Cars Completed - 1969 Pontiac Firebird Comanche Convertible
PHS and GM of Canada Documented L74 Ram Air III / HO 400, M21 Close Ratio
4 speed, 3:90 Safe-T-Track rear axle.
One of only 87 1969 Ram Air III / HO 400 4 speed Firebird Convertibles built in 1969.
Expresso Brown ,White Top with Code 293 Gold Leather Bucket Seat Interior.L74 Ram Air III 400 HO WQ Engine, M21 Close Ratio Muncie 4 speed with 3:90 Safe-T-Track Rear Axle.Gold Leather Bucket Seat Interior ,Console with Walnut 4 Speed shift Knob,Quick Ratio Power Steering, Power Disc Brakes, Tinted Glass, Rally Gauges, Instant Air Pump, Power Trunk, Rally II Wheels with Redline Tires,Power Drivers Bucket Seat, Deluxe Seat Belts, Dual Vanity Mirrors,Tilt Steering Column, Power Windows, Power Top and Floor console.
This car is a very rare Dealer Prepped Comanche.
Don Yenko converted factory big block Camaros into Yenko Camaros at his Yenko Chevrolet Dealership in Pennsylvania. Grant Hamilton Pontiac Buick in Montreal Quebec did exactly the same thing by ordering specifically optioned 69 Firebird 400 Hardtops and Convertibles with the following assembly line options: Gold Leather Interiors,Quick Ratio Power Steering, Power Disc Brakes, Remote Trunk Release,Turbo 400 Automatic or Close Ratio Muncie 4 Speed Transmissions,Custom Seat Belts, Dual Vanity Mirrors, Remote Controlled Outside Mirror, Rally II Road Wheels, Tilt Steering Column, Rally Gauge Cluster with Clock or Tach, Floor Mats Front and Rear, Instant Air Tire Pump, Heavy Duty Air Cleaner and Radiator.
Upon arrival at Grant Hamilton's Dealership these special cars were converted into Comanche's by painting tail panel white, white stripes were painted around front fenders air vents, all 400 emblems on either side of 400 hood scoops and corner of rear decklid were replaced with diecast chrome Comanche emblems, 400 hood scoop inserts were chromed , Marchal fog lamps (same as Shelby Mustangs) installed in grills, Koni Shock were installed at all 4 corners of car and hood received chrome hood pins.
Comanches were marketed as High End Luxurious Grand Touring cars.
Production was low possibly 20-30 units hardtop and convertibles combined.
Complete undercarriage,drivetrain and partial body and paint completed by Pure Stock Auto Restorations Inc.
This car will be a feature in early 2009 High Performance Pontiac Magazine.
Comanche also received High Performance Pontiac Magazine Editors Choice Award at the 2008 Ames Tri-Power Pontiac Nationals in Norwalk Ohio.
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