The plan to fill the gap was hatched at Riverside, where Titus had watched privateer and friend Jon Ward take his self-built Camaro to an astonishing fourth place in a field boasting such names as Donohue, Revson, Follmer, Bucknum, and Adamowicz. Godsall and Titus came up with a quick solution. The chief problem was Pontiac didn’t yet have a properly sized powerplant, and Titus had yet to procure a Firebird from Pontiac’s slowly developing effort, so he was left without a ride for the final race of the year. Pontiac needed to promote its Firebird, and there was no better place than in the hugely popular Trans Am series, where the new TG Racing team would compete against its showroom foes the Camaro and the Mustang in Class 2 for cars with engines between 2.0- and 5.0 liters. Shelby responded by firing Titus, but not before he recorded a DNF at September’s Riverside round in his last drive in a Ford - and that is where this tale begins to take shape. His background as a student at Julliard (his trumpet was good enough to jam with Jack Teagarden’s orchestra) and then as a mechanic and a journalist had broadened his ambitions, and late in the 1968 season he announced he would be leaving Shelby at year’s end to partner in a new Pontiac race effort with Canadian Terry Godsall. Titus was known as a tough competitor who could extract more from a car than it had to give, but he was not simply a quick and courageous shoe. The following season, however, was not kind to Titus, as reliability issues limited him to a single victory, and there was growing tension between him and Shelby. We welcome the opportunity to consider your trade in.Jerry Titus was at the apex of his racing career at the end of the ’60s, having helped capture SCCA Trans Am titles for Carroll Shelby’s Mustang effort in 1966 and, more notably, in 1967, when he won four rounds of the fiercely fought contests. We can arrange transport door to door Australia wide.įinance - our broker offers VERY competitive rates and prompt service.
#1968 firebird registration
Refreshed 350 Engine ready to run with new carb."Ī perfect car to enjoy summer cruises, car shows and events.Įligible for Historic registration in most jurisdictions, this equates to minimal on road costs.Īvailable to admire on our showroom floor in Adelaide. New valley pan to clear hydraulic lifters Original 355 motor removed and new bearings fitted Heads reconditioned and engine put into storage (Included with Car)Ĥ55 Pontiac motor Purchased from USA and re built by ownerīlock bored and decked by Chris Milton motors Twin scoop bonnet and bonnet tacho fittedĮntered In Camaro and Pontiac Firebird nationals in 1996 and won runner up for best presented and most original firebird. The original engine was performance enhanced with the installation of a new camshaft, electronic ignition heads ported and shaved by Chris Milton motors and the fitting of a new 750 Holley and manifold shaved and matched to head Ports. Radiator core replaced with a high performance core with maximum fins and tubes. Pontiac rally 2 wells fitted with PMD (Pontiac Motor Division) caps and Corvette stainless steel wheel trims. Installation of front Ventilated disc brakes and HQ callipers, callipers reconditioned last year and new pads fitted.
Since then, it has undergone a continuous program of maintenance and improvement with the following works undertaken. It was entered in the 1992 Adelaide Hotrod show and was purchased by the current owner in 1994. (Original quotation provided) The engine was re built (Receipts included) and it was re-painted fitted with Holden HX GTS mirrors and new carpet and other works were performed.
#1968 firebird manual
"The car was imported from California USA in 1990, it was originally a 4 speed manual car with a 355 cubic inch engine it was converted to Right hand drive by Steve Roberts of Goodwrench Pty Ltd. It has been in the one Adelaide ownership for 27 years and he has been gracious enough to supply the following information:. This fabulous example presents very well in bright orange with black interior trim.
1968 PONTIAC FIREBIRD COUPE - 28,133 MILES SHOWING
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