[thews]

67 Firebird 350 convertible (now has a NOM 400) 3 speed stick in NC that runs at $1 with a reserve. If you live in NC, it may be worth checking out. Original color combo of the car was Aegena Blue Metallic
Parchment interior with a white top.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/26640160293...8AAOSwE-Zk96Ze

[thews]

70 Formula Firebird stick in Utah at $2K NR. WT block with #12 RAIII heads.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/14528296431...YAAOSwcXBk9-VZ

[thews]

66 Lemans with 64K miles at $8900 BIN in Arizona. Looks rust free. Won't last long.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15575838365...oAAOSwxWNk-PAY

[thews]

70 GTO in Michigan at $44K BIN. This was the car I drove in HS when I was 16 except it was a 455 4-speed and the "GTO" stickers were black and not red. Eventually I put Cragar SST's on it and jacked it up with Gabriel air shocks. Man I loved that car and the red interior is so red, when you get out of it your eyes have to readjust.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/38609998474...kAAOSwnT9k-Fa5

[thews]

69 Grand Prix in NJ at $1200 NR.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/12608159066...Bk9SR7KqgNPNYg

[thews]

70 GTO convertible in Ohio with 32K miles at $9500 NR.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35502315901...MAAOSwu9lk-j3x

[thews]

67 Firebird in NC at $48K BIN. Not sure why it doesn't have trim rings, but man white/red is a sharp combination.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/23518844434...sAAOSwBdpk-nyv

[Greg Reid]

Either way, that's a nice looking red interior.

[thews]

67 GTO convertible NR at $12K in NC with 51K miles.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18607056019...YAAOSw~Ndk-z-x

[thews]

66 Lemans 3 speed stick in CA at $10K NR.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/13472024027...MAAOSweMhk8U4W

[north]

A non operating console was never offered in a 69 Firebird and I'm 99% certain it wasn't in 67-68. I suspect that guy just made a new cover for the shift area. That's why it doesn't have any woodgrain, he just peeled it off and painted everything red.

Btw, you could get an 8 track on a non console 69 Firebird. It used a tiny bracket that was less than an inch tall and therefore didn't need a trim bezel to hide the bracket. Here is a pic of it on my base 1bbl OHC6 no console 69 ragtop.

[thews]

Originally Posted by north

A non operating console was never offered in a 69 Firebird and I'm 99% certain it wasn't in 67-68. I suspect that guy just made a new cover for the shift area. That's why it doesn't have any woodgrain, he just peeled it off and painted everything red.

Btw, you could get an 8 track on a non console 69 Firebird. It used a tiny bracket that was less than an inch tall and therefore didn't need a trim bezel to hide the bracket. Here is a pic of it on my base 1bbl OHC6 no console 69 ragtop.

Mad knowledge there. That's so cool. I love the odd duck options. There were few "packages" that didn't include big engine options back then. Everything was cheap: floor mats, clock... crap like that. The 69 8 Track Stereo AM/FM is the holy grail of 69 Firebird sound. That option was at least 10% of the cost of the entire car. The entire life of the 8 Track was really 1969 in the beginning, to 1978. I had one in my 69 Chevelle. I only had two 8 Track tapes: Jethro Tull Aqualung and Yes - Fragile. When I would listen to the album version, I would expect to hear the tape winding down to switch tracks. For those that understand what I'm talking about, it was a very short window and very cool.

[MarkS57]

Originally Posted by north

A non operating console was never offered in a 69 Firebird and I'm 99% certain it wasn't in 67-68. I suspect that guy just made a new cover for the shift area. That's why it doesn't have any woodgrain, he just peeled it off and painted everything red.

Btw, you could get an 8 track on a non console 69 Firebird. It used a tiny bracket that was less than an inch tall and therefore didn't need a trim bezel to hide the bracket. Here is a pic of it on my base 1bbl OHC6 no console 69 ragtop.

That 8 track is so cool. Assume the 8 track mandated an AM-FM steeo radio? In a 'vert, where are the stereo speakers located?

For us old guys, 8 track follies could be a sticky somewhere. How offen did you see an 8 track cartridge laying alone side the road with about a mile of tape hanging out?

[einstein]

Originally Posted by MarkS57

That 8 track is so cool. Assume the 8 track mandated an AM-FM steeo radio? In a 'vert, where are the stereo speakers located

Nope. Some cars were built with AM/8-track. In Firebird 'vert, rear speakers were hung in cardboard housings on the rear seat support high in the trunk with the grilles attached over the soft well the top dropped into.

[Greg Reid]

There are songs that, even when I hear them today, I can remember where the "break" should be.

[thews]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

There are songs that, even when I hear them today, I can remember where the "break" should be.

Fun fact... did you ever play the death out of Pink Floyd Animals? On the album version, Pigs on the wing part one ends at 1:20 (link below). On the 8-track version, Pigs on the Wing part 1 (first song) has an amazing guitar riff that segues part one and 2 together, though on the album part 2 was the last song. The youtube link below is the 8 track version connecting both parts 1 and 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkK...=Psychedelic01

[thews]

67 Firebird in Pennsylvania at $32.5K BIN.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/12608650850...Bk9SR_it7bHPYg

[Cammer-6]

My 68 400 4 speed had an 8 track and AM radio.
4 speakers for the 8 track and one dash speaker for the radio.

[north]

Originally Posted by Cammer-6

My 68 400 4 speed had an 8 track and AM radio.
4 speakers for the 8 track and one dash speaker for the radio.

1969 saw several changes for Firebird sound systems. As with all Pontiac's there was nothing standard. You could order an AM, AM/FM mono or an AM/FM stereo radio, and you could order an 8 track with any of those radios (but not without a radio).

Unlike 68 the radios and the 8 track were now Pontiac rather than chevy units. However, the speaker setups were still chevy spec rather than Pontiac. The radios differ from other Pontiac models in terms of the length of the pushbuttons and the use of specific unlabeled black knob bezels. If you had either mono radio you'd get a single dash mounted speaker. However, if you had a stereo radio and/or an 8 track player you'd get a four speaker set up (unlike other Pontiac models where you'd get either two or three speakers with stereo and/or 8 track). With the four speaker set up they'd tape a black piece of cardboard to the underside of the dash grill (same as they did for a car without a radio). The kick panels would each receive a small chevy spec speaker and the package tray or top well would receive two 6x9 speakers. Unlike the setup in a chevy where you could adjust the speakers individually the Firebird balance control had the left front and right rear two tied together so you had diagonal speaker control. Last tidbit is that if you had a mono radio and 8 track the 8 track balance control was used for radio and 8 track speaker balancing but if you had a stereo radio and 8 track they each control speaker balance independently.

Also unlike 68 the multiplex unit was not mounted under the dash with separate controls and was no longer offered separately as an upgrade to the FM mono radio. In it's place the stereo radio would include a much smaller multiplex that mounted above the glovebox insert and was controlled by the radio knobs and bezels.

Lastly a new option for 69 was a power antenna, replacing the previous manual rear antenna option. The unit is a truncated version of the regular Pontiac power antenna with a shorter mast and a significant exposed section of mast even when the antenna was in the lowest position.

[einstein]

Originally Posted by north

If you had either mono radio you'd get a single dash mounted speaker.

My first two Firebirds, 69 convertibles had AM radio and a single rear speaker in the top well right side, with the ring around the tuner knob being the fader switch. I'm not home to check on this, but I dont recall this being listed as an option. I'm probably just forgetting.

The PHS on my 69 Sprint is unreadable, but I think I have the PHS for my first Firebird, a 350 convertible. I'll look when I can.