Mahle pistons forged flat top (floating wrist pins) mahle rings, deck height without gasket 0.024" Ivor Searle of soham rebored the block, over bored by 0.030" to suit 455 type pistons, removed and fitted cam bearings and balanced the crankshaftĬylinder heads are 6x machined to give higher compression, valves fitted are standard with new seals all good for unleaded, standard valve guides, valve guide plates are competition cams The build was built to spec to produce 400 bhp & 500 ft/lbs of toque, figures stated by real steel The paint is bright and a good standard, there are some small areas of light bubbling, they are - front hood lip one side, lower wing each side, small spot lower door, i am being overly honest here and critical of an old car so don't be put off by my straight up description. The car was always yellow and again is registered as such although it was fully resprayed in 2011. The car is reg first in uk in 1981, and show 10 owners, it is correctly registered as a 7555cc historic vehicle on the log book. So here we have my 1969 Pontiac Firebird 461 Stroker, this is a firebird 400 car originally, when i bought it, i did so as a 400, then when i finally checked engine number found it was a pontiac 350 inside, not happy i went out and bought a period pontiac 400 engine as non runner to fully build. Our Official Car Finance Provider, Oracle Finance, is the UK’s No.1 funder for prestige, sports and classic cars and can provide funding options for any vehicle, from £25,000 to multi-million pound classics and supercars.Apologies this will be a lengthy advert but i am old school and believe in selling a car based on the good and the bad with as much info as possible This agreement in principle tends to be valid between 30 and 90 days. Just one of the benefits of speaking to a member of our award-winning team here at Oracle Car Finance, is that we could help get you approved at the top end of your budget with an agreement in principle on any UK auction vehicle, so that you’re ready to bid confidently should your dream car sell at a higher price than expected. With our car auction finance experts, alongside our growing panel of specialist lenders, we may be able to get you pre-approved for your bespoke car finance package before you start the excitement of bidding at the event. For further information simply click HERE for your free quote or call 033.īuying anything at an auction is an exhilarating experience and it is easy to get caught up in the moment of seeing these fantastic cars, from roaring supercars to our much-loved classics, parading up and down the runway. Restored examples in this super condition rarely come to market, making this particular Firebird desirable, collectable and, at this guide, rather inviting.Įnjoy the excitement of bidding, knowing your budget has been approved and confirmed by your dedicated Account Manager at Oracle Car Finance. The car is superbly presented in Windward Blue with a matching blue Vinyl interior and sits on American Racing alloys with Galaxy Radials. This stunning example of the Firebird in its second year of production was a fairly early arrival into the UK coming in 1974 and was more than likely enjoyed and used doing the things that 1960s American convertibles did up until the early 2000s, when it was treated to a full strip down and total restoration over a five-year period and finished in its original factory colours.įitted with the more desirable manual gearbox, this fabulous Firebird comes with documentation supporting the restoration as well as period records on the car's build-spec, option list and historic advertising brochures. Pitched at an altogether more luxury-oriented market, the Firebird had sculpted 'Coke bottle' styling like the Camaro but with a distinctive corporate 'twin grille' front end. Two body styles were offered: a two-door hardtop coupe and a convertible. Engines ranged from a 230ci (3.8-litre) overhead-cam six-cylinder unit to a 400ci (6.6-litre) 325bhp V8. Effectively an upmarket Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac's Firebird was introduced in February 1967, using the same bodyshell as its Chevrolet counterpart but readily distinguishable by its divided front grille. Such was the success of this policy that Pontiac occupied third place in the US sales chart for most of the decade. Capitalising on the arrival of its new V8 engine in 1955, General Motors' Pontiac division reinvented itself for the 1960s adopting a sporting, youthful image promoted by a series of evocatively named high-performance models: Bonneville, GTO, Grand Prix, Firebird and Trans Am.
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