Charcoal carpeting floods the floors and is very clean, as is the headliner. More windswept sculpting for the instrument cluster which has a beautifully curved arch with analog gauges in the cluster. A trio of round vents are near the center of the dash top. As the dash rises temp controls and an AM/FM/Cassette w Equalizer is neatly mounted into this central space. Racing forward is a center console which has a glovebox, shift lever and cup holder. 2 more of these beautiful buckets are in back and separated by the hump. Slipping inside, beautifully sculpted dark pewter leather buckets keep the wind-swept forming scheme, and these have charcoal curved ribbed tubs complete with power movement toggles that the seats fit within. Utilizing charcoal gray inserts and black molded plastic to form the integrated armrest-door pull-power toggle housing and a small formed in speaker. Pristine sculpted door panels appear as though they were shaped by the wind. Cast aluminum 5 spoke wheels are on all 4 corners. Tailpipes are peeking out of the rear roll pan and look as though they have been molded into the body. This frames the rear of the car as well, and just above another composite bumper is an elongated oval of honeycomb taillight and black plastic with center badging. This car does not don the screaming chicken! A rakish front glass framed in black trimmings, and this rises up to a smoked glass removable top that consignor states does not leak! A nice large curved greenhouse rear glass melts into a rear spoiler which seems to appear from the B pillar and is nicely rounded to match the curvature of the glass. The lines of this car blend seamlessly to form the final shape, all smooth and aerodynamic. Virtually no chrome and all composite bumpers and front and rear parts come together to form this aerodynamic and slightly lighter car. It has been inspected and it will go into 2022.īright Silver Metallic base coat and clear coat adorn the straight panels of this car. Always well cared for, and never beaten, it is showing gracefully aged. This rounded off, hidden headlight, simplified design year version of the iconic Firebird right out of 1998 flies into our halls with the consignor being the first and third owner. Others go with “Rising Phoenix” or simply “Firebird.” The ignorant usually refer to the massive flaming fowl as an Eagle or a Hawk. That bunch landed on “hood bird” four decades ago and refused to budge. No doubt derogatory, over time the epithet has become one of endearment, although the brand's hardest purists still hate it. By the late 1970s, even Car and Driver was using the label. ![]() Lost to time is the name of the man that first referred to the graphic as a “Screaming Chicken.” The nickname came quickly. This is the story of Pontiac's Screaming Chicken, the largest and most recognizable decal in automotive history.
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