For Sale: 1966 Pontiac GTO in St. Louis, Missouri

Leading into the third year of sales, the GTO continued to find sales soaring in popularity. Because of this, GM finally gave the GTO its own model line versus being a performance package option for the Lemans model series. Also in 1966, Pontiac was already developing a new engine for the 1967 production year making this the last of the 389ci V8 examples ever made, and a one-year-only redesigned tri-power carburetion with a larger center carburetor! The stacked headlights, new aggressive tapered front grill, and louvered taillights made these cars iconic to the muscle car collectors worldwide!

We are very proud to offer this beautifully kept 1966 Pontiac GTO Hardtop refinished in Platinum Silver (originally NN-Burgundy) over all factory original 223-B black Strato-Bucket Seat interior. Features include numbers matching, WS-code 389ci 3x2bbl Tri-Power V8 engine with correct intake, correct Rochester 2-Jet carburetion, correct code "093" heads, exhaust manifolds, Harrison radiator, Delco-Remy distributor, alternator, and voltage regulator. This is mated to its factory, original Muncie M20 wide-ratio 4-speed manual transmission with Custom Shift Knob & center console, and 10-bolt rear axle upgraded with new Auburn 3.36 Posi-Traction gearing (originally 3.55 std. ratio). Additional features include 14" wheels wrapped in Firestone Super Wide Oval F70-14 redline tires with standard wheel disc hubcaps, factory Wonder-Touch power steering, Ride & Handling Package, Rally Instrumentation with Tachometer, day/night tilt rearview mirror, original AM radio with rear seat speaker, tinted windshield glass, Custom Sports steering wheel, deluxe Fisher seatbelts front and rear, and interior floor mats.

This car sold new from Rodgers Pontiac in Knoxville, TN and stayed with its original owner, Harold Bishop, until October 2000. He would be a wonderful caretaker of this Goat, providing one single repaint from the original burgundy color to silver in 1999. He would later sell to a close friend he had met through car club gatherings. After short term ownership, and likely some considerable pestering, this owner would sell it to his brother in 2001 and it would travel to Social Circle, Georgia for the next 3 years. Always garage-kept and dry its entire life, it remains a splendid car foundationally. It accumulated just 92,600 miles when it would sell to a Bellevue, WA collector in August 2004.

Upon arrival in Washington state, it would be taken to Accutran Transmission based in Seattle for a thorough examination and service. This included pulling the engine and transmission for a new rear main seal, new Centerforce clutch and pressure plate replacement, engine & transmission mounts, front seal, oil pan gasket, intake manifold, valve cover gaskets, cleaning and flushing the radiator, new coolant, engine oil & filter, rebuilding the center carburetor, transmission fluid/filter service with new driveshaft u-joints, along with detailing the engine prior to reinstallation. He would continue to enjoy and drive this Pontiac GTO for the next 20 years during the short, fair-weather season offered in the Northwest. Its most recent owner in Colorado Springs, CO purchased it in February 2024 with approximately 97,800 miles on the odometer.

Being a trained mechanic, he would take the car into his possession and service a few more original components to include replacement of the water pump with a Flow Kooler unit utilizing a billet aluminum impeller optimized for higher flow rate; new timing chain set with fresh gaskets, heavy duty thermostat & gasket, new engine oil & filter, professionally rebuilding all three carburetors with new gaskets & air filters, replacement fuel pump with the addition of an electric unit, rebuilding the rear axle with a new Auburn Grip-N-Loc limited-slip differential ring & pinion set installed by The Diff Shop with new axles seals and new gear oil. He addressed a few other items like an alignment, oil sending unit, among a few other cosmetic improvements.

Today, it continues to run wonderfully and shows only 98,078 original miles on the odometer. It is an outstandingly solid, garage preserved GTO with a fully documented ownership history, number's matching drivetrain, excellent service records, and complete with original owner's manual, Protect-o-Plate, accessory booklet, 2 sets of keys, original Tennessee title from original owner, reproduction window sticker, Pontiac Historical Services documentation, and storage car cover. A remarkable opportunity to add to any collection! It certainly checks all the boxes for a proper, investment grade example!