Pontiac's clever gambit not only offered folks near-GTO-levels of power, it also saved them money in one more crucial way.

The Pontiac GTO, often hailed as the original American muscle car, owes its name to the Italian phrase “Gran Turismo Omologato.” This term, borrowed from European racing heritage, signifies a grand ...

While the Pontiac GTO kicked off the muscle car craze when it was introduced in 1964, these five models brought together a powerful V8 and a conventional mass-produced chassis several years erlier.

(iSeeCars) – Muscle cars are as American as baseball and apple pie. Over the last 60 years several Asian and European automakers have co-opted the classic muscle car recipe – a large V8 engine stuffed ...