1967 Pontiac firebird in-depth look

[@brentlehman5089]

Excellent video! Obviously your dad was a good man! God bless! I've owned my 69 firebird since 96 when I was 26 now im.......holy @$$%% anyway! Great video!

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you he was a great guy there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of him, just work got in the way I wish things were different. 55 isn’t that old

[@robertdolan6327]

The 67 Firebird was the first car I owned. It was a 3 on the tree with factory air shocks 2bbl carb. It didn’t have a tach so I shifted by ear. 35 in first and 55 in second. I ran wide radials and I loved it but I sold it after enlisted in the navy. The only regret I have.

[@georgesabol459]

2 speed automatic. Bullet proof super turbine 300. I have an all original 326 with that transmission. It's a pleasure to drive around town. It has many options, custom interior, vinyl top. Rear window defogger, floor mount clock, rally 2 wheels, special lighting package, space saver spare, cruise control. It's not in the shape this one is, paint wise. It is a nice daily driver. I love the compliments the " car " gets. It's mariner turquoise. Match in interior color. Am/ FM radio factory installed. Rear antenna . I love the profile of it. Good luck. Be proud of it. It's a great example.

[@What.its.like.]

Your car sounds awesome that car in the video was sold when I shot that video.

[@georgesabol459]

@@What.its.like. I'm not surprised? They are finally gaining the respect they deserved. Remember it was a half year model. It sold over 80,000 units. Camaro out sold, I believe 5 times over. Point being, anyone can have a Camaro, but us Pontiac people go through a much more painful search for parts. Good luck, if you come across anything 67 68 related, kindly let me know. George. P.S. I also built a 400 with a M22 . Block original, however a found the a set of 997 heads true Ram air one. Although not on paper original it means a lot to me . I've owned both birds for 30 plus years. They are an integral part of my life.

[@mauricescruggs8591]

Hey George, I also have a 67 Firebird with the original 326 which my father helped me find in 1979. It didn't come with many options, but I did find an original cruise control for it a few years ago. It is complete except for a mounting bracket for the inner fender. Would you mind sending me pictures of your cruise control bracket?

[@darylrigney6872]

Thanks for the video. I have a 67 Firebird 326 Convertible, 3-speed muncie manual floor shift. Fun car to cruise around on. I've had it since 1971. Pontiac made great classic cars. LOVE PONTIAC.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome =)

[@frk4musl]

Thanks so much for sharing this! When I started high school in 1968, the coolest kid in school was driving a 1967 Fathom Blue Firebird with a white interior. So fine. Thanks for profiling this amazing car!

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for watching =)

[@SchneiderClassics]

love those amazing firebirds

[@What.its.like.]

67 and 68 were the best in my opinion after that they just kept getting bigger and bigger

[@whereisthedollar]

Nice tribute too your Dad. Know he's looking down and saying well done son. I grew up with all these cars and they all bring back memories. My best friend had a 67' or 68' Firebird when they came out. My 1st new car was a 76 Cougar XR7. To commemorate these cars and times, I ordered 6 months ago, a vivid orange metallic 2 SS Camaro and just came back from a ride in her.😊

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much , that sounds like an awesome ride. =)

[@GruesomesGarage]

Lost my dad when he was 55,back in 1990. His car was Hudson, he loved them. Thanks for making the video.

[@What.its.like.]

I’m sorry about your dad. What kind of Hudson Thank you for the positive vibes =)

[@GruesomesGarage]

@@What.its.like. He actually had two, a 51 Hudson Hornet,and a 1936 Hudson Terraplane. I have the Terraplane, we did have the Hornet but had to sell it 13 years ago. He alson had a couple of Firebirds, a 76 and a 77. I am currently restoring a 76 Firebird Formula as a bit of a tribute to him.

[@What.its.like.]

The 36 Terraplane is it a car or truck? That is awesome tribute to your dad

[@GruesomesGarage]

@@What.its.like. it’s a car , pictures on my instagram and a video on my channel . Thanks for you kind words.

[@joehorecny7835]

Very NICE!

[@beyond_the_infinite2098]

67 Firebirds and Camaros had such beautifully clean styling. The Firebird in this video is gorgeous.

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah it was that firebird was the nicest one I’ve seen

[@Sedan57Chevy]

Thanks for the video, and that was a great tribute to your father. Really makes me appreciate that both of my parents are still with me. Getting old has some perks, but it's hard having to say goodbye. In terms of stories of vehicles my parents had back in the day that I unfortunately never got to experience- my mother's first car was a candy apple red 70 or 71 Mercury Montego. Absolutely gorgeous car that we have a few pictures of. She didn't have it long before eventually trading it for a bus ticket to the other side of the country. Another early car she owned was a Boattail Riviera that was part of a crazy story involving hitchhiking (it was the 70s after all). As far as my father, he had a Pinto when he met my mother. He'd installed a Mercury Bobcat grill on it and had some Mag wheels. Unfortunately we don't have any pictures of it (or the Riviera), but there are a lot of stories from when my parents were first dating. I'll always appreciate the ways cars can bridge the generation gap, much like music, old film and movies, etc. I love going with my parents to car shows, even if we all have slightly different tastes in what our favorites are! Thanks again. It's easy to take things for granted, it really is important to let people know what they mean to you.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for the positive vibes and for sharing that story I love the boat tail Rivera’s such a cool design =)

[@deanberg4033]

Thanks for Spotlighting the 67 Firebird. The center console was an option. Console was an option on the Camaro as well and could be optioned with extra gauges. The trunk on the Firebird and Camaro is very small. The car in your video didn't have a spare tire in it so it looked roomier. but the cars came with a space saving spare when new, so it didn't take up too much room.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for sharing that information I’m glad you liked this episode =)

[@DavidHall-ge6nn]

The featured car is my absolute favorite color for the first generation Firebird. My family was on a toll road in Chicago and one in exactly that perfect shade of blue was next to us at the toll plaza. Inside were a couple of blonde and tanned teenagers, handsome and laughing as they threw coins into the bin. My fondest dream was to somehow miraculously outgrow my nerdiness and be that cool someday. Never forgot that moment. Still waiting to be that guy. No matter how long you've been someone's child, when a parent passes, they've gone too soon. I'm sorry you lost your dad so early in your life, but thanks for sharing him with us in this post. I'm sure he'd be your biggest fan.

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah he would, thank you for sharing that story =)

[@donstewart368]

Hell Ray Charles could have told the difference between a Firebird and a Mustang. LOL

[@What.its.like.]

I was just saying to the regular person who doesn’t like or is into cars from the side they look the same mustang camaro and firebird have the same basic shape.

[@asteverino8569]

What it's like indeed. Thanks for sharing your dad, you, and your family. Oh, and the 67 Firebird, et al. I am 67. The youngest of 5 brothers.

[@What.its.like.]

My dad was the youngest of five brothers. Yeah dad worked a lot he drove truck for a explosive company for over 30 years my mom had/has a craft business as a side gig.. well to be fair that was moms thing she still does it dad would cut stuff out put it together and we did 46 craft shows a year when I was growing up. With 52 weeks in a year we were never home. I’m a wood worker that’s my joe I build rustic furniture which as soon as I get 3,000 subs I’ll feature on here this will never be a woodworking channel just one day in the life vlog

[@SD-ol9os]

This was a great video. I enjoyed the tribute to your dad!

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you that really means a lot =)

[@Guy-mx4fb]

Those words of wisdom, at the end from dad, like he knew life would be hard and wanted to make you strong

[@tonywhitehouse5819]

Through the late 70's, early '80's I had a '67 Firebird here in the UK that was very much like your dads, same motor and trans. I kept it for nine years and loved it. The 2 speed auto wasn't a Powerglide but a GM Super Turbine 300, actually not so super. I believe the door window sill trims were actually metal, they were damn cold in winter anyway. That trunk may seem ok, but mine had a full size spare in there, there was no way a full size suitcase was going to fit. Vacation luggage had to be bagged. Enjoyed your taking me back in time, though it made me miss the thing even more. Thanks for posting.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for watching =) if your on Facebook check market place you’ll be surprised what you can find affordable that mustang in the picture of 23 year old me I paid $5k for it granted it didn’t look like the picture (I had it restored it was a good runner and a 20 footer when I bought it) also bought 73 vw karman Ghia for $2,300 its worth looking =)

[@tonywhitehouse5819]

@@What.its.like. After a lifetime of having fun with cars now all done with them, gardening is now the hobby. Did you note that I'm in the UK and thanks anyway.

[@Guy-mx4fb]

Appreciate this video, always wanted one so it's nice to see all these details, hope you do this kind of video for more models like mustang, Riviera etc

[@What.its.like.]

You bet =) the newer video have way more specs and details

[@shanechandler4850]

You did a great job on the video very informative I am looking at a 68 firebird right now

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much =) this channel is going to be this for all the classic cars , I want to try and do the cars that don’t have reviews I’m a huge orphan car fan

[@marvinmartion1178]

I had a 67 400. Same color. Paid 1200.00 for it. 35000 miles on it! Loved that car !

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome. 67 is my favorite year of the firebird 68 is just about the same then they got huge. 67 has clean lines all business.. =)

[@johnbaker9887]

Bought a 67 Firebird convertible new, same colour as this one, Sprint model with a 2 speed auto transmission. Felt special and kept it for 6 years. Should have kept it forever.

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet what was that like I’ve heard about that car and I’ve always wanted to sort of drive that model just to know what that was like

[@michaelphillips3170]

I had this car in my 20s it was 10 years old when I drove it nice car but love to eat starters. I got quite good at replacing them

[@What.its.like.]

Nice I didn’t know it liked to eat starters dads car had armrest that went the length of the door panel, dad was the youngest of five boys I asked them for stories, his brother said that was the only one he saw like that forgot to add that information in the video. I was disappointed with the ads about this car they are dark and grainy where as mustang ad from this time period are bright

[@TheHsan22]

There is a 2nd “catch” on the hood…it’s a safety feature to stop the hood flying open if the primary locking fails whilst driving. Most current cars have similar.

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah it’s totally needed my mustang had hood pins and I could still see the hood move on occasion.. because if I remember correctly it only had one catch. I lost a hood pin once no idea how unless someone stole it while it was parked

[@Player45666]

Firebird and Camaro are twins but when you tried to tie the mustang into it ....😔

[@johnoppus6101]

The car your featuring had the optional rally gauges but it's odd because it has the standard interior it doesn't have the deluxe interior

[@plmcrzy6789]

my 67 firebird came factory with the delux interior, but has standard guages, I guess it might have been a option

[@donstewart368]

I had one. 326, 4 speed with air conditioner. Wish I had it back.

[@What.its.like.]

I wanted to drive this one but it was already sold I saw it had to do an episode not sure when I’d get that chance again.

[@christopherkraft1327]

I'm sorry to hear about your dad's passing. 🙏 This Firebird being back fun memories. In the seventies when I was just out of high school I had a 69 Cougar XR7 with a 351 Cleveland & my buddy had a 68 Rally Sport convertible Camaro!!!! Those were sure fun cars. The full center console was optional in the Camaro & the Firebird!!! Thanks for sharing this fun video 👍👍

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome thank you so much for the information and positive vibes I wanted to add that’s the hardest part of getting older is everyone I looked up to is gone. mom and grandma is all that’s left.. but thanks for watching =)

[@christopherkraft1327]

@@What.its.like. treasure the time you spend with the people that are important to you, believe me, you won't regret it. I'm in my sixties & I've lost so many friends & family, but there comes a point where you realize that is just a natural progression of life & you remember all the great times!!! 👍👍

[@markw208]

It’s nice that you honor your dad and share that with us. Most families have some friction and differences, but it helps us learn we are all different individuals but need each other to make life better. Life isn’t fair. Life is cruel. Each generation lives in the shadow and stands on the shoulders of the previous generation. Never miss a chance to be kind. The “Golden Rule” is very intelligent advice; treat others as you wish they would treat you. Even though your dad has passed, talk to him and he will hear you and someday you will realize you feel his presence. Now, back to the video. Contact the closest Firebird owners group and talk to them for information. I suggest you do that for all of your videos. The SOHC 6 was a big deal and a project pushed by John Z. DeLorean when he was General Manager at Pontiac. Who was Pontiac? Look it up. Go find an old glass Coke bottle. The 5 Firebird models were kind of European. Keep up the good work

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for the positive vibes =) I left a lot of the sohc specs out because I intend to come back to it.. this thought crossed my mind a couple days ago Preston tucker John DeLoren and Elon musk are all cut from the same cloth, Elon musk is the Preston tucker of today the only difference is the big three didn’t take him out. I was disappointed by the period firebird ads. Dark and grainy usually can find options and info in the ads I asked if the consule was option because I’ve never saw a firebird without one.. but to be fair firebird is the hardest to find out of the 3 of them and a toss up between it and the cougar

[@jroshinsky3044]

nice vid ,does any one know how many 326 1967 convertibles where made .thanks

[@noahandcadenceadventures8764]

Thanks for sharing!

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for watching

[@EmanuelDiFalco-zb9ny]

Is this car still around and is it for sale

[@What.its.like.]

That car sold

[@lkmsl]

Sorry about your Dad !

[@ronaldfurrow2485]

Center console was optional.

[@1badhaircut]

Lowey’s “coke bottle auto design Avanti” -yes - he also designed the coke bottle itself.

[@What.its.like.]

=)

[@erickfirebird67]

If you cant tell a mustang from a camaro or firebird from the side even from far away you are not a true car guy.

[@What.its.like.]

I can... the point I was making was to the average non-car, to the people aren’t in to cars.. and I said that in the video they can’t tell the difference

[@johngibson4834]

I Have A Blue 67 Firebird Sprint OHC 6 🤠🇨🇦

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet just curious where are you located I might have to come up and do that car.. lol =)

[@johngibson4834]

@@What.its.like. Victoria, British Columbia,Canada 🇨🇦

[@What.its.like.]

Complete other side of the world I was hoping you’d say Toronto

[@johngibson4834]

@@What.its.like. I Was Born And Raised In Toronto.Lived There For 24 Years And 37 Years In British Columbia.there Are Beautiful Cars out This Way I've Have Lots Of Them But The 67 Firebird Sprint OHC 6 Is My Favorite 🌍 🤠🇨🇦

[@leightonfarms4962]

excellent

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you =)

[@gman3109]

FYI switches are electric, levers are mechanical hence it's a seat lever

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome I always thought those words have the same meanings glad to finally know the difference so much for sharing =)

[@ronaldfurrow2485]

Also 400 ram in Air Ram which higher rpm.

[@Joe-d1y]

Guy, put side by side you can't tell the difference between the mustang and firebird?

[@What.its.like.]

I can but a non car person can't I'll do that comparison one day

[@stevelueb7787]

Excuse me I can tell the difference between a Camaro a Firebird and or a Mustang no matter how far I am away from them. Just because you don't know what the styling cues are of the different models, that's your own Ignorance

[@What.its.like.]

It’s not ignorance they all have the same body shape is what I was getting at... I know the differences just saying to a person like my wife that isn’t into cars they look the same. =)

[@lkmsl]

No it was not standard

[@RBOJCK]

man if ur gonna do this do some research so u know something about the car options and models.

[@What.its.like.]

This one was hard to get info for lots of contradicting information A lot of times I’ve been getting the information from the advertisement itself by advertisements for the 67 Pontiac aren’t that good.. which is really weird because usually if you’re trying to sell something new like a brand new product line usually pull out all the stops and it wasn’t like that. Lots of research goes into each episode

[@stevenjacobson8177]

Stop comparing to a mustang. Totally wrong comparison. Stop

[@What.its.like.]

Mustang camaro firebird