A Trans-Am Retrospective
People often think of the Pontiac Trans-Am as a commonplace car. But in 1969, the very first year, only 697 were built - just eight of them convertibles. All were white...
Reader Question: S10 MAP Sensor Debacle?
Here's the latest reader question,along with my reply!
BaDnOn writes: I've had a problem for some time that I need to get back to correcting at some point. I can't pass the...
Air-Cooled Oddballs
Cars used to be like motorcycles still are (for now). You could even buy them with air-cooled engines, just like you can still buy bikes with air-cooled engines. No radiator to...
We Name Things We Love
When someone says they once owned a Corvair - or a Corvette - a story almost invariably ensues, prompted by fond or at least some memories about the car. These often...
Reader Question: ’78 Z28 is Worth How Much?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Mark asks: I have a '78 Z28 that I bought new on April 7, 1978. I have the original wheels, tires, window sticker,...
Doomed: Honda S2000 (1999-2009 RIP)
Race cars make terrible street cars - but every now and then, one will be offered for sale to the general public.
Usually, briefly.
L-88 Corvettes with lumpy solid lifter cams and three...
The Entirety of What Once Was
I like carburetors, chiefly because I like mechanical things - which I like because you can see their workings and adjust/fix them, by hand. As opposed to electronic things - more...
Wide Stance?
My little pick-up truck - with a 2.4 liter four cylinder engine - has exactly the same size wheels and tires (225/70R-15) as the ones my 1976 Pontiac Trans Am -...
Reader Question: Second Gen Trans-Ams?
Here's the latest reader question, along withmy reply!
Huy writes: I was watching your old clip with the AMSOIL for the 2nd generation Trans-Am. I'm wanting to add a last car to...
First They Came for the Muscle Cars . . .
You had to be there to remember - and to understand - so here’s a refresher.
In 1964, group of young Pontiac engineers created the GTO by pairing an expensive big-car’s engine...