1967 Pontiac Firebird

• The first Firebird was made at Lordstown, Ohio, in early January 1967.
• Pontiac offered both a coupe and a convertible on February 23, 1967.
• The basic structure of the 1967 Firebird was based on the Camaro.
• The sheet metal of the front fenders, door skins, and rear quarters were borrowed from the Camaro.
• Pontiac added the split front grille, a beaked hood, and taillights patterned after the GTO.
• External features included:
  • sculptured body styling
  • twin grilles of a bumper-integral design
  • front vent windows
  • three vertical air slots on the leading edge of the rear body panels
• Although the frame and shell was borrowed from the Camaro, the engines were built by Pontiac.
• Some think that the overhead cam engine was the exclusive choice of European and Japanese cars while American cars favored only the pushrod overhead valve engines.
• However, Pontiac fielded an overhead cam (OHC) inline six cylinder engine with 230 cid (3.8-liter) producing 165 horsepower (gross rating) fueled through a one-barrel carburetor.
• The OHC engine could be beefed up with a four-barrel carburetor and an increased compression ratio (from 9:1 to 10.5:1) and thus produce 215 hp.
• The six cylinder engine could be mated to one of three transmission options:
  • Three-speed manual
  • Four-speed manual
  • Two-speed Powerglide automatic
• Because the horsepower pony race was on, many buyers chose the V8 engine to compete with Mustang and Camaro.
• Again there were four V8 engine options:
  • 250-hp two-barrel 326 cid
  • 285-hp four-barrel 326 cid
  • 325-hp four-barrel 400 cid
  • 335-hp ram air four-barrel 400 cid
• Four transmission options were available:
  • Three-speed manual
  • Four-speed manual
  • Two-speed Powerglide automatic
  • Three-speed Turbo-hydramatic automatic
• Bucket seats were standard.
• Two body styles (coupe and convertible) were offered and came with any of the Tempest or GTO power trains.
• However, the two body styles were marketed in five “model-options” created by adding RPOs in specific combinations.
• Production records were not kept according to the RPO packages, but by the number of sixes and V-8s built with standard or deluxe appointments.
• The model-option such as Sprint, H.O., and 400 are described in the optional equipment section below.

I.D. NUMBERS

Top Model Year Production for 1967

• Chevrolet 1,677,300
  • Camaro 220,917
  • Corvair 27,253
  • Corvette 22,940
• Ford 1,176,922
  • Mustang 472,121
  • Thunderbird 77,956
  • Shelby 3,225
• Pontiac 700,174
• Plymouth 638,075
• Buick 562,507
  • Special 82,349
  • Skylark 110,984
  • LeSabre 155,190
  • Wildcat 70,881
  • Electra 225 100,304
  • Riviera 42,799
• Oldsmobile 548,390
• Dodge 465,732
• Mercury 354,923
• Chrysler 218,742
• Cadillac 200,000
  • Calais 21,830
  • DeVille 139,809
  • Eldorado 17,930
  • Series Sixty Special 3,550
  • Fleetwood Brougham 12,750
  • Series Seventy-Five 4,133
• Rambler 143,391
  • American 220 41,941
  • American 440 22,801
  • American Rogue 5170
  • Rebel 770 55,730
  • Rebel SST 18,349
• Firebird 82,560
• AMC 65,384
  • Marlin 2545
  • Ambassador 880 16,935
  • Ambassador 990 32,092
  • Ambassador DPL 13,812
• Lincoln 45,667
• Imperial 17,620
• Checker 6,757
• Excalibur 71
• Avanti II 60