The 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am arrived at a turbulent moment for American performance cars, when new emissions rules and ...

The 1973 Pontiac Trans Am did not just roll out of Pontiac’s factories as another performance package; it arrived at a moment when American muscle was under pressure and somehow turned that tension ...

In the 1973 movie McQ, a 66-year-old John Wayne slouches onscreen with little of his former authoritative charisma. The laconic hero of many a western was ill suited to a hard-boiled detective flick, ...

The Trans Am option debuted on the Pontiac Firebird in the second half of the 1969 model year, on March 8, and only a handful of examples were ordered with the RPO 322 Trans Am Convenience and ...

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 ...

Sometimes automotive scribes have to beat themselves over the head to comprise a strong lead for a feature article. Other times one just comes to them as naturally as waking up in the morning. Then ...

If you're in the market looking for a one-of-a-kind Firebird, this 1973 Formula could be worth your attention, especially if you're no longer interested in an all-original setup. Pontiac produced a ...

The 1970s were both the best of times and the worst of times for Pontiac and the performance car world in general. The early 1970s were peak years for the high-performance cars that had been coming ...

The second-generation Firebird debuted in 1970 as a coupe-only design featuring a fastback profile and a distinctly European flair. Those cars were made until 1981, losing steam when ...

Built by a father-and-son team, this 1973 Pontiac Trans Am pro-touring car was built as a high-school internship and is all Reynard Indycar under the skin.

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 ...

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, ...