This is Part 2 in the Pontiac GTO History Series. As discussed in Part 1, Pontiac hit a home run with the GTO’s introduction in 1964. It caught the automotive world by surprise. Soon thereafter there were many competitors Continue reading →

Dodge made a decent splash with the 1966-1967 Charger. For Dodge this was new territory and it was a learning experience. The original 1966 Charger wasn’t the big hit that the Pontiac GTO had been in 1964, but it did Continue reading →

The GTO was the cornerstone of Pontiac performance. It was a car that created the muscle car segment and hit a bullseye with the wants and needs of the emerging youth performance car market back in the 1960s. It Continue reading →

By the mid-1960s, the big three U.S. Automakers knew that muscle cars weren’t just a passing fad but one of the biggest automotive growth markets. Though styling and image were paramount to selling these new muscle cars, it was the Continue reading →

When Bunkie Knudsen a high-level executive at GM left GM to take on the the helm at the Ford Motor Company in early-1968, he brought with him to Ford, one of GM’s most legendary designers, Larry Shinoda. Two of the Continue reading →

American Motors Corporation (AMC) was the small player in the car market during the heyday of the U.S. auto industry. Today the only remaining remnant of AMC which has been defunct for three decades, is Jeep. AMC may have had Continue reading →

There were a lot of iconic cars produced during the 1980s. It was a rebound period for the U.S. automobile industry. American performance cars returned in the 1980s, though not as plentiful as the 1960s, their return paved the way Continue reading →

There were many great performance V8 engines from the golden muscle car era. The Chrysler 426 Hemi, Chevrolet LS6 454, Pontiac 455 HO, Buick Stage-1 455, and Ford 427 V8 are just a few of the great V8 motors from Continue reading →

There is not a performance car more popular from the 1970s era than the 1970-1981 Trans Am or as many today refer to it as the second generation Trans Am. It began the decade in 1970 as a low production Continue reading →

The Mustang GT which came back from the dead in 1982, put Ford back in the performance game after a long hiatus. Per dollar it was the best street brawler money could buy during the 1980s. The Mustang GT received Continue reading →