The king always has rioting subjects. A captain will always have a mutiny. It's the result of that perpetual band of "little guys" who think they can do it better. In the domain of General Motors, the ...

Due to stricter government regulations, the era of unrestrained factory-built performance was coming to an end in 1971. However, GM's excitement division answered with the largest displacement engine ...

The 1970s were a particularly upsetting time for American car enthusiasts. Not only were insurance costs climbing and new emissions regulations strangling big-capacity V8 engines, but the '73 oil ...

When General Motors divisions started building V-8 engines for their cars in the early to mid-1950s, each division had its own line of engines. As a result, engines of the same displacement sometimes ...

The Buick Gran Sport 455 occupies a short but pivotal window in American muscle history, combining big-block power with the comfort and finish that defined Buick in its prime. Collectors today are not ...

In the 1960s and 1970s, Chevrolet and Pontiac both offered a pushrod V8 engine with an advertised displacement of 400 cubic inches. Considering that both carmakers are (were?) sub-brands of parent ...

Buick isn’t too deeply involved in the business of carmaking nowadays, judging by its abundance of models in the lineup – all four of them (and all SUVs and crossovers, unfortunately). The last time ...

There's no denying that 1970 was a great year for muscle cars. General Motors' own muscle car lineup that year consisted of icons like the Chevy Chevelle 454SS, Pontiac GTO Judge and Buick GSx, among ...

1970 was the final year for full-powered, hairy chested GM muscle cars like the Buick GS. GM knew the end was nigh, as with new emissions standards on the horizon and insurance companies balking at ...