Pontiac Firebird: The Auto-Biography

by Marc Cranswick

In definitive detail, the full international story of Pontiac's Firebird coupe & convertible during three decades of production. 2.5 million Firebirds have been sold around the world since 1967!... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190370667X
• ISBN13: 9781903706671
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Veloce Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

A must Have for Firebird history buffs

Many books offer so little information when dealing with the 3rd generation Firbird. What I like about this book is it not only covered the Firbird line, it pulled from other GM lines like Corvette, Fiero and Buick Gran National. When a reference was made about another car, he would share some good info about that car as well, taking up a couple of pages in some instances. The Pictures of the cars are not the most "Stock" appearing models, however Cranswick uses the full range of the firebird line to make the book very entertaining. A must have.

Corvette treatment for Firebird

I will go with what the others have said and add that this Firebird book shows the kind of treatment normally given to the mighty Corvette super car. The quality of the binding, paper is higher than you would normally get in a Firebird/Trans Am book. IMO this is the closest you are going to get to the Firebird equivalent of the Corvette Fifty Years book.

One of the best

I first heard about this book in Smoke Signals early last year. There was a small description saying it would be out later in the year. It had slipped my mind until I was checking through this site for Pontiac listings and came across it once again. It's heartening to see such a fine book on the Firebird that really is new. It isn't a rehashed version of an earlier edition, and you get to see new pictures of these great cars. The factual detail in matters such as SLP/Firehawk and 20th Ann TT/A shows that great care has been taken. Probably the best Firebird book since Michael Lamm's "The Fabulous Firebird" and certainly one of the better muscle car books around.

Nostalgic book

I am a 1970 GTO and 1994 T/A owner that received this Firebird & Trans Am history book as a Christmas present from my son. It has great detail, entertaining writing and a very nice collection of pictures.