When some underpowered car is upgraded with a suitably powerful engine, it’s very common to hear people say it “finally got ...

The Pontiac 301 Turbo is a unique piece of automotive history, known for its brief yet impactful presence in the muscle car ...

Pontiac’s 1981 Turbo Trans Am Recaro Edition wasn’t fast, but it was fabulous; it paced Petty to his seventh Daytona 500 win, ...

The big news in 1981 for Pontiac Trans Am buyers was the introduction of the Daytona Pace Car edition. This new model sported limited-edition black graphics, a blacked-out roof, Recaro seats, and red ...

The 1980 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo was the answer to the horsepower question after CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards killed the venerable 6.6-liter V8. The 301 cubic-inch V8 used for the ...

When it comes to collectible muscle cars, most of the big-money rides come from the Golden Age of the 1960s and early 1970s. This is because 1972 marked the beginning of the Dead Horsepower Era and ...

Should I Build A 301?Good day and great magazine! I have a '69 Bird and a '71 Formula 350, both of which need TLC. I want to pick your brain about a couple of topics-some of them most people wouldn't ...

Did any of your buddies ever tell you their uncle had “like 50” Pontiac Trans-Ams and Firebirds in the field behind their house? If so, maybe give them a call and see if their uncle lived in Waverly, ...

Ford Motor Company introduced the Ford Mustang as a mid-year model in April of 1964. The Mustang was an instant success for which General Motors had no production rival, at least not in the showrooms.

Pontiac-lover John Soliman vividly remembers the fateful day that this 1979 Trans Am becamehispersonal ride: "It was 1987, and I was going to Hicksville High School in Long Island, New York. I was ...

Joe Gransden, 53, a professional trumpet player and singer living in Atlanta, on his 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, as told to A.J. Baime. In the small town where I grew up—Williamsville, ...