One weekday afternoon, creeping along in stop-and-go on the Los Angeles freeway behind the wheel of the rare and wonderful 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Trans Am that I co-owned with my wife, I ...
The Pontiac story dates back to 1907, when Edward Murphy, a leading manufacturer of horseless carriages, established the Oakland Motor Car Co. in Oakland County’s Pontiac, Michigan. General Motors was ...
At he height of the Second Generation Trans Am's popularity, San Francisco rock radio station KMEL, known as KAMEL 106, created the ultimate ratings promotion—it would give away rock star Sammy ...
In 1978, when the legendary Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback won his NFL Most Valuable Player, he was presented with a 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am as part of his victory honors. It turns out he kept ...
Just 50 examples of the retro-inspired Camaro were built by a Florida shop, which is currently selling two of them ...
The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is one 1979-model automobile that won't be winning any "Best Engineered New Car" contests. After all, what Pontiac dealers are selling here is less a brand-new car than a ...
Frank Rupert credits the slick, shiny, wet look of his 1979 Trans Am to a simple cleaning routine he follows. It’s one, he said, anybody could do. LIMA – Frank Rupert knows a thing or two when it ...
Sometimes, two GM muscle cars built 15 years apart can put up very similar types of performance on the drag strip, as the video embedded below shows. The cars doing battle here are a 1964 Chevy Impala ...
There are plenty of 1979 Trans Ams currently up for grabs out there. However, what you’re looking at here is an all-original survivor that has never been modified in any way. Even the base version of ...
Like most muscle or pony cars, the offerings from GM were often driven hard and put up wet. Such is the nature of being muscle or pony cars. Big engines, big power, sleek looks, sporty handling ...