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Car of the Day : August 18, 2014; Ertl American Muscle '65 Pontiac GTO
Topic Started: Aug 17 2014, 10:51 PM (274 Views)
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ERTL American Muscle's 1965 Pontiac GTO is the car for today.

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The 1964-1965 Pontiac GTO was one of those great ideas that was bound to happen. That it happened at Pontiac speaks volumes about the division's marketing savvy in the '60s, as well as its ability to satisfy the public.

Pontiac's new-for-'61 Tempest compact had satisfied enthusiasts seeking technical sophistication, but not the vast majority of buyers who valued smooth, effortless performance and reliable simplicity. That began changing for 1963, when Tempest offered a new 260-horsepower 326 V-8 option, a debored version of Pontiac's then-legendary 389. But adman Jim Wangers wanted even more, and fate played right into his hands with a Tempest bulked up to mid-size proportions for 1964.


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It appeared with taut, geometric lines on a new corporate A-body platform shared with Chevrolet's new Chevelle, Oldsmobile's F-85/Cutlass, and Buick's Special/Skylark. Unit construction was abandoned for body-on-frame, a conventional driveline ousted the radical "rope drive" and rear transaxle, wheelbase was stretched three inches to 115, rear swing axles gave way to a solid axle with full-coil suspension, and there were bigger new bodies with extra underhood space for bigger engines.


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Often cited as the '1st' muscle car of the 1960s is the GTO from Pontiac. ERTL AM issued this complete with separate exhaust pipes and opening hood/trunk lid.

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The 1964-1965 Pontiac GTO proved worthy of its name in decisive fashion. For one thing, performance was red hot. Special camshaft and lifters, cylinder heads from the potent 421 "H.O." engine, and a big four-barrel Carter carb delivered 325 standard horses; optional Tri-Power carburetion boosted that to 348. With the latter, a GTO could do 0-60 mph in as little as 6.5 seconds, over 130 mph all out, and standing quarter-miles of less than 15 seconds at nearly 100 mph.

Pontiac's GTO was no less a road machine than Ferrari's GTO. In a bold comparison test, Car and Driver said a "good" Pontiac would trim the Ferrari in a drag race and lose on a road course. But "with the addition of NASCAR road racing suspension, the Pontiac will take the measure of any Ferrari other than prototype racing cars. . . The Ferrari costs $20,000. With every conceivable option on a GTO, it would be difficult to spend more than $3,800. That's a bargain."


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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
This GTO looks good. I drove a dark metallic blue one with white interior. Good memories except the car was a gas hog and needed premium. But what do you expect from a 389?? I like this casting.
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Gonna be hard to beat this week...but we've seen AMs beat in the past.
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All of the ERTL American Muscle series were very well done...and very much missed. Ever wonder what happened to those castings in all the various buyouts and combinations of companies over the years?
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I had thought the '65 Malibu/Chevelle ERTL AM casting was relaunched back into the 64 JL line.
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