Ford Motor Firm found a superb factor when it launched the 1967 Mercury Cougar: individuals had been prepared to pay cash for an upscale pony automobile. The Mustang joined swimsuit in 1969 with the Grandé, and it appeared the remainder of the trade adopted in 1970. A kind of me-too responses was the Pontiac Firebird Esprit, with our Choose of the Day being a 1973 Firebird Esprit. It’s listed on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in St. Ann, Missouri. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

When the 1970 Firebird was launched in February of that yr, Pontiac listed a number of fashions: base Firebird, Firebird Esprit, Firebird Formulation 400, and Trans Am. The OHC-6 and 350 HO had been gone, and the Formulation 400 changed the Firebird 400. Model-new was the Esprit, a extra luxurious Firebird that featured an upgraded Customized inside (which was non-compulsory on different Firebirds), fake woodgrain inside accents, and help straps for the doorways and above the glovebox door, plus additional brightwork, hid windshield wipers, body-colored inserts for the door handles, a pair of body-colored side-view mirrors with left-hand distant, and trim rings for the hubcaps. In contrast to the bottom Firebird, normal Esprit energy was a V8, on this case a 350 two-barrel, with a 400 two-barrel an choice (trivia: this was the primary non-performance Firebird with an accessible 400).  

By 1973, the automotive world had modified lots resulting from federalized requirements and even a strike that drastically damage pony automobile manufacturing, however the Firebird pressed on. Customary tools for the Esprit had been shuffled over time however it was principally the identical, with Deluxe wheel covers being a conspicuous tweak. This was the primary yr of the federally mandated entrance bumper however, for the next mannequin yr, the Firebird would obtain a facelift and alter its look eternally.

This Golden Olive 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit has solely 35,360 miles below its belt. “Meticulously maintained from new!” says the vendor. “Extremely authentic!” The cabin options the uncommon Beige Prado Fabric inside, which matches properly with the Beige vinyl high. Different options embrace three-speed computerized transmission with console, energy steering, energy brakes, rear window defogger, and tinted glass. Engine is the usual 350 two-barrel.

“With exceptionally low miles, beautiful colour mixture, and like-new situation, this Pontiac is the proper instance so as to add to any premier assortment,” provides the vendor. The asking value for this low-mileage gem is $39,900, which incorporates the unique proprietor’s guide, guarantee booklet, spare, and jack.

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