Epic Win: The Pontiac GTO

Submitted by Kathy M, hard-top convertible.
The Pontiac GTO was the ultimate American muscle car. Pontiac made the model from 1964-1974, but most “goat” fans view the 1964-70 models as the classics.
My dad bought a new GTO in 1966 (the color and style in the photo) to assuage his midlife crisis. This model was actually called a “hard-top convertible” because there was no vertical beam separating the front and back windows; but the top didn’t actually come off. It did come in a standard convertible (with rag-top) as well.
Today a restored 1966 GTO fetches around $40,000-$50,000 at auction.
Though my sister and I were very young when my folks owned this car, we have many fond memories of it. My dad regretted—literally to his dying day—ever trading in his GTO.



