@Spike9803
Hey Jay, You hit one out of the park with this video. I owned this same car, a 1967 Firebird Sprint, convertible, 4spd, electric roof, etc. I was in school at U Mass, Amherst in 1977. In April of that year I was in a motorcycle accident and broke my back. I spent 8 weeks in the hospital, and lost the whole semester. When I got released from the hospital I was in a back brace and could barely walk. I lived off campus. I couldn’t even walk to the bus stop; I was all screwed up. My housemate had just bought this old 1967 Firebird Convertible (a Sprint) and he sold it to me for $300.00; I will never forget that favor as long as I live. The car had a new roof (electric), the 4spd, it had an inspection sticker and it ran. Getting that car was the first good thing to happen to me in that whole ordeal. My Firebird Sprint had a tired pushrod GM 6cyl motor (the OHC 6 was long gone). I had the hood tach, but it was out of the car in the trunk. That $300.00 Firebird burned oil and had a leaky exhaust, but it changed my life. I was mobile again. The car made me smile at a really bad time in my life. I couldn’t work that summer, so by late fall I had to sell the car to pay rent and buy food. The car needed work, but I could hardly lift the hood to add some oil and STP. Still, it broke my heart to part with the car. I’ll always remember that 1967 Firebird Sprint Convertible. Over the years every time I scan eBay, or in the old days the “WantAd”, I look for a Firebird Sprint convertible whether I have the jing to actually buy one or not. I was grinning ear to ear watching this video. Thanks for restoring this Firebird Sprint. You don’t even know me Jay, but will you do me a favor please? Next time you drive your Sprint will you slap Deep Purple “Highway Star” in the cassette player and run the car through the gears for me? Thanks Bro. Jim Vann
@philmay7834
I love how Jay has millions of dollars worth of some of the finest cars in the world, and his go to work/run around to do errands car is a six cylinder Firebird. I guess it goes with his wardrobe.
@StaleBearFarts
I love the calm and casual car talk. It's like we are sitting at a bar together. Doesn't have a reality show or documentary feel
@ghettsumm7949
Mr. Jay Leno is such a humble Man, when he's gone, The World will miss a true ICON.
@elvinferrelljr.5266
From Firebird Nation website. According to "The Fabulous Firebird" book by Michael Lamm, these items were nick-named "cocktail shakers", and were used only in the convertibles to counter body vibration. These cannisters contained spring loaded weights suspended in oil.
@sunnyray7819
I like how Jay picks interesting cars rather than just the most powerful engines.. Although he has other toys with plenty of extra power, some are just a masterpiece of engineering..
@jamesellsworth9673
I LIKE the six with your modifications PLUS the handling, braking, and suspension tweaks. I DON'T NEED THE SPEED, I appreciate the balance of power and handling.
@maxwellt91
I miss Pontiac so much. My dad and I built a fiero together when I was very young. Pontiac will always be very special to me
@timjohn2810
Such a fun car. Pontiac was at the top of their game, well ahead of their time. Thank you for sharing this gem with us. Really well done.
@herrunsinn774
06:06 This was my favorite part of this build in which Jay and his crew had bespoke rocker arms designed and built from scratch. He will go to just about any length to get the job done right. (Of course, he has the financial means to do so... but who wouldn't do the same thing, given the chance?) Yipee! I have been waiting many a full moon for Jay to finish this build. He touched on this Sprint in a few of his restoration blogs (just making my mouth water). I'm soooo pleased he has it finished now. This car would (in my humble.... but some say lovable opinion) be the ultimate daily driver.
@charlesdalton985
In a world of misinformation about older cars, Mr Leno is a breath of fresh air. I can’t honestly recall a meaningful misstep in the information he shares. Thank you again!
@MrSparks54
Surprising how many people aren't aware of the Pontiac OHC Six, I grew up with one of these. Thanks Jay
@JohnathanTaylor-yw9lt
The vibration dampeners were in all of the first generation Firebird and Camaro convertibles. They were there to absorb vibration. I have always heard them referred to as salt shakers. There should be two of them up in the front of the fenders as well.
@godchi1dvonsteuben770
13:45 look how clean that is, man they do good work in that shop! No sh*t the power is secondary, look at that suspension and chassis work! Just gorgeous!! 🤘😜🤘
@DouglasJWalker
I love this car. Looks, engineering and all. Tasteful Americana
@HypocriticYT
Jay is pumping out the videos and I’m sure we all appreciate it. Yup back in the day 100,000 mile car was done, just wore out.
@jezuzfreek777
Fantastic job on the restoration. That Firebird looks like it just shipped from the factory. I love that you kept true to the original color. Gorgeous!
@davidgoodwin6312
Hi Jay, love your videos! Here is the story on the Firebird dampers you asked about: When Pontiac was given the Camaro chassis to make their Firebird from, their engineers were unhappy with the way the Camaro convertable would shake around at speed. It was late in the development cycle for 1967 so they had to make a quick fix. They used a classical mechanical engineers solution of putting in dampers. They are a weight penalty, but worked very well. I think Chevy saw that solution and started putting them in Camaros too. I quess that today these little known canisters with weights and springs stand as a tribute to the superiority of Firebird over Camaro! A: Concerning vibration dampers. Front dampers weight 25 pounds while the rear dampers weight 50 pounds each and are attached by three bolts. In the trunk there is a support brace between the trunk floor and the trunk gutter (there is re-enforcing frame work under the edge that the brace welds to. One bolt goes through the support brace and the other two go through the trunk floor. Under the trunk floor there is a thick steel plate the has nuts welded to it for damper attachment…usually the nuts are rusted away. Im not sure if the 1968 mountings are different.
@meljenins2854
That's a really cool firebird I never heard of that one
@petiedog19