Fusion Motor Company proudly presents this beautifully restored
1970 PONTIAC GTO. Considered to be the original Muscle Car this GTO
has the matching numbers 400ci Engine and a 4-Speed Manual
Transmission.
This car is finished in the desirable Verdoro Green over a Green
Interior. Features include a black convertible soft top with new
glass, a body-colored front bumper, an "airfoil" rear wing, quad
headlamps, and dual exhaust outlets that exit below the chrome rear
bumper.
The rally wheels wear PMD-logo center caps and are wrapped in
BFGoodrich Radial T/A white letter tires. The car is equipped with
power steering and braking is handled by power-assisted front discs
and rear drums.
The cabin features front bucket seats and a rear bench upholstered
in vinyl with matching knit inserts, along with color-coordinated
door panels and carpets. Turned metal and woodgrain trim accent the
dashboard. Equipment includes a center console, a Hurst shifter,
and an AM/FM cassette stereo.
During the engine build the items included were:
Crane Cam
Crane Roller Rockers
Limited Slip Rear End
Holley 750 Double Pumper sits on top of an Eldelbrock RPM Intake
Manifold
Awards Won:
The Sheriff's Posse award from the Kearny, AZ car show in 2019
The Umpire's Choice award from the Huachuca City, AZ
The Cars in the Park award from Sierra Vista, AZ
Best of Show for Original Interior at the Sierra Vista regional
show
This car comes with an extensive folder full of receipts and
paperwork.
THE ONE THAT STARTED IT ALL!
Great lease rates and Financing also available on any of our
inventory!
Buy Sell Trade Consignments Welcome!
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About the GTO:
The Pontiac GTO is an automobile that was manufactured from 1964 to
1974, and by GM's subsidiary Holden in Australia from the 2004 to
2006 model years.
The first generation of the GTO was the first muscle car produced
in the 1960s and the 1970s. The Pontiac GTO is considered by some
to have started the trend with all four domestic automakers
offering a variety of competing models.
The GTO was selected as the Motor Trend Car of the Year in
1968.
In early 1963, General Motors' management banned divisions from
involvement in auto racing. This followed the 1957 voluntary ban on
automobile racing that was instituted by the Automobile
Manufacturers Association. By the early 1960s, Pontiac's
advertising and marketing approach was heavily based on
performance. With GM's ban on factory-sponsored racing, Pontiac's
managers began to emphasize street performance.
In his autobiography Glory Days, Pontiac chief marketing manager
Jim Wangers, who worked for the division's contract advertising and
public relations agency, states that John DeLorean, Bill Collins,
and Russ Gee were responsible for the GTO's creation.
The GTO disregarded GM's policy limiting the A-body intermediate
line to a maximum engine displacement of 330 cu in (5.4 L). But the
development team discovered a loophole in the policy which does not
restrict large engines to be offered as an option.
By promoting the big-engine option as a special high-performance
model, they could appeal to the speed-minded youth market (which
had also been recognized by Ford Motor Company's Lee Iacocca, who
was at that time preparing the sporty Ford Mustang variant of the
second generation Ford Falcon compact).
The name, which was DeLorean's idea, was inspired by the Ferrari
250 GTO, the successful race car. It is an Italian abbreviation for
Gran Turismo Omologato ("grand tourer homologated"), which means
officially certified for racing in the grand tourer class. In
reality, however, the Pontiac GTO was never really a certified
Grand Tourer race car. Internally, it was initially called the
"Grand Tempest Option" The GTO is one of the fastest cars ever
manufactured by Pontiac.
The Tempest model line received another facelift for the 1970 model
year. Hidden headlights were deleted in favor of four exposed round
headlamps outboard of narrower grille openings. The nose retained
the protruding vertical prow theme, although it was less prominent.
While the standard Tempest and LeMans had chrome grilles, the GTO
retained the Endura urethane cover around the headlamps and
grille.
The suspension was upgraded with the addition of a rear anti-roll
bar, essentially the same bar as used on the Oldsmobile 442 and
Buick Gran Sport. The front anti-roll bar was slightly stiffer. The
result was a useful reduction in body lean in turns and a modest
reduction of understeer.
Another handling-related improvement was optional variable-ratio
power steering. Rather than a fixed ratio of 17.5:1, requiring four
turns lock-to-lock, the new system varied its ratio from 14.6:1 to
18.9:1, needing 3.5 turns lock-to-lock. Turning diameter was
reduced from 40.9 feet to 37.4 feet.
Great lease rates and Financing also available on any of our
inventory!
Buy Sell Trade Consignments Welcome!
Please email
[email protected] or call
1-818-773-8181
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and omissions may occur. Therefore, we are not able to guarantee
the accuracy of the information and we cannot accept liability for
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