This Retro-Inspired Firebird Concept Is the Meanest Thing We’ve Ever Seen on 4 Wheels
Pure evil.
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While the ’69 Camaro receives most of the love for the first-generation General Motors F-Body Firebird/Camaro twins, some of us like the ’67-’69 Firebird even better.
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Russian designer Kasim Tlibekov is one such fan, so even though General Motors gave up on Pontiac, and with it, the Firebird, Tlibekov hasn’t forgotten.
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Indeed, after seeing modern updates on competitors like the Mustang, Camaro and Challenger, he fired up his computer to produce a contemporary take on the classic ’60s Firebird, producing this slick black beast.
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More recently, Tlibekov has updated his clean original design with track-ready aerodynamic updates like a front splitter and an enormous rear wing.
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It isn’t likely that GM will resurrect the Firebird name anytime soon, but a custom builder could surely apply Tlibekov’s design to a classic car to create a one-off. This is a design that deserves to escape the confines of the virtual world.