For many gearheads, the year 1970 represents the peak of the muscle car era — or at least the peak of the first muscle car era. A big part of what conspired to make 1970 special is that to remain ...

GM offered two massive 455-CI big-block V8s in the late 1960s and early 1970s, one each from Oldsmobile and Pontiac. But how ...

Oooh, two General Motors V8s within a cubic inch of each other! They have to be nearly the same engine, right? After all, the Chevrolet 454 and Pontiac 455 come from the same corporate parent, and ...

How big is one cubic inch? In physical size? Tiny, obviously. Even in terms of engine displacement, which we are about to discuss, a single cubic inch is almost nothing. It's an amount regularly ...

Most of you reading this will be familiar with the era of classic American muscle cars. While its true beginning is up for debate, most agree the introduction of the Pontiac Le Mans GTO in 1964 was ...