Driveline / Engine & Exhaust / Q&A
I have a 1969 Firebird that I’m swapping in a 2002 LR4 4.8L LS engine from a GMC Sierra pickup. I have the mechanical swap parts for mounting the engine […]
Product Profiles
Nostalgia is a big part of the whole muscle car movement. The time-honored approach is to recreate a car or engine that captivated us during our formative years. Perhaps it […]
Featured Vehicles / Hot Rod Power Tour
While gearheads often refer to the 1970s as the “malaise era” in vehicle performance, the decade did reveal some glimpses of where engine technology was heading in the future. Take […]
Induction / Tech Articles
Quick, what is the one thing every motor needs? The answer, as always, is BOOST! What if your motor already has boost, like the junkyard, supercharged 3800 Series-3 V6 we […]
Car Culture & Entertainment
In an earlier article on the Crosley Hotshot, we mentioned that it carried a groundbreaking engine with an overhead camshaft. That got us thinking about another innovative OHC powerplant that […]
Featured Vehicles / Readers' Rides
With a 389 Tri-Power V8 and four-speed manual transmission, there was already a lot to like about the 1961 Pontiac Ventura Sport Coupe that we spotted on one of the […]
Featured Vehicles
Ever hear of a Pontiac Laurentian? Yeah, neither had we—in fact, the only time we’ve ever heard the word ‘Laurentian’ was in the context of the proposed resting place of […]
Featured Vehicles
Behold, the short-lived Pontiac Fiero—made from 1984 to 1988. Most Fiero fans will tell you that the car’s brief time in Pontiac showrooms was the result of its unrealized potential. […]
Featured Vehicles
A classic rock radio station would call today’s Lot Shots feature a “two-fer,” but we’re not talking about a Led Zeppelin “Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid” mashup here. Instead, we’ve got a […]
Featured Vehicles
When GM launched its new F-body pony car in 1967, only two divisions got to take a crack at it: Chevy, with the Camaro and Pontiac, with the Firebird. Boasting […]