1966 Pontiac GTO

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Car Craft magazine's December 1965 issue put it plainly: “You're simply automatically in with a GTO, it's the ‘hot set-up’ when it comes to street or strip.” The 1966 GTO was undeniably one of the year's hottest cars. Under the hood, it still ran on a 389 cu-in V8, available with a single four-barrel carburetor or the optional “Tri-Power” setup, which used three two-barrel carbs to add 25 horsepower. Its side profile showed off a “Coke Bottle” waist, drawing inspiration from Air Force fighter jets of the era, while the roofline’s “Flying Buttress” “C” Pillars gave it a truly distinctive silhouette. Earlier GTOs had been handsome, but this new version was seductive and sensual. It's no surprise that Pontiac GTO sales more than doubled in 1966.

Documentation from Pontiac Historic Services (PHS) shows this in-crowd GTO convertible looks as it left the Baltimore plant in June 1966 — Starlight Black paint, Black vinyl bucket seat interior, and Black convertible top.

According to the PHS documentation included with the sale, it's also a genuine factory Tri-Power car with the required 4-speed manual transmission and Safe-T-Track limited slip rear axle. Other features include Rally I wheels and an AM radio.