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 ...

The GTO is often described as the muscle car that started it all, so it’s quite clear its place isn’t exactly in the middle of nowhere but rather in a museum next to other iconic models. And yet, some ...

Many muscle-car aficionados agree the beginning of the muscle-car movement can be traced back to the 1964 Pontiac GTO. For clarity’s sake, a muscle car is typically defined as a mid-size American ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 1964 Pontiac GTO started it all. While some credit other models for introducing the concept of a muscle car, the "Goat" was the first to truly capitalize on it, kick-starting America's favorite ...

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 ...

Some fathers and sons go fishing to strengthen their familial bond, others may regularly take in a ball game. But in HPP, fathers and sons build Pontiacs, one of the most rewarding shared endeavors of ...