should pontiac follow camaro with a 08 firebird?

[zx2guy]

one big question thats been eating at me. i love the final year of firebird... i hated pontiac for killing it for the longest time, but does anyone think pontiac should follow chevy with its comaro and make a retro bird? i mean it would be cool, i think they coulda done more with the past body style. so they might try to reskin it like what it was. or do something. i just want the fire bird to rise again.

[97cavalier]

not this again, they can't come out with the "firebird" because of some goverment crap.

[Mr. Luos]

The Firebird namesake has been retired by GM.

Meaning there will never be another Firebird.

[Fuzzy_C]

in never knew that, i noticed that Firebirds were an endangered species, i guess now i know why, people always tell us to save endangered species, where the hell's the Save The Firebird's fund when you need it

[tg1hq]

Well, if they retired the name, they just need to come out with the Phoenix, and since the car companies are going all retro and 1st gen on us, it should look like a 3rd gen!

[tri-power]

I'd hate for them to make a retro phoenix. That car was a joke.

[tg1hq]

Wait a minute. There really was something called the Phoenix at one time???
I was just BS-ing earlier. Who knew? Wow.

[tri-power]

If I remember correctly, it was a sister car to the Olds Omega. It was out in the early 80's.

[pro_am]

I would love to see pontiac come back out with the firebird, but I think that chevy is putting the camaro out as a cousin to the GTO. So pontiac's muscle car is GTO and Chevy's is Camaro i'm thinking.
Jake

[unicyclemidget11]

the new camaro is so ugly. i dislike all the new retro cars: camaro, gto, charger, mustang. the only one i give some credit to is the mustang due to the fact of the shelby gt500. other than that, the four doors is gut wrenching on the charger. the gto looks like the g6 and grand prix.

[Pontiac Ninja]

Originally Posted by unicyclemidget11

the new camaro is so ugly. i dislike all the new retro cars: camaro, gto, charger, mustang. the only one i give some credit to is the mustang due to the fact of the shelby gt500. other than that, the four doors is gut wrenching on the charger. the gto looks like the g6 and grand prix.

what about the Challenger?? ANd I like the camaro alot! I'm glad GM is trying at least.

[Pontiac Ninja]

Well an inside guy (litterally) from UPS who delivers to GM's tech center said he saw something hinting at a Firebird concept!!!

"To credit this guy he also said he saw a camaro concept there this summer and viola... there it was at the auto show this year. As for the firebird, there are no leaked photo's or anything. No official word from GM yet even of a concept. My guess would be they're waiting to see the reaction to the camaro concept before they reveal they're working on a firebird. All I know is he saw a car there that was covered up and on the wall behind it was a full scale concept drawing with "firebird" under it."

This is coming from a very experienced and very knowlegeable modder of the GAGT over at another website I frequent which is grandamgt.com.

God, I would love to see a new Firebird. All I want is a little retro from the 4th and best generation (although I'm partial to the 3rd because I owned an 86 TA TPI!). Heres hoping fore something to this nature in like 5 years!!

[97cavalier]

read up, they can not come out with a "firebird" again.

[FormulaLT1]

Never say never, but I highly doubt they will make a new Firebird anytime soon.

[zx2guy]

i do remember them saying that they retired the fire bird name... but i thought the camaro was under the same status. which is actually why i posted this thread. and even if they dont call it a fire bird, they could call it the trans am, or firehawk. and i think formulalt1 is right if they do... we will have to wait.