1969 Pontiac Firebird "Routy"
 

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New car build coming to V8TV - 1969 Pontiac Firebird "Routy"

"Routy" (rhymes with Rowdy) is the name given to this 1969 Pontiac Firebird project. It's a play on the last name of the owner, and the car's demeanor and looks are designed to cause a stir on the streets. We're starting with a 1969 Firebird that was originally a 350 2-barrel car, and adding a full Trans Am body package, upgraded interior featuring late model Trans Am seats, and 17" and 18" Boyd Junk Yard Dog wheels. The new engine is a 400-based Pontiac with lots of performance tricks. The design came from the creative mind of Ben Hermance at Hermance Design and highlights the car's original lines with a bright red scheme and subtle charcoal stripes. The stripe treatment suggests other Pontiac themes, like the 1969 GTO Judge. We'll be posting video and photo updates of every step of the restoration process. V8TV Forum member "Steve Firebird" is the man behind this car, and we're going to be using the forum to make lots of build decisions and choices along the way, so feel free to jump in an be part of the process.

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nice and clean, I like it!

diggin' the hood

Thanks
 

I am very happy with the job Ben did on the rendering it is just the look I was going for. The hood is one of my favorite parts of the car. Its a steel repro of the original TA hood and I also got all the ram air parts to make it functional.
Steve

Looks good. I like the GTO stripes, great idea.

Don

Nice looking! Great work Ben!!

Very Nice car..love the 69 Trans Ams and the general theme of the build.

Are you looking for any parts for the build?

Nice.

Great looking project

Ben Hermance deserves all the credit on the design. The owner and I just looked at a bunch of different rendering ideas until this one just jumped off the screen... it looks like a super-fun car to drive. Thanks for the compliments!

As for parts, the owner (Steve) has a ton of parts already, but we'll see what we need going down the road. You have some stuff, Mr. Ummgawa?