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What is the bird called on a Pontiac Firebird?
Screaming Chicken
Hood bird. Laughing Phoenix. Screaming Chicken. Whatever the preferred nickname, any discussion about the Pontiac Firebird, not to mention the Trans Am, will inevitably come around to the giant flaming graphic consuming every inch of useable real estate on the hood in a display of pure 1970s bravado.
What bird is on the Firebird hood?
Others go with “Rising Phoenix” or simply “Firebird.” The ignorant usually refer to the massive flaming fowl as an Eagle or a Hawk. Pontiac officially called it the Trans Am Hood Decal and introduced it as option code WW7 on the 1973 Trans Am.
What does Firebird mean?
Definition of firebird : any of several small birds having brilliant orange or red plumage (as the Baltimore oriole, the scarlet tanager, or the vermilion flycatcher)
What is a phoenix Firebird?
The phoenix is an immortal bird associated with Greek mythology (with analogs in many cultures) that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor.
How much horsepower does a 1981 Firebird have?
1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Turbo 4.9 Liter V8 (149 kW / 203 PS / 200 hp) (since September 1980 for North America ) specs review.
What is the Audubon Bird Guide?
Discover the birds around you. The Audubon Bird Guide is a free and complete field guide to more than 800 species of North American birds, right in your pocket. The latest on birds and their habitats.
How much did Audubon’s book cost?
The amount is within the $8-12 million range the book was estimated to sell for and roughly $2 million shy of the record amount paid for an Audubon folio. On June 14, one of the world’s most expensive books, John James Audubon’s double-elephant folio of The Birds of America, will go to auction in New York City.
How much is Audubon’s’the birds of America’worth?
The four-volume masterpiece could raise $8-12 million, potentially setting a record value for John James Audubon’s crowning achievement. Update: When the gavel finally declared the bidding over, this copy of The Birds of America was officially sold for $9.65 million.
Why is Audubon’s book called ‘the birds of America’?
That’s one thing people tend to forget, because the book is called The Birds of America, but actually it’s full of thousands of insect specimens and plant specimens.” Since three quarters of the population was living within 50 miles of the Atlantic coast at the time, he adds, Audubon was “revealing America to itself.”