Pontiac Firebird

The Firebird was Pontiac's equivalent of the Chevrolet Camaro. It was introduced in 1968 shortly after the success of the Camaro. It came in a special Trans Am edition after the Sports Car Club of America's Trans American Sedan Championship, which it competed in. However, the Pontiac Trans Am had an engine too large for the SCCA's five liter limit. The base Firebird had to compete instead. It would not be until after the Oil Crisis of 1973 that the Trans Am competed. The Firebird was marketed until Pontiac was discontinued after the turn of the millennium. From the seventies to the nineties it had popup headlights. In its final edition the popup headlights were dropped due to safety concerns.