Comments on: This Is How The Muscle Car Was Born

By: johnnycar

johnnycar — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:30:55 +0000

I loved my ’64 GTO like it was part of me and after a couple of years of extreme driving under my belt I began to know exactly how it would respond to any input.The heavy nose would keep you where you steered and you could control the cornering with throttle input to the monster motor.My greatest admiration and appreciation to the engineering team that built the most fun to drive car I ever owned.Wish I’d never had to sell it in 1973,but family comes at a price.When rumors of it’s return emerged in 2003 I was hopeful of something retro close to ’64 ,but was disappointed in artist concepts and opted for a terminator cobra instead.Only option now is to go antique shopping.Thank you Speedhunters for preparing this great tribute to the muscle car icon.Your history seems to be as I lived it with the minor exception of the redline tire paragraph.True, the Uniroyal tigerpaw tires the GTO came with were poor in the traction category,but in ’64 the pinstripe was a bleached out orange.The red stripe came out on the ’65 models.Doubtful you can find the original stripe aftermarket today,but to be100% period on ’64 it’s orange.

By: Scoop

Scoop — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:18:39 +0000

EvolveWRC We are 100% on the same page as I totally agree with everything u said. The 65 GTO is my favorite car along with the Pontiac brand. Loved the three duces and the four speed manual.
Scoop

By: Scoop

Scoop — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:16:29 +0000

I also loved the 64 GTO, but lets give some credit to the man who
clearly was behind the 64 GTO concept. It was not Jim Wangers as the
article suggests. It was John DeLorean who was a top engineer at GM at
the time. He gets full credit for the design and concept. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeLorean

By: autoesque

autoesque — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:26:37 +0000

Always loved GTOs, but I believe the 1st ‘muscle car’ to be the ’49 Olds Rocket 88, and the GTO put the concept on the map. I’m just sayin’…

By: jonnyanalog77

jonnyanalog77 — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:50:52 +0000

When I was a kid I found a 67 GTO in the classifieds and my dad bought it. We had it for years and when I moved to TX I asked him to sell it to me. He refused, instead selling it locally. I didn’t find out until a while later. I’m still pi$$ed about it as I loved that car. Still my favorite muscle car.

By: Gianluca FairladyZ

Gianluca FairladyZ — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:53:48 +0000

Mike Garrett Gianluca FairladyZ Ok thanks!

By: EvolveWRC

EvolveWRC — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:09:48 +0000

Pontiac has always been my favourite american brand, and the ’65 GTO my personal favourite muscle car, what a shame the company doesn’t exist anymore… maybe it will return in the future.

By: Mike Garrett

Mike Garrett — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 04:47:55 +0000

FrostyBrews101 Thank you!

By: Mike Garrett

Mike Garrett — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 04:47:49 +0000

turbom Noted!

By: Mike Garrett

Mike Garrett — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 04:47:44 +0000

Wildcardfox So good! ’60s and ’70s advertising was just as good as the cars of that era