The Pontiac Firebird is a storied nameplate from the late 1900s. This car maintains its mystique even to this day, thanks to ...

The 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am did not just close out a decade, it crystallized everything loud, flashy, and unapologetically American about late‑seventies performance. You still feel that when ...

General Motors was caught flat-footed when Ford introduced the Mustang for the 1964 ½ model year. Sure, the General had built its share of muscle cars in the past — generally they were versions of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I tell the stories of new and old cars, and how to buy and enjoy both. Jun 26, 2024, 12:06pm EDT Jun 27, 2024, 08:02pm EDT The ...

For many, Pontiac defined an era. In the days when muscle cars dominated the market around the 1960s and 1970s, the General Motors brand was a name to be reckoned with. It appealed to enthusiasts for ...

If you’re in the market for a vintage Trans Am, a nice, clean second-generation model will always hit the spot. These were some of the best-looking Firebirds ever made, and we believe we just found ...

Some cars are inherently cool, and the second-generation Pontiac Firebird is one of them. Specifically, late second-generation models that can be associated with the 1977 film ‘Smokey and the Bandit’.

As chauvinistic as it sounds, historically the car hobby has been dominanted by males. There's no telling why this is, but it just makes all those "car girls" that much more special. There is, however ...

The Ford Mustang debuted as a 1964 1/2 model, and was instantly successful. Chevrolet didn’t have anything to compete directly with the Mustang when it went on sale, but brought the Chevy Camaro to ...

With the outstanding sales success of the 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang, Chevrolet realized they needed a more direct competitor than the Corvair. The Chevy Camaro bowed in September of 1966, with the Pontiac ...