Surprise - I hate the look of Firebirds.

"Bandit" (2bandit) 12/05/2014 at 17:36 • Filed to: None

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Sooooooooo ugly. Yay opinions! Discuss your own views. The biggest problem is a lack of a ducktail spoiler like the Trans Am.

HammerheadFistpunch > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:38

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so Buick. very malaise. much nope.

Conan > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:41

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I saw a 1979 Trans Am at Black Friday. It was the first time I had seen silver. I thought it was pretty glorious.

lone_liberal > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:43

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Depends on the Firebird.

SVTyler > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:46

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I've always liked the early 2nd-gen's the best, the fronts of the 1st-gen's always reminded me of like a snowplow or something.

thedevilinside > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:47

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You picked the only bad looking Firebird body style.

Bandit > SVTyler 12/05/2014 at 17:50

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I need that.

Bandit > Conan 12/05/2014 at 17:50

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Trans Ams and Formula Firebirds are fine, I'm talking about the base model and esprit.

Bandit > lone_liberal 12/05/2014 at 17:51

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Mmmm... I think I'm going to exempt Formula Firebirds from my hate. But esprits need to die!

camaroboy68ss > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:51

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Camaro all day, everyday in the F-Body debate

Bandit > camaroboy68ss 12/05/2014 at 17:52

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Uh please, late 2nd gen franken-Trans Am all day.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:53

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But your TA is a Firebird.

Takuro Spirit > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:53

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So glad my "Rockford Gold" Esprit had the optional spoiler. They are much derp without them.

THEM FLARES DOE

Takuro Spirit > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:54

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:'(

Bandit > Takuro Spirit 12/05/2014 at 17:54

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Spoiler = pass. They look soooooo bad without them. I'd be surprised if someone original designer ever intended them to be sold without one.

camaroboy68ss > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:55

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if they would have used a Camaro in smokey know one would look at a bird. Besides all the glorious engine noise in the movie was big block chevy

The bandit era cars are the only firebird/trans and worth more than a same year Camaro

Bandit > camaroboy68ss 12/05/2014 at 17:56

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100% true statement. It's hilarious they swapped the 500/th350 for a 545/4-speed for all the fun parts of the film. Though to be fair I would probably still own a Trans Am, but the value of the car would be close to zero.

SVTyler > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 17:58

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You already have one, I call dibs. IIRC that specific one has a 600hp LS3, which is too much more a college kid anyways, better let me have it.

camaroboy68ss > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 18:10

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I'm guessing you got your 5s and 4s mixed up, but they didn't swap motors in the real cars. The trans ams in the movie still had 455s in them. The noise you hear in the movie is from the two lane blacktop 55 chevy dubbed over.

Birddog > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 18:57

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Camaros were the same way. They look droopy without the spoiler.

Telumektar > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 19:09

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Second Gen. is best Gen.

The 1974 redesign is a Sin.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > Conan 12/05/2014 at 19:23

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Not a fan of the '79 front end. Looks like some kind of vacuum cleaner.

Conan > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 12/05/2014 at 20:24

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I thought it looked space shippy in a good way but I can see what'd guide you there.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Bandit 12/05/2014 at 21:06

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Just remember: without the Firebird there would be no Trans Am.

Bandit > camaroboy68ss 12/06/2014 at 01:23

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oops yep!

Bandit > Takuro Spirit 12/06/2014 at 01:24

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But you own a Trans Am now...

Bandit > SVTyler 12/06/2014 at 01:24

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You're in college though... So it's still mine!

Bandit > thedevilinside 12/06/2014 at 01:25

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The 2nd gen?

Bandit > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/06/2014 at 01:26

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But it's a trans am... not a base Firebird or Esprit model.

SVTyler > Bandit 12/06/2014 at 02:56

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Well, I'm two years older than you which means I'm vastly more qualified to handle such a dangerous machine, so mine . Respect your elders, son. Christ, kids these days...

Takuro Spirit > Bandit 12/06/2014 at 10:01

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I know. But my Esprit is still out there. IT WILL NEVER DIE.

Bandit > Takuro Spirit 12/06/2014 at 16:44

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Oh yeah! Did you ever follow up on the one you saw?

Bandit > SVTyler 12/06/2014 at 16:45

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Of course, how silly of me. Damn upperclassmen.

Takuro Spirit > Bandit 12/06/2014 at 21:02

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Nah, I might stop by someday when I feel like getting shot in the hood. Maybe.

Bandit > Takuro Spirit 12/07/2014 at 02:08

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Do it.

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > Bandit 12/07/2014 at 07:47

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I can't think of any 70's-80's american car that I don't like. Can you show me the ugliest american cars of that era.

PyramidHat > Bandit 12/08/2014 at 01:15

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They looked better as Camaro's (the Jim Rockford era), but I do agree with you. Though they looked good once they got into the Smokey and the Bandit era. Never much cared for KITT era, TA's. The final gen looked pretty good, IMO...

All that aside, I have a soft spot for the first gen as my parents had a '68 (350 w/2BBL; it originally had a 4BBL, but the gas was eating my father alive...though he did enjoy being able to spin the rear tires at 55 MPH). They traded that car for a '77 Cordoba and I blame Ricardo Montalban...