KTJohnson Loc: Northern Michigan

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24Megapixseal Loc: Kansas

Saaaweeeeeeeeeet!!!

ken_stern Loc: Yorba Linda, Ca

In 1966 I purchased my 1st new car -- The GTO was the car I wanted -- The VW1300 was what I could afford.

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Nice photo of that gorgeous car!! My first car was a '66 Pontiac LeMans. It was a great car but it wasn't a GTO.

Dodie

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Beautiful car. The whole muscle car thing was an interesting time but none could handle our home built rods on the strip or stoplight to stoplight

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

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tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

These were great cars in the 60s. Love it. My 65 mustang was right there 289 four speed dual exhaust. Thanks Kim. BE SAFE!!

Tom

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

My favorite car when I was a teenager. The only car poster I ever had hanging on my bedroom wall.

tcthome Loc: NJ

mvetrano2 Loc: Commack, NY

Beautiful!

Just Fred Loc: Darwin's Waiting Room

Nice! The early muscle cars were pretty much standard models (Chevelle, LeMans, Galaxie, Satellite, etc.) that the makers beefed up with larger, more powerful engines, transmissions, suspensions, and so on. It wasn't until the racers began adopting them and purchasing them in droves that they became their own niche. I feel that some makers lost their way a bit, and later models didn't quite fit the bill. The early GTO (technically, an abbreviation for the Italian Gran Turismo Omologato (Grand Touring Homologated*) was sometimes tagged with the slur, "Gas, Tires and Oil."

*Homologation is the term given to a classification of cars for categorization purposes. According to CarBuzz, "Homologation refers to an approval process whereby certification is issued by a federal entity giving a certain vehicle permission to be sold in a specific market. At the same time, the definition of homologation can also refer to the process of getting cars accredited to compete in motorsport events. Both instances require the vehicle to adhere to specific regulations and technical standards, with market-related homologation requiring the vehicle to undergo stringent testing, too."

troutbum Loc: north central pennsylvania

Another great picture, but for old timers such as myself we would call it a 66 goat.

Jon Erdmann Loc: Kalispell, MT

Sweet photo.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Nice! In ‘67, two years out of high school, I coveted a GTO. Finally, in ‘70, I bought a metallic green Judge that an Iowa dealer couldn’t get off his lot. As much as I enjoyed that car, I only held onto it for 2 years. The cost of gas and insurance as a 23 sailor was a bit much. All that said, the early GTOs still lovingly catch my eyes. Also, of all the car shows I’ve attended since, not a one has included a ‘70. Sigh…