W hen it comes to cultural impact, very few muscle cars punch as far above their weight as the Pontiac Firebird. When it ...

The first automobile race in the United States was the Chicago Times-Herald race in 1895. In the century and some change since then, roughly 100 racetracks have come and gone. We nearly lost Willow ...

Even worse, the street version of the race car that never was got tangled ... and successor), leaving just 55 Trans Am Ram Air IVs made for the 1969 model year. Photo: YouTube/The Story Behind ...

Mustang’s Boss won the Trans-Am championship in 1970—with Parnelli Jones at the wheel—powered by the Bud Moore racing team ... and 1971-73). By 1969, the Mustang really bared its fangs ...

“Looks great, with a touch of menace,” is how we described the vehicle Larry Shinoda created for the 1969 Ford Mustang ... marques engaged in brutal Trans Am racing series rivalry that ...

George Follmer is the only driver in history to win both the Trans Am and Can-Am championships in the same year. Follmer began his career racing for Bud Moore from 1969-1971, earning four victories.

With four Trans-Am pole positions and two wins ... For the sake of this 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 and historic racing as a whole, Jeff O’Neill gets it.

It was the middle of the 1960s, and American car manufacturing was on the cusp of what would be one of its greatest eras. Gasoline was cheap, meaningful emission regulation was years away, and the ...

All 1969 Trans Am models were white with blue racing stripes and came with aero upgrades, including hood scoops to vent the engine bay and an airfoil in the rear for downforce. 1969 was the first ...

would follow for the 1969 model year, taking its name directly from the Trans Am racing series. The Pontiac Trans Am was John DeLorean’s wish for a top-of-the-line performance Firebird ...

The Trans Am Performance and Appearance package debuted in March of 1969, lifting its moniker from the Trans Am racing series. Just 689 hardtops and eight convertible Pontiac Trans Am units were ...

Going racing in Trans Am ... Trans Am boss Jim Jeffords near the end of the 1968 season, Revson ran the 1969 Trans Am Series in a Mustang before being called back in 1970. Related: The ...