£34,276
1970 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 400 RAM AIR
Barrett Jackson • US • 28 Jan 2022
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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£34,276
1970 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 400 RAM AIR
US • 28 Jan 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 Ram Air is a well-preserved survivor car with only two owners and low mileage (15,567 miles). It features its original matching-numbers 400ci V8 engine, Turbo 400 automatic transmission, and unique factory options ordered by a Pontiac engineer.
Condition
8
This Formula 400 Firebird is described as a 'true survivor car' with just two owners, an all-original drivetrain, and low mileage (15,567 miles). It retains its original components and comes with comprehensive documentation, suggesting it has been meticulously maintained.
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15,567 miles
226870L110928
1970
Auction
Automatic
LHD
United States
£34,276
1970 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 400 RAM AIR
Barrett Jackson • US • 28 Jan 2022
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
1970 was the first year of the second-generation Firebirds.
Of the 48,739 Firebirds made in 1970, 7,708 (15.8 percent) were Formula 400 Firebirds.
This Formula Firebird is a true survivor car with just two owners, all-original drivetrain and 15,567 miles (the title reads mileage exempt).
The first owner was David Blaire, a Pontiac engineer whose Pontiac collection was featured in the February 1978 issue of Popular Hot-Rodding magazine, showcasing all of Blaire's cars, including this Firebird.
As a Pontiac engineer, Blaire was able to order this Formula 400 Firebird with a few factory options that were "ahead of their time" and not yet offered in the 1970 model year.
These include an inside hood release, headlight timer and electric bucket seat release.
Power comes from the original matching-numbers 400ci V8 engine with 428 HO heads and is fitted with the Ram Air III option, which boasts 345hp.
The engine is coupled to the original Turbo 400 automatic transmission turning a 12-bo...
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£11,448
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