Presented is the original Muscle Car, the one that started it all,
the Vaunted Pontiac GTO!
Upgraded with the powerful 455 Cubic Inch Monster and finished in a
stunning Red over Black Interior, this 4-Speed Manual Hurst
Equipped GTO has traveled just over 700 miles since being completed
and has been given just the right amount of Hot Rod goodies
including:
- Edelbrock Performer RPM Intake
- Edelbrock Performer RPM Aluminum Heads
- Holley Street Avenger Carburetor
- Aluminum Radiator
- Twin Spal Fans
- Custom Exhaust with Baffles
- Long Tube Headers
- March Billet Serpentine Belt Brackets
- Power Steering
- Power Front Disc Brakes
- Billet Hinges
- KN Air Filter
A custom Exhaust system with cabin operated electric baffles give
the classic muscle sound or when open, the ground shaking
rumble!
A well done classic that looks great and runs strong!!
Great lease rates and Financing also available on any of our
inventory!
Buy Sell Trade Consignments Welcome!
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[email protected] or call
1-818-773-8181
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.
The first Pontiac GTO was available as an option package for the
Pontiac LeMans, available in coupe, hardtop, and convertible body
styles. The US$295 package included a 389 CI V8 rated at 325HP at
4,800 rpm with a single Carter AFB four-barrel carburetor and dual
exhaust pipes, chromed valve covers and air cleaner, seven-blade
clutch fan, a floor-shifted three-speed manual transmission with a
Hurst shifter, stiffer springs, larger diameter front sway bar,
wider wheels with 7.50 � 14 redline tires, hood scoops, and GTO
badges.
Optional equipment included a four-speed manual transmission, Super
Turbine 300 two-speed automatic transmission, a more powerful
engine with "Tri-Power" carburetion (three two-barrel Rochester 2G
carburetors) rated at 348HP, metallic drum brake linings,
limited-slip differential, heavy-duty cooling, ride and handling
package, and the usual array of power and convenience accessories.
With every available option, the GTO cost about US$4,500 and
weighed around 3,500lbs. A tachometer was optional, and was placed
in the far right dial on the dash.
Car and Driver incited controversy when it mentioned that a GTO,
which had supposedly been tuned with the "Bobcat" kit offered by
Ace Wilson's Royal Pontiac of Royal Oak, Michigan, was clocked at a
quarter mile time of 12.8 seconds and a trap speed of 112 mph on
racing slicks.
Later reports strongly suggest that the Car and Driver GTOs were
equipped with a larger 421 cu in engine that was optional in
full-sized Pontiacs. Since the two engines were difficult to
distinguish externally, the subterfuge was not immediately
obvious.
In Jim Wangers' Glory Days he admitted after three decades of
denial that the red drag strip GTO had its engine swapped with a
421 Bobcat unit. Since the car was damaged during the testing, and
Wangers did not want anyone looking under the hood, he used the
blue road course GTO to flat tow the red GTO 1,500 miles back to
Detroit. Frank Bridge's initial sales forecast proved inaccurate:
the GTO package's total sales amounted to 32,450 units
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.
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information that is accurate and complete, we are aware that errors
and omissions may occur. Therefore, we are not able to guarantee
the accuracy of the information and we cannot accept liability for
loss or damage arising from misleading information or for any
reliance on which you may place on the information contained on
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