The 1968 Pontiac Firebird arrived in showrooms looking less like a sophomore effort and more like a shot across the bow of Detroit’s status quo. It sharpened the new “pony car” formula into something ...

The Pontiac Firebird was the company’s smallest automobile in 1967, when it debuted to conquer the pony car market from the Mustang. The Poncho pony didn’t come alone; it rode together with its much ...

Imagine being 19 and buying your first car: a brand-new 1968 Pontiac Firebird, hot off the lot, chrome still gleaming like a razor blade. Now fast-forward more than 40 years. The same Firebird, same ...

My interest in vintage racing goes back to the late '60s. As a young kid, I was fascinated by the American pony cars running in the Trans Am series, so I followed it closely up through the '70s, when ...

This modified 1968 Pontiac Firebird delivers a short but intense performance showcase with LS1 power, loud exhaust sound, and a track-focused setup. The silver Firebird accelerates hard down an open ...

Chris McClory did a fantastic job answering my questions, even though we were unable to agree on price, Chris was pleasant and courteous with our interactions. Even though I did not purchase a vehicle ...

Collector car auctioneers Mecum Auctions will host the 27 th annual Original Spring Classic early next month, a 5 day-long event which will see a slew of ultra-desirable automobiles go under the gavel ...

It might have above-average refinement, but the Firebird can still bite the hand that thinks it’s tame Ask people to name a GM-produced high-performance car from the late-60s era, and the overwhelming ...

Sure, any Pontiac nut worth his GTO cuff links can appreciate a numbers-matching, restored First-Gen. Firebird 400. And just as easily, we aficionados of the arrowhead persuasion will cast an admiring ...

Chet Kumm ordered his 1968 Pontiac Firebird new, but only because he was “late to the game.” His 1960 Pontiac Ventura had recently died and he needed wheels in the fall of 1967. “I went car shopping.

One of the worst nightmares for any car enthusiast is to find an empty parking space where their beloved possession used to be. It gets worse when that particular car is a prized classic that’s ...