There may not be any other Pontiac engine that harbors as much mystique as the Super-Duty 455. Introduced in '73 as a maximum-performance effort capable of sustained 6,000-rpm operation, it was ...

Sometimes automotive scribes have to beat themselves over the head to comprise a strong lead for a feature article. Other times one just comes to them as naturally as waking up in the morning. Then ...

If automotive publishing ever suffered a “Dewey Defeats Truman” moment, it happened in the spring of ’73. “The 1973 GTO … is better than the original Tiger in every conceivable way,” crowed the pulpy ...

With collector-grade mileage and in nearly flawless condition, it's a time capsule—and a match for the hero car of a forgotten John Wayne movie filmed during the actor's own twilight era. The Bring a ...

Though the peak of the muscle car golden age had passed and factory-built performance was critically endangered, these five models continued to deliver more-than-adequate straight-line performance.

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

While we continue rummaging for parts to build our time machine, in an effort to travel back and experience these cars first hand, we’ll have to sit down and live vicariously through Hagerty and ...

Introduced to the press during Pontiac’s annual model line preview in the summer of 1972, the Super Duty 455 was enthusiastically received. It had a block, heads, rotating assembly, intake manifold, ...

Buying a Pontiac Trans AM in the ’70s meant you were automatically cooler than you started off. It was the pre-Disco years equivalent of buying street cred. The Mecum Auction in Los Angeles this ...

It’s a strange but true thing that one of the last real muscle cars was — here it comes — a Buick. The 1973-1974 Century GS Stage 1 455. You have probably never heard of it — even if you are a car guy ...