The Pontiac Firebird is a storied nameplate from the late 1900s. This car maintains its mystique even to this day, thanks to some exceedingly rare variants.

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While the model itself carries a popular namesake, this unknown grade and engine combination makes it one of the rarest ...

The second-generation Firebird debuted in 1970 as a coupe-only design featuring a fastback profile and a distinctly European flair. Those cars were made until 1981, losing steam when ...

After a long and storied history spanning more than 80 years of manufacturing, the last Pontiac rolled off the production line in 2010. In an interview with Motor1, former GM executive Bob Lutz called ...

The news of Pontiac's closure in 2009 was one of the most galling parts of GM's bankruptcy, with bosses choosing to bring the shutters down on more than eight decades of production in an attempt to ...

The Ford Mustang debuted as a 1964 1/2 model, and was instantly successful. Chevrolet didn’t have anything to compete directly with the Mustang when it went on sale, but brought the Chevy Camaro to ...

The fourth-generation Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is a car with a lot of variety on the used market. You can probably find affordable ones with high mileage in local used car listings, but there are ...

The Trans Am dominated Firebird sales in 1975, as it was already the best-selling model in the entire lineup. Pontiac shipped over 84K cars, and the Trans Am secured the leading spot with over 27K ...

General Motors is performing exceptionally well at home across the US automotive market. As of the end of September 2025, after three quarters, the largest of the Big Three Detroit Automakers had ...