In 1926, Pontiac appeared as a junior brand of the long-since-discontinued Oakland division of General Motors. By 1929, Pontiac was outselling its parent company so much that the corporation ...

1976 was a big year for America: Apple launched its first computer, Rocky made its silver screen debut, Charlie’s Angels premiered on television, and Jimmy Carter became President of the nation on its ...

My brother Vincent ordered this '76 Trans Am 455 four-speed on May 8, 1976, and he picked it up on July 27. (From what I've been told, there was a delay at the factory due to a tire manufacturer's ...

The 1976 Pontiac Trans Am arrived at a moment when muscle cars were supposed to be finished, choked by emissions rules and rising insurance costs. Instead of fading quietly, it proved that ...

Merriam-Webster defines the muscle car as, "Any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving ." This definition paints with broad ...

In late September 1966, Chevrolet debuted the Chevy Camaro as a direct competitor to the stunningly successful Ford Mustang. The Excitement Division didn’t want to be left out of the pony car fun, and ...

Since the beginning, terms like Ram Air, High Output, and Super Duty have been synonymous with hard-core Firebird performance. But in 1975 the Trans Am became another victim of emissions standards and ...

Most of Detroit’s great big-block muscle machines have soared into six-figure auction stardom, yet one of the most iconic of them all remains surprisingly attainable. Coming out of the General Motors ...