1978 wasn't just another year for the Trans Am. It was the year that prepared the American car space for the Trans Am's 10th anniversary, when sales of the model launched in 1969 went through the roof ...

Pontiac made its first major mark on muscle car history with the 1964 GTO, which began as an option package on the Tempest. The Firebird ran wheel-to-wheel with Chevy's Camaro from 1967 through 2002, ...

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 ...

One of the most iconic high-performance models in the history of the American automotive industry, the Pontiac Trans Am bowed out after the 2002 model year. However, it did so by flying the ...

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 ...

The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am disappeared from showrooms decades ago, but its reputation refuses to die. That appeal is what inspired a small American outfit, Trans Am Worldwide, to bring the ...

Few cars capture the bombastic spirit of muscle cars quite like the final Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Recently, one of the most significant examples of this model changed hands. This particular car isn ...

In 1981, if you wanted a fast Trans Am you had to build it yourself or leave it to a select group of tuners, who hadn't given up on the soon-to-be-replaced Second-Gen platform. Among them was Trans Am ...

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 ...

The venerable Trans Am Series is back as a headliner for the second straight year at Road America this weekend after being relegated to support status for decades. Trans Am features purpose-built ...