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The Ford Mustang introduced the world to the pony car, but by the late 1960s the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird had caught up. Strong sales of General Motors F-Bodies were growing partly due to their prowess on the track including in drag racing and the SCCA Trans-Am road-racing circuits. In 1969, Pontiac's limited-production Firebird-based Trans Am made its debut. They featured suspension and handling upgrades with big-block Pontiac power and a distinctive image and accoutrements.
The second-generation GM F-Body line was introduced in 1970 and they were longer, lower and wider than the prior designs. The new Camaro and Firebird benefitted from the lessons learned on the track. Shortly after their introduction, however, tightening emission safety, 5-mph bumper standards, gasoline prices, and insurance rates worked to bring the original American supercar era to a close. Within a few years, the V-8 performance car was nearly extinct.
Defiant to the anti-performance environment, Pontiac engineers led by Herb Adams introduced the Super Duty 455 V-8 engine for 1973. The Firebird Super Duty engine shared little with Pontiacs other 455s and many of its internal components were sourced from Pontiacs 366 NASCAR engine. It had a stronger block with four-bolt mains, forged-steel connecting rods, aluminum pistons, high-flow heads and manifolds, and a Ram Air III camshaft. They were conservatively rated at 290 bhp SAE net, but actually offered more than 350 horsepower in stock form. Zero-to-sixty mph was accomplished in 5.4 seconds and the quarter mile times were in the 13 second range at 103 mph.
The Firebirds entered 1974 unchanged, with the exception of the Firebirds new front-end design.
This example has 78,000 miles on its odometer. It has a matching number 455 Super Duty engine, TH-400 automatic transmission, Safe-T-Track rear, power disc brakes, power door locks, air conditioning, tilt wheel, power steering, and power windows. It has the original special order 2 tone white & blue bucket seat interior.By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2018
The second-generation GM F-Body line was introduced in 1970 and they were longer, lower and wider than the prior designs. The new Camaro and Firebird benefitted from the lessons learned on the track. Shortly after their introduction, however, tightening emission safety, 5-mph bumper standards, gasoline prices, and insurance rates worked to bring the original American supercar era to a close. Within a few years, the V-8 performance car was nearly extinct.
Defiant to the anti-performance environment, Pontiac engineers led by Herb Adams introduced the Super Duty 455 V-8 engine for 1973. The Firebird Super Duty engine shared little with Pontiacs other 455s and many of its internal components were sourced from Pontiacs 366 NASCAR engine. It had a stronger block with four-bolt mains, forged-steel connecting rods, aluminum pistons, high-flow heads and manifolds, and a Ram Air III camshaft. They were conservatively rated at 290 bhp SAE net, but actually offered more than 350 horsepower in stock form. Zero-to-sixty mph was accomplished in 5.4 seconds and the quarter mile times were in the 13 second range at 103 mph.
The Firebirds entered 1974 unchanged, with the exception of the Firebirds new front-end design.
This example has 78,000 miles on its odometer. It has a matching number 455 Super Duty engine, TH-400 automatic transmission, Safe-T-Track rear, power disc brakes, power door locks, air conditioning, tilt wheel, power steering, and power windows. It has the original special order 2 tone white & blue bucket seat interior.By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2018
2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
Sale Price :
USD $76,450
1974 Pontiac Firebird Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Pontiac Firebird
(Data based on Model Year 1974 sales)
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty Chassis#: 2v87x4n132334 Sold for USD$68,200 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
1974 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM SUPER DUTY 455 Chassis#: 2V87X4N162804 Sold for USD$134,400 2024 Gooding : Amelia Island Concours | |
1974 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM Chassis#: 2V87Y4N110519 Sold for USD$55,000 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1974 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM 455 SUPER DUTY Chassis#: 2V87X4N138560 Sold for USD$77,000 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty Chassis#: 2v87x4n131886 Sold for USD$104,500 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty Chassis#: 2v87x4n121917 Sold for USD$76,450 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty Chassis#: 2v87x4n159844 Sold for USD$77,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1974 Pontiac Firebird Formula Super Duty Chassis#: 2u87x4n162950 Sold for USD$110,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty Chassis#: 2v87x4n168278 Sold for USD$99,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1974 Pontiac Firebird Sold for USD$24,000 2023 Spring Carlisle | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Chassis#: 2V87X4N162804 Sold for USD$173,600 2023 Broad Arrow Group : Amelia Island | |
1974 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM Chassis#: 2V87T4N172381 Sold for USD$42,900 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1974 PONTIAC TRANS AM 455 SUPER DUTY Chassis#: 2V87X4N167750 Sold for USD$84,700 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Sold for USD$88,000 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty Sold for USD$88,000 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1974 Pontiac Firebird Sold for USD$82,500 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1974 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 Sold for USD$53,900 2022 Mecum : Chicago | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty Sold for USD$18,700 2022 Mecum Indy | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Sold for USD$33,000 2022 Mecum : Glendale | |
1974 PONTIAC TRANS AM 455 SD Chassis#: 2V87X4N138560 Sold for USD$110,000 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Arizona |
Pontiac Firebirds That Failed To Sell At Auction
1974 Pontiac Firebird's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2022 Mecum : Harrisburg | $87,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2022 Mecum : Glendale | $100,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2022 Mecum : Glendale | $60,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am | 2022 GAA : February 2022 | $80,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am SD | 2021 Mecum : Indy 2021 | $65,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455 | 2V87X4N133209 | 2021 RM Sothebys : Open Roads April 2021 | $60,000 | $65,000 | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am | 2021 Mecum : Kissimmee | $55,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2020 Mecum : Las Vegas | $105,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am | 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee | $55,000 | $70,000 | $90,000 | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee | $50,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Firebird Pro Touring | 2019 Mecum : Las Vegas | $52,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Firebird | 2S87M4N109499 | 2019 Mecum : Monterey | $20,000 | ||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am | 2019 Mecum : Harrisburg | $46,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2019 Mecum : Indianpolis | $52,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2019 Mecum : Phoenix Auction | $47,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2019 Mecum : Kissimmee | $57,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Firebird Formula | 2019 Mecum : Kissimmee | $27,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am | 2018 Mecum : Dallas | $47,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am SD 455 | 2V87X4N138879 | 2018 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |||
1974 Pontiac Firebird Pro Touring | 2018 Mecum : Indianapolis | $70,000 | $130,000 | $150,000 | |
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2018 Mecum : Indianapolis | $70,000 | $80,000 | $90,000 | |
1974 PONTIAC TRANS AM 455 SUPER DUTY | 2V87X4N171834 | 2018 BarrettJackson : Palm Beach | |||
1974 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA | 2018 McCormick's Auction # 64 | $7,000 | |||
1974 PONTIAC TRANS AM | 2V87X4N160038 | 2018 GpK Auctions Atlantic City | $52,000 | ||
1974 Pontiac Firebird | 2018 Mecum : Kissimmee | ||||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2018 Mecum : Kissimmee | $55,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2017 Mecum : Chicago | $55,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am | 2017 Carlisle Auctions : Fall Carlisle | ||||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2017 Mecum : Louisville | $55,000 | |||
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty | 2017 Mecum : Indianapolis | $65,000 |
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