Pontiac GTO
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November 16, 2011
The ‘GTO’, ‘the Goat’, ‘the Tiger’ or ‘the Great One’, the 1964 Pontiac GTO is considered as the car which sparked a new era of American muscle cars around the world. The car gets it name from the famous...
November 16, 2011
By 1965, muscle-mania was everywhere. The 1964 Pontiac GTO was not the only muscle car on the roads. Almost every manufacturer came up with its own version to compete. In the meantime, Pontiac was already working on their improved...
November 16, 2011
The level of success achieved by the GTO in 1964 and 1965 was beyond imagination for GM and its rivals. 1966 had even better news for the Pontiac GTO. America’s hot favorite muscle car was now a full-fledged model...
November 16, 2011
Only a few cars in the automobile history have ever garnered so much popularity during their first generation as the Pontiac GTO. From a stunning start as an option for the Tempest in 1967 to an iconic end of...
1968 GTO Review
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November 16, 2011
Five years in the row and GTO was unbeatable as the most desirable muscle of the 60’s. Marking the start of another successful generation of the famous ‘goat’, the 1968 Pontiac GTO received a heavy makeover. It was a...
1969 GTO Review
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November 16, 2011
Many consider 1969 as the last golden year for the muscle era. While Pontiac’s sales were a little overshadowed by the competitors, the image of the goat remained indestructible. By that year, Pontiac had developed a two-year restyle cycle....
November 16, 2011
1970 is considered by auto historians as the pinnacle of the muscle car golden era. The GTO was heavily restyled and featured a front end design which is regarded as the best in the GTO series. Hidden headlights from...
November 16, 2011
The 1971 GTO is distinguished by a hood featuring two large forward air intakes. Compared to the 1970 GTO, the 1971 GTO had a pretty modest face list; it featured wire-mesh grilles accompanied with horizontal bumper bars on each...
1972 GTO Review
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November 16, 2011
1972 was indeed a tragic year for the Pontiac GTO. It lost it status as an independent model and was reverted to being a $353.88 option package for the LeMans and Lemans Sport. The Judge option, meeting an untimely...
November 16, 2011
The year 1973 was very well the end of the once great GTO. It would be the last year that it would be featured as an option of the LeMan series as they would be reduced as an option...
November 16, 2011
Many people don’t know that the 1974 GTO is among the rarest ever produced. It’s fairly obvious why. The muscle car era was over by 1974. Sadly, almost no one cared either. High fuel costs, rising insurance rates and...
February 14, 2012
Criticized at the time of its introduction for its somewhat mundane styling, the new Pontiac GTO made up for that underneath the hood. The 346 CID V8 produced a 350 horsepower, which would be replaced with an even more...
February 14, 2012
Other than the aforementioned changes, the 2005 Pontiac GTO was nearly an identical copy of the 2004 model. In fact, Pontiac made very few changes to the car at all over its short three-year lifespan after it was reintroduced...
February 14, 2012
“By the end, the GTO provided Pontiac with exactly what it needed,” said Buick-Pontiac-GM General Manager John Larson when he announced the end of the Pontiac GTO. “A great performance icon, which brought that performance piece of Pontiac back...
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