Several names from the 1960s’ golden age of muscle cars have been revived in recent years, but one is likely never coming back—the Pontiac Firebird. This episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” features one of the last Firebirds, a 2002 Trans…
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First Pontiac Firebird ever built heads to auction
The first Pontiac Firebird produced is scheduled to cross the auction block later in January. Serial number 001, a 1967 Pontiac Firebird convertible, will be part of a Mecum Auctions sale running January 7-16 in Kissimmee, Florida. The estimate is…
Jay Leno lives out “Smokey and the Bandit” dreams in a near-perfect 1979 Pontiac Firebird
Pontiac’s days of building excitement are long gone, though the brand arguably faded into the sunset long before the division was axed in 2009 as part of the fallout of General Motors’ bankruptcy. Yet old Pontiacs are getting a second…
2020 Chevy Corvette, Pontiac Fiero, Ferris Bueller and Liftmaster: The Week In Reverse
We took a spin in the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette; the final Pontiac Fiero ever made has surfaced; and Liftmaster released a fantastic commercial riffing off a classic movie. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We went…
Final Pontiac Fiero headed to auction
August 16, 1988, was a historic, yet melancholy day in Pontiac, Michigan. The Pontiac Assembly Plant, active since its construction in 1927, would shut down forever after the very last Pontiac Fiero, a red V6-powered GT, rolled off the line.…
1965 Pontiac Hurst GeeTO Tiger special edition up for auction
The Pontiac GTO is considered by many to be the original muscle car. Now there’s a chance to own one as auction house Mecum will have a unique example of the breed in its Indy 2020 auction, which is currently…