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 ...

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 ...

The 1964 Pontiac GTO occupies a rare space in the collector market, combining genuine historical importance with performance that still feels vivid today. For buyers, understanding how its value, ...

The Pontiac GTO was the direct result of John Z. DeLorean trying to find a way to attract the youth market after GM brass forbid all the divisions from participating in competitive motorsports. GM had ...

The Pontiac GTO is commonly known as the car that kicked off the muscle car revolution during the 1960s. Though it would become one of many midsize American cars sporting powerful V-8s during the mid- ...

The Pontiac GTO was the prototypical muscle car. The iconic three-letter initialism today is more associated with Pontiac than the racing category it usurped. Back in the 1960s, the GM division's ...

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