Special Order 1969 Pontiac Firebird Convertible! One Rare Bird!
This 1969 Pontiac Firebird has a very Rare 230c.i. OHC Inline Six Cylinder engine backed by a Console shifted Automatic Transmission and a 10 Bolt Rear w/ 3.73:1 Ratio. All of which are Numbers Matching! Sold New at Grabski Pontiac of Cleveland OH. Specially Ordered in Golden Rod Yellow Paint with a Black Convertible Top! The body is laser straight with spectacular panel fitment and shows no signs of any rust or panel replacement! Optioned Rocker Moldings Correct Black Bucket Seat Interior AM Radio 14" Rally Wheels wrapped in new BF Goodrich Redline Radials. Space Saver Spare in Trunk w/ Jack and Inflator Dual Mirrors Original Owners Manual PHS Resport and Showing only 25000 miles! This is a very correct and mostly original Firebird Convertible that has been reconditioned with a high attention to detail!
The OHC Inspiration!
As with other performance-focused GM efforts like the Cosworth Vega and Pontiac GTO the OHC 6 story begins with John DeLorean.
And just like he did with the GTO and Vega DeLorean looked to European sports cars. He noted that cars like the Jaguar E-Type were powered by engines running overhead camshafts. This OHC design not only reduced the number of moving parts in the engine it improved valvetrain performance and allowed for better valve sizing and spacing which often meant a wider usable rev range and improved flow.
Always the engineer DeLorean sought to develop a similar overhead cam engine that could create V8 power with less cylinders in a lighter more compact package!
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