[eaglesan13]

Sometime around 2008, I bought a 70 Formula 400 project car. It was originally Castilian Bronze with deluxe sandlewood interior. The paint was dead when I got the car, and I didn't really care for the color, so I had intended to repaint the car Atoll blue. When I pulled the fenders off the car and saw the original color on the sides of the cowl, I really liked the color, so I decided to keep the car the original color. The car turned out pretty nice and I'm glad I kept it the original colors. Many of the 70's colors actually look really nice when done in base coat/clearcoat (including key lime green).

Originally Posted by dpoltzer

Thanks for all the nice comments. I was considering a color change as I just wasn't sure about Key Lime but now that it is done, I am glad I kept it original. (Matt M.) also urged me to keep it original.

[SD455DJ]

Dave, your Formula is great in its original color...love Key Lime! Glad you didn't change it (and listened to Matt's good advice!). Can you share more about the car, its options and history/story? We'd all love to know and see more!

Dennis

[jhein]

Beautiful car. More pics wouldn't hurt either.

[70TA-RAIII]

Really nice to see these original color cars. May not have liked them real well back in the day, but really appreciate them now!

John

[1lms]

Absolutely love Key Lime!
Great car enjoy

[se428bandit]

Great looking Formula and Keylime green really looks nice on a Firebird.

[ta-kid]

MMMMm Key Lime Pie

[unruhjonny]

looks great care to share any more pictures?
(maybe I missed another thread?)

[Tellyshavilli]

Yes more pictures please

[jhein]

What a nice car. Love it.

[Formulabruce]

I have never seen a wings up Firebird dash emblem to the right side of a single dash switch on any bird. Any history on this? I am not 100% versed on Calif built cars..

[unruhjonny]

I believe the dash bird was for cars without a/c & gauges - to more or less break up the blankness of the dash;
I have seen many additions to the dash, but none quite as subtle as that one!
I actually missed the added bird emblem there by the rear defog switch.

I also thought that only the service replacement tips had the part number stamped on them(??).

[Ramairnacho]

Originally Posted by unruhjonny

I believe the dash bird was for cars without a/c & gauges - to more or less break up the blankness of the dash;
I have seen many additions to the dash, but none quite as subtle as that one!
I actually missed the added bird emblem there by the rear defog switch.

I also thought that only the service replacement tips had the part number stamped on them(??).

My stock formula bezel has AC no gauges with a bird on the left side of the AC vents

[unruhjonny]

Originally Posted by Ramairnacho

My stock formula bezel has AC no gauges with a bird on the left side of the AC vents

exactly my point;
if the emblem wasn't placed there, your dash would have a big area between the gauge pod and the a/c vents;
This area would appear as though something is missing - but the bird emblem breaks it up, and is a nice touch to make it look like nothing is "missing".

For non-Trans Am's without the 'formula' wheel, this emblem (if so equipped) is the only model emblem to be found inside the car;
The Trans Am always had the formula wheel, so there was an emblem there, Trans Am's also always had the bird emblem on the automatic shifter button - if so equipped (the exception is 1973 iirc).

I really like that Pontiac's seemed to try to add little touches that some other manufacturers didn't bother to do - they did this almost right to the end;
If it wasn't a badge-engineered model, they always seemed to take more care;
Even the bottom rung models received this attention;
If you have driven a 1995-2004 Cavalier, and a same era Sunfire you will know what I mean;
Chevy did start adding things to dress up their interiors, but they seemed to often lack the same practicality - the drink holders in these two models contrasts the kind of thing I am attempting to point out quite well;

Cavalier:


Notice how the Cavalier's cup holder places the drink right in front of the radio controls?
Also you can't put the car in park with anything in the cup holder(!?)

Sunfire:


Look how Pontiac offset the cup holder - now you have radio control access with a drink there, and you can even shift without hitting your big gulp

[will slow gto]

Great looking Formula! Seems like an inordinate number of 2nd gens are white, Lucy blue or bandit black so always great to see an impeccably styled car in a different color. Contrast these second gen birds with Mustangs from the same era and it’s a huge discrepancy.