As you would expect, by the '81 model year, Pontiac had the Second-Gen styling, suspension, and brakes dialed in. The WS6 was the cream of the auto-industry's handling crop, and with a 1.25-inch sway ...

The Pontiac Trans Am is among America’s more revered performance cars of yesteryear, particularly the second-generation turbo. But that 301 cubic inch V-8’s 210-horsepower seems rather paltry by today ...

27 May 2024, 21:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa // A 1981 Pontiac Trans Am whose original engine has already been abandoned is now ready to hit the road with a Pontiac mill under the hood Covered for 43 ...

Not only the longest-running version of the nameplate, the second-generation Pontiac Firebird Trans Am saw the F-body coupe make a radical transition. Launched as a full-blown muscle car in 1970, it ...

In 1981, if you wanted a fast Trans Am you had to build it yourself or leave it to a select group of tuners, who hadn't given up on the soon-to-be-replaced Second-Gen platform. Among them was Trans Am ...

It was the middle of the 1960s, and American car manufacturing was on the cusp of what would be one of its greatest eras. Gasoline was cheap, meaningful emission regulation was years away, and the ...