'67 Pontiac Firebird 400

The Pontiac Firebird is a pony car manufactured by the Pontiac division of General Motors. Designed by Jack Humbert and introduced in 1967, the Firebird shares many characteristics with the Chevrolet Camaro with design inspiration taken from other Pontiac models such as the GTO. The Firebird 400 is the highest performance version of the 1967 Firebird, powered by a 400 ci (6.6L) Pontiac V8 sourced from the GTO. It features a hood-mounted tachometer, Ram-Air hood scoops, bucket seats, dual exhaust pipes and a reworked engine. 3,658 Firebird 400s were produced in 1967. This casting is based on a 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400 owned by Brendon Vetuskey; this was his first Hot Wheels design. His Firebird would later be extensively modified. Though it is a Firebird 400, the castings tampo features a slim side stripe in its first releases, based on the stripe design available only on the 1967 Firebirds second-highest performance version, the HO (High Output), albeit with the original HO marking re