1969 Pontiac Firebird

The capitalist economy is based on competition, and we can’t really say that’s a bad thing when we consider a high-class product like the Pontiac Firebird. This beautiful automobile was made so that General Motors could enter the pony car market with a bang and give a hard time to its competitors: the Ford Mustang and the Mercury Cougar.

Spanning four generations, the vehicle was produced between 1967 and 2002. The Firebird started as a laidback two-door coupé/convertible and became more and more extreme as the years flew by. In 1970, the Firebird looked like an American-made Ferrari; in 1977, the Firebird Trans Am’s hood boasted an extravagant image of an eagle.