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Never seen this dash before. I am thinking it's not original.
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Re: Never seen this dash before. I am thinking it's not original.
Is that a very early 3rd gen? I've never seen that dash before and I think all Firebirds (except for the digital dash) had the four instrument pods from at least 1985 on. But I know that some early 3rd gen Firebirds did only have the two pods.
Re: Never seen this dash before. I am thinking it's not original.
I can't believe that I didn't know about this being standard through 1987. I think I saw an early 3rd gen on Facebook with it, but it's the only that one that I remember. And I've probably looked at hundreds of these cars in person and god knows how many in pictures.
Re: Never seen this dash before. I am thinking it's not original.
Noted,up through '87. That base cluster could look cool if small digital gauges for the secondary instruments were installed to display through some of those idiot light holes
Re: Never seen this dash before. I am thinking it's not original.
Originally Posted by scooter
Those are fighting words.....
Don't get me wrong (as my post probably suggests), I like the notchback and remember seeing a white one in the Fisher building back in the Summer of 1987 (or was it 88?)
Anyways, it was gorgeous, but not sure I'd like it as standard.
Re: Never seen this dash before. I am thinking it's not original.
Originally Posted by ksr
Definitely agree with this statement (sorry Scooter).
Don't know if Scooter has one to need the sorry statement, but I do have one. That said, I do see and understand why some dislike the look as it changed the lines. There are some angles that it doesn't look as nice as the normal hatch.
That GTA Notchback reference is from an early 1988 Pontiac product book printed in early 1987.
Re: Never seen this dash before. I am thinking it's not original.
Originally Posted by JT
Don't know if Scooter has one to need the sorry statement, but I do have one. That said, I do see and understand why some dislike the look as it changed the lines. There are some angles that it doesn't look as nice as the normal hatch.
That GTA Notchback reference is from an early 1988 Pontiac product book printed in early 1987.
I have a hatch to put on my car. I have had two though
Re: Never seen this dash before. I am thinking it's not original.
Originally Posted by JT
Don't know if Scooter has one to need the sorry statement, but I do have one. That said, I do see and understand why some dislike the look as it changed the lines. There are some angles that it doesn't look as nice as the normal hatch.
That GTA Notchback reference is from an early 1988 Pontiac product book printed in early 1987.
I agree with this. It was an interesting option, but I wouldn't have wanted it as standard.
This is a bit of hindsight though. I really liked the notchback concept when I first read about it. And in reality, from some angles I do like it. But from other angles, not being a true notchback, it just seems very awkward. Not to ruffle still more feathers, it reminds me a bit of the 1991-92 front end. I like the Banshee concept and didn't have a problem in theory with incorporating elements of that into the Firebird. But the execution has always left me a bit cold. It appears tacked on (although it wouldn't keep me from buying a nice clean 1991-2).
01-09-2021, 08:21 AM
