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The Pontiac Firebird was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1967 and 2002. The...

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The Pontiac Firebird was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1967 and 2002. The Firebird was introduced the same year as its platform-sharing cousin, the Chevrolet Camaro. This coincided with the release of the 1967 Mercury Cougar, which shared its platform with another pony car, the Ford Mustang. The vehicles were, for the most part, powered by various V8 engines of different GM divisions. While primarily Pontiac-powered until 1977, Firebirds were built with several different engines from nearly every GM division until 1982 when all Pontiac engines were dropped in favor of corporate units. Although General Motors revived the Chevrolet Camaro for the 2010 model year, there will be no fifth-generation Pontiac Firebird because of the upcoming discontinuation of the Pontiac brand after the 2010 model year. The first generation Firebirds had a characteristic "coke bottle" styling. Unlike its cousin, the Chevrolet Camaro, its bumpers were integrated into the design of the front end and its rear "slit" taillights were inspired by the Pontiac GTO. Both a two-door hardtop coupe and a convertible were offered through the 1970 model year (the next generation, minus the

Created by: Freebase Data Team Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by: Freebase Data Team Oct 22, 2006

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