The Pontiac Firebird debuted in February of 1967, built on the same F-body platform as the Chevy Camaro, which had bowed five months earlier. The Firebird was a bit of a consolation prize for Pontiac, ...

The muscle car market went through a dramatic change in 1972 when then-new emission regulations sent high-power V8s engines on a downward spiral. However, some nameplates managed to retain a ...

The Pontiac Trans Am 455 Super Duty arrived just as Detroit was being forced to turn down the volume on big cubic inches, which is exactly why it still looms so large in muscle car history. Built in ...

Pontiac took a stab at a two-seat production car with the Banshee concept, also known as the XP-833, in 1964. Styling was very similar to the forthcoming third-generation Chevy Corvette, with similar ...

The muscle-car era was a wild time for Detroit car makers. There was a lot of variation in performance levels, as not all muscle cars were created equal. Some were very well thought out, and others ...

4 Dec 2025, 21:55 UTC · By: Razvan Calin // How a labor strike created a legend: Only 2,116 Trans Ams were built in 1972, making this specific Pontiac 455 HO example a cornerstone collector's piece ...

There may not be any other Pontiac engine that harbors as much mystique as the Super-Duty 455. Introduced in '73 as a maximum-performance effort capable of sustained 6,000-rpm operation, it was ...

Walking into Rick Armijo's garage was a bittersweet experience for Bill Avila. He had the chance to buy a very rare muscle car, but the owner, who had passed away, had been his friend. "Rick was a ...

In 1973, Pontiac built Detroit's last true muscle car, delivering golden-age power when rivals were losing power to ...