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Filmed on the lot at Garrett Classics in Lewisville, Texas, this 1966 Pontiac GTO wears the setup serious muscle car buyers wanted most: a 389-cubic-inch V8 with Tri-Power carburetion and a genuine four-speed manual. Factory power brakes, power steering, and correct Rally wheels round out a car Pontiac loyalists in the comments call one of the best-preserved examples they’ve seen. It’s unrestored, unmodified, and exactly as honest as a 1966 GTO should be.
A supercharged big block pushed past 700 horsepower on pump gas, custom suspension, and a nine-inch Ford differential under a 1967 Chevelle Super Sport. The factory version of this car was capped by a General Motors corporate memo that actually reduced its advertised horsepower that year, and the legendary 375-horsepower L78 was not even on the order sheet. Read on to find out how the badge and the build connect.
This 1966 Pontiac GTO runs the genuine factory Tri-Power 389 and four-speed manual that enthusiasts consider the GTO’s high-water mark, filmed for Garrett Classics in Lewisville, Texas. Longtime GTO owners in the comments ran through it like a correctness checklist — Hurst shifter, PMD Rally Wheels, factory power brakes — and approved. See what the car John DeLorean fought GM’s rules to create looks like when it’s done exactly right.