1967 Firebirds on a railcar

[turbo69bird]

Originally Posted by X66 714

Thanks for all the information on 1967 Firebirds. I did not know that. Never really followed them. The only Firebird I ever owned was a 1969-1/2 Tran Am....Joe

That’s a nice choice (looking back ) of the one bird to have owned- but funny you chose a model that didn’t sell well and wasn’t really well received at the time.
Was it a RAIII or RAIV ? Options ?

Did you own it back then or much later ?

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by turbo69bird

Ever think about that name wide OVAL - what an odd bit of marketing. At a time when tires were not really known for great quality overall to name a tire an OVAL not round is an interesting choice of words

They were referring to the cross section, not the circumference.

[X66 714]

Originally Posted by turbo69bird

That’s a nice choice (looking back ) of the one bird to have owned- but funny you chose a model that didn’t sell well and wasn’t really well received at the time.
Was it a RAIII or RAIV ? Options ?

Did you own it back then or much later ?

I don't remember much about it. I bought it in 1981. It was at the Pontiac dealer here in Tucson...on the back lot. It had been stripped. I gave 100.00 for it...Joe

[169indy]

^^ Could the marketing Firestone Guy be thinking of the Racing Oval Tracks,
just a random thought, we would need to look at some vintage ad prints , but I like your ironic thinking,,,,he he he

[Rfish]

Something to note is how few have a rally wheel. Ratio of steel/ hub cap wheels to Rally is probably about right for the year…

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 169indy

^^ Could the marketing Firestone Guy be thinking of the Racing Oval Tracks,
just a random thought, we would need to look at some vintage ad prints , but I like your ironic thinking,,,,he he he

Good idea -

K

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Good idea -

K

----The early Wide Oval F-stone stripes pictured were farther out in this picture than the originals. They (Firestone) may have already known about the problem and were doing damage patrol. Later the stripe was even closer to the rim!...Bill S