The big news in 1981 for Pontiac Trans Am buyers was the introduction of the Daytona Pace Car edition. This new model sported limited-edition black graphics, a blacked-out roof, Recaro seats, and red ...

The newsworthy change about the 1981 Trans Am was the debut of the Daytona Pace Car, which came with a blacked-out roof, black graphics and stripping, and Recaro seats with red inserts. Powered by a ...

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In 1981, if you wanted a fast Trans Am you had to build it yourself or leave it to a select group of tuners, who hadn't given up on the soon-to-be-replaced Second-Gen platform. Among them was Trans Am ...

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 ...

In the Golden Age of American Muscle, Chevrolet designated its performance trims with "SS", while Dodge put "R/T" on their baddest variants, but the Chevelle or Charger was always the star of the show ...