Pontiac’s 1967 GTO arrived at a turning point for American performance, when muscle cars were evolving from scrappy street ...

Despite launching as the last year of the first generation, the 1967 GTO still introduced a series of very important changes, including on the mechanical front where the Tri-Power option was ...

In the mid-60s, Pontiac had it rough, not because of its own wrongdoing but for bureaucratic reasons from high-up corporate. General Motors made somewhat of a foot-in-mouth decision to distance itself ...

There's something satisfying about time-lapse videos, which make daunting tasks look effortless. Rebuilding an engine is anything but effortless, but sped up and compressed to 10 minutes, it's a ...

Blame it on Uncle Jimmy. Young nephew Paul Kilker had already been nudged toward Pontiac fever when his parents purchased a brand-new 1966 Pontiac Bonneville. But it would be Paul's time spent on the ...

From Pontiac’s GTO to the Firebird Trans Am and Chrysler’s legendary Hemi, the golden age of muscle cars was defined by big V8s, bold styling, and cultural impact. These machines weren’t just about ...

The Pontiac GTO was the direct result of John Z. DeLorean trying to find a way to attract the youth market after GM brass forbid all the divisions from participating in competitive motorsports. GM had ...

Perhaps one of the most famous Pontiacs ever built, the GTO started off as the Pontiac Tempest. Many know the story of how Pontiac engineers Russell Gee, Bill Collins, and John DeLorean quietly found ...

The dates on these negatives is October 1966, which meansMotor Trendstaffer Steve Kelly submitted his film to the Petersen Publishing photo lab just a few weeks after the 1967 GTOs went on sale. The ...

The folks at Nelson Racing Engines are putting together an all-wheel-drive, mid-engined, twin-turbocharged 1967 Pontiac GTO. The folks at Nelson Racing Engines are putting together an all-wheel-drive, ...

Our feature face-off this week involves a slick 1963 Chevy Impala SS convertible and a bright-red 1967 Pontiac GTO convertible. Let’s cover some history before we take a look at our competitors. The ...

It's true that the GTO became the icon of the muscle car era, but few know just how hard it was to make it all happen, except perhaps for one man who had to battle the corporate establishment. John Z.