- For the later General Motors-produced vehicle, see Pontiac Firebird.
The
General Motors Firebird is a quartet of
prototype cars designed by
Harley Earl, and engineered by
General Motors for the 1953, 1956 and 1959
Motorama auto shows. They were very much inspired by innovations in fighter aircraft design at the time. None of the designs were intended for production, but instead were to showcase the extremes in technology and design that General Motors was able to achieve. The cars were recently placed on display at the
Henry Ford Museum in
Dearborn, Michigan, and still make regular car show appearances.
