“The W-30 version of the car has always been kind of the pinnacle of the Oldsmobile muscle car,” says Mancini. “I’ve always been a fan of not just Chrysler but GM muscle cars from that era and the 442 ...

In 1964, the gearhead engineers over at Pontiac, led by John Z. DeLorean, came up with the idea of a mid-size factory hot rod to draw younger buyers into showrooms. They stuffed a 389 from a full-size ...

When the Pontiac GTO debuted in 1964, the initial production run was supposed to be just 5,000 units. However, demand was so strong, more than 32,000 GTOs were built for the 1964 model year. Other GM ...

Oldsmobile didn't invent the muscle car—that ribbon goes to Pontiac's 1964 GTO—but it didn't sit in the bleachers, either. The 4-4-2 arrived a few months later as Olds' counterpunch. Then it got ...

[Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of MotorTrend Classic] Imagine the Indianapolis Colts playing the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. Payton versus Eli, ...