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 ...

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.

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

The late 1970s were not kind to muscle cars. Government regulations, skyrocketing gas prices, and stricter emissions standards left once-mighty machines gasping for air. But Pontiac, ever the rebel ...

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 ...