1979 was the icing on the Trans Am cake, with shipments going through the roof in what became the best year in the history of the nameplate. Total Firebird sales surpassed 211,000 units, and the Trans ...

In response to the wildly successful Ford Mustang, Chevrolet debuted the Chevy Camaro in late September of 1966. Pontiac got an F-Body of its own five months later with the Pontiac Firebird. In 1969, ...

Ypsilanti, Michigan's, Mathias Buckson parted with his Pontiac but not the way he had hoped. The young buck postponed college and worked two jobs to pay for his pride and joy, a '79 Pontiac Trans Am.

Its Firebird Trans Am still strutted around like it hadn’t read the EPA memo. In 1979, even as disco faltered and smog rules stiffened, the bird on the hood burned bright in metallic paint—and Dylan ...

The Pontiac Trans Am WS6 is a legendary muscle car that has left an indelible mark on automotive history. Known for its powerful performance and iconic design, the Trans Am WS6 was a standout model ...

The Trans Am has established itself as a permanent American icon. Production volume testifies that the Second-Gen Firebird was most popular with consumers. Its combination of beautiful styling, superb ...

Frank Rupert credits the slick, shiny, wet look of his 1979 Trans Am to a simple cleaning routine he follows. It’s one, he said, anybody could do. LIMA – Frank Rupert knows a thing or two when it ...

Chad has been a muscle car and classic truck lover since he could walk. The classic vehicles from the '60s and '70s are the best in his eyes, but he is more than willing to give the new technology a ...

The second-generation Pontiac Firebird, with appearances as Jim Rockford's trusty steed in "The Rockford Files" and an iconic movie role in both "Smokey and the Bandit" and its sequel, became one of ...

When it comes to classic American muscle cars, you've likely heard the names "Firebird" and "Trans Am." Classic Pontiacs have a well-earned reputation among aficionados of American steel and a proud ...