The 1971 Pontiac Trans Am fitted with the 455-cubic-inch V8 arrived at a turning point for American performance. Compression ratios were dropping, insurance rates were rising, and federal regulations ...

Due to stricter government regulations, the era of unrestrained factory-built performance was coming to an end in 1971. However, GM's excitement division answered with the largest displacement engine ...

Discover the meaning behind one of the most iconic badges that symbolized defiance in an era of strict regulations.

"I first saw a Lucerne Blue '71 Trans Am with a four-speed, and that's what I really wanted," Paul recalls, remembering his trip to Stephens Pontiac in Daytona Beach, Florida, in early 1971, home of ...

A 1971 Trans Am that seems to need nothing but regular TLC is one of the hottest cars now selling at auction on eBay. The vehicle has already been refreshed, is fitted with the original 455 HO engine, ...

Sometimes automotive scribes have to beat themselves over the head to comprise a strong lead for a feature article. Other times one just comes to them as naturally as waking up in the morning. Then ...

The Super Duty designation dates to Pontiac's successful early 1960s efforts in NASCAR and the NHRA, but it lay dormant for almost a decade. By 1970, the division's street machines, although wildly ...

Jody Only is an author and photographer. Within the last five years in the auto industry, she has had bylines with TopSpeed, HotCars, LSXmag, Engine Labs, Chevy HardCore, and Street Muscle. She is a ...