Say what you want about the Pontiac GTO, but everybody agrees it’s one of the most iconic muscle cars that collectors are still drooling over these days. As for what makes a classic GTO the dream of ...

The Pontiac GTO first appeared in 1964 as an option package for the LeMans. It didn't take long, though, for the name to catch on, and the GTO quickly became a legendary part of muscle car history.

Prior to 1966, the Pontiac GTO was only an option package offered on the Pontiac Tempest LeMans. General Motors eventually looked to capitalize on the GTO’s strong brand recognition by introducing it ...

A retired Indiana University scientist and inventor finds joy in driving and maintaining a classic GTO hardtop coupe. Take a ...

This meticulously restored, low-mileage, '67 GTO Ram Air/four-speed car looks the part of a pampered garage queen. These days it is. But 40-some years ago it was anything but. Dennis Kloha bought the ...

30 Aug 2025, 10:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa // A 1967 Pontiac GTO that's been sitting in a yard needs a new home and a complete restoration process; the car is allegedly all original Lucky Man Steps Into ...

The Pontiac GTO, often hailed as the original American muscle car, owes its name to the Italian phrase “Gran Turismo ...

Blame it on Uncle Jimmy. Young nephew Paul Kilker had already been nudged toward Pontiac fever when his parents purchased a brand-new 1966 Pontiac Bonneville. But it would be Paul's time spent on the ...

At the outset of 1966, the GTO brand management team at Pontiac Motor Division (PMD) had a big problem on its hands. After a standout sales performance in 1965 (75,352 Great Ones sold, a 112-percent ...

Retired Indiana University geologist David Bish was on a team that invented a portable X-ray diffraction device NASA deposited on Mars to analyze minerals on the surface of the solar system’s Red ...

In the minds of many, the first real muscle car was the 1964 Pontiac GTO. Early in 1963, most of the marketing at Pontiac revolved around performance. Word was handed down from GM Brass that there was ...

Joseph Solch vividly remembers the first time he hopped into the driver's seat of his 1967 Pontiac GTO. He was seven years old and unable to see over the steering wheel. The car had been sitting in ...