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With the introduction of the GTO in 1964, Pontiac created what was arguably the first muscle car: an intemediate car with a large engine. In fact, GM had a corporate policy which didn't allow anything larger than a 330 in these A-body vehicles, but the Pontiac engineers circumvented this by offering the GTO as an option package on the Tempest rather than as a distinct model. The option just happened to include the 389 engine, and the rest is history...

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Pontiac Pontiac: the marque that started the muscle car craze with the introduction of the Pontiac GTO in 1964.	Pontiac GTO With the Tri-Power 389 and a four-speed, the original Pontiac GTO was a muscle car to be reckoned with.	GTO Gran Turismo Omologata Though Pontiac took the name from the Ferrari GTO, the Pontiac version would be the one that most people recognize.
Pontiac Firebird Introduced in 1967, the Pontiac Firebird would endure for 35 years and would give birth to the Formula and Trans Am model.	Gen 4 Firebird The fourth generation Pontiac Firebird would prove to be a great performer when equipped with the aluminum LS-1 small block.	Firebird Trans Am Introduced in 1969, the Trans Am, fueled by the popularity of Smokey and the Bandit, would become Pontiac's best selling car by the late seventies.
Gen 3 Trans Am The third generation Pontiac Firebird would see a return to performance, culminating with the special 30th anniversary turbocharged Trans Am.	350 Pontiac's 350 isn't a small block, and doesn't displace 350 cubic inches either.	389 The 389 started it all as the engine in the first muscle car, the 1964 Pontiac GTO.
400 The 400 powered many a Firebird and GTO in the sixties and seventies.	455 The 455, the largest engine ever produced by Pontiac, came in a number of versions, including the 455 HO and the 455 SD.