Ford Motor Company introduced the Ford Mustang as a mid-year model in April of 1964. The Mustang was an instant success for which General Motors had no production rival, at least not in the showrooms.

Last year we titled our annual newmodel Pontiac Firebird Trans Am road test "The Last American Musclecar" (Feb. '79 HOT ROD), but ever since we've been hoping that Pontiac would somehow prove us wrong ...

The Chevy Camaro bowed in late September of 1966, introducing GM’s new F-Body platform in the process. Five months later, Pontiac received its own F-Body platform model, the Pontiac Firebird. Both the ...

Pontiac earned the reputation as GM's performance division, not just on the strength of the GTO and Firebird, but for most of their models. During the Golden Age of American Muscle, Pontiac's luxury ...

For decades, US carmakers have favored either natural aspiration or supercharging when developing engines for high-performance cars. However, during the 1980s, the rise in popularity of turbocharging ...

Among the 1,300 classic cars heading to auction from an Alabama cardboard magnate turned serial collector lies a time capsule of American automotive ambition. Tucked among this remarkable stash is a ...

The skyrocketing gas prices significantly impacted cars with big engines under the hood, and the Trans Am saw its yearly sales fall dramatically. After setting historical numbers in 1979 with 117K ...