For many, the best-looking Pontiac is a Firebird – a particular Firebird, to be exact: the 1972 Trans Am, the car that almost wasn’t. Due to a GM workers’ strike, the corporation considered dropping ...

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 1971 Pontiac Trans Am fitted with the 455-cubic-inch V8 arrived at a turning point for American performance. Compression ratios were dropping, insurance rates were rising, and federal regulations ...

1972 wasn't an easy year for the Firebird lineup. Like the Camaro, Pontiac's lineup was affected by the United Auto Workers strike, with production almost collapsing and pushing the Firebird close to ...

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 a bastion of performance during the last days of the muscle cars from 1972 to 1974. While other brands made do with strangled, low compression engines, Pontiac figured out how to sustain ...