1969 Pontiac Firebird Convertable

Model info

Make

Pontiac

Model

Firebird

Year

1969

Production

1967–1969 (Firebird)

Body Type

Convertible

Assembly

Lordstown, Ohio, United States, Norwood, Ohio, United States

Numbers built

196 - 15528, 1968 - 16960, 1969 - 11657

Trim

Firebird

Engine

Number of Cylinders

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Engine

326 cu in (5.3 L) Pontiac V8, 350 cu in (5.7 L) Pontiac V8, 400 cu in (6.6 L) Pontiac V8

Bore / Stroke

94.5 mm (3.7 in) / 95.1 mm (3.7 in)

Valvetrain

2 valves / cylinder, OHV

Fuel feed

Rochester Quad choke Carburettor

Location

Front, longitudinally mounted

Construction

alloy cast iron block and head

Displacement

5.342 liter / 326 cu in

Transmission

Drive Type

RWD (rear-wheel-drive layout)

Transmission

Automatic

Layout

FR layout (Front-engine)

Platform

F-body (The F platform, or F-body, was General Motors' small rear-wheel drive automobile platform from 1967 until 2002. It was based partially on the GM X platform, which was used for compact applications instead of the sporting intent of the F-Body. The only two vehicles to have been built using the F-Body platform are the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird)

Related

Chevrolet Camaro (first generation)

Body and chassis

Body style

2-door convertible

Aspiration

Naturally Aspirated

Power

250 bhp / 187 KW / 4600 rpm

Torque

451 Nm / 333 ft lbs / 2800 rpm

BHP/Liter

47 bhp / liter

Chassis

integral body - frame combination, separate ladder type front frame section

Front suspension

ball joint independent suspension, coil springs

Rear suspension

Hotchkiss drive, single leaf spring

Steering

recirculating ball, power assist

Brakes

drums all-round, hydraulic assisted

Gearbox

3 speed Manual

Power to weight

0.16 bhp / kg

Dimensions

Wheelbase

108.1 in (2,746 mm) (1967)

Length

188.8 in (4,796 mm) (1967)

Width

72.6 in (1,844 mm) (1967)

Height

51.5 in (1,308 mm) (1967)[2]

Weight

1612 kilo / 3553.9 lbs

Performance

Top Speed

185 km/h (115 mph)

0-60 mph

10.6 s

More info

1969 Firebird Notes

Production began Aug. 26, 1968. The Trans-Am was introduced on March 8, 1969. 87,709 Firebirds and Trans Ams were built; 20,840 Firebirds and Trans Ams had synchromesh; 66,868 Firebirds and Trans Ams had automatic; 114 Trans Ams had the L-74 RAM AIR III V-8 and Turbo-Hydra-Matic; 520 Trans Ams had the L-74 RAM AIR V-8 and sychromesh; All eight Trans Am convertibles were L-74s (4 had manual gearboxes); Nine Trans Ams had the L-67 RAM AIR IV engine and Turbo-Hydra-Matic; 46 Trans Ams had the L-67 RAM AIR IV engine and synchromesh; A short stroke 303-cid tunnel-port V-8 Trans Am engine was used in a small number of Firebirds used exclusively for SCCA Trans Am racing. The high-performance Trans Am was introduced March 8, 1969. This was the most highly refined "model option" to come from Pontiac up to this point in time. Because of slow sales and late introductions of next-year models, 1969 Firebirds left in stock were carried over and sold through the following fall. This first generation of the Firebird saw a total of 277,380 vehicles built.

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