For most enthusiasts who lived through the 1960s and 1970s, a muscle car had to be based on a large-volume production model and hide a large, potent, naturally aspirated V8 under the hood. While 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.

As the 1970s wound down, the golden age of American muscle—dominated by high-displacement, fuel-thirsty V8s—faced an existential threat: strict emissions regulations, rising gas prices, and the ...

The Buick Grand National and the limited-edition GNX were some of the coolest cars of the 1980s, marrying turbocharged V-6 technology with an old-school musclecar feel. But what if you took that burly ...

Pontiac’s first turbocharged muscle car arrived just as the classic V8 era was running out of road, which is exactly why it slipped through the cracks. The 1980 and 1981 Trans Am Turbo tried to blend ...

This highly original 1989 Pontiac Trans Am 20 th Anniversary Pace Car recently sold on Bring a Trailer for $59,000 exclusive of fees. Get our GM news straight to your inbox. We'll send you one or two ...

The old saying has been repeated so many times that it goes beyond the realm of the mere cliche, "Horsepower costs money--how fast do you want to go?" To a large extent, it is completely true, ...

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 ...

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