Due to stricter government regulations, the era of unrestrained factory-built performance was coming to an end in 1971. However, GM's excitement division answered with the largest displacement engine ...

The 1972 model year represented an existential crisis for the Firebird line, and the Trans Am in particular. A protracted, 174-day United Auto Workers (UAW) strike at the Norwood, Ohio, assembly plant ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

As the clich goes, every cloud has a silver lining and Barry Simpson's '78 Trans Am is mobile proof. Way back in 1972, Barry drove a '71 Formula 400 and was looking to trade up. He dropped in at ...

The Muscle Car Wars hit their peak in 1970 with the final year of full-power madness from GM and Ford. MOPAR gave it one more year, then caved to the federal emissions and economy standards. In 1971, ...