76 HURST 50TH ANNIVERSARY

[StealthBird]

Not too sure when they were sent over, but they had issues with the Hurst hatches, which is why many 76's were sold without t-tops. The Hurst hatches leaked, squeaked, and rattled, giving t-tops a poor reputation. Pontiac was soon selling so many t-top Birds that Hurst couldn't keep up, so Pontiac made the wise decision to switch over to Fisher Body and have t-tops factory installed. Quality went up, along with sales.

The black chrome exhaust splitters were not on all the 50th Anniversary cars, but I've never seen an official breakdown on the number built. The black chrome splitters were not an option, they were part of the Y82 package in 1976, but I believe they had a supply problem during the year, so many received the chrome splitters.

-- Mike