Pontiac GTO - Everything You Need To Know | Up to Speed
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- The Pontiac GTO pioneered the American muscle car era. It was one of the most important muscle cars ever built, and set the bar for every muscle car that followed. Join James Pumphrey as he tells you the rich history behind the Pontiac GTO; From Pontiac’s early days of racing at Daytona Speedweek, to building a car that everyone wanted to buy. This is everything you need to know about the Pontiac GTO, America’s most influential muscle car.
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Had a 66 GTO rag top, would pass anything but a gas station.
Rusty Brown deserves way more likes lol
My dad said the same about his Judge LOL 🤣🤣🤣
My dad said his 69 charger 500 with the hemi would pass everything
Anytime I hear ragtop I think of molly hatchet
Just inherited my dad's 66'. Can't wait to start fixing it up.
"The car that saved pontiac from the grave!"
Too bad it couldn't do that twice.
That makes sense lol
You can blame boomers for that
It stands for black people don't know about cars
@@tinaivlev908 Throwaway account huh? Coward.
@@lincoln5o asshole
I still love the 04-06. Such an overlooked sleeper kind of car. I will own one soon.
now is the time before prices go up. I boguth my 05 6 speed with 93k for 9500
@@HazingNight damn good deal
The 04-06 is the Australian Corvette rebadged as a Pontiac
@@megachef0421 no where near a corvette but alrighty
@@XDM10 🤦♂️ this was Australia's only taste in Corvette because the car used the same engine as the corvette
Dad had a 67’ that I can still remember riding on his lap steering. That was in the early 2000s. Miss you, Dad. You made me the car guy I am today.
This editor needs an award😤
Yeah, who ever edits these vids are the real MVP
Yeah I agree
this editor must really hate james for that ending sequence :P
Daniel Or he is proud because most of us like it so much.
and a shave and a bath .......
R.I.P Pontiac
Aldi Dewantara such bullshit that they kept Buick over pontiac
rip x
Justin Ross Yea exactly however I remeber when we got the news at dealership nobody was suprised ,we sold twice the amount of buicks. The G6 did decent but the rest sat for the whole year in some cases.
My first car will be a G6
Thanks Obama...
You guys should do one about the Pontiac Firebird. I mean the car is named after a giant majestic bird flying through the air like an enormous ball of fire!!
the fbody in general honestly
@@henrywindsor7037 They did the camaro last year
I’ll give you the short version of how GM made cars: GM had a bunch of old out of touch farts running the joint and they stole an idea from someone more talented than them and made a car that idiots loved. The End.
Firebird/Trans Am is more exciting than the Camaro. They already made a Camaro video. The Trans Am ruled the entire 70s even when power was being choked out.
And BURT REYNOLDS!
My grandpa once had a GTO but It was stolen. R.I.P. my Grandpa's GTO.
Hopefully you get it back one day.
Damm bro. Hope u get ut back
When you find the thief.................
Well kick his/her head
That sucks man I hope you and you’re grandpa get it back
@@awesomeone2979 i know its stupid
Up to speed, RUF, that would be nice.
Stefuu yeah agreed
damn, this fella saw the future lol
*Damn this series needs an award !*
By the way... *UP TO SPEED : LANCIA*
I am writing this comment for months now, but I gave up man. I think some things are just not supposed to happen
@Mehmet Coskun
Damn I'd like to see an episode on Lancia so bad :/
I think a lot of the younger American viewers won't understand or appreciate the Lancia video, so it'll be down the line for sure. And they did talk a lot about their group B cars and Henri Toivonen in a video before.
Man. I'm glad I found this channel. He is hilarious and the knowledge is great. Being entertained WHILE learning!
I like that you consider car history "LEARNING"
@@bnnnnnnnnnnn how isn't it learning
Best way to learn am I right?
PIGMEAT !!!
*'69 Pontiac GTO "The Judge"* , My dream car since I was 10 years old, and it won't change until I have one
Thks for pointing out 71-74 GTO no one ever talks about them.
The 74 is the "red head" of the family, but once that import Holden ... happen.. it's no longer hated as much.
70-72 is just about the same car, other than styling and different engines, it's the same, my first engine in my 72GTO was a 1969 RAM AIR III 400 I built myself. But I could bolt on a 1970 front end and tail lights... nobody would know it's a 1972.
In Rocket League people like it.
Because there are nicer looking gto’s
Susan S T O P G E T S O M E HELP
Never stop these. Cover the Honda Prelude. They don't get talked about that much.
You have great taste.
Mike Morris because they're fwd.
Lowie T I've had mustangs, Trans Am's and others. And my 98 Prelude was possibly my favorite car I've ever owned. Don't knock it till you try it. You might be surprised.
I loved my 91 Prelude with 4 wheel steering!
littlecouchgames my dad has had his 89 Lude since 91 and it’s his baby. not a 4ws one but it still handles amazingly
My first car was a used 1966 GTO. Got it from the original owner. 389 4bbl 4spd, just an awesome car. Great memories of the most important car ever.
1967's GTO looks amazing!!!!
My favorite car all time........ bought one in Seattle when I was in the army...........FUCK YEAH........wish I still had that car......what was I thinking.......fuc in Douchebag I am...........sold it and bought a brand new 1988 bronco.........PEACE
& the 66 too!
"Names were so cool!"
Less than a minute later
"Jim Wangers"
Up To Speed: Plymouth Barracuda
Salad yessss
FUCKING PLEASE......
That 2000s gto was under-appreciated.
Well 2000s Pontiac is just a commodore rebadge so wasn’t that great
@@bryce1728 i mean, 6 liter v8 with a 6 speed that can hit 200mph doesn't sound too bad
@@Athoroughgamer its clear Bryce never drove one. Once you do, you understand.
That's for sure.I've got a An 06 and I love it
This was so interesting! I'm a HUGE Pontiac fan! I even own a 1971 Pontiac LeMans Sport with a 455 Oldsmobile Rocket. She's my baby! Even just bought basically a history book on the GTO and one on the Firebird. Love it!
By far the best series of donut media
Okay, the NSX episode is close, just gotta be patience
AFR 2017 I can spoil you some history...
really dude Good joke!
They GOT to show Senna's manic heel-and-toes in freakin' mocassins!!!
Honda wanted to make their own version of a Supercar, hence the NSX was born but not done yet, Legendary (to Senna fans saying) Ayrtonn Senna helped in the making of the NSX, The NSX was the cutting edge SuperSports Car, the car had electronic start button and etc.. also it's the only car that has one of the most unique engine layout, a mid engine transverse V6. Not done yet again, Honda joined JGTC a.k.a. SuperGT (in today's version) with the NSX, one of the famous NSX in JGTC is the Takata NSx (imo), In 2012 Honda released the Honda NSX concept, it was actually gonna be powered by a V10 but you know what happened to it now, Then the production 2017 is now released being powered by 3.5L TT Hybrid V6,
Philip Fox 2.0 The 3000GT and dodge stealth both have transverse V6 engines
I love you guys. As a dedicated trainer ive learned that making people laugh and enjoy the experiece of learning makes them remember what they are taught much better. YOU GUYS ARE GENIUS!
The 67 is my all time favorite muscle car. It's a damn shame we didn't get to see a modern reimagining like they did with the mustang, Camaro, Challenger and charger.
67 was so fucking beautiful. '67 with the beauty 400 makes me cream
Something has been missing lately..
THR SCREAMING AND ANGER IN THESE VIDS
6:31 "unlike daddy"
Wait what lol
When you could spend 20 grand and get a top of the line muscle car, gotta spend 60-80k now
Hell for 20 grand back then could have bought more than one.
20 grand back then IS 60-80 grand now, it’s called inflation
@@preston8082 I'm not sure what you mean. It was $31k, so it was like a $38k car with inflation.
@@THATS1CK ok buddy a car that was 20 grand back in the day would be and is 60 to 80 grand now, because of inflation.
@@preston8082 You don't understand. 20k back then is 31k now.
Miss my '69 GTO! 400 ci 4 barrel 4spd w/high spd rear end.. was actually EZ on gas when just driving around when not leaving the neighbor's cars behind!
*G* gas
*T* tires
*O* oil
burns all of these
But making 10xs the money it cost to replace. Ill take my chances.
G et
T urned
O n
@@jeanpaulblanchette2079 hell yeah
Today I found out, one of the most iconic muscle cars of all time was created because of a meme
Curtis Campbell crazy how that works right 😭
"Hey guys let's call this new car the Yesn't, kids will love that"
Curtis Campbell you would be correct
"Hey guys let's call this the *_E_* "
"Let's call this car 'loss'".
Just recently found your Channel and just let me say it's...freaking awesome! Especially love the "everything you need to know" ones, can't stop watching them. The host it's so funny, it's entertaining, and educational in a short amount of time. Keep them coming they're awesome, thanks. Would really like to see one on the Oldsmobile 442 and maybe just Oldsmobile.
You're sick y'all! Thanks a LOT! Love the channel, love y'all!
I love GTOs in high school my good friends brother owned a NEW 1967. Wow. What a car. I started working for GM in 1969 for a Pontiac and Cadillac dealership. Got to drive and work on all of Pontiac best cars. What a time. Pontiac was amazing then. Thanks for the memories.
Quit beating around the bush and do the firebird already!
Burgundy Burnouts Agreed!
Golden Chicken.
Burgundy Burnouts I think they did but deleted it
They already made one, I dunno but I think it got deleted
Philip Fox 2.0 unless it was deleted the same day, I'm pretty sure they never made one. They made a history of Pontiac video where they meantioned the firebird but that's about it
Thank you I have been waiting for this forever.
The 04 thru 06 Gto where good cars man you should give it a lil love 06
Up To Speed: Pagani!
EDIT: Woah, 409 likes, wow!
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How does this channel not have 10 million subscribers yet??
thanks for posting this! loved the video, definatly covered all the ground with a little humor in it. keep up the good work bud. #gto #ls2
I have the 04 GTO, and love it. Wreaked it, fixed it, and still drive it. Instantly subbed after watching this video, lol.
Lucky bastard
GORGEOUS CAR!
Amazing!!! You are amazing!!!
I have owned dozens of cars over the years. But my 1970 GTO was my all-time favorite, despite its lack of decent brakes.
A friend of mine had a 1970 GTO Judge he modded to run 12s and 11s in a qtr mile and across the truck deck he scripted "sometimes bad is just BAD"
Up to speed : *Le Mans*
AFR 2017 yes please
I agree baleful, want a hotdog sometime? You seem cool
I dont have the dough for a hotdog though
Ill pay for your hotdog as long as we have a 24 hour conversation about Le Mans and how toyota should get into GTE
ALRIGHT ;)
Up to speed pops up life stops must watch
Steve Cruz well said...
I am the last boomer. And I own a Pontiac Lemans. The video is right on the Money. The GTO is the mother of all Muscle Cars. He could have given Jim Wangers a little more shout out and cred . Jim drove and raced GTO's up until the day he died. Again the video is awesome and I Love his delivery. Pure Merica !!!
Thanks for keeping chris farley alive i can see he has had influence in the type of comedy you spin absolutley love it
Up to Speed on the Dodge Grand Caravan? :P
Canadian Plane Spotter haha yea I do too
The OP minivan
I don't know, it would be funny to see James shouting with the lightning bolts about the *DODGE CARAVAN!!!* THE MOST INFLUENCIAL MINIVAN *EVER*
I mean we could ;)
Canadian Plane Spotter hey man
Great Video. My Folks still have a white 1969 GTO Judge and it is amazing!!
legit Judge?!! Awesome!!!
All original
I appreciate work of all guys in editing to make all of your videos entertaining.
I found somethin new to watch and I’m addicted. This guy and these vids are definitely entertaining
Yes! Thanks for that Video Donut! Keep it up!
Dude i love how you tell the stories please never stop dude!!!
Your best work yet! Loved it.
My dad had a 66 Pontiac GTO with 389 trinpower that car was bad ass and it ran for ever and went through four owners before we lost track of it
Hell yeah new episode!
This is the video I've been waiting for
Hay guys i really appreciate yall doing a segment on the gto that included the 04-06 gto but yall really under rated them. For starters the 04 was an f body that had dual exhaust only on the left side and no hood scoops, only had the ls1 and 17 inch wheels the 05 you could opt for the true dual the 18inch wheels and the hood scoops with the ls2 the 06 all of that was standard. Its drive train is the exact same as the Corvette and it looks sleek and beautiful in the right color my favorite is spice metallic red and it doesn't look like what it is which almost makes it a sleeper and doesn't really get to much popo attention. Also because of only 3 years of production there wasn't that many of them and many have been hacked up or wrecked itll be a sought after classic. Not to mention they came in manual it didn't have all the electronics new cars do and the interior is awsome. Unlike the mustang or Camaro a 6 ft passenger can fit comfortably in the back seats and the back seat are more comfortable than the front and the front is very comfortable. Its gear ratio is awsome its surprisingly good on gas given you keep your foot out of it. It has very precise handling. And with long tubes and a catalytic converter removed it sounds orgasmic.
Being an owner of a 2006 GTO, I was so pumped to hear what you had to say about it!...and then nothing. The Monaro platform is "bitchin'" and I love the look on peoples' faces when they hear the LS2 screaming.
Anthony Fanella yeah they say it's ugly but it fit...that gto concept was hideous.
Did nobody notice john delorean wipe his nose in the animation at 6:12 haha he was known for dabbling in cocaine so I'm sure that was intentional
known for dabbling in cocaine? lol He got busted by the FBI for selling the shit to fund his car company...
""Busted" is completely inaccurate. It was classic entrapment and he was proven innocent.
Riiiight... He was acquitted, but that doesn't change the fact that he was in the room talking and making plans lol. Call it entrapment if you want, but he went there because he was into it. Clearly the man was desperate. He got off because he payed big $ for lawyers.
Brian He was definitely desperate; his business venture was going to tank. But, the point is: he didn't plan on trafficking drugs; the idea was implanted by government agents while he was most vulnerable. It was a deplorable act.
G.T.O.
Ronny & the Daytonas
Little GTO
You're really lookin' fine
Three deuces and a four-speed
And a three-eighty-nine
Listen to her tachin' up now
Listen to her whine
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO....
Gonna save all my money
And buy a GTO ...
Get a helmet and a roll bar
And I'll be ready to go (turnin' it on, blowin' it out)
Take it out to Pomona
And let 'em know, yeah yeah
That I'm the coolest thing around
Little buddy, gonna shut you down
When I turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO..
Until I started watching these I never noticed how the oil shortage changed cars forever really. Love the episodes keep it up
Just saw one of them loud, fast, LS1 thieven ashtrays driving down the road and wondered if there was an up to speed on it.... of course there was!! This is the type of reliability that is unheard of today. Love you guys!
Hot dog, bikini babe, anthem. Lmao.
lovin the new animations
Dude, loved the vid., James Pumphrey. Very entertaining and full of history. A big hi from kiwiland (New Zealand).
Excellent information.
my father owned a 67 GTO. amazing memories from this. thanks donut
THE GOAT
Damn it I love watching these episodes!! Super funny, educational, and cool editing
Can't lie, the only reason I'm here is because I was looking for videos on The Question's Pontiac GTO from JLU.
But I had to stay because this video was also very good.
B-B-But what about the trans-am ;~;
wannabe lawnmower already did one but it had got deleted
I've seen you before somewhere, I love the name "wannabe lawnmower" good meme
Cringe
Why tho?
Love to see Up To Speed:
Alfa Romeo
Lancia
Dodge Charger
Dodge Challenger
Dude you do this well my friend ... And funny as hell, keep up great work.
Own a 2004 GTO since December 2004. It’s now has 650 crank hp or 563rwhp through a RPM trans and 3200 vig stall. It’s a blast to drive and turns heads. Pictures don’t do it justice. Especially if your modified.
This is a very funny video with a good history lesson as well.
Thank you Team Donut.
The GTO I own is the lame one at the end. I appreciate you guys not going on a 10 minute "not a real muscle car" rant about it like everyone else.
Cars Simplified you mean the 04 to 06s? hell, after my 03 mustang died, I was looking really hard for a decent GTO in those years. Cant believe around here in good 'ol Texas they still go for around 10k
I own a 70 Lemans..... I get it.
"Hey! Is that a GTO? No? Oh."
But Us gets a shitty version, hsv make greatest holdens
Mateusz Zimon But the US-spec GTO was much better than any of our Monaros, bar the one off 427 powered model.
Idk. The new gto is still really badass even if it looks like a front wheel drive 90s grand am.
Love these videos...
Love these episodes!
I love the GTO, especially the '69-'70 Judge models, one of my favorite cars! Too bad Pontiac is no more :(
69 ONLY IN ORANGE
Holy shit I’ve been waiting for this one!!! Do the Chevelle next please oh my god these up to speed episodes are getting so good
This is my favorite car show and channel on youtube Eiveeeer!!!
My father owned two 1968 GTOs from 1982 all the way to 2004. Sold one of them for $2,500 and the other for $4,000 to pay property taxes on a house we ended up losing in the 2009 recession. Selling those cars has been his biggest regret ever since, because they were always supposed to be passed down to me when I got old enough to drive. One day I will buy him another GTO and myself one as well. I love these cars so much.
Finally my favorite car!
Up to speed on Plymouth?
matthew natividad An Up to Speed about my hometown?
Hope you great buddi! Love watching your show!
God bless
I only started watching this channel this year at the age of 13 and man I am fascinated with all the cool sport cars
I loved the ending! Freaking hilarious guys! 😂😂😂😂
*RAMCHARGERS!* 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!! They already did the blazer and bronco.
These videos are informative and funny as hell!
That editing is on point
My 67 GTO is probably my all time favorite car. I was so excited when I heard that Pontiac was bringing back the GTO until I realized that it wasn't a GTO. At least not in the fashion that Ford brought back the Mustang. If GM had gotten behind Pontiac and really brought back the GTO, maybe Pontiac would still be in business. Shame on you GM!!!
Randy .Thompson what a bastardized version that was, mundane coupe w/a great engine.
WHAT??? The late model Holden GTOs were badass. Pretty cool styling, LS motors, great handling and power compared to their peers at the time. Can't believe you didn't say more about how cool they are. They are no classic GTOs, but Holden made badass cars.
Martin McSoar i know right i clicked on the video expecting him to talk about it but be basically just shunned it 😭 Then why does it still cost me around 13k if i want a used stock one in the U.S.
i think they're gonna give the holdens a video so they didn't want to go too deep
a lot of aussies hate that holden used the monaro name for it lol kind of insult to the original ones from the 60s and 70s, as it's essentially just a 2 door commodore although in saying that the originals were based on the 4 door sedans and wagons , utes and panel vans lol I actually don't mind em but even here they're are costly good ones still go for around 20-25k oh and some of em have the l67 supercharged v6 ecotec these can be had as low as 5k as they are not as desirable as the v8 ones, well atm at least give it 10 yrs and the 6s will be worth more being they're actually rarer lol
5lcalais1 I drive a vy ecotec and I love it, it may not be as fast as the v8s but I still get a kick out of it and thier super cheap too which is always good
Linsanityneedsme mate even here in Oz they're still a good $14k USD for the LS1 version (less for the one with the Buick 3.8 V6 though), and it's just that people think that rare = good, but really the reason they're rare is that nobody wanted them. they're solid as a street car, but only because of the platform they're built on.
Had the tiger gold 66 convertible its nickname was the beauty and the 65 was the beast. Ran H 78 15 inch snow steel studded in winter. The car was a tank in corn field and state forests never got stuck with the tires and posi traction 4 speed hurst. Broke a 120 once on way to work.
i love these videos
instant like because beard and type r still in the back :)
3:52 "All they had to do.... was follow THE DAMN TRAIN, CJ!"
And btw, we need more Up To Speed on classic muscle car
My grandmother had a 68 Pontiac Catalina with the 455, it was a super fast tank.
Thank u Donut 😁