royal blue 1967 GTO 325 hp, 3 and 4 deuces on the floor, one of the most famous muscle car in high-performance automobile history. The boys love the look and speed, while the girls the guys who liked GTO own. Suffice it to say, GTO, Pontiac did it. He was also known as “The Goat,” “The Legend” and “The Great One” known. There was even a song called Little GTO, which was what the GTO about sums up. Before 1964, cars, high-speed performance were in full-size hardtops and sedans, which had the weight of a Sherman tank, but the largest displacement engines available. They were a little slow to the line, but once you get the ball rolling tank, they were like a freight train on the run.

Factory Hot Rods became reality. In October 1963, the GTO was born. Pontiac GTO was an opportunity to only 5 They quietly added to the list of options from the 1964 Pontiac Tempest / LeMans. The GTO option package containing a 325-389 hp V8-inch cube with dual exhaust, a Carter AFB four-cylinder, carburetor, a mild hydraulic camshaft, and the type of whip lashing couple grabbed neck road, a smile on your face left. Other standard features include a manual with a three-speed Hurst shifter (then Hurst shifter was not only very good but also very cool), a clutch of heavy (very necessary) the suspension of the truck, GTO U.S. Royal red line tires, a 3.23:1 rear axle ratio, which cover two balls, and a variety of emblems. The GTO emblem itself was as famous as the car itself

The body shapes are important. Pontiac GTO, provided that the option on the LeMans body three, two-door coupe, hardtop and convertible. Hardtops produced and distributed more popular than the sum of the coupes and convertibles. Engines with four-barrel carburetor that Tri-Power models sold by a margin of three to one. I still remember the sound of my three deuces draw air when the throttle was on the floor. Needless to say, you also see the fuel gauge down to empty. Fortunately, gas was only 0.20 per gallon. Can you imagine having one today, and he behaved like a teenager in the 1960s?

What makes the GTO coveted? Some things you never forget how my 1967 GTO with 3 ties. It was a good thing he had a windshield because I put error to smile my teeth so much she had. The pleasure of staying still, moving in first gear, the revival of the engine low and let the clutch and the seat back is glued to pure adrenaline pumping. This was my first experience of “pulling G”. The last time I felt that the kind of adrenaline rush during self-test rotations choppers in Nam. It was 40 years ago and I love my GTO. Maybe that’s the legend. Maybe we got confused with the legend of reality. All I know is I can not help but smile when I remember my little GTO.

It is difficult to explain to my children why it was so special. I owned a 1955 Ford beautiful than her that do not appeal to the GTO. The royal blue was my favorite. I have a friend whose color was plum. Do you remember vinyl seats? I can! They were cool and very hot functional. I remember leaving my skin on the head many times to leave the car. Last summer, his cooking is your legs, or you try to sit on a towel in the car. Once you have started the 389 was transported to another world. The hum of the engine, the feel of the Hurst shifter and watch the needle drop of gasoline was worth all the pain of sitting on a stand. What site?

How do you get a little history today? There are a lot of GTO is still available, offered by GTO enthusiasts, supported by her lovers. You can find them on the web.

Pontiac has also brought back the GTO name. They are still pretty fast. In the long term disadvantages GTO 1964, about the distance they can, but put the two together is the quarter-mile strip and the muscle car in the beginning is still king. There is something about the goat. Once you drive one, whether old or new, you only have one.


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