Muscle Cars1960-1970s, 1967 Pontiac Firebird

The Pontiac Firebird (also classified as a pony car, w/GMs F-body)was introduced in the same year “1967” with its cousin, the Chevrolet Camaro. Both in direct competion with the Mercury Cougar released the same year, sharing the platform with the Ford Mustang.

The first Firebirds had a “coke-bottle” styling. Different from its cousin, the Firebird bumpers were integrated into the front end design, with rear “slit” taillights. Originally the Firebird design was Pontiac’s wish to be a two-seat sports car of its own, except GM feared it would be a high competitor with the Corvette. So, the decision to give the Pontiac its piece of the pony car market to share with the competition