Covering all Pontiac classic muscle cars – from the GTO to the Firebird, Grand Prix, and Catalina. Dig into Pontiac’s big block V8’s of the time like the Pontiac 455 and 400.
For collectors today, five of the best classic cheap muscle cars are the 1970 Ford Torino 429, 1968 Ford Thunderbird 429, 1971 Pontiac LeMans 455 HO, 1968 Mercury Cyclone 390, and 1968 Buick GS 350. These represent the ultimate of the muscle car era. They have long hoods, short decks, big-block V8 engines (except the…
Even though its glory days may have been relatively short lived, the Pontiac 455 is one of the most iconic V8 engines of the muscle car era. Pontiac built the engine for the 1970–1976 model years, where it produced a maximum of 370 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. It was the biggest engine that…
The Pontiac Firebird stands out as one of the most iconic pony cars of all time. Pontiac introduced the Firebird in 1967, and kept it around all the way until the new millennium in 2002. The Firebird quickly earned a potent reputation, and the Trans Am and Firehawk performance variants got even more attention. The…
The late 1960s represented the peak of the American muscle car era. Before the oil crisis interfered in 1974, all of America’s car giants were hard at work trying to work harder than each other. Luckily for us, that meant that the cars kept getting better and better. Pontiac had some serious competitors in their…
The Pontiac Firebird stands out as one of the most iconic pony cars of all time. Pontiac introduced the Firebird in 1967, and kept it around all the way until the new millennium in 2002. The Firebird earned a reputation as one of the most potent pony cars around, and it led the way for…
Named for the island off the coast of Southern California, for many years the Pontiac Catalina was the jack-of-all-trades for General Motors. It excelled as one of the earliest and most potent muscle cars, yet it could also be had with a low horsepower economy engine. In addition, Pontiac also created the Catalina convertible for…
The Pontiac Grand Prix was one of the most popular cars in the General Motors lineup for more than four decades from 1962–2008. The Grand Prix started out as a full sized rear-wheel drive coupe, riding the wave of 1960s muscle cars but for the luxury market. It eventually evolved from personal luxury and ended…
Regarded by many as the first true muscle car, the Pontiac GTO stands out today as one of the finest of its era. Pontiac first unveiled the GTO as an options package for the LeMans in 1964, but it soon became its own full fledged model within a few years. By the end of its…
