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Curing the 4th-Gen Low-trac light

Posted March 28 2013 11:53 AM by Chris Phillip

If your Fourth-Generation Firebird or Trans Am acts like the brakes have an ABS malfunction as you decrease in speed from 20 mph to 0 mph when applying the brake pedal, and the Low-Trac light comes on, it may not be your...

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Synthetic Formula Features Low Volatility Characteristics

Is Your LS Engine Consuming Oil?

Posted March 28 2013 11:04 AM by Chris Phillip

It’s a fact: GM LS engines consume excessive amounts of oil. Super- or turbocharged engines and engines regularly run to the RPM limit use even more.

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Who is Burt Reynold's Pick for "The Bandit?"

Smokey and the Bandit ReMake

Posted March 27 2013 07:06 AM by Chris Phillip

We don't know if there will be a remake of Smokey and the Bandit.

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Fuel for Thought

Gas Price in Smokey and the Bandit

Posted March 26 2013 12:00 PM by Chris Phillip

Has anybody noticed the price of gasoline, as shown in a scene of Smokey and the Bandit?

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10-44 Smokey and the Bandit Fans

Smokey and the Bandit CB Slang Dictionary

Posted February 25 2013 12:06 PM by Chris Phillip

Smokey and the Bandit sure makes talking on the CB radio look like a lot of fun. But like a pre-historic language, which only university professors now understand, the language of the citizen-band radio is close to extinction.

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Steele Rubber Products Introduces Door Seals for 68-69 Firebirds

Posted January 31 2013 07:01 PM by Chris Phillip

Steele Rubber Products introduces a newly engineered door seal for 1968-1969 Pontiac Firebirds. Steele has painstakingly reproduced these seals from originals, ensuring proper fit and great performance. The perimeter...

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First in a Series

Highest Priced Pontiac on eBay Today

Posted January 29 2013 11:59 AM by Chris Phillip

High Performance Pontiac magazine introduces our new blog series—The Most Expensive Pontiac on eBay Today.

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Firebird Gets a Plug During Corvette's Spotlight

GM President Mark Reuss Mentions His Love for Pontiac Firebird During C7Reveal

Posted January 14 2013 01:31 PM by Chris Phillip

Last night in Detroit, GM President North America President Mark Reuss went out of his way to mention the Pontiac Firebird during the 2014 C7 Corvette VIP reveal.

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It's signed by Burt

Autographed Smokey and the Bandit poster on eBay

Posted December 27 2012 02:02 PM by Chris Phillip

Smokey and the Bandit fans:

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Lansing Presents Opportunity for GM, and Hope for Firebird car buyers

Sixth-Generation Firebird Could Put Michigan Workers Back on the Job

Posted December 27 2012 09:18 AM by Chris Phillip

When the sixth-generation Camaro production moves to Lansing, Michigan, and puts Michigan workers back on the job, we know one thing for sure.

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Is it time to call the Fourth-Gen a classic car??

Fourth Gen Trans Am Restoration Stories

Posted December 27 2012 08:19 AM by Chris Phillip

It's officially 20 years since the first fourth-generation Firebirds and Trans Ams entered production, way back in model year 1993.

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5th Gen Trans Am Now on Dealer Lot

Karl Chevrolet Named First Official Dealer for Lingenfelter Performancer

Posted July 30 2012 08:55 AM by Chris Phillip

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering announces that leading Chevy dealer Karl Chevrolet has been named the performance company’s first full-line dealer for cars, engines and components.

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Don't take it out on (or out of) your inner fender

Heater Core Help

Posted July 1 2012 08:00 AM by Chris Phillip

We were working on restoring the A/C system in a first-gen Firebird convertible and discovered that an owner from eons ago (or someone he or she hired) cut a hole in the inner fender to pull out the heater core and replace it.

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Do you own one? Raise Your Hand!

Southern California Edition Fourth-Gen Firebird Callout

Posted July 1 2012 07:21 AM by Chris Phillip

If you own a Southern California edition fourth-gen Firebird, we'd like to see what it looks like, and information on this limited edition package.

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