This extra part of the Road Tests & Reviews section doesn’t deal with run-of-the-mill Road Tests & Reviews, but is reserved for articles that may or may not relate to the GTAs directly, per se’… but are articles (or are even just asides) that are interesting and do pertain to the Pontiac 3rd-Generation Firebird in one way or another.
Here you’ll find articles pertaining to a wide variety of topics including Firebird model retrospectives, aftermarket performance mods, race cars, parts reviews, and any number of other articles that will no doubt tweak your interest. Who knows, it may even talk about something you’d consider adding to your own Firebird?
These articles cover topics alphabetically from the early 1980s to the middle 2000s; there has to be a little something here for everyone. Enjoy!
1982-1992 Pontiac Firebird Retrospective, Collectible Automobile Magazine, April 2014
1987 Pontiac ASC “Suntour”, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, October 2002
1987 Trans Am GTA, Pontiac Enthusiast Magazine
“Salt Shaker” – 1988 Banks Trans Am GTA, Hot Rod Magazine, December 1987
1988 Banks Trans Am, Popular Hot Rodding Magazine, January 1988
1988 Paxton IROC-Z / Firebird GTA, Hot Rod Magazine, July 1988
1988 Pontiac Firebird GTA – “Project GTA” – Super Stock & Drag Illustrated Magazine, August 1988
1988 Pontiac GTA Notchback, Plastics World Magazine, January 1988
1989 “Street Snake” Pontiac Trans Am GTA, Hot Rod Magazine, May 1989
1988 Pontiac “Banshee”, Motor Trend Magazine, March 1989
1989 20th Anniversary Trans Am: Editorial, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, December 1989
1989 20th Anniversary Trans Am, GM High-Tech Performance Magazine, December 2005
1989 20th Anniversary Trans Am, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, October 2006
1989 20th Anniversary Trans Am, Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine, May 2017
1989 Pontiac Firebird SLP “Sleeper”, High Performance Pontiac Magazine
“Pontiac Playthings”, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, December 1989
1990 Pontiac/SLP SFX Firebird Trans Am, Hot Rod Magazine, January 1990
1991 Trans Am GTA “Frequent Flyer”, Car Craft Magazine, February 1992
1991-92 Pontiac Firebird Formula Firehawk, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, September 2005
1992 Pontiac Firebird Firehawk, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, October 1991
“American Power” – 1991 Pontiac Twin Turbo Trans Am, Motor Trend Magazine, January 1991
“Birth Of The GTA”, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, July 2007
“Birth Of The GTA, Pt. 2”, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, August 2007
“Build A Better Firebird”, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, October 1989
“Build A Better Firebird, Pt. 3”, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, April 1990
“Firebird First Aid”, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, October 2002
“Force Feeding Frenzy”, Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine, February 2006
Gale Banks F-Body Exhaust, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, October 1989
“Great F-Spectations”, Car Craft Magazine, February 1992
“How To Buy A 1982-92 High-Performance Firebird, Pt. V”, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, May 2003
“Milestone F-Bodies”, Car Craft Magazine, February 1992
“Present At The Creation”, Car & Driver Magazine, June 1983
“Street Fighter”, 1991 Pontiac Trans Am 1LE, Musclecar Review, March 1991
“Super Trans Am”, Car & Driver Magazine, November 1983 – June 1984
“The Road Warrior”, Gale Banks 1,300 HP 427 Street Trans Am, Hot Rod Magazine, May 1985
Trans Am Pace Cars, High Performance Pontiac Magazine, October 1991
