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1969 Pontiac Firebird 
Ep. 17Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2007-02-03 05:03 |
It's The Bishop! (cue the spy music) .gif ";)")  |
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◊ 2007-02-03 05:11 |
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◊ 2007-02-06 22:46 |
1967? |
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◊ 2007-04-06 07:28 |
This is a 1969 Firebird. |
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◊ 2009-01-03 21:52 |
I see something bulging on the hood? |
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◊ 2009-01-20 16:40 |
![[Image: cap575ug8.1345.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is520/cap575ug8.1345.jpg) |
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◊ 2009-01-24 05:19 |
If you mean the raised bit on the near side of the hood, that's the hood-mounted tachometer, a popular option on Pontiac's sportier models during this time period. |
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◊ 2017-10-31 20:16 |
Made for United Kingdom. |
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◊ 2017-10-31 20:59 |
No, personal import or brought over by a US serviceman, it'd be the 1990's before any US cars were specifically built for the UK market (Jeeps & Neons). |
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◊ 2017-10-31 21:13 |
But US stuff was officially available here since WW2 with manufacturer supported distributors and factory approved UK spec changes. GM used Lendrum & Hartman dealership in 1960s-70s, and the official status of these imports meant cars could be given block approval for UK compatibility and full warranty cover and servicing arrangements. See this US stuff-in-UK summary from 1968. |
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◊ 2017-10-31 22:36 |
That surprises me, I knew there were dealers in the fashionable end of London that could supply new Yankee cars but not that they had full manufacturers support. |
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◊ 2018-12-17 19:30 |
Damn, We was too late! |
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◊ 2023-02-11 00:35 |
Thanks for correcting this as well as providing the link to the MotorSport listing. Lendrum and Hartman transitioned from being a Buick dealer in the 1930s to becoming the official GM importers. They had a prominent and steady business through the end of the 1970s. There is a youtube video from the Thames TV program "Drive In" where Tony Bastable samples various 1974 US model cars, all of which look horribly out of place related to the general driving needs in the austere Britain of that time. Two models that had some niche market success in Britain were the 1976 to 1979 Cadillac Seville and the 1977 to 1979 Chevrolet Caprice. The size and value made these vehicles more competitive on the right side of the Atlantic ("right" as opposed to the "left", not "wrong"!). |
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