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 the fictional submarine Red October. So when we spotted a real Pontiac Laurentian in the Summit Racing retail store parking lot a few weeks ago,
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. Why? They’ll probably say GM neutered its performance out of fear that it would cannibalize Corvette sales We can think of maybe one other car
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 classic 1967 Pontiac GTO heading off for restoration atop a vintage International Harvester (IH) S-160 flatbed truck. First, the GTO. It’s apt that the Goat
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 unique styling cues and an assortment of Pontiac’s own engines, the Firebird easily set itself apart from its corporate twin. You could get your first-gen
CLEVELAND, OH — Gearheads all over the planet knew the Pontiac GTO was a serious performance car. Problem is, so did insurance companies. To combat rising insurance rates and capture a growing demand for low-buck performance cars like Plymouth’s Road Runner, Pontiac launched the GT-37. What is a GT-37, you ask? First, let’s explain the T-37.
If you happened to catch Part 1 of this series, then you’re up to date with what we are doing with this 1969 Pontiac Firebird, but if you’re not, let us bring you up to speed. With a dream to get behind the wheel of a classic muscle car, your author picked up a less-than-wholesome
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re troubleshooting a Pontiac Trans Am Tuned Port Injection engine that’s experiencing both idle and off-idle stumbling. Q: I have a 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA with the 350 engine. I installed an
A bunch of geniuses at TransAm Depot teamed up with Swedish design firm Zolland Design to once again resurrect the Pontiac Trans Am 455 Super Duty in a 2017 1,000-horsepower missile. Not unlike the “Bandit” Trans Am the crew built off of the Gen. 5 Chevrolet Camaro, Tallahassee, FL-based TransAm Depot now has its attention on
Toyota Motor Co. is eliminating the Scion brand and plans to re-badge several Scion models as Toyota models beginning with the 2017 model year. Scion sales are down 68 percent from their high point of 173,034 vehicle sales in 2006. Just 56,187 Scions were sold in 2015. There are 1,004 U.S. dealerships selling Scion vehicles
Do you know a dad who loves Pontiac? Us too. This is important because Father’s Day is coming and dads are notoriously hard to shop for. What they probably want is a ’66 GTO or a ’77 Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am, and those are not in your budget. We get it. The next-best
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