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Old 09-01-2019, 02:40 AM
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Default '68 Firebird 400/4-sp Convertible Survivor

Neat car that looks to have been extremely well preserved over the years. Asking strong $$ but may just get it.

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Man, I drooled over a few of these same photos of this car a few years ago when the car sat in a dealership... I believe in the Chicago area? They wanted around $40k for it. Looks like the car sold and went to KY.

Thanks for posting. Still luv this car!
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I don't think I have ever seen a Firebird that had gauges but no tach on the hood.

I guess the gas tank has been out since there is now rubber between the tank and the straps, which is not how they came.
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Dang! that's a sharp looking color combination. As much as I like my survivors, I think I'd have to dye or replace that faded carpeting since the rest of the interior is so crisp. That's a strong number but they're not wrong to ask.
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I don't think I have ever seen a Firebird that had gauges but no tach on the hood.

I guess the gas tank has been out since there is now rubber between the tank and the straps, which is not how they came.
Very interesting. I have a 68 GTO with gauges, but no hood tach. Not sure if that is how Pontiac did the combos or not?

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Wow, this one's almost right in my back yard - literally. Probably a 15 minute drive.
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Purdy! Looks like a dry car too!
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Very interesting. I have a 68 GTO with gauges, but no hood tach. Not sure if that is how Pontiac did the combos or not?

Phil W.
Typically back then you could mix and match whatever you wanted (ie, not so many "packages" as there are today).

Without verifying my sense is that the hood tach was a stand alone option.

Sidebar: I had a friend that started his career as a GMI student in the Pontiac assembly plant. He commented one time that the hood tach was not a very popular item when first introduced (due to poor reliability) and that there were a ton of parts left over at the end of the model year that had to be disposed of.

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I have always wondered why Pontiac didn't offer a hidden headlight option on the Firebird similar to the Rally Sport package on the Camaro. They had the hidden headlight endura treatment on the 68/69 GTO. How cool would that have looked on the 'Birds?
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