Conceived in early 1963 by Pontiac’s John Z. DeLorean, Bill Collins, and Russ Gee, the Pontiac GTO was a factory hot rod born by replacing the standard 326 cubic-inch V8 in the mid-size Pontiac ...
The GTO adventure started in October 1963, with the first model based on the Tempest Le Mans and promising performance upgrades supposed to provide more adrenaline behind the wheel. Customers who ...
This 1964 Pontiac GTO spent over 35 years sitting in the same place, but received a second chance 12 years ago; it's now ...
In the early 1960s, GM leadership got serious about abstaining from involvement in competitive motorsports. GM, along with the other American auto makers, had signed an agreement in 1957 promising to ...
For Pontiac, 1964 was the year of the GTO. As the story goes, John DeLorean and company installed the 389 engine from a fullsize Pontiac Catalina into a midsize Tempest LeMans, thus starting the ...
Tim Drain of Coal Valley, Illinois, is no stranger to performance Pontiacs. A retired journeymen painter for his local union, the now 66-year-old tells HPP, "I was always interested in Pontiacs. My ...
GTO–let the image sink in. American muscle icon, 389 cubic inches with three carbs and six throats, and Lord help the goof who’d pull up next to a 1966 Goat and zizz the gas pedal. General Motors is ...