What about a 5th Gen Firebird??

There are no plans for a new Firebird. They want to take Pontiac in a different direction. They want to try to go after the BMW market now. I wish them the best of luck with that!

Gary

That's just too bad. I'd love it if they brought out a new Trans Am that looked even remotely like this:

They should have given the GTO/Monaro to Chevrolet to sell as a new Chevelle SS, and given the new 08 5th Gen to Pontiac so they could do a new Firebird. Trans Am always had more street pulling power than a Z/28

Classic Firebird

-- tlake

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What do you mean? From '82 on they used the exact same engines.

Gary

Even further, IIRC they shared more than just the engines after that point. Were they not pretty much the same car with different asthetics? Now mid to late 70's with the 455 that would be true of, but once we got into the third generation and beyond? Nope, the same car with different lines to the bodywork. Even the doors and such are interchangable, the differences are all cosmetic.

Many parts have been interchangeable on F-bodies right from the start. Front and rear sheet metal is about the only thing that wasn't interchangeable.

...Ron

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