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[saleen 192]

PONTIAC FIREBIRD,CLASSIC AMERICAN LHD V8 | eBay
would a 91 year have HEI or fuel injection not carbs??

isn;t that a firehawk front end nose ?

seller not put any info??


info below from dvla

Vehicle Details​

Vehicle makePONTIAC
Date of first registrationApril 1991
Date of first registration with DVLADecember 2005
Year of manufacture1991
Cylinder capacity5002 cc
CO₂ emissions0 g/km
Fuel typePETROL
Euro statusNot available
Real Driving Emissions (RDE)Not available
Export markerNo
Vehicle statusUntaxed
Vehicle colourWHITE
Vehicle type approvalNot available
Wheelplan2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weightNot available
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued7 May 2020

 

[Stephen CA]

PONTIAC FIREBIRD,CLASSIC AMERICAN LHD V8 | eBay
would a 91 year have HEI or fuel injection not carbs??

isn;t that a firehawk front end nose ?

seller not put any info?

Not that I know anything about Pontiacs, but those panel gaps at the front look a but suss to me! If it is pukka it could be a good buy at that price!

 

[TransAmDan]

isn;t that a firehawk front end nose ?

That front end is standard for a 91.

5.2l in the add, I beleive that is inforrect. Pontiac or Chevy didn't make a 5.2l.

 

[saleen 192]

should it be sold as a firehawk?
engine?
should it be carb or injection for that age or has it been mobified replaced ?

 

[AmericanThunder]

should it be sold as a firehawk?
engine?
should it be carb or injection for that age or has it been mobified replaced ?
View attachment 161921

Looks genuine Firehawk to me. Even has correct for period Ronal wheels.
Injection.

 

[AmericanThunder]

PONTIAC FIREBIRD,CLASSIC AMERICAN LHD V8 | eBay
would a 91 year have HEI or fuel injection not carbs??

isn;t that a firehawk front end nose ?

seller not put any info??


info below from dvla

Vehicle Details​

Vehicle makePONTIAC
Date of first registrationApril 1991
Date of first registration with DVLADecember 2005
Year of manufacture1991
Cylinder capacity5002 cc
CO₂ emissions0 g/km
Fuel typePETROL
Euro statusNot available
Real Driving Emissions (RDE)Not available
Export markerNo
Vehicle statusUntaxed
Vehicle colourWHITE
Vehicle type approvalNot available
Wheelplan2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weightNot available
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued7 May 2020

View attachment 161917

HEI and injection are two different things. Your 79 has HEI.

 

[saleen 192]

red firehawk picture is a generic picture i pulled from google to show front bumber, surely the white car wheels are not standard??????

 

[Stephen CA]

Looks genuine Firehawk to me. Even has correct for period Ronal wheels.
Injection.

So is this a genuine period correct Pontiac for less than £5k?

 

[saleen 192]

yes you are right my 79 dose have HEI

 

[TransAmDan]

That does look nice.

 

[AmericanThunder]

yes you are right my 79 dose have HEI

HEI was standard on 400/455 in 1974 and on all Firebirds from 1975.

 

[AmericanThunder]

So is this a genuine period correct Pontiac for less than £5k?

Without the VIN you’ll never know.
And I don’t know whether a Firehawk is uniquely identified on a VIN, I’ve never looked.
If you get the VIN I’ll decide it.

 

[AmericanThunder]

Just had a look and Firehawks are not identified on the VIN. It would likely be identified as a TransAm and serialised somewhere to identify its Firehawk credentials. They were the Product of SLP IIRC.

 

[saleen 192]

so it could just be a standard trans am with a firehawk nose cone ? and why stephan mentioned about the body panel fittment, so as you say further investagtion required

 

[AmericanThunder]

It could be but those Ronal wheels have good value alone.
And the nosecone is nothing to do with Firehawk. It’s standard on 91/92 models.

 

[AmericanThunder]

FAQ here: https://www.firehawk.org/header/1664.html

 

[AmericanThunder]

red firehawk picture is a generic picture i pulled from google to show front bumber, surely the white car wheels are not standard??????

Missed this post. No they aren’t standard.
They look like Appliance wheels?

 

[an88fiero]

I like the red one

 

[Stephen CA]

I like the red one

So do I, but it's £14k more expensive! Even for a better colour car that's a lot!

 

[AmericanThunder]

So do I, but it's £14k more expensive! Even for a better colour car that's a lot!

3rd gems are not immune to the tin worm and along with the panel alignment I might suspect either it’s been in an accident or a bitsa.
As always, caveat emptor. Get the vin, get the RPO codes, and inspect the car thoroughly.
I’m always far more afraid of rust and bodywork than I am mechanical or electrical, but you might be a rust repairing and painting guru!!