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1967 Firebird 400 HO.
This is a number-matching car!
I originally purchased this Firebird 400 in 1986. The man I bought if from told me that he was the second owner, and he had found it stored by a farmer for his son in a barn in Indiana. The last owner said he was an automotive collision metal repair man. He had owned this car for several years and installed quater panel patch panels, and then had the car painted it's current color. He was selling this car along with a very nice Bonneville, and just about everything in his home, to move with his wife to new her job in California. I bought this car and have owned it ever since. I drove the car a year or so as a daily driver, and then as a toy, after I was able to afford another car. Approximately fifteen years ago I started the car after winter storage in my sister's garage. Some coolant was present in the right exhaust pipe. I removed the cylinder heads to inspect for the cause - I found nothing. Magnafluxing did not either. Planning to reassemble, figuring too much oil was used on a head bolt or something, I found myself buying/owning my first house. Home ownership took over. Then I met this girl. Then I got married. Two years ago we had our first child. The plans of restoring this car to it's former glory now just does not make good financial sense. Our son's college savings come first, plus my wife is now a stay-at-home Mom - car must go. Monthly fees to store this car can now go to better use. With the history of my time with this car and reason for selling said, the following I believe to be 100% accurate, based on my research through a twenty + year subscription to High Performance Pontiac (some very good factory info there!), my local library, and many days spent at Pontiac car shows.
Vin#: listed. Cylinder heads: casting# 670 - I understand later used by Pontiac as the Ram Air III head - 2.11" intake, 1.77" exhaust valves - conservative gasket-match porting and runner/bowl blending only done. Flow bench tested after. No surface milling done. Cylinder block: WZ (if I remember right) - casting# 9786133 - bored +0.030" and crank machined -0.010". No line-boring or deck work done. Rochester carburetor: #7033883. Trans: Original 4-speed car - Muncie - M21. I believe it to be close-ratio model. Shifter: Original Saginaw gone. Intake: Original cast iron - # 9786286 (D107). Distributor: The one that was installed when I bought the car is stamped "IIII 250 7D 17" - I have never checked this number for originality. Alternator: Number on back of armature bearing cover is 1959455 (56?) Delco Remy 5MF. I have never checked this number for originality, either. Rear axle: I believe it is a 3.90:1 gear - cover never removed - 54 MPH at 3,000 RPM with 225/60R14 tires. 10-bolt. Probable limited slip, but unconfirmed visually. Rear suspension: Mono-leaf with factory "traction bars", as many people refer to them as. Actually, they're more like lower control arms that act like ladder bars. I have new and uninstalled multi-leaf conversion springs w/out shackles that sell with the car. Hood: Note Ram-Air tub-mounting panels factory installed, only on early non-Ram Air Firebirds - later models did not have this. Grill: Original 400 with cross-trim. Interior: Original and unmodified (seat covers, carpet, headlining, console, etc), except radio. Bucket seats and center console. Radio: Original radio: missing - present when I bought it. Other original items include: Spare tire, engine air cleaner assembly with screen. Jack, may be original. Compressed air container for spare not present. No A/C, no P/S, no P/B. Instrument cluster is base with no tach, temp guage or oil pressure guage. All basic HVAC operation used to function normally - may still. Driver's seat tracks have some factory 'extenders' installed on them allowing the seat to travel farther back. A few guys have commented on them being 'special', but past that, that's all the info I have on them. Rear spoiler is not original, but looks cool! Xerox copy of original GM Service Manual sells w/car. This one was built as a true muscle car!
Floor pan is solid - no rust holes here! (gas tank removed and car undercoated in 1987). Trunk is solid, with only surface rust under mat. Left rear shock mount has slight tear. Hinge pillars are solid. Latch pillars are solid. Doors shut SOLID. Rocker panels are solid. No known rust holes through to vehicle interior. No weeds ever growing up through this car! All window regulators work. Original keys with vehicle.
I have set up a website with close to 100 photos of this car. It's my first and not good, but I want to show you the true quality of this near-survivor car without misrepresenting anything! Most all pix are 5MP, so zooming it to see the good and the bad can be easily done. You can visit this site at http://home.comcast.net/~1967firebird400 Right click and open in new window works the best. Please contact me though Ebay with any questions. This car is located in a storage unit in southern Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana. Reserve on this vehicle is very conservative, and should be easily met.
Payment deposit accepted through PayPal. Final payment through PayPal, cash or check accepted, with delivery only after any type of check has cleared the bank! Vehicle sale is final with no return. Buyer is responsible for any all expenses involved for shipping, hauling, etc. Inspection of vehicle available outside of my normal work hours of 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, M-F, Indiana time. Please buy this vehicle for a quality restoration only!
On Aug-29-08 at 13:26:44 PDT, seller added the following information:
I have a correction to make: A fellow Indy-area Pontiac fan has a better memory than I do! This is not an H.O. model - no such thing. The 326" engine had that option, not the 400. Please strike "H.O." from this vehicle's description. Thank you.
On Sep-06-08 at 13:00:10 PDT, seller added the following information:
I have some carburetor info to clarify; the 'part number' of the carb that I listed is not the part number - it is the fuel bowl casting number. Some internet research has shown this number to be a fuel bowl from a 1967 Pontiac, but no more specifics available. I have learned that until mid-'68 Rochester carb part numbers were stamped around the outside of a small metal disc and attached to the side of the carb. This disc is no longer there. To help you, I have posted five close-up pix of the carb to the website like that is listed above. I hope this helps. I still have no reason to believe that this is not the original carburetor. -- I have also received alot of similar questions about this car, and would like to answer these FAQs now. -- This car IS METAL with rust. It is NOT rusted-out and repaired with Bondo. I do not have the exhaust manifolds. I DO have what I think is the original air cleaner mounting stud. I don't have the wing nut. The 2X4 was used to hold down the clutch pedal (neutral is no longer neutral). The cylinders ARE rusty; I don't know the extent. I was planning a +0.40" bore (currently +0.30"). The engine block HAS been confirmed as a WZ! One speaker in the front dash was the only thing there when I bought it; I added the rear speakers. Wheel centers are NOT correct. I have never checked for any stamping numbers on the wheels. Yes, this vehicle needs restored. --- If anyone has further questions, feel welcome to contact me. I will be unavailable Sunday morning here in Indiana, but back shortly after noon. Thanks for your interest! Steve
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