For Sale: 1965 Pontiac GTO in Effingham, Illinois

This is the fourth car in a 30-day countdown to Barrett-Jackson’s annual Scottsdale collector car auction

Pick of the Day is a 1973 Pontiac GTO

The Pick of the Day is the midsize car credited with launching the muscle-car performance wars of the 1960s

This is the ninth vehicle in the 30-day Countdown to Barrett-Jackson’s 47th annual Scottsdale auction.

This 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible was originally built at the Baltimore Plant and shipped April 22, 1969, to Bowan McLean Motorcar Company in Vancouver, British Columbia.

About 700 collector cars are expected at the Kansas City Convention Center for Mecum Auctions’ final sale of the year December 1-3.

The GTO nameplate began life on a Ferrari.

With the start of August a few days away, I cringe at the thought of endless Arizona summer days with temperatures hot enough to bake cookies inside your car.

‘You will definitely stand out in the sea of Camaros and Mustangs with this GTO,” the seller of the Pick of the Day promises.

In 1963, Pontiac Motor Division general manager Pete Estes and chief engineer John DeLorean sat down with the division’s sales manager, to discuss their new 1964 GTO muscle car.