Pontiac was one of the big players of the muscle car era of the 1960s, and the GM ... The 400 ci V8 was unique in that it ...

GM's now-defunct excitement division was responsible for kicking off the muscle car craze and took it to new heights with its ...

Although they were essentially made by the same company and called a 400, these engines weren’t the same. Pontiac made its block V8 in 1967. It was similar to Chevy’s except that all its V8s ...

However, with the 400-ci ban lifted, the high-performance Chevelle SS became a different monster. While the 402 (marketed with 396 badges) continued to be the standard engine for Chevy's Chevelle ...

The first Firebird offered one of its most monstrous engines right off the bat, but the notable Pontiac 400, Chevy 350, and L98 V8s would all make it under the hood over the coming decades.