1964 Pontiac GTO | Retro Review

35 years ago, our legendary High Road reporter Craig Singhaus took a fond look back at this 1964 Pontiac GTO when it was only 25 years old...I wonder if he got any angry letters for it not being old enough?
Show 828 | Original Airdate 04-07-1989

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[GustavoEBarriga]

Holy! A retro review of a retro review!

[GTCcam]

The GTO was 25 years old then.
The Aztek is 25 years old now.
Yeah.

[tajva]

Shows like MotorWeek, Sesame Street and Finding Your Roots are why PBS is an important resource. I've watched this show since about the time this episode aired, and here they are 43 years later still reviewing vehicles.

[Jorb-qt]

Wanna feel old? The time between when this episode aired and when this GTO was made would be like MotorWeek doing a retro review of a Mitsubishi Evo now.

[AnthonyPsomas]

Loved the video!! When cars had style and a coolness about them. They were fast for their time. In 1979 my first car was a 67 GTO. Another car I wish I would’ve kept!

[wesalexander]

As a kid growing up in the 1960's, the walls in my room were covered with posters of the Pontiac GTO, 2+2 Catalina and Bonneville! My parents had a '65 Tempest wagon and a '66 Bonneville convertible, I thought they were the best cars in the world!

[jamiecinder]

To this day, I'm still mad at GM for deciding that Pontiac wasn't important enough to save 15 years ago. Even though I prefer the 66 and 67 models, what a gorgeous car! I love that gleaming red paintjob! 😮

[Blackcrx]

My father's first muscle car was a 65' GTO tri power, 4 speed. Bored to a 400, 12:1 pistons, and the hottest streetable cam he could get. He was only 17 then, in 65' and my grandfather helped him build it as a graduation present. He then joined the Marine corps, fought in Vietnam in 68' and then came home and graduated college. His next car was a brand new 1971 Porsche 911...by age 23.

It's tragic that newer generations can only dream of such. All of this could be had on the single income of a young man working at a car dealership in Nashville, TN.

Corporations killed the American dream. And look where we are now 😢

[ZdnR]

I remember GM fans were super excited about that one. Almost as cool as the Chevies with the 409. And then Pontiac did the swiss cheese racing frame. Didn't work out as well as they hoped.

[guillermoazul]

Best looking GTO ever, best size, best look. Horizontal lights best look for me and proportionally no contest. Beautiful example!

[TheHypnotstCollector]

an honest road test, almost 100mph at 14 sec,

[landyachtfan]

The muscle car that started it all, & a REALLY Retro Review, since this car was already 18 years old when MotorWeek first premiered!!!!

[Slowgroovin]

14s is decent. However, as with many musclecars of the era, simply adding day two bolt ons like headers, a pair of slicks, etc and tuning the timing and carburetor would often result in a 12 second car. Some cars could even dip into the 11s.

[Porschedriver]

There was already nostalgia for the early muscle cars. Of course there was also no Internet or YouTube so an early flashback review was really quite a treat back in the ‘80s!

[bspep]

My dad has a 64. Not all original unfortunately but still a blast to drive. Mostly sits in the garage

[qmto]

This car was 25 years old at the time of filming. It’d be like driving a S2000 now. Actually the S2000 came out in 99 so it’s a bit older comparison lol

[anibalbabilonia]

Man! The 1968 gto is my favorite!👌🥰👉❤️ but that one is awesome!

[The_R-n-I_Guy]

Cars like this will live forever if they're treated right. No electronics to fail without warning. No sensors or cameras or any of the other unnecessary technology in modern vehicles. Mechanical components wear out slowly. They give you a warning that there's a problem giving you time to fix it before it fails. Modern electronics fail without warning. Sometimes without reason. And can be expensive to replace. And a lot need to be programmed by software that isn't available to anyone but the stealership.

[spook]

Bought a 65 GTO in 76 with this same drive train. Had it a little more than a month and put a rod through the block. 😢

[MarkMeadows]

Here comes The Judge. Well, that was at a later time lol