Rusty Feathers (1967 Firebird)

[Jeff_R]

This is an unusual Firebird. It was allocated to Barnes Pontiac in Chambersburg, PA early in 1967. I was told it was the first one that the dealership had received (it is a very early production car, many of the parts have 1966 dates on them).



The original owner had a 1965 421 Grand Prix and wanted to trade for the first Firebird that came in. The dealership warned him that he would not be happy with the first one, as it had the base 6 cylinder; but he bought it anyway. He kept it for a year, then traded it in on a 1968 400 Firebird.

The family that owned the dealership kept the car as a family car, and passed it down to the grand children. At some point, it ran against a brick wall on the passenger side (hence no Firebird emblems on that side, the fender was replaced with a Camaro part). They eventually sold the car to a gentleman that had just finished restoring a Mustang and he was planning on restoring the Firebird. He was suddenly transferred to San Diego and could only take one car with him. That was in 1997 when I bought the car.

So the car has always been a PA car, and except for some rust starting around the windshield, actually has very little rust. At some point, someone was smart and drilled holes in the lowest points of the trunk. Seems to have worked, since the trunk is very solid.