The second-generation Pontiac Firebird, with appearances as Jim Rockford's trusty steed in "The Rockford Files" and an iconic movie role in both "Smokey and the Bandit" and its sequel, became one of ...

In the late 1960s, few GM divisions were as daring as Pontiac, consistently pushing out engines that would take on whatever the muscle car era had to offer. Among their most notable offerings was the ...

The Pontiac Firebird commands a unique position in the great pantheon of American muscle and pony cars, not merely as a stablemate to the perennial Chevrolet Camaro, but as a statement of ...

Pontiac joined the battle in the pony market with the Firebird, but fighting against the Camaro and the Mustang looked impossible at first. The GM brand sold only 82,560 Firebirds in 1967, while the ...

In the 1960s and 1970s, Chevrolet and Pontiac both offered a pushrod V8 engine with an advertised displacement of 400 cubic inches. Considering that both carmakers are (were?) sub-brands of parent ...