Despite failing to excite the automotive world as the original did, the fifth-generation Pontiac GTO had the essential ingredients of a muscle car Hyundai Genesis Coupe Generations Bring-A-Trailer There are two generations of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe with model years in the U.S.A. from 2010 ...
Others say that that is a load of rubbish and that the term “muscle car” didn’t plant its roots until the mid-1960s with the introduction of the Pontiac GTO and the 389 cid V8. Pontiac proudly brandished the muscle car title in advertisements for the GTO. The ad campaign certainly ...
in a road test of the Pontiac GTO, and how “Hurst puts American Motors into the Supercar club with the 390 Rogue”(the SC/Rambler) to fight in “the Supercar street racer gang” market segment. The “SC” in the model name stood for “Super...
A well worn N-body Pontiac Grand Am. The seatbacks were so reclined it did not provide any support whatsoever. Yes, I’ve tried to raise it, couldn’t (didn’t have the ‘notch’ above the semi-reclined state). Plus the askew steering wheel, and the feeling that the c...
The Rebel’s replacement finally bowed for the 1971 model year. For the second time in five years, it had a new name: AMC Matador. The new moniker did not go over well in some Spanish-speaking export markets; while “Matador” usually implies a bullfighter, it more literally means “kill...