The Muscle Car that started it all still knows how to turn heads. On a sunny afternoon in San Diego, this 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible stood gleaming, the kind of red that burns its way into memory.

In the beginning, muscle was measured by sheer displacement. Detroit’s golden age hadn’t yet found its shape, but the air in the early 1960s was thick with rebellion. Before Pontiac’s GTO broke the ...

The 1965 GTO sits at the center of muscle car mythology, and its engine choice still fuels debate. Collectors weigh the bragging rights of the factory Tri-Power setup against the everyday usability of ...

Last issue, we got up close and personal with Scott Tiemann's 389 Tri-Power engine from the '65 GTO his parents bought new at Detroit's legendary Royal Pontiac. The car has always been in the Tiemann ...