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Pontiac Firebird. The Banshee IV successfully influenced the overall appearance for the fourth generation of the
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462:V8 engine
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370:headlamps
351:headrests
198:Successor
118:Firebirds
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1178:Grand Am
1127:Firebird
1117:Custom S
1071:Catalina
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387:design.
329:Firebird
274:Firebird
263:Corvette
207:In 1964
160:Overview
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1311:Pursuit
1286:G3/Wave
1255:Sunfire
1229:Firefly
1198:Sunbird
1193:Phoenix
1152:Ventura
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270:Camaro
221:silver
122:sports
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1281:Aztek
1274:2000s
1243:1990s
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1207:1980s
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1043:1940s
1027:1930s
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178:1964
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