Pontiac Firebird

The Pontiac Firebird was a sports car marketed from the sixties to the 2000s decade. It was the companion to the Chevrolet Camaro. The Firebird competed originally in the Trans Am series alongside the Camaro and later in IMSA GT after the Oil Crisis of 1973 killed the muscle car. Although the Firebird came in a Trans Am edition that version was not allowed in SCCA competition until after the Oil Crisis due to displacement limits. The Trans Am was noted for its large phoenix hood design in the seventies. Beginning at the time the Firebird had recessed headlights. These were replaced with popup headlights in the nineties. After the Pontiac brand's discontinuation the Trans Am continued to be used in motorsport for several years. The seventies model is famous for being used in the TV series Smokey and the Bandit. Pontiac introduced an inexpensive sports car called the Phoenix, but it was unsuccessful. In the 2000s a high-performance Trans Am called the Firehawk was created.