1969 Pontiac Firebird - Solid Original Sheetmetal Car - Must See! on 2040-cars
Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Why waste your time on a car that needs quarter panels, floorpans, and rockers? You won't find a more solid original sheetmetal car for this price! When working with a car that has had new quarter panels, floor pans, or other sheetmetal you always have to question how square and proper everything is. Not with this car, it is all Genuine GM sheetmetal from 1969, as it was produced on the assembly line!
Up for sale is a 1969 Pontiac Firebird. This car came to Pennsylvania by way of Georgia and it's solid state is a clear indication of that. All of the sheetmetal is ORIGINAL GM sheetmetal. Not NOS stuff, not aftermarket replacements, all original solid metal. You will be very hard pressed to find another project car in this condition in the northeast! The car has a Pontiac 350 V8 with a 2bbl carb on top. It was originally a 3 speed with a Borg-Warner Transmission but has been converted to a 4 speed with a Muncie M21 and Hurst shifter. This is a console equipped car. The Borg-Warner 3 speed is included with the car however. The car has manual brakes and four wheel drums but has Power Steering and Air Conditioning. Air Conditioning state is unknown but the compressor spins free by hand. This car was repainted in the early 1990s with Dupont enamel paint. It was then parked outside on a pavement lot for approximately 10 years. For the past 10 years it has been stored indoors in a garage. The paint is in poor condition and peeling in a few areas. The car also has over spray on it from another project. Just about all of the parts for this care are there and in good condition. Some of the chrome could polish up, other parts(both bumpers) need to be rechromed. The weatherstripping is all dried out and worn out. The interior is in pretty good condition overall. A solid cleaning and a new headliner may well fix it right up. The car has a salvage title due to being purchased after it was abandoned in Bethlehem PA in the early 1990s. We cannot find a single bit of evidence that the car has ever been wrecked, it was just left unloved on the streets. The car was purchased from an impound yard by my Dad(the current owner. The floor pans, rocker panels, doors, roof, right fenders, hood, and trunk lid are all in EXCELLENT shape with only surface rust present. The left front fender has some rot at the bottom of it right by the A-pillar(photo included) and the left quarter panel has some serious bubbling starting at the bottom of the rear section. A skilled person could very easily patch these pieces up and save them from needing full replacement. I have worked on a lot of first generation F-body cars and I've never seen one in such good original condition outside of garage kept from day one car. This would be an extremely good base for a crazy custom project or just a mild restoration. Getting a driving title in the State of PA would be simple. The restoration shop where I work can help you with that when the car is ready. |
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