Get in-depth info on the 1999 Pontiac Firebird including prices, specs, reviews, options, safety and reliability ratings.
When Chevrolet introduced the Camaro for the 1967 model year, Pontiac got its own version at the same time . This was the Firebird, which stayed in production until both it and the Camaro were discontinued after the 2002 model year. Today's Junkyard Gem is a base Firebird coupe from the final fourth generation, found in a Colorado car graveyard recently.
These days, first- and second-generation Firebirds are all but impossible to find in the big self-service wrecking yards, while the 1982-1992 third-generation cars still show up from time to time. Those looking for discarded 1994-2002 Firebirds have a somewhat easier time, though sales numbers were never great compared to those of the earlier cars.
The fourth-generation Camaros and Firebirds were very quick with V8 engines, but the base powerplants in the cheaper versions were always V6s. For 1996 through 2002, that engine was the good old 3.8-liter Buick pushrod V6, with ancestry extending all the way back to the 215-cubic-inch aluminum V8 that had its debut in 1961. That's what's in this car.
This one was rated at a pretty strong 200 horsepower and 225 pound-feet, which was more powerful than the beefiest optional V8s available in the 1982-1984 Firebirds. If you bought a 1999 Formula or Trans Am, you got a genuine 5.7-liter LS V8, rated at 305 horsepower and 335 pound-feet. A five-speed manual was standard equipment in the 1999 Firebird with V6 , and that's what's in this car.The MSRP for this car was $18,250, or about $34,828 in 2024 dollars.Pontiac Firebird Information Featured Gallery Junked 1999 Pontiac Firebird Coupe View 27 Photos
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