The 1972 Pontiac Trans Am 455 HO arrived just as Detroit’s first muscle era was fading, yet it managed to capture the last full-strength expression of Pontiac’s performance engineering. Built in small ...

For many, the best-looking Pontiac is a Firebird – a particular Firebird, to be exact: the 1972 Trans Am, the car that almost wasn’t. Due to a GM workers’ strike, the corporation considered dropping ...

The Firebird production collapsed in 1972 at a time when the Trans Am was finally gaining traction, but it wasn't caused by a decline in demand. A strike that hit the factory making the Firebird and ...

Pontiac took a stab at a two-seat production car with the Banshee concept, also known as the XP-833, in 1964. Styling was very similar to the forthcoming third-generation Chevy Corvette, with similar ...