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Great looking Formula with all the black graphics really was hoping it had the Black deluxe Hobnail interior, but most of these cars of this era had the tan. GLWTA.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741383879, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17019158, "authorName": "cammerjeff", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cammerjeff/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If it were a Manual trans it would be just like the 1st new car I ever bought, 301 4bbl, 4-speed. Great Looking Formula. GLWTA!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1741388309, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17019561, "authorName": "MarathonRye", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marathonrye/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "USD $5,000 bid placed by MarathonRye", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741391778, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17020610, "authorName": "MJM33", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mjm33/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What\u2019s up with the headliner? That\u2019s got to be the tackiest thing I\u2019ve ever seen.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741403949, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17021618, "authorName": "Marcon1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marcon1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow! This would definitely turn some heads going down the road today! Beautiful!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741442899, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17023002, "authorName": "Pontiacdoug", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pontiacdoug/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I like this a lot, plenty to work with here, nothing that couldn't be sorted out.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741455633, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17024209, "authorName": "twbarnhart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/twbarnhart/", "bidAmount": 5500, "content": "USD $5,500 bid placed by twbarnhart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741460445, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17027053, "authorName": "Acceleratii_Incredibus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/acceleratii_incredibus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "According to the broadsheet, this was born with the L27 301 2-bbl, the base motor for 79. I believe it was factory rated 120 hp.\r\nI had a 79 Lemans with the same engine total pooch, but reliable as an anvil.\r\nGreat candidate for an engine swap. Even the most ardent Pontiac purist wouldn't shed a tear.\r\nI do love me a Formula though. I've got an 81. Just got it out today for a drive the first time this year.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1741480976, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17027692, "authorName": "joeveto", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/joeveto/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Got headliner sag? Got an oriental rug?\r\n\r\nThen you got a solution.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741493339, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17034350, "authorName": "Cjjarrett", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cjjarrett/", "bidAmount": 5600, "content": "USD $5,600 bid placed by Cjjarrett", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741618774, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17034365, "authorName": "twbarnhart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/twbarnhart/", "bidAmount": 6000, "content": "USD $6,000 bid placed by twbarnhart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741618897, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17036073, "authorName": "my_two_cents", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/my_two_cents/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "it appears to me that this formula has been in a rear end collision.\r\npic 33 misalignment of the trunk and quarter panels is an early indicator. but then pics 85 and 86 show tac welds that would be unnecessary due to rest of the undercarriage. \r\nWhat is going on with the rear end cover on pic 33 ? what is that red overspray ?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1741628703, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17036107, "authorName": "my_two_cents", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/my_two_cents/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "as well why no carfax report ?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741628799, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17040512, "authorName": "Spade_Pontiac", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spade_pontiac/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Were Formulas available with the Trans Am dash panel? I thought they were standard wood grain.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741643254, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17042138, "authorName": "Acceleratii_Incredibus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/acceleratii_incredibus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@spade_pontiac\r\nBeginning in 1979, the Formula came with the engine turned instrument panel and Formula steering wheel standard.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1741659504, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17047246, "authorName": "Acceleratii_Incredibus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/acceleratii_incredibus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@my_two_cents\r\nSpoiler misalignment you're seeing is pretty typical. They warp over the years. More so if they have had extended outdoor storage.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1741719482, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17049786, "authorName": "Spade_Pontiac", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spade_pontiac/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Acceleratii_Incredibus\r\nThanks. Figured it was something simple like that.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741727663, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17064484, "authorName": "MeloDox (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/melodox/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@my_two_cents \r\nCarfax does not support vehicles pre 1981\r\nCar was not in any accidents. Tac welds and red spray were from the factory. Red oxide primer was particularly common on classic cars, especially during the 1950s and earlier.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741880448, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17064526, "authorName": "MeloDox (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/melodox/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@joeveto Lol, the headliner was installed by the previous owner. They liked the 1970s look.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741880758, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17064569, "authorName": "MeloDox (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/melodox/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Acceleratii_Incredibus\r\nHappy to hear you were able to get your 1981 out. Thank you for sharing your personal experience.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741880985, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17064580, "authorName": "MeloDox (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/melodox/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Pontiacdoug\r\nI'm glad you like the car! I agree, its in a great sport as is and with the right amount of love and work could be something special.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741881108, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17064602, "authorName": "MeloDox (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/melodox/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Marcon1\r\nIt is for sure a head turner. We had it out a few times and to shows. A lot of people took pictures and had many conversations with other Pontiac Firebird owners.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741881256, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17064732, "authorName": "MeloDox (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/melodox/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@cammerjeff 301 4bbl, 4-speed Trans as a first new car is cool I think. I think any Second Gen Firebirds are hard to beat.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1741882052, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17066295, "authorName": "cammerjeff", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cammerjeff/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I bought it December of 1979, so it was a left over 79 in the 80 model year, and any V8 engine was a hard sell after the 2nd oil crisis so I purchased it at around 65% of its sticker price at the time. It had a 2.42 or 2,42 posi rear gear. It may have been the slowest manual transmission car I ever owned, but at 60 mph it got almost 30 mpg. So it was a great highway cruiser. It just was not going to win any stoplight battles. heck my then girlfriends 78 Sunbird hatch back with the 305 2bbl and a 4-speed could beat it in the 1/4 mile!\r\n\r\nBut I did like the car and if I found another yellow Formula with a Manual trans I would be very tempted by it. \r\n\r\nGood luck with the Sale!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1741888665, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17066580, "authorName": "Techno_Violet", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/techno_violet/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Potentially some crude body work, you can see the weld spatter and paint over spray on/near the driver's sill plate, the rear bumper fitment is off in a way that suggests the car has had quarters replaced, whoever fit the fenders to the doors to the shell did a poor job, the door alignment is off (possibly worn hinges causing sag), the door to fender panel gap is very bad. The red spray painted brake drums and differential cover suggests amateur work. The rear spoiler firment is extremely bad, the only way this happens is mismatching different years spoiler pieces or extremely bad metal work on the back of the car.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1741889561, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17072195, "authorName": "Lonnybutch", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lonnybutch/", "bidAmount": 6100, "content": "USD $6,100 bid placed by Lonnybutch", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741920667, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17072221, "authorName": "twbarnhart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/twbarnhart/", "bidAmount": 6500, "content": "USD $6,500 bid placed by twbarnhart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741921159, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17074300, "authorName": "applegrove", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/applegrove/", "bidAmount": 6600, "content": "USD $6,600 bid placed by applegrove", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741967841, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17074314, "authorName": "twbarnhart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/twbarnhart/", "bidAmount": 6800, "content": "USD $6,800 bid placed by twbarnhart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741967921, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17074659, "authorName": "my_two_cents", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/my_two_cents/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@melodox,\r\nare you kidding ? have you ever owned a firebird before this one ?\r\nI had a 77 formula and multiple friends with birds from 76 to 92. not one has ever left the factory with tac welds shown in pics 85 and 86.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1741970203, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17074720, "authorName": "MeloDox (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/melodox/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Here is a video of the car running. front to back.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741970562, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 17074884, "authorName": "applegrove", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/applegrove/", "bidAmount": 6900, "content": "USD $6,900 bid placed by applegrove", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741971560, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17076613, "authorName": "ictjim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ictjim/", "bidAmount": 7250, "content": "USD $7,250 bid placed by ictjim", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741976358, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17078338, "authorName": "applegrove", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/applegrove/", "bidAmount": 7350, "content": "USD $7,350 bid placed by applegrove", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741981327, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17078460, "authorName": "davidbw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/davidbw/", "bidAmount": 7450, "content": "USD $7,450 bid placed by davidbw", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741981772, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 17079034, "authorName": "Anonymous", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Reserve not met on 3/14/25 at USD $7,450", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741983361, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 17079414, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For being the high bidder, @davidbw is able to make a final offer to @seller in our offers portal. Please note that this is only an option for the high bidder. If this results in a sale, we will update the listing to \u201csold\u201d, and show the final sale price.\r\n\r\nWe wish them luck!\r\n-BaT", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1741984336, "type": "comment"}]