The Ford Mustang made everybody in Detroit take discover and begin engaged on a competitor. For Normal Motors, it took over two mannequin years, with Pontiac having to borrow the bones of what Chevrolet was engaged on. When the 1967 Firebird emerged out there a number of months after the Camaro, it got here off as a novel providing with out the Camaro’s affect being on plain show. A kind of first-year Firebirds is our Decide of the Day. It’s listed on ClassicCars.com by a vendor in West Chester, Pennsylvania. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

When the Firebird was launched, Pontiac determined to promote it as 5 fashions:

• Firebird
• Firebird Dash
• Firebird 326
• Firebird HO
• Firebird 400

Apart of styling, one of many issues that distinguished the Firebird from the Camaro was its use of a OHC straight-six. This was fairly techy for Detroit, however what was extra attention-grabbing was the Dash, which added a four-barrel carb and efficiency goodies to present the Firebird a European twist, particularly with the non-compulsory four-speed guide.

The Firebird 326 was the bottom two-barrel model that most individuals picked, however it too had an improve within the type of the Firebird HO, which added a four-barrel and hi-po goodies to make 285 horsepower. And, after all, the Firebird 400 was all that its identify implied. Unusually, the 400 HO was not out there for the 1967 Firebird (not like the GTO), and the Ram Air 400 solely appeared later within the mannequin yr. Nonetheless, Pontiac had an entire lineup providing one thing for everybody.

This 1967 Pontiac Firebird coupe is a Firebird 326, so it’s typical of what you’d discover on a Pontiac lot or on the road in 1967. Painted in a colour launched for the Firebird within the spring, Coronado Gold (the identical as Tiger Gold for 1965-66 GTOs), this Firebird additionally options the non-compulsory Customized inside, console-mounted two-speed computerized, energy steering, Rally I wheels, and redline tires. “Completely rust-free, 80,000 miles, gorgeous Coronado Gold paint, black vinyl roof!” says the vendor.

All too typically, these base vehicles are butchered by boy-racer sorts, however this one seems to be intact. For $32,500, you’ll be able to cruise round and keep away from saying “me-too!” while you spot a Camaro.

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.