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John DeLorean and a group of rebellious young Pontiac engineers ignored corporate rules about building fast cars and quietly created the GTO, testing their ideas against street kids at night. With Pontiac’s sales sagging and GM threatening to drop the division, the GTO became a make-or-break gamble built on one ruthless insight about young buyers. This Great Cars documentary tells how it happened. Discover the defiance behind an icon.
This 1966 Pontiac GTO hardtop still runs its factory Tri-Power setup — three two-barrel carburetors feeding a 389 cubic-inch V8 — paired with a 4-speed manual, power steering, and power brakes. Samspace81 takes it out for a road cruise from Garrett Classics in Lewisville, Texas, showing off period-correct Rally wheels and an original AM radio along the way. This is 60s Detroit muscle in its purest factory form. Watch to hear that Tri-Power come alive.