When it comes to collectible muscle cars, most of the big-money rides come from the Golden Age of the 1960s and early 1970s.

Last year we titled our annual newmodel Pontiac Firebird Trans Am road test "The Last American Musclecar" (Feb. '79 HOT ROD), but ever since we've been hoping that Pontiac would somehow prove us wrong ...

The Buick Grand National and the limited-edition GNX were some of the coolest cars of the 1980s, marrying turbocharged V-6 technology with an old-school musclecar feel. But what if you took that burly ...

For most enthusiasts who lived through the 1960s and 1970s, a muscle car had to be based on a large-volume production model and hide a large, potent, naturally aspirated V8 under the hood. While the ...

Among the 1,300 classic cars heading to auction from an Alabama cardboard magnate turned serial collector lies a time capsule of American automotive ambition. Tucked among this remarkable stash is a ...

The original 1970 Datsun 240Z proved Japan was capable of building more than economy cars, kicked off a 52-year sports car story that gave us the legendary 1990s Z31 300ZX, and continues this year ...

While naturally aspirated V8 engines may be the bread and butter of the traditional muscle car, this Pontiac Trans Am sought to set a new standard with a turbocharged V6 and enough firepower to ...

For its Indy 500 pace car, Pontiac fitted its Firebird Trans Am with a Buick turbo V-6. The result was the quickest production car in the U.S. in its day. This example has low mileage, recent ...