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

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

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

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

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

The Corvette is now entering into its golden years, it will soon approach its 65th birthday. It is America’s sports car and the first American performance car to be the envy of the world. Over the years it

It was late afternoon on Sunday, July 3 and I had a little time to kill. For those of you unfamiliar with the car sales business, the 4th of July weekend is a big sales weekend. No rest for the

Though the first generation Camaro made a big performance splash with its big-block 396 cubic inch V8, it reached legendary status via Chevrolet’s COPO program which allowed the Camaro to be ordered in the late-1960s with a multitude of

The original muscle car era was an almost mythical time in automotive history – cheap gasoline, lots of horsepower, and plenty of choices of inexpensive new performance cars. Like all good times such as the Roaring Twenties or the 1990s

What a big difference 34 years makes. The Los Angeles Lakers were the 1982 NBA champions, and now in early-2016 one of the worst teams in the NBA. In 1982 Donald Trump first made Forbes magazine’s 400 (richest) list, today