#firebird iii

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1966 Gibson Firebird III, Inverness Green. Spotted at @folkwaymusic.

Come out and see this rare bird in person in TWO DAYS, on Sunday, June 1st, at the 2025 @elmiravintageguitars show (er...unless someone swoops in to Folkway today or tomorrow and snaps this guitar up, of course... 🤣)

Got an old guitar kicking around the house gathering dust? Bring it to the show and Folkway's resident expert @nathan_schiller_guitar will give you a free appraisal. You might even be able to make a deal!

Hope to you Sunday in Elmira, Ontario!

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Firebird III advertisement, late 1950s.

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Pontiac Firebird III "K2000" - American Roadrunners 2018, Stadtbredimus

La Pontiac Firebird est un véhicule produit par la marque Pontiac entre 1967 et 2002 sur quatre versions différentes. Troisième génération (1982-1992) La nouvelle Firebird est très différente de ses aïeules. En effet, la voiture est plus aérodynamique et on voit l’apparition des phares qui s...

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Firebird III　 1959

https://www.vintag.es/2020/02/1958-firebird-iii.html

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The Firebird III concept car by GM was unveiled at the “1959″ GM Motorama show at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, October 15-22, 1958. It was the third and final concept design in a series designed not for production, but to test the feasibility of technological innovations, particularly the gas turbine power train. Firebird III had experimental features like self-leveling suspension, air conditioning and power steering, but interestingly, needed a second gas powered engine to operate them. It also had cruise control and anti-lock brakes. All three Firebirds still exist, and are occasionally displayed.

https://autoweek.com/article/classic-cars/gms-firebird-iii-concept-was-more-influential-it-looks-today

https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z4658/gmc-firebird-iii.aspx

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1958 Firebird III - General Motors’ ‘Laboratory On Wheels’. The Firebird III was a test vehicle for GM experiments in automatic car control. (images via Car Build Index)

Just a few of the futuristic features: a hydraulic suspension system which would automatically adjust ride height according to speed, an  automatic guidance system with cruise-control and ‘Autoguide’ electronic steering, a ‘Unicontrol’ joystick which gave steering control when moved from side to side, acceleration when pushed forward, brakes when pulled back, and shifting by twisting the hand-fitted knob on top of the same control stick. The Fierbird III access door opened automatically with the use of the remote controlled ‘ultrasonic key’.

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Official GM Firebird lll Gas Turbine Concept Car Promo Film (1958)

Promo film featuring the third out of the six General Motors Firebird Gas Turbine Concept Cars, designed by Harley J. Earl.

For educational & non commercial purposes only.

It’s actually something people have considered probably ever motorways became common, and that’s what General Motors was pushing its Firebird I, II and III concepts of the mid 1950s as.

The Firebird II featured overt futuristic-rocket-like styling but room for four – it was seen as the family car of tomorrow imagined in 1956 (both were gas turbine-powered). It really was specified at the time that the car is designed with automated driving in mind.

Then in 1958 GM launched the Firebird III, also a rocket-like styled vehicle, but this time with only two seats. It was slightly more extreme than the II and featured even more daring styling.

(vía Carscoops)

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General Motors Firebird III

via cartype.com