What is the history of the Pontiac Firebird?

Due to engineering problems that delayed the introduction of the all-new 1970 Firebird beyond the usual fall debut, Pontiac continued production of 1969 model Firebirds into the early months of the 1970 model year (the other 1970 Pontiac models had been introduced on September 18, 1969). read more

Pontiac may not have survived in any case, but this was probably the beginning of the end. When the Camaro was reintroduced in 2009, there was no Firebird counterpart. IMO, as Pontiac was often referred to as GM’s “performance division,” this was a huge mistake. read more

Pontiac built its own engines then (as did Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac and Chevrolet), and only Pontiac engines went into the Firebird — not a one was shared with the Camaro. Of the five engines offered in the first Firebirds, the one that stood out the most was Pontiac's overhead cam inline six. read more