The Trans Am was still in its early days in 1970, with Pontiac producing only 3,196 units for this model year. The base Firebird and the Esprit dominated this year with 18,874 and 18,961 units, ...

The 1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am arrived as a sharper, more focused machine than the swaggering muscle cars that had defined the decade. Where others chased quarter-mile glory, this car was ...

Pontiac sold over 48,700 units of the all-new Firebird in 1970, and the base model and the Esprit were the versions that won the most hearts in America. Both got close to 19K orders each, followed by ...

It was no secret that the First-Generation Firebird was rushed into production. Ford's 196412 Mustang took Detroit by surprise, leaving everyone to catch up. The Camaro made its debut just two years ...

The 1970 Pontiac Trans Am arrived as a focused performance weapon just as Detroit horsepower was peaking. With a factory rating of 360 horsepower and race-bred hardware, it turned the Firebird from a ...

Anyone familiar with today's musclecar market knows the effects major collector-car auctions have had upon the hobby in recent years. Not only are low-production, numbers-matching Pontiacs drawing ...

It was the middle of the 1960s, and American car manufacturing was on the cusp of what would be one of its greatest eras. Gasoline was cheap, meaningful emission regulation was years away, and the ...

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 ...