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Pontiac’s Tempest was launched in 1961 as affordable transport for Middle America. Few were sold and those that did were ...
Pontiac GTO features a rebuilt V8, rare factory options, and a signature from the "Godfather of the GTO." A striking 1968 ...
The production of the GTO was on the rise back in 1968, as Pontiac ended up building ... rolling off the assembly lines with the standard engine under the hood. And speaking of engines, the ...
A car rebuild expert bought a 1968 Pontiac GTO. At least, he thought it was a GTO, ignoring all the red flags. He did not ...
Right in the middle of the displacement mania, when engine sizes were running rampant ... to the American automotive world by the 1968 GTO—a car that incorporates not only the best taste ...
Long before the term applied to angular mid-engine European metal ... no car defines the muscle car era better than the 1968 Pontiac GTO, our 1968 Car of the Year. In retrospect, it's easy ...
From the February 1968 Issue of Car and Driver ... For a mere $650, exchange, Royal will snake out that overworked little engine in your GTO and slide in the 428, all prepared for action.
Our feature 1968 Pontiac GTO is powered by a 400 cubic-inch V8 topped ... one of twenty-two GTO convertibles produced with a Ram Air engine and automatic transmission. It is finished in a ...
They are now known as musclecars. By 1968, the musclecar market was rife with big-engine, midsize screamers from nearly every automaker, but the GTO once again stood out from the pack with a new ...
In March 1968, Pontiac threw down the gauntlet ... Pontiac left a lot of red meat in the Ram Air II engine. Even if you were driving a regular GTO, just knowing the Ram Air II GTOs could give ...
Now, we’re seeing how that all plays out in the following video, which pits a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass W31 and a 1972 Pontiac GTO 455 HO in ... Rod 350,” this engine featured cold air induction ...
I got a chance to drive the 1968 GTO during our Ultimate Car of the Year ... GTO in the '60s were getting a nice treat. Turn on the engine, and you'll hear a big roar as the engine starts.