Vehicle Description
1964 Pontiac GTO - 6.5L V8 - Factory 4 Speed Manual Transmission -
White Over Blue Interior - Built In California On February 11th
1964 (Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1964 Pontiac
GTO on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's
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more than 155 photographs, please go to our main website:
GarageKeptMotors.) ... the first year of the GTO (is) something
special, when Pontiac took the plunge and made this performance
package optional for its Tempest LeMans midsize car. -Classic Cars
Journal, July 2020 In January 1964, just ahead of the car's launch,
Motor Trend got their hands on pre-production models for
road-testing and concluded: Our G.T.O. Tempest was quite a car. Not
only did it have gobs of brute horsepower, but it looked well-built
and had a luxurious, comfortable, all-vinyl interior. In addition,
it rode and handled as a high-performance car should. It was
controllable and gave us a feeling of safety under most conditions,
although it would require special care and handling when the road's
wet or icy. Little did the Motor Trend folks know they were
piloting a car that would launch a decade of Detroit's muscle-car
wars. Before long, Tempest was gone, and the new model was known
simply by its three-letter name: GTO (pronounced: Goat). Offered
here is a magnificent, very rare, numbers-matching, fully restored
1964 GTO hardtop in white over turquoise. Its extensive original
RPO factory options list included: tinted glass, front and rear
seat belts, bucket seats, insert panel, floor mats, deck emblems,
windshield washers, outside rear-view mirror, console, Positraction
differential, power brakes, 4-speed manual transmission, dual
exhaust system, upgraded steering wheel, power steering, heavy-duty
battery, dual horns, illuminated luggage compartment, electric
clock, push- button radio, and the GTO option. The car's documented
history shows it was manufactured on February 11, 1964 and shipped
to the selling dealer-Totem Pontiac in Seattle, Washington-five
days later. The car was placed in long-term storage in 1978, and
upon removal underwent a documented rotisserie restoration
including a rebuild of its original 389 cubic-inch V8 engine, which
remains mated to the original 4-speed transmission. This GTO is the
real deal in every respect. The quality of the exterior paint is
superb. The even gloss across every body panel could only have been
achieved through the most professional level of paint application.
Remaining original tinted cabin glass is free of cracks or other
damage; lighting lenses are similarly clear. All GTO badging is in
place and properly located, front, rear, and both sides, notably
including the bespoke GTO 6.5 Liter front-fender emblems. Chrome
bumpers and trim have been well-kept. Body-panel alignment exceeds
factory specifications. Period-correct red-stripe tires (only later
to gain the moniker TigerPaws) are mounted, as are full factory
chrome wheel covers bearing the Pontiac Motor Division embossed
lettering. Inside, the car's turquoise color scheme makes for an
excellent complement to the white exterior. All interior
appointments are turquoise: the vinyl seat upholstery, the door
trim, rear parcel shelf, the cabin carpeting (and accompanying
GTO-branded translucent rubber protective mats), the dashboard
(trimmed with turned-metal across the four round gauges), even the
steering wheel. All interior surfaces display excellent condition
with minimal signs of use. The floor-mounted 4-speed transmission
shifter (absent the console) is true to the car's performance
pedigree. Like the cabin, the car's trunk is spotless, with correct
hounds-tooth-pattern vinyl covering the spare tire and the
perfect-condition floor. Under the hood, the car's original engine
has received the visual enhancement of a chrome air cleaner and
valve c
