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Pontiac Firebird - The Hemi Then And Now

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Photography by Steve Magnante

Hemi VIN Guide
On all Street Hemi cars built between 1966 and 1971, the fifth digit of the VIN confirms Hemi status. Here are the codes, plus VIN data for the new breed of Gen III Hemi cars and light trucks. Remember, the '03-up VIN layout moves the engine code to the eighth position.

1966: H1967: J1968: J1969: J1970: R1971: R2006: H (5.7L passenger car) D (5.7L light truck) W (6.1L passenger car)2007: Same as 2006

  • Hemi 1968 Coronet R T
    Another '68 Hemi Coronet R/T, this one a four-speed (94 built; the other 136 were TorqueFlites), was also offered at Summer Carlisle '87. Having been through an amateur restoration-and packing lots of plastic filler-the asking price was $9,500.
    Hemi 1968 Coronet R T
    Another '68 Hemi Coronet R/T, this one a four-speed (94 built; the other 136 were TorqueFl
  • Hemi 1970 Hemi Barracuda
    This classified ad for an original paint '70 Hemi 'Cuda four-speed was clipped from a Massachusetts-based auto trader back in 1983. The price is $4,800 firm. This 'Cuda was offered just before the first musclecar collector boom hit in 1984. At the time, $4,800 was a stiff figure; by 1985 it could have sold for four times that amount. Today this one-of-652-built '70 Hemi 'Cuda would easily trade for a quarter-million. Nuts, huh?
    Hemi 1970 Hemi Barracuda
    This classified ad for an original paint '70 Hemi 'Cuda four-speed was clipped from a Mass
  • Hemi 1968 Hemi Coronet R T
    Summer Carlisle '87 turned up this 47,000 original-mile two-owner '68 Hemi Coronet R/T automatic for $12,700. The seller had recently purchased this one-of-230-built time capsule from the original owner, a then-62-year-old gentleman. They're only original once! Anybody know where it is now?
    Hemi 1968 Hemi Coronet R T
    Summer Carlisle '87 turned up this 47,000 original-mile two-owner '68 Hemi Coronet R/T aut
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By Steve Magnante
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