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 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 ...

Built from a Camaro and reborn in carbon fiber, the Trans Am Super Duty 455 blends retro spirit with staggering ...

The Firebird production collapsed in 1972 at a time when the Trans Am was finally gaining traction, but it wasn't caused by a decline in demand. A strike that hit the factory making the Firebird and ...

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 ...

Pontiac was never good at letting go. Even as emissions strangled Detroit’s horsepower culture, the division that built the GTO refused to surrender quietly. And in 1975—against logic, policy, and ...

It was no secret that the First-Generation Firebird was rushed into production. Ford's 196412 Mustang took Detroit by surprise, leaving everyone to catch up. The Camaro made its debut just two years ...