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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jody Only is an author and photographer. Within the last five years in the auto industry, she has had bylines with TopSpeed, HotCars, LSXmag, Engine Labs, Chevy HardCore, and Street Muscle. She is a ...

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 ...