The genre officially started with the Pontiac GTO of 1964 and snowballed when every manufacturer and their cousin knocked up ...

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 ...

Just 943 Trans Am SD-455s left Pontiac’s factories in 1974, a final roar of round-port thunder before Super Duty fell to emissions and corporate caution ...

The 1974 Trans Am SD-455 had a vinyl top after the popularity of it on other Firebird trims. Though the SD-455 wasn't in 1975 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...