Following a decade of finding its feet post World War II, the American automotive industry went mental during the 1960s. The concept of the muscle car had been around for a little while, as ...

The 1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am stands as a remarkable example of American muscle, delivering exhilarating performance that often rivaled its larger competitors. With its distinctive design and ...

Pontiac didn’t pluck “Firebird” from thin air. The badge first scorched GM show stands in the 1950s on Harley Earl’s jet-age Motorama dream cars—Firebird I, II, and III—rolling sculptures meant to ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

Despite the term muscle car being used so often by car enthusiasts, journalists, automotive historians, and industry marketing teams, the exact definition of what is or isn't a muscle car has always ...

While unquestionably cool, these five muscle cars were sales disasters during the 1970s. Today, however, their rarity makes them some of the most expensive and sought-after American classics. During ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...

When you think of the muscle car, you probably aren't thinking about the 1970s. After all, the 1970s represented an era when the V8 muscle car was on life support. With the oil crisis and the ...