En af de få, hvis ikke den eneste, reklame for ´69 Firebird, hvor det IKKE er 400 eller Trans Am modellen man reklamerer for.
Igen en dobbeltsideannonce. Denne annonce er typisk for Pontiac for denne periode, da den indeholder begge deres store slogans for denne tid.
Wide-Track og Break Away
Firebirden til højre er iøvrigt samme farve som min oprindelig
var.
Limelightgreen m. vinyltag
The
Graduate
We´ll
grant you two wheels are better than none. But look what happens when
Firebird swoops onto the scene. If it´s our 400 version. You won´t
believe how this one handles. Don´t let the smoothness fool you. New
rear axle, new load rates on our multi-leaf rear springs and a set of
sticky wide-ovals (mounted on 7-inch rims) put new shine on Firebird´s
cornering reputation. A 400-cubic-inch Quadra-Jet V-8 attached to a
3-speed heavy-duty transmission, stirred by a
Teksten lyder:
A sportscar that rides as good as it looks. That’s a Break Away!
Face
it. It used to be thar sports car fans expected to be jostled, joited and
jangled every time they took to the road. But that was before our 1969
Firebird 400 made the scene. We couldn´t figure why a guy should have his
spine rattled just because he enjoys the styling, handling and great
performance of a sportscar.
So steps were taken. Of course we started with Pontiac´s famous
Wide-Track stance. We also flattened out the rear axle housing to minimize
bottoming out. We made the suspension firm, yet easy riding. We put in
special wheel bearing grease. We even turned our universal joints to help
eliminate vibration. Boots and buckets are another part of the stoty. Our
redline wide-ovals are on 7” wheel rims. And our buckets are wider. With
more padding.
Now there is a sportscar with a great ride. So ride.
That’s what the 1969 Firebird Break Away’s all about.
Far be it from us to deal in the sensational, but then that´s what our Firebird 400 is really all about. For the 400 is still another example of the well-known sport ot Wide-Tracking. Especially when you look at what we give you to work with. A 400-cubic-inch Quadra-jet V-8. A standard 3-speed manual or you can order a 4-speed stick or 3-speed Turbo Hydramatic. Continue. The 400 (and all its Firebird cousins) provide richly padded bucketseats, upperlevel ventilation so you don´t need vent windows, carpeting and dozens of custom touches throughout. Made your date with a Pontiac dealer yet ? He´s got your work cut out for you in the Firebird of your choice. And once you get behind the wheel, you´ll admit it sure is nice work.
Wait until you se the propeller on this one. 400 cubic inches, 345 horsepower when you order the Ram Air IV. Or you can specify the 335-horsepower Ram Air. Either way, you get air-eating hood scoops that batten down from the cabin in bad weather.
When it comes to putting these horses down on the road, you´ve got all kind of choices. A heavy-duty fully syncronized 3-speed transmission is standard. The 4-speed Hurst-shifted manual and the Turbo-Hydramatic are yours to order. Also standard is a new 3.36:1 rear axle and redline wide-ovals.
How does Firebird 400 handle ? Its wide-track stance and firm suspension make other "sporty" cars seem like castaways. Firebird 400. Think of it as the catamaran of the causeways. Thats a Break Away !
GTO og Firebird !
We´d
like to put in a good word for hoods
Why
not ? We´ve got the toughest looking in the business. Take that sweep
of metal on the ´69 Pontiac GrandPrix. You won´t find a longer stretch
from Sing Sing to
Comanche:
Introduceret som den sande Nordamerikanske
GrandTouring bil. Den kunne kun fås hos 3 forhandlere i Quecec
(Montreal hos Grant Hamilton Pontiac Buick.
Forhandlerene bestilte en Firebird godt med udstyr fra fabrikken. De blev derefter omlakeret i en ikke-Firebird guldfarve med hvide stafferinger. Det anslås at kun ca. 30 af disse modeller blev ombygget og solgt, og rygtet siger at bl.a. Paul Newman købte en da han indspillede en film i Montreal.
Guld læderinteriør, Vinyltag med specialemblemer,
Convertibles havde elektrisk kaleche (hvid)
Marshall tågelygter, Highspeed kørelys med quartzpærer, Special kølerhjælm
krom louveres
TurboHydramatic eller 4-speed Manuel close ratio. Begge i konsol.,
Servostyring med variabel udveksling, Skivebremser (for) med bremseforstærker,
Fjernbetjent åbning af bagklap, Radio, Dørbeskyttere
Mirror group (vanity
mirror and remote control mirror), Custom sikkerhedsseler, RallyMag fælge
Special Sport tilt ratstamme, Bucketsæder, Rally instrumenter
med ur eller omdrejningstæller,
Gulvmåtter (for og bag), Koni indstillige støddæmpere, Speciel dækpumpe,
Heavy duty luftrenser.
Heavy duty køler, Pirellidæk med special affjedring (For: 205x14 Bag:
225x14), Bagrude afdugger