This was a far cry from the Dodge Challenger’s 1970–’71 heyday, when it delivered 425 horses from a 426-cubic-inch Hemi V-8, ...

There are muscle cars that make headlines, those that dominate drag strips, those that grace magazine covers, and then, there ...

When the calendar turned the page to 1970, Pontiac presented a magnificent overkill of mid-size offers, with the Tempest, Le Mans, Le Mans Sport, and GTO all rolling simultaneously. Essentially ...

The 24 Hours at Le Mans race is the oldest — and ... Pontiac Tempest and gave it a trim level known as the Tempest LeMans. In 1964, Pontiac would give the LeMans its own nameplate.

With a 389 cubic-inch V8 that was similar to the 1960 NASCAR engine, the 1964 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans GTO was the forerunner of the muscle car formula: Dropping the largest engine into the ...

By Rudie Obias With speeds up to 200 mph and up to 397 laps, the 24 Hours of Le Mans begins on Saturday, June 15. The 24-hour endurance auto-racing event features more than 60 auto teams competing ...

Dennis Beam, of Landeck, has owned this 1967 Pontiac Tempest custom convertible for seven years. An article in Car and Driver magazine said a 1967 GTO is basically a $2,480 Tempest Le Mans with a ...

DeLorean had made the decisive move when he put a 389-cubic-inch V8 (6.4-liter) as an option for the Pontiac Tempest Le Mans in 1964. It set the foundation for the muscle car movement for the rest ...