![]() ![]() ![]() Well, I didn't think a little item like mentioning the 350 H.O. In this case, they had a few items in the brochures that never made production. occurred weeks, even months, before the cars were actually delivered to dealers. These brochures were (usually) printed and delivered to the dealers before the new models arrived, which meant the photography, printing, etc. The 69 high-perf Pontiac brochure shows the 69 Judge with the prototype white Judge stripe, again, an item that never made production. This obviously wasn't a good setup, as the hoses probably kinked when the hood was closed, but it made for a great photo with the hood up. There's also a photo showing both nacelles with hoses attached. There was a flexible hose (66-69 W-30 style) that connected the nacelle to the air cleaner. Pontiac's original design was to have one nacelle as the hood tach, the other nacelle was hollow. with two hood tach nacelles, which never made production. The factory brochure isn't a good reference in this case. never had Ram Air as an option, but they came with the scooped hood. is rare, I've probably only seen 3 or 4 in my life. Just a footnote, ALL 69 Firebirds used a 160 mph speedo.ĭiego, the 350 H.O. Lower baffle pan between core support and front valence (a/c cars had this too)Ĭhrome valve covers and air cleaner lid (Firebird 400's used the GTO engine) Pontiac crest at the leading edge of the front bumper.ĭual scooped hood (also came on the 350 H.O.)įiller panels between the radiator support and the front bumper to help cooling.Ĥ00 emblems on the hood scoops and right rear corner of trunk lid.Īll Firebird 400 models, with auto trans, used the Turbo 400.Īll Firebird 400 models used dual exhaust.Īll Firebird 400 models had 4-barrel carbs (some GTO's were built with 2-barrels). The Firebird 400 option was an entire package, much the same way the 64-65 GTO option was over a Lemans, so PHS is the only way to know for sure. They made around 11,500 Firebird 400's in 1969 (compared to 65,000 1969 GTO's), and you don't see too many 69 GTO's around! By comparison, they made around 11,000 Judges between 1969-1971 Judges, so a real 1969 Firebird 400 is tough to find. ![]() Just be forewarned, most of the 1969 Firebird 400's you see today are phony. All the "telltale signs" of the Firebird 400 option can be recreated now using repro parts, so PHS is the only way to know for sure. Nothing on the trim tag will tell you it's a Firebird 400. ![]()
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