The 1972 GTO’s 455 HO packed a net 300 hp and 415 lb-ft, hiding true power behind new rules — a last stand before the Goat ...

In 1966, Pontiac's GTO wasn't just another muscle car—it was the muscle car. Now, nearly six decades later, one bright-red hardtop in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, blends the glory of that peak year with ...

The Pontiac GTO was the first true muscle car, a gas-guzzling, tire-smoking beast built when oil was cheap, the roads were open and no one gave a damn about fuel economy or emissions. Such a car is an ...

Nineteen-seventy is often considered the high-water mark of the muscle car era, but for whom? That was the year General Motors lifted its rule that limited A-body vehicles (Chevelle, Tempest, F-85, ...

This is the final installment of the 2009 Pavement Pounders Shootout, held at the Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, the day before the annual Ames Performance Pontiac Tri-Power Nationals, and ...

If automotive publishing ever suffered a “Dewey Defeats Truman” moment, it happened in the spring of ’73. “The 1973 GTO … is better than the original Tiger in every conceivable way,” crowed the pulpy ...

A rare slice of Pontiac muscle car history is set to take center stage at the Fall Big Boy Toy Auction, presented by Freije & Freije Auctioneers. Scheduled for September 26–27 in Indianapolis, the ...

Ever hear how no fast cars were built after 1970? That perception existed at one time because General Motors lowered compression on all its motors in 1971, but time has a way of changing perceptions, ...

Back in the heyday of street-legal Pro Street racing, the World Street Finals in Orlando, Florida, was dominated by Swedes who shipped out some hilarious hardware to put the hurt on the American heros ...