The 1980 Turbo Trans Am Pace Car arrived at the Indianapolis 500 with the kind of theatrical flair that could upstage the ...

Last year we titled our annual newmodel Pontiac Firebird Trans Am road test "The Last American Musclecar" (Feb. '79 HOT ROD), but ever since we've been hoping that Pontiac would somehow prove us wrong ...

When it comes to collectible muscle cars, most of the big-money rides come from the Golden Age of the 1960s and early 1970s.

The 1980 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo was the answer to the horsepower question after CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards killed the venerable 6.6-liter V8. The 301 cubic-inch V8 used for the ...

Ford Motor Company introduced the Ford Mustang as a mid-year model in April of 1964. The Mustang was an instant success for which General Motors had no production rival, at least not in the showrooms.

The Trans Am was coming off a major achievement in 1979 when its sales surpassed 117K units. The timing was beautiful. The Trans Am was turning 10, so what better way to celebrate the 10th anniversary ...

The "Bandit" bonus was in effect at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach this past weekend when one of Burt Reynold's own Pontiacs sold for twice what similar cars are worth. The white 1980 Turbo ...

The skyrocketing gas prices significantly impacted cars with big engines under the hood, and the Trans Am saw its yearly sales fall dramatically. After setting historical numbers in 1979 with 117K ...

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Compared to the draw-through-carbureted turbocharging system on the Turbo Trans Am, the K-Jetronic fuel-injection system on the 924 Turbo was futuristic as all hell… but it still remained difficult to ...