Photo: Hot Rod Hotline
Admittedly, when talking about a custom build we rarely pay such attention to the engine bay. Granted, most such projects come with carefully crafted hubs for the engine to sit in, but they’re seldom so clean cut and stylish as the one seen on this machine.
The car is a Pontiac Firebird of the 1973 model year with Trans Am genes. It sits on a specialized website, awaiting for a buyer to come along and put it back on the road. It was there we found it, shining under the sun of Southern California, in its immaculate Ferrari Mugello Rosso paint.
It’s unclear who is responsible for the build, but the ad does state that some 2,000 hours of work were spent on it, and that clearly shows.
Sporting a range of visual upgrades - from the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro rear bumper to the original plastic flares and front fender side scoops – the Firebird proudly sits on large wheels, making it look more like a modern day muscle car than a decades-old pony.
The interior is clean and alluring, with seats taken from a 2013 Mercedes-Benz wrapped in leather and Alcantara. They’re more than functional too, as the one on the left retracts all the way to the back when the engine is shut off in order to give the driver more room to exit.
The magic continues – or should we say turns extraordinary – under the hood, where the LS9 engine backed by a 6-speed manual can barely be seen under the meticulously-crafted, stylish cover that continues the hot exterior motif of the outside and blends it with the cold of silver patches.
The engine has just 1,000 miles (1,600 km) on it since it was fitted on the Firebird, which pretty much means it would be up to the new owner to break it in for future adventures.
It’s unclear who is responsible for the build, but the ad does state that some 2,000 hours of work were spent on it, and that clearly shows.
Sporting a range of visual upgrades - from the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro rear bumper to the original plastic flares and front fender side scoops – the Firebird proudly sits on large wheels, making it look more like a modern day muscle car than a decades-old pony.
The interior is clean and alluring, with seats taken from a 2013 Mercedes-Benz wrapped in leather and Alcantara. They’re more than functional too, as the one on the left retracts all the way to the back when the engine is shut off in order to give the driver more room to exit.
The magic continues – or should we say turns extraordinary – under the hood, where the LS9 engine backed by a 6-speed manual can barely be seen under the meticulously-crafted, stylish cover that continues the hot exterior motif of the outside and blends it with the cold of silver patches.
The engine has just 1,000 miles (1,600 km) on it since it was fitted on the Firebird, which pretty much means it would be up to the new owner to break it in for future adventures.
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