Firebird Funny Car (1982)
This casting is a representation of a funny car with a second-generation Pontiac Firebird body. This casting was named Side-Splitter for its 1995 release, a name which would also be used for its successor for some releases. This release is also notable for having a highly valuable misprinted card (271 instead of 277) of which around only 12 examples are known to exist.
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Firebird Funny Car (1982) is listed with Mainline as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 1982 - 2002. Known designer credit: Larry Wood. Use the Description, Versions, Gallery notes to confirm the casting before you price it.
- Larry Wood Designs
- Pontiac Cars
- Funny Cars
- Firebird cars
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Licensed Hot Wheels
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- Match the title to Firebird Funny Car (1982) before reading price claims.
- Use 1982 - 2002 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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