o one model can be all things to all people, but Pontiac’s Firebird for 1972 came awfully close. For those who loved the looks of the sleek 1970 redesign but wanted something sensible, there was the base Firebird with a 250-cu.in. straight-six as standard equipment. Spending a little more would get you a slightly plusher Esprit, powered by a V-8 of 350 or 400 cubic inches. Keeping the fires burning for the muscle car crowd was the swaggering Trans Am, which could be equipped with any engine a
