Sunday, 7 February 2010

Classic US Cars: Pontiac GTO 1973 1974

What is your favorite car of all time?


Pontiac GTO 1973


Classic Pontiac GTO 1973 1974


For many GTO fans, it was a travesty to call the final two versions, '73 and '74 models, GTOs. They certainly didn't deserve the performance name that had become a legend in the 1960s, but changing times meant that performance was becoming a bad word. Available in Coupe and Sport Coupe form, engines were 400- 455-cid. The downgraded 455 now produced only 250-horsepower.


Pontiac GTO 1974


The final GTO didn't really look much like a Goat, and that was due to the fact that it was an option of the Ventura model. This X-body-based Goat could not hide its economy car origins. Fitted with a 350-ci, 200-horsepower engine, performance was lacklustre, posting high-15-second to low-16-second quarter-mile times in published road tests. When the final '74 rolled off the production line it marked the completion of one of the most successful runs of a special-edition performance model, with a total of 514,793 cars produced.


If you would like to find out more about the classic Pontiac GTO car art featured in this guide please click here.


Thank you for reading my guide and I hope you found it interesting!

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