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Great guy

Got the juices flowing.

When I was a kid, the add was in the region of central indiana, "WLS" radio, would say , the farmer going to attempt to do a full quarter mile wheelstand. Chicagoland , be there.

Love old Pontiacs! My dad had a 1964 LeMans Convertible, 326 V-8, red with white top and white interior. A neat car and remember him taking me to school in it. Cool car.

I believe Arnie to be about mid 70s here, and has had an amazing racing career. One of the most dedicated drag racers out there. And after all he's been thru, he's still out there, and active. Legend is an understatement.

Legend.

Love this!!

OCC did a awesome job. And I ilke the color to.

People should be shamed paying that car. Pay that kind of money for a card is just gonna sit someone's garage

My friend and I got a pair of 64 GTO convertibles. His blue/white top, 411 rear, mine dark green/black top, 333 rear. I had mine at estimated 135 mph in Nevada, once. Sintered metal brakes, declutching fan, rack and pinion steering, and tiger paw tires, as I recall. About $3,200 each, as we wrangled a deal for a package deal.

In 68 I fell in love with the Monkey mobile, a 68 GTO convertible(Ironic they had Paul Rev & the Raiders), it was on a Wheaties box too. I always would ask my dad to buy one, he just laughed. Fast forward, 1970 he came home with one, I completely did not remember. 1975, senior yr in hs he bought a 63 GMC pick up and gave me the GTO. Got the prettiest girl in school to ride with me after school too. I went off to work later and let my younger brother use the car when he started JC. He turned left at intersection in front of large truck on yellow/red light. I'm glad my bro is still with us today, unharmed.(successfull and well off too). He's retired and I'm still working. Car not so much. Replaced damaged components but frame still slightly tweecked. Have kept car(in shed) for sentimental reasons. Still have his 63 pick up too. I've suffered 2 divorces, 25yrs child support, and now (at 65yrs old) some health issues, but I'm recovering both financially, and healthwise. I just ask TMH for the privilage to be able to sport and enjoy both these vehicles. Both my parents gone now(dad 20+ yrs ago, mom 10yrs ago). I did not realize till too late how they felt/thought about me cuz they both wanted me to have these vehicles. GOD is good.

Trippy

1970 455s had the more power and torque than the 71' or 72's, those John Delorean replacements are fibbing.

These would be rusted out in 5 years like my ‘68 Cougar

You forgot metal dashboards. During the winter, I would lay on the front floor so the heat could blow on me.

🤗 *PromoSM*

My first car was a 68 GTO, Verdoro grn, Parchment seats, black carpet,console,dash. Came with the XS code Ram Air motor. Bought it in 76, a one owner with 60k on it but it had jumped time. Got it for 450 bucks and spent 100 putting a timing chain and gear on it and man that thing was strong. Even came with mind blower speakers and a nice stereo with 8 trk. A straight car with perfect interior. Engine rated at 360 hp or so but they were so underated back then, I wouldn't be surprised it dyno'd out at over 400hp. It would wrap the speedo at top end.

1970 was the peak.

I'll take the blue with white 69 4 spd car, over the million dollar automatic 70 judge. (but that's just me). :)

My classmates dad from Morrison Il.

Who knew back then that the GTO would usher in a new era - muscle cars.

My favorite GTOs has to be the 66-67.

Clay is a fantastic guy and has a bada** car. Well deserved!

I really want to join gtoaa. You guys are great. I've got a 70 T37 I'm building, and I love the fact you don't see them at open car shows. Our ponchos are rare and beautiful.

I did some research. My dad and later , I had a 71 .According to the brochures and PHS experts the 71 455 H.O. GTO had "more tractable" usable power, and performance than the 70 455. Barely , though ,... the 310 net rating was very underated because insurance companies were really trying to raise premiums beyond reach . The 70 455 was basically a full-size Bonneville motor that had great low end torque but didn't breathe as good at higher rpms. The cam , timing , distributor advance, were altered somewhat on the 71 to offset lower compression . then consider gross vs net hp, 70 had a gross rating of 350 hp . Dyno tests done from that period showed the 71 actually had over 360 net hp when set up with dealer installed ram air , with bigger scoops on the 1971 hood allowing it to breath a little better than the 70 with similar ram air. Using net , dyno corrected hp the 70 had 340 hp...even with higher compression . another GM trick , slightly more agressive rear axle ratios were standard on the 71 H.O. vs 70 Most magazines indicated 1/4 mile in the mid 14s for the 71. 15.0 seconds for the 70 model . just a few tenths apart , but, the 71 GTO 455 HO was still one of the top 10 fastest production cars built in America that particular year . Only a Hemi Cuda/Challenger , Chevelle SS 454, or a Corvette 454 could beat it by a big margin .

Cool! But it was only revolutionary in late 67 (for 68 GTO model year) by 72 they were using up nos 71 bumpers as a option on LeMans , Sport , and GT...standard on GTO.

Sweet showing. What a run. Lots of 65s, and 69s, and quite a few Holdens. Only "1" 64? Thanks for posting.

Getting to hear them all makes this video awesome

Nice, i wish i could have made it to this one.

Wow. Wow. Wow. So much beauty and power in one place! Thank you for sharing this!

What an awesome video, can you please do more video's of this event? The very 1st car in the video is a 65 convertible tri power Irish mist GTO. The guy I am buying my 68 GTO from owns that car. His name is Paul and he has many many other GTO's in his collection including an very rare all black on black 69 Judge with the Ram Air. Please try and say hello to him from Craig down in Houston and have him tell you about all the absolutely mint GTO's in his collection. I would love for you to interview him and put it on CZcams. Really appreciate this video it is awesome please keep them coming.

Oh Yeah!!!! So much beauty!

Died, and gone to heaven. "Man!" what a show. Bet over 1/2 were vinyl, or rag tops. Only saw 3 64s. (One under cover). Loved the maroon 64 HRDTP with the white interior. Be nice if it were a tri-pwr 4 spd. Had a 1974 Car and driver mag, with a tribute to their 1964 issue, highlighting a maroon 64, that was used for testing by the magazines. Believe it's been told to be a 421.(?) Had the center fold in my military locker. (Still have it today.) :) Wonder how many of those show cars were RAIVs? On my bucket list is a 70, with a 455, 4 speed. Thanks for posting.

At 2:30 no passing, BILL! BILL!

I had a 67 and a 69 ! Great cars !

"Where is that LS6, he says"

Beautiful Goat 🏆

I'm fan of 68-69

Nice

They were 1967 coupes

I had two red ones, one had a black interior. The other had a white interior. Both had the 389 with 4speed

Greatest Generation dudes in Goats. 👍

1968 GTO was also car of the year.

I'm sorry, but I'm not a fan of any "GTO" after 72'. They are actually an embarrassment to the brand.

I would still want the GTO...

Was the product of John Z DeLorean ignoring the stodgy old GM Management! He built it anyway and the rest is history!!

Certified Badass right there.

That 67 at the end on the bottom shot what causes his tires to catch on 🔥 fire? Talk about torching them wow. Great compilation of tire smokin goodness of the best of the best The 🐐 Goat! Love it. Wishing I had a camera phone back in my day. Better yet wishing harder to get another tire smokin GTO before I get too old to handle One.

The neighbors always LOVE Goat owners.

No wonder they only sold 33K GTOs in 64. If they knew how to promote them, (like Ford did the Mustang) they would've cleaned house in Detroit. In this ad, they don't even mention the 348 HP tri-power.