There are those who believe that Trans Am production ceased when the 2002 model year came to a close. Technically they would be correct, but from a purist point of view they would be wrong. The last Trans Am truly
When Chevrolet released the 305 CID V8 for the 1976 model year, no one including Chevrolet would have imagined it would become one of the hottest performance V8s of the 1980s. The 305 V8 which was a member of Chevrolet’s
Oldsmobile has been gone for almost a decade, and most have forgotten the legacy it left behind. From the late-1980s until 2004, Oldsmobile’s model offerings were bland and unappealing. Buyers ran away from Oldsmobile like it was the plague. And
Ever since a V8 was first dropped into a Corvette’s engine bay (at the start of the 1955 model year), the Corvette has provided exceptional performance for sports car buyers year after year. These buyers always knew, even in the
The Ford Mustang will go down in the history books as being one of the most successful production cars. The Mustang is the type of car most automakers dream of launching. When Ford first introduced the Mustang in the middle
In 1974 Joni Mitchell had her first and only top 10 Billboard hit with the song "Help Me". The song was very innovative with a perfect mixture of folk, jazz, and soft rock. The song was from Joni Mitchell’s album
What would you say to owning the most rare 1980s American performance car ever made (only 117 or 112 total were produced)? How about if I throw in that it was a Buick and it was a "Grand National"? Would
Back in fall of 1985, Dire Straights’ song “Money For Nothing” was at the top of the Billboard charts, Growing Pains premiered on ABC TV, Sylvester Stallone and Bridgitte Nielson were married, and Ford released its first Mustang with a
Pontiac released the original Firebird for the 1967 model year, at the same time Chevrolet released the first Camaro. Both cars were rushed to the market to compete with Ford’s Mustang which had been a runaway sales sensation after it
To put it bluntly the Chrysler Corporation had a real difficult time connecting with the emerging youth market back in the early to mid-1960s. GM and Ford did a much better job giving youth buyers what they wanted. Ford had