The year was 1911 when a local Indianapolis sales manager suggested to Harvey Firestone that Firestone Tire, eight years on from manufacturing its first tires, should back a driver in the Indianapolis ...

Since 1985, the Firestone Firehawk Endurance championship road racing series has produced some of the largest fields and closest racing in IMSA competition history. Among the most ambitious ...

Back in September of 2008, SLP Performance quietly handed out a few brochures for a new Firehawk, this time based on the Pontiac G8, what with the Firebird being dead and all. Some drooled, some fumed ...

James Martinez February 23, 2009 Comment Now! During the early 1990s American tuner and muscle car specialist Street Legal Performance (SLP) released custom packs for the Pontiac Firebird known as the ...

Racing has long paved the way for a plethora of performance and safety innovations for road cars. Think anti-lock brakes, carbon fiber, paddle shifters, and rear-view mirrors, to name several. The ...

It’s been a long time, but SLP Performance Parts is following up on the success of its Firebird Firehawk with a Firehawk version of the new Pontiac G8 GT – the Firehawk Supercharged. The heart of this ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Firestone, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone), today ...

When it comes to the number of special-edition models available in various markets around the world, the United States firmly takes the cake. For several decades, limited-production versions of ...

Whether you're an old school purist, a late-model enthusiast, or a healthy mix of both, it's becoming harder and harder to fathom that the last Firebird rolled off the assembly line over 11 years ago.