The 1964 Pontiac GTO did not just kick off a new trim line, it crystallized the American muscle car formula that would dominate streets and drag strips for the rest of the decade. By pairing a midsize ...

In October 1960, Pontiac joined the emerging compact car market with the Tempest. In 1963, however, the company had a change of heart and re-assigned the nameplate to midsize duty. The shift also ...

How many '64 GTOs have you seen in Sunfire Red with a column-shifted automatic? My guess is about as many as we have--none. Sure, Pontiac may have made a few more, but we have yet to see one. The ...

The GTO launched in 1964 and was an instant hit. Based on the Tempest Le Mans, the GTO could be had as a $295 package that included a 389 four-barrel engine with 325 horsepower, hood scoops, dual ...

The 1964 GTO did more than launch a new trim line, it ignited Detroit’s muscle car era and reshaped American performance culture. Collectors now chase those first-year cars for their blend of raw ...

Before the release of the 1964 Pontiac Tempest, John Z. DeLorean gathered a group of engineers at General Motors’ Milford Proving Ground. They were testing a Tempest that had been stuffed full of the ...

The American muscle car era began in the mid-1960s and lasted until the oil crisis and new emissions and fuel economy standards sent car buyers flocking to smaller models in the early to mid '70s.

Many muscle-car aficionados agree the beginning of the muscle-car movement can be traced back to the 1964 Pontiac GTO. For clarity’s sake, a muscle car is typically defined as a mid-size American ...

I first laid eyes on Mike Boyd's 1964 Pontiac at a car show held at Bloomington's Baxter BioPharma Solutions. It was hard to see past Boyd's fire-engine-red GTO. The employee event was in memory of ...

Concours-based restos are, of course, all well and good: if everyone were into going sideways in a rare, near-40-year-old musclecar, there would soon be neither old Ponchos nor hobbyists to drive them ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...