Archive for the ‘Firebird’ Category

Even amidst the election protests and civil strife in Tehran, it appears that the city's muscle-car fans made time to meet and show off their V8-powered machines.

We don't know a lot about the event shown--or when it took place--but a reader sent photos to The Atlantic's Daily Dish blog with the comment: Tehran's Camaro and Firebird enthusiast club may come as a pleasant surprise!

We also weren't able to find anything online about the club--if you have sources, leave 'em in the comments!--so we simply send our best to the car enthusiasts of Tehran.

Especially today, when a new round of street protests has erupted over the results of the...

Even amidst the election protests and civil strife in Tehran, it appears that the city's muscle-car fans made time to meet and show off their V8-powered machines. We don't know a lot about the event shown--or when it took place--but a reader sent photos to The Atlantic's Daily Dish blog with the comment: Tehran's Camaro and Firebird enthusiast club may come as a pleasant surprise! We also weren't able to find anything online about the club--if you have sources, leave 'em in the comments!--so we simply send our best to the car enthusiasts of Tehran. Especially today, when a new round of street protests has erupted over the results of the... Read More

 

While Pontiac fades into history--and takes with it most of the 5 vehicles that killed it--TheCarConnection.com is taking a moment to reflect on why Pontiac made sense at General Motors for a very long time, and why it no longer matters today.

The 83-year-old brand began as Oakland in 1909. GM acquired it and issued the first Pontiacs in 1926, but the brand really earned its modern reputation in the early 1960s, when wide-track cars and big V-8s transformed its mundane offerings into domestic exotica like the 1964 GTO.

Pontiac rolled through the Sixties and Seventies as one of America's most popular car brands on the strength of cars like...

  While Pontiac fades into history--and takes with it most of the 5 vehicles that killed it--TheCarConnection.com is taking a moment to reflect on why Pontiac made sense at General Motors for a very long time, and why it no longer matters today. The 83-year-old brand began as Oakland in 1909. GM acquired it and issued the first Pontiacs in 1926, but the brand really earned its modern reputation in the early 1960s, when wide-track cars and big V-8s transformed its mundane offerings into domestic exotica like the 1964 GTO. Pontiac rolled through the Sixties and Seventies as one of America's most popular car brands on the strength of cars like... Read More

I remember not long ago, an insurance company from Traverse City, Mich. that specializes in the insurance of collectible cars, sent out thousands of e-mails to auto collectors, restorers and enthusiasts, inviting them to take part in this unusual survey, one whose result took me by surprise. It was about the most popular TV or movie car. I’m almost certain they ended up collecting about 9,700 responses and the world of TV and Movie famous cars would never be the same, for I thought ‘without a doubt’ Magnum, P.I.’s 308 GTS would be the first, if not second – but I was so wrong. Here is the top 10 list: 1) Dukes... I remember not long ago, an insurance company from Traverse City, Mich. that specializes in the insurance of collectible cars, sent out thousands of e-mails to auto collectors, restorers and enthusiasts, inviting them to take part in this unusual survey, one whose result took me by surprise. It was about the most popular TV or movie car. I’m almost certain they ended up collecting about 9,700 responses and the world of TV and Movie famous cars would never be the same, for I thought ‘without a doubt’ Magnum, P.I.’s 308 GTS would be the first, if not second – but I was so wrong. Here is the top 10 list: 1) Dukes... Read More