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The Firebird body also replaced the Oldsmobile Cutlass in the pro stock class in 1995, forcing drivers Warren Johnson, Jerry Eckman, and Mark Pawuk to replace their body styles for the 1996 year. None of them would win with the first year of the Firebird body, but pro stock driver Jim Yates, a second-year driver, using the Firebird body, did.
Pontiac G3 (2006–2009 (Mexico), rebadged Chevrolet Aveo/Daewoo Gentra) Pontiac G4 (2005–2009, rebadged Chevrolet Cobalt, Mexico) Pontiac G8 (2008–2009, rebadged Holden VE Commodore, Australia) Pontiac Grande Parisienne (1966–1969, Canada) Pontiac Laurentian (1955–1981, Canada) Pontiac Matiz (1998–2005, rebadged Daewoo Matiz, Mexico)
1969 Pontiac Firebird. F I: RWD: 1967: 1969: 1967 – 1969 Chevrolet Camaro; 1967 – 1969 Pontiac Firebird; 1974 Chevrolet Camaro. F II: RWD: 1970: 1981: 1970 – 1981 Chevrolet Camaro; 1970 – 1981 Pontiac Firebird; The successor to the F I platform. 1989 Pontiac Firebird. F III: RWD: 1982: 1992: 1982 – 1992 Chevrolet Camaro; 1982 – 1992 ...
The General Motors L platform (commonly called the L-body or L car) was a front-wheel-drive compact car automotive platform that was produced from 1987 through 1996. The L platform was very similar to the GM N platform ; however, the first-generation N-cars were engineered by Oldsmobile , while the L-cars were engineered by Chevrolet .
Also called the GM small corporate pattern and the S10 pattern. This pattern has a distinctive odd-sided hexagonal shape. Rear wheel drive applications have the starter mounted on the right side of the block (when viewed from the flywheel) and on the opposite side of the block compared to front wheel drive installations.
The only two vehicles to have been built using the F-Body platform are the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird. The fourth character in the Vehicle Identification Number for an F-body car is "F" on model year 1985 and up vehicles. Earlier Camaros and Firebirds had differing VIN codes, but are now commonly referred to as F-bodies.
Firebird II (1956, left) and III (1959, right) The General Motors Firebird comprises a quartet of prototype cars that General Motors (GM) engineered for the 1953, 1956, and 1959 Motorama auto shows. The cars' designers, headed by Harley Earl, took Earl's inspiration from the innovations in fighter aircraft design at the time. General Motors ...
The original program was intended to replace all midsize cars produced by Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick on the G and A platforms. This ultimately did not happen; while the A-platform Chevrolet Celebrity and Pontiac 6000 were quickly discontinued, the A-body Buick Century and Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera remained in production until 1996.