The turbocharged Pontiac V8 Firebird was produced only for 1980 and 1981, a rare muscle car gem from the 1980s.

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 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 ...

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.

The Trans Am was coming off a major achievement in 1979 when its sales surpassed 117K units. The timing was beautiful. The Trans Am was turning 10, so what better way to celebrate the 10th anniversary ...

Say what you want about the 1980 Trans Am, but despite the asymmetric hood design, it was a fantastic car. The Trans Am was coming after a massive performance in 1979 when its sales surpassed 117K ...

The 1980 Turbo Trans Am Pace Car arrived at the Indianapolis 500 with the kind of theatrical flair that could upstage the race it was meant to lead. Wrapped in bold graphics and powered by a ...

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We spent much of last summer together, this weary little band of writers and photographers, sampling Model Year 1980 cars and light-duty trucks at various Michigan proving grounds. We drove the new ...

Under pressure from insurance companies and strangled by emissions legislation red tape that strangled its V8s, Detroit had almost entirely abandoned the concept of the muscle car by the late 1970s.

If you agree that not all Trans Am models need to be KITT replicas, then you might appreciate reading about this special edition 1989 Firebird, getting auctioned off with 19,000 miles (30,577 km) on ...