The Boss 302 name has always stood for a particular kind of Mustang, one that trades brute-force excess for a sharp, almost single-minded focus on going quickly around a circuit. From its original ...

Ford’s Boss 302 V8 arrived as a purpose-built weapon for road racing, yet it ended up redefining what a small-block could be ...

The Trans Am Super Duty is powered by a supercharged 7.4-liter V-8 making over 1,000 horsepower that’s mated to a six-speed manual transmission. That’s a significant bump over the car the Trans Am ...

The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am disappeared from showrooms decades ago, but its reputation refuses to die. That appeal is what inspired a small American outfit, Trans Am Worldwide, to bring the ...

In late September 1966, Chevrolet debuted the Chevy Camaro as a direct competitor to the stunningly successful Ford Mustang. The Excitement Division didn’t want to be left out of the pony car fun, and ...

To counter the Chevy onslaught, the decision was made to produce a special version of the Ford Mustang aimed almost exclusively at Trans-Am, whose rules required that ...

JONESBORO — Several of the scenes in the 1977 movie “Smokey and the Bandit” were filmed in Jonesboro and an upcoming fall event will highlight the town’s contributions to the movie. Downtown Jonesboro ...

After 40 years in storage, Matt Jennings’ 1970 Boss 302 is back on the road. Courtesy Chuck and Matt Jennings By his own admission, Matt Jennings acted like a “knucklehead” as a pre-teen, spending ...

The second-generation Firebird debuted in 1970 as a coupe-only design featuring a fastback profile and a distinctly European flair. Those cars were made until 1981, losing steam when ...