Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Elvis Presley and Cadillac are two names synonymous with America. Now, collectors of memorabilia related to Elvis, GM, or both have an opportunity to get their hands on an unusual custom Cadillac ...

From the October 1979 issue of Car and Driver. It's not gas distress that makes Ponti­ac's bird of performance burp fire all over the Trans Am's hood. It's a turbo­charger, installed by Pontiac to ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Watch us rebuild a Rochester Quadrajet carburetor on a 1970 Chevy C30 using the original fuel system. This restoration demonstrates proper disassembly, cleaning, rebuilding, and tuning techniques. ⚙️ ...

The second-generation Pontiac Firebird, with appearances as Jim Rockford's trusty steed in "The Rockford Files" and an iconic movie role in both "Smokey and the Bandit" and its sequel, became one of ...

Anyone who has gone to school to learn how to repair engines of all types, such as myself, will have learned the fundamentals of how they work. It's crucial for troubleshooting and diagnosing engine ...

Pontiac's GTO was already becoming a superstar in the late '60s, and the GM brand tried to refine the lineup with every new model year. However, the 1967 GTO brought little styling changes, with the ...

The four-barrel Rochester Quadrajet can be stripped and kit-built in less than an hour—and for less than $10 Just as with almost every other engine component, carburetors do suffer the pangs of age ...

If you wanted a Trans Am back in 1979, the first engine you were offered was the standard 403 (6.6-liter) V8 (also known as RPO L80) and was originally used by Oldsmobile. Thanks to a Rochester ...