£23,415
455-Powered 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit 5-Speed
Bring A Trailer • UK • 22 Mar 2026
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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£23,415
455-Powered 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit 5-Speed
UK • 22 Mar 2026 • Lot #234524
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This modified 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit has a rebuilt 455ci V8, a Tremec five-speed manual transmission, and a coilover suspension. It features a color-changing paint, CCW wheels, Corvette-spec disc brakes, and Speedhut instrumentation.
Condition
6
The car has moderate wear with imperfections in the paint noted on the hood, driver’s door, and at the side mirror mounts, rust on the trunk floor and the fuel filler cap does not have enough clearance with the body. Some reconditioning is required.
/ 10
875 miles
2T87M3N116156
LHD
United Kingdom
Manual
JKH 528L
1973
Auction
£23,415
455-Powered 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit 5-Speed
Bring A Trailer • UK • 22 Mar 2026
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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Description
on Replacement Odo, TMU Replacement 455ci V8 Electric Water Pump Tremec Five-Speed Manual Transmission Chromalusion Purpleen Paint Carbon-Fiber Nose & Decklid Black Vinyl Upholstery Multi-Piece CCW Wheels Coilover Suspension Corvette-Spec Disc Brakes Aftermarket Stereo Speedhut Instrumentation This 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit was purchased by the seller’s father in Italy from a US service member circa 1980.
Ownership was transferred to the seller in Florida in 1996, and the car was modified over the next two decades with a rebuilt 455ci V8, a Tremec five-speed manual transmission, and a coilover suspension.
The body is finished in “purpleen” color-changing paint, multi-piece CCW wheels are mounted over disc brakes, and the cabin is outfitted with black vinyl bucket seats, Speedhut instrumentation, a Sony stereo, and a Sparco steering wheel.
The car followed the seller to the UK in 2017, and subsequent work involved fitting a Holley Sniper EFI system along with a carbon-fiber nose a...
Price Analysis vs Other Firebirds
£855
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£23,910
Median Price (Since 2020)
£263,670
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 23rd Aug 2018
Latest MOT mileage:
24 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 24th Aug 2017, 24 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Failed
On 5th Aug 2017, 24 miles
There were 11 defects noted.
Fail:
- Front position lamp(s) incorrect colour (1.1.A.3e)
- Front position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Indicators (1.1.A.3f)
- Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Front, front side lights (1.4.A.2h)
- Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
- Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release Offside rear (5.2.5a)
- Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory:
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Handbrake cables fouling on exhaust
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