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 ...

This is a story of a 1964 Pontiac GTO. In 1965 I was in my senior year at Gaithersburg High School. That year I owned a 1964 Pontiac GTO 389 cubic inch automatic convertible. I took my future wife ...

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 ...

Every story has its beginning. While it's true that hot cars have been around since before World War II, there was never an affordable, packaged performance vehicle before the '64 GTO. FFast cars were ...

Make and model: 1964 Pontiac GTO Owner(s): Simon & Mary Ebenstein Owner's hometown: Jackson, MO Names of people in photo: Simon Ebenstein Special features: 389 tri-power engine with automatic ...

The '64 Pontiac GTO is the first of the muscle cars, and this one features a window-rattling V-8 and a four-speed manual transmission. The options on this example are extensive and include suspension ...