and drive, and that’s my preference in old cars. If you’re looking for a solid restoration project, however, it might be the right one for you. The price may be a little high considering the condition, and indeed it’s been posted for eight days now; what do you think would be a fair offer for this first-year Firebird?