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 ...

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 ...

NOTE: This article was taken from the November 2011 issue of HOT ROD Magazine and the sweepstakes to win the Raybestos GTO ended September 15, 2011. "I wanted to build a car to celebrate Raybestos' ...

The Pontiac GTO was the prototypical muscle car. The iconic three-letter initialism today is more associated with Pontiac than the racing category it usurped. Back in the 1960s, the GM division's ...

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 ...