Pontiac Firebird Commercial, 1982

I remember how cool these and the camaro were back in 82. They looked fast but they wern't.The 305 v8 with crossfire injection was only cranking out 165 hp and it was a dog 0-60 in 10 seconds The 82 mustang gt 5.0 with 157 hp was faster so gm ditched it for the 4 bbl carb 305 (h.o) which was put out 190 hp which made a nice improvement in performance.

The Firebird Girl was HOT !!! What ever happened to her?

I was waiting for her to drive the car into the set for Tron.

Knight rider :-)

This mesmerized when I was 7. Now I just feel fooled, like the tooth fairy.

Camman, I find it hard to believe an 82 GM had power enough to twist the frame. That V8 was what, 145 hp back then? What you mean is your tweaking the car with a different motor too I assume, as you said you spent thousands, resulted in an unstable car. That doesn't mean GM screwed up. They didn't eff with your car. Car companies are not there to supply 12 second cars. That's why they car classified as passenger vehicles. Why anyone ever expects differently and complains is just goofy.

Create a car that conquer the wind ROFL!

Yeah Buick is just granny slow cars!

I owned an 82 Firebird and after ripping it completely apart and taking the body to bare metal I can tell you that GM screwed up. If you stomped on the gas the frame would twist and the motor would come up and hit the hood. I did get mine to run 11.8 seconds in a quarter mile but that took over $4000 and it still kept breaking parts. Also the int was real slap together crap.