Driving a hot rod hard means that sometimes it breaks. Drive it too hard and the damage can be severe, at which point some hot rodders find themselves at a crossroads. Is it best to piece the car back ...

The '64 Pontiac GTO is the first of the muscle cars, and this one features a window-rattling V-8 and a four-speed manual transmission. The options on this example are extensive and include suspension ...

Pontiac's GTO is considered by many to be America's first true "Muscle Car." Yet, when it originally dropped in October 1963 for the 1964 model year, it did so as a $300 option package for Pontiac's ...

How many '64 GTOs have you seen in Sunfire Red with a column-shifted automatic? My guess is about as many as we have--none. Sure, Pontiac may have made a few more, but we have yet to see one. The ...

When General Motors founded Pontiac in 1926, it probably didn't expect the new brand to struggle. But that's what it did, barely surviving its first few years due to the Great Depression and an ...

In 1964, I was driving a Triumph TR3 back and forth to college in New Jersey. Mechanically, it had a lot of problems, and my father wanted me to have a more reliable American car. We went to the local ...

Three simple letters borrowed from a well-known Italian automaker kicked off the muscle car revolution that sent hearts racing for a decade starting in the year 1964. The Pontiac GTO may be best known ...

Our classic face-off this week involves a 1963 Chevy Impala SS convertible and a 1967 Pontiac GTO convertible. If you had the money, which would you choose?