This first year Pontiac Firebird is the car the company didn't want to build. They wanted something to compete with the Corvette. But in the end, the Firebird likely sold a lot more than a Corvettecousin would have.

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Correction:
1:02 Falcon not Firebird!
3:46 Traction bar not torsion bar!