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Originally Posted by Blacdout96
I think what hawk means is that yeah it's a firebird, but an integral part of what makes people buy cars is the drivetrain options. when pontiac used only their motors, the firebird ment a little something more to pontiac owners, because they had drivetrain otions others didnt come with such as the 455 SD  lol
You are correct what you mean, but for the majority of the frame, suspension, braking, and other parts, they were almost identical, what made them different from each other was the drivetrain interior, and outside appearnce, and performance numbers. when Pontiac started using chevy motors, though parts were easier to interchange and obtain, they became more identical then ever, and it now came down to interior and outside appearance that seperated them, otherwise performance wise, you were buying basicall the same car,
That's just my 0.02 |
Yes, that was my point exactly. I think most agree when they hear the term "re-badge" it refers to one car that has a counterpart of the exact same equivalent, only the name and appearance are changed. It implies everything is carried over from one car to the other: engine, powertrain, framework, etc. which would make it a complete re-badge. When Pontiac still made their own engines, it gave buyers different options that weren't available in the Camaro. For example, ram air induction was only available on the Firebird 400 in '67-'68, and didn't show up to my knowledge on the Camaro until the '69 SS. So for those first two years, if you wanted ram air on an F-Body, Firebird was the choice. All I'm saying is for sometime, eventhough it was in most respects a "re-badge," the Firebird/Trans Am had options that made it its own car.