1981 Pontiac Firebird: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
86 builds left the factory as a 1981 Firebird, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. Page 1 of 2.
- 3 main configurations
- 354 vehicles built
- 31 for sale right now
Which Firebird is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
What 223377U6-4 means
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377U6
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4
- 223
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Pontiac registered — assembled in Canada
- 377U6
- together encode the Firebird line — as Pontiac filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- 4
- in position 10 — model year 1981
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
48 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- Base configuration 223377U6-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2W87K8L1-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002S87-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 223677U1-9 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2W87K9L1-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 223378UX-X Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002W87-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002T87-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Trans AM 00002T87-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Trans AM Coupe 2D 38838383-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2X87K9N1-2 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002T87-A Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Formula 5L 8cyl Coupe 1G2AV87H-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 223678U1-9 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration XXXX2W87-N Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2X87K9L1-2 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002X87-A Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2W87K9L1-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 223679N6-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Formula 00002U87-7 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Trans AM 5L 8cyl Coupe 1G2AW87H-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002W87-7 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Espirit 3.8L 6cyl Coupe 1G2AT87A-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 223379L1-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Espirit 5L 8cyl Coupe 1G2AT87W-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002236-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- V8 223379L1-2 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Coupe 2W87W5N5-2 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002W87-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2T87Y9N1-2 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Formula 5L 8cyl Coupe 1G2AV87W-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 223379U1-7 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Trans AM XXXX2W87-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2W87K9L1-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002W87-9 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2W87TAN1-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002233-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2W87S5N5-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Espirit 5L 8cyl Coupe 1G2AT87H-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002W87-A Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 00002236-7 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 223379N6-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Coupe 00000022-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 3.8L 6cyl Coupe 1G2AS87A-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2S87Y9N1-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2X87TAL1-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Formula 5L 8cyl Coupe 1G2AV87T-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 000002W8-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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