Richard “The King” Petty’s name echoes through NASCAR like thunder rolling over the plains. Over 35 seasons, he entered 1,184 races, conquered 200 of them, and claimed seven Cup Series championships.

Last year we titled our annual newmodel Pontiac Firebird Trans Am road test "The Last American Musclecar" (Feb. '79 HOT ROD), but ever since we've been hoping that Pontiac would somehow prove us wrong ...

The Buick Grand National and the limited-edition GNX were some of the coolest cars of the 1980s, marrying turbocharged V-6 technology with an old-school musclecar feel. But what if you took that burly ...

The late 1970s were not kind to muscle cars. Government regulations, skyrocketing gas prices, and stricter emissions standards left once-mighty machines gasping for air. But Pontiac, ever the rebel ...

The Trans Am you've all been waiting for is finally here. Faster than a 350 Formula, more agile than a WS6-equipped GTA, the turbocharged V6 20th Anniversary Trans Am puts Pontiac excitement all ...

The spirit of quarter-mile drag racing lies deeply connected with the values of freedom and innovation. Just look at all the gloriously tuned and modified rides that exist across the nation's ...

The Chevy Camaro bowed in late September of 1966, introducing GM’s new F-Body platform in the process. Five months later, Pontiac received its own F-Body platform model, the Pontiac Firebird. Both the ...

This highly original 1989 Pontiac Trans Am 20 th Anniversary Pace Car recently sold on Bring a Trailer for $59,000 exclusive of fees. Get our GM news straight to your inbox. We'll send you one or two ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

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 ...

For its Indy 500 pace car, Pontiac fitted its Firebird Trans Am with a Buick turbo V-6. The result was the quickest production car in the U.S. in its day. This example has low mileage, recent ...