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3rd generation Pontiac Firebird - A lot of American for little money

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Created on July 3, 2019

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Written by:

Olivier Chanson

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Die Klappscheinwerfer waren sein Markenzeichen

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Wo kehrt man mit dem Ami am besten ein?

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Die Szene könnte sich auch in den USA abspielen...

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Der Pontiac im "Take-Away Modus"

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Doch auch zugeklappt macht er eine Falle

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Die Bremslichter fallen besonders auf

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Macht übers Land mehr Spass als im Stadtverkehr

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Windschnittig unterwegs

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Fürs Cruisen bestens geeignet

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Eine Pause neben dem Kieswerk...

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) aus der Vogelperspektive

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Der Firebird fährt auch auf schmalen Strassen

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Das "Screaming Chicken" ist omnipräsent

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Dieses "Screaming Chicken" wurde nachträglich auffoliert

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Angetrieben wird der Firebird von einem 5 L V8-Motor mit 127 kW Leistung (ca. 170 PS)

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Auch auf den Klappscheinwerfern fehlt der Name nicht

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Das Cockpit weist oberflächlich kaum Gebrauchsspuren auf

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Das schwarze und beige Interieur ist noch in gutem Zustand

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Wie die meisten amerikanischen Wagen war dieser Pontiac auch ein Automat

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Geschwindigkeits- und Tourentachometer in trauter Zweisamkeit

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Halt, da sind ja noch zwei mehr...

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Die europäische Version ist bei 189 km/h abgeriegelt

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Die Originalfelgen von 1994

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Hier muss noch aufgeschlossen werden!

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - So viele Fussgänger...

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Heckansicht mit originalem Flügelwerk

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Heckansicht mit originalem Spoiler

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Sportliche Linienführung, die Kurven kommen gut zur Geltung

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - "Auch die Motorhaube ist bequem" meint glücklicher Besitzer Olivier Chanson

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Auch die Motorhaube ist bequem

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Pontiac Firebird der 1. Generation(1968) - als Sportcoupé

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Pontiac Firebird - am Treffen "American Live" 2012

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Pontiac Firebird der 2. Generation (1971)

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Pontiac Firebird TransAm der 2. Generation (1976) - neu gezeichnete Kühlerfront - Genfer Autosalon 1976

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am der 2. Generation (1978)

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Pontiac Firebird der 2. Generation - das Aussehen dieser Generation wurde mehrmals drastisch verändert

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Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA der 3. Generation (1982)

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Pontiac Firebird der 3. Generation (1992)

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Pontiac Firebird Umbau "Knight Rider" an einer Messe

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Pontiac Firebird (1994) - Oder mit Licht

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Summary

The third and second-last generation was first delivered in 1982. Its trademark was definitely the folding headlights. The early models became particularly well known through the Knight Rider

This article contains the following chapters

Car manufacturer Pontiac
The first Firebird
Firebird or Trans AM?
"Screaming Chicken" / Rising Phoenix or simply Firebird
Model Pontiac Firebird 3rd generation (1982-1992)
Reference to the car
Experiences
Maintenance
References to test reports

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

If you want to write an article about the Pontiac Firebird, you first have to outline its history. The Pontiac company was around for a while. But at the very beginning there was an Indian chief, Chief Obwandiyag of the Ottawa to be precise. This "Pontiac" was the leader of the Pontiac Uprising against British colonial rule in North America (1763-64), which failed. Despite his defeat, his name would be remembered by future generations in a very different context. Pontiac was probably born as a car manufacturer in 1908, the year in which the Oakland Motor Company merged with the Pontiac Spring & Wagon Works Company to form the Oakland Motor Car Company. One year later, General Motors became the majority owner. Between 1908 and 1926, however, the company produced cars exclusively under the Oakland name.

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