1979 was the best year in history for the Trans Am. One decade after its launch, the Trans Am reached record sales, with Pontiac shipping over 117K units. The base Firebird, which had long been the ...

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.

The original Trans Am was a mid-'69 model produced in limited numbers. The only color combination was Cameo white with blue racing stripes. The hood scoops were functional but the side extractors were ...

Chad has been a muscle car and classic truck lover since he could walk. The classic vehicles from the '60s and '70s are the best in his eyes, but he is more than willing to give the new technology a ...

When it comes to collectible muscle cars, most of the big-money rides come from the Golden Age of the 1960s and early 1970s.

We all know the story. The muscle car changed the automotive landscape in the USA for eternity in the '60s. The genre officially started with the Pontiac GTO of 1964 and snowballed when every ...

The Trans Am Series, originally named the Trans-American Sedan Championship, debuted on March 25, 1966. The 18-member inaugural Hall of Fame class was first announced in November. A dinner celebrating ...

The Ford Mustang debuted as a 1964 1/2 mid-year model, to great fanfare and robust sales. Chevrolet responded with the Chevy Camaro in late September of 1966. Five months later, Pontiac rolled out an ...

It was the middle of the 1960s, and American car manufacturing was on the cusp of what would be one of its greatest eras. Gasoline was cheap, meaningful emission regulation was years away, and the ...

Rising fuel costs and high insurance premiums during the mid '70s ultimately led to the demise of such great American performance vehicles as the GTO, and Z28. But Pontiac's Firebird Trans Am wasn't ...

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 ...