A California-built 1979 Pontiac Trans Am reemerges in white with black graphics, upgraded with a cammed 455 V8 engine.

Modified 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with a 455 V8, refreshed interior, and white finish heads to auction in Illinois.

Pontiac was never good at letting go. Even as emissions strangled Detroit’s horsepower culture, the division that built the GTO refused to surrender quietly. And in 1975—against logic, policy, and ...

Pontiac’s best-selling Trans Am, the 1979 model year, marked the departure from true Pontiac engineering, with the final 400 V8-powered Firebirds ...

The Muscle Car Wars hit their peak in 1970 with the final year of full-power madness from GM and Ford. MOPAR gave it one more year, then caved to the federal emissions and economy standards. In 1971, ...

Trans AM Worldwide in Florida didn't wait for Pontiac to revive itself after all these years. Instead, it made its own modern version of the Trans AM.