Got a new 65 , 3 2s midnight blue, blue interior for graduation from high school. Wha a great car. Got drafted and sold it just before leaving for nam. Have owned many cars over the years years. 442, SS 396, and several corvettes. My GOAT was my favorite. Miss those times.
Great looking and performing car from an era we'll never see again. I had a '66 with a 4 bbl. and 2 speed auto. My dad bought it for me in about 1972, before the Arab oil embargo. New cars at that time had some smog equipment and lower compresion pistons to run on unleaded gas. That car really growled from about 35 mph when I "floored it" and it downshifted to 1st up to around 70 mph when it shifted into 2nd gear. It was pretty too, with gold paint and matching gold interior. It was more of a luxury hot rod and fully equipped with PS, PB, and A/C. I drove it every day as I was going to college and gas was dirt cheap. Sometimes, I wish I could go back to those relatively care-free days.
Hey MC Campy, Love this beautiful 65 🐐 Red Hardtop with all of the goodies. Nicely done!! Truly my Favorite look for that year. My best friend (RIP 1989) Jimbo Schelhorn had one in HS in the 80s and it was a dragstrip beast that really smoked the tires and chirped all 4 gears with 4:11 dana posi gears and all of the Masterful motor work done by the "Master" of Pontiac racing outta Brooklyn NY 🗽. I'm sure you've heard of him, Nunzi Romano, the only guy who took a naturally aspirated 68 Firebird 400 single four barrel carb No Nitrous and just some Cam 2 racing gas like we got back in the day and HE RAN 8 seconds, THAT'S RIGHT 8 SECONDS, IN THE QUARTER MILE.. LOOK HIM UP HE WAS IN CAR CRAFT MAGAZINE IN THE LATER 60S into the 1970s. A true Legend 😮 Just like the GTO.. I loved the 2 body style I owned the most, 66 drop top and a 70 hardtop. Great stories for sure. Love my Pontiacs but the Legend is the 🐐....
@@musclecarcampy9922 Thanks Bud, I'll have to dig a up a few pics. Of Course you know Nunzi Automotive, fastest car in all the towns when I was a kid. Worked 400 holley 850 dbl pumper Nasty crane cam all kinds of Ram air and 10 to 1 plus he just either put in or suggested I get certain special parts and with a Doug Nash 5speed boy was that different. Monster car. All Nunzi stuff was incredible. RIP JIMBO 🍻 & Nunzi. Here's to being above ground. ✌ Campy
Campy......thank you for this wonderful video. Quick story - my late step-father was a car salesman in Pasadena, CA , and a customer traded in a '65 Lemans for a newer vehicle. My step dad bought the Lemans and brought it home to me as my first car as a sophomore in high school - 1978. I was a punk kid and initially did not appreciate it. Thought it was an "old ladies" car. But when I drove it to school for the first time and some of the hot rodder gearheads gave me a thumbs up, my countenance completely changed. This started my love affair for A-body 60's cars. I eventually had the Lemans repainted, removed all the emblems and badges, and everyone assumed it was a GTO. LOL. So many great memories driving that Pontiac !! Gene's GTO here is absolutely gorgeous !
I was 16 in 1969 and our area had many muscle cars on the streets every night. Even at 16 I was working on many of them. Some belonged to my brother-in-law, a 68 442, 64 Stingray and later a 71 Duster with the Wedge head 340. But in my opnion hte 65 GTO was the best looking of all the muscle cars. And I still love the looks and perforance of three dueces and a four speed.
Old school gearhead. Former owns were a 69 Plymouth Roadrunner, 70 Chevelle SS 454, 72 Dodge Challenger. Miss all of those but have always loved the GTOs.
I believe HPP took a pole years ago, and the 65 was the most popular of all the years. I drove one for 10 yrs on the street, (and strip), from 77-87 and had a blast with it. I don't regret selling it, and don't want another, but is still my favorite yr. Next on my list is a 67, 68, or 70. (My bucket list)...:)
Great Car....Great Video. Really enjoyed it! They didn't mount Tach's on the console in the GTO's. 64's Tach was an option only from the factory. It was in place of the clock in the dash. 65 the option was Rally Gauges which included the Tach in the dash. They had a dealer installed Vacuum Gauge which resembled a tach in size and shape which was mounted on the console.
I once saw a '65 Impala SS with a 283 and a Powerglide, and it had a vacuum gauge mounted on the console! Unfortunately it was rusty as heck - even the bright metal rings on the six round tail light lenses were corroded! Still had all four SS wheel covers though.
MY FRIEND AL "THE MAG"MARTIN HAD A 64 GOLD COLORED GTO CONVERTABLE WITH A 65 FRONT NOSE/HOOD ETC. HE BOUGHT IT FROM A BODY SHOP ON LONG ISLAND NY,WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM VIETNAM. EVEN THOUGH IT HAD A 4V AND AUTOMATIC TRANNY,IT ALWAYS BURNED RUBBER !!
The red dash is a nice touch! When I was a kid my best friend's Parents had a 65. It had the 389 with the3 duce set up, with a 2 speed power glide. The front, and rear carbs were unhooked, so i hooked the linkage back up, and we went cruising. We burned up a new set of snow tires that night. Had to pay for em to. Sure like that 65 especially with the 4 speed. Really like you're channel. PEACE ✌️
Perfect hi-performance Poncho. Stripped, color combo, minor up-grades, everything is the way I would've done it. Also add the Ram air hood. Love it when you the opened up the trips in the video. (Maybe I wouldn't have had a P/S pump on the motor, but it's still a great one. ) Thanks for posting.
Not quite perfect... that 4 bbl. engine doesn't make the tripower scream the way the true tripower engine did... I also noticed that when I puked the tripower 389 in my '65 GTO and put the tripower on a '68 base 400" 350 HP 4 bbl. GTO engine... it didn't scream like the hyper 389 did...
@@BuzzLOLOL The 68 head, (code 16, if it was a 350 Hp motor) would blow the doors off that dinky valved 389. The 67 up Poncho motors were far superior than the antique 66 on under motors. (with the exception of some of the original SDs). Not an opinion, but a proven fact over the last 50+ yrs.
what rear end gears are in it I had a 66 gto but busted up the rear gears where are the Rear end I'd tags located on the gto I had a rear end put in with 355 gears in it from the junk yard and it never ran the same way.
The color was called Iris Mist-----a one year offering. No formal records on how many were produced but definitely a very low production run. Probably more popular now than it was at that time..
@@musclecarcampy9922 Jim Wangers was in marketing....Grand Tempest Option was the designation even before Jim Wangers was up to speed on what was going on and the whole idea was just an idea based on using the Tempest.
@@musclecarcampy9922 We just disagree on this,if you remember the new version of older styles did VERY well and the actual cars from these generations are doing well also ,hell I'm restoring a 70 Delta 88 2 door myself that I will post in a month
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To those that say America was never great, BS! The performance and style from Pontiac says it all!
Who said we were never great? Blasphemy.
a big V8 that gets 11 mpg is great? 🤪
Was and is, can be great but always will have flaws...This car is an example of its greatness.......
Got a new 65 , 3 2s midnight blue, blue interior for graduation from high school. Wha a great car. Got drafted and sold it just before leaving for nam. Have owned many cars over the years years. 442, SS 396, and several corvettes. My GOAT was my favorite. Miss those times.
I’ll never forget mine…what a car!
Great looking and performing car from an era we'll never see again. I had a '66 with a 4 bbl. and 2 speed auto. My dad bought it for me in about 1972, before the Arab oil embargo. New cars at that time had some smog equipment and lower compresion pistons to run on unleaded gas. That car really growled from about 35 mph when I "floored it" and it downshifted to 1st up to around 70 mph when it shifted into 2nd gear. It was pretty too, with gold paint and matching gold interior. It was more of a luxury hot rod and fully equipped with PS, PB, and A/C. I drove it every day as I was going to college and gas was dirt cheap. Sometimes, I wish I could go back to those relatively care-free days.
My favorite GTO ! A lot of tri power horse power in a smaller car, beautiful Pontiac’s lines !
They knew what they were doing.
65 Goats have great styling!
Among the best.
Another beautiful Pontiac. Love the painted dash, the whole interior is fantastic on the car.
We agree!
one of my dream cars.
burgundy with black leather interior.....
Myself and Bill Ballarsedt started the Louisville Kentucky GTO club great fun
Keep doing what your doing these time capsules need to be shared ‼️good for you Gene capturing your dream‼️
He is enjoying it, for certain.
Hey MC Campy, Love this beautiful 65 🐐 Red Hardtop with all of the goodies. Nicely done!! Truly my Favorite look for that year. My best friend (RIP 1989) Jimbo Schelhorn had one in HS in the 80s and it was a dragstrip beast that really smoked the tires and chirped all 4 gears with 4:11 dana posi gears and all of the Masterful motor work done by the "Master" of Pontiac racing outta Brooklyn NY 🗽. I'm sure you've heard of him, Nunzi Romano, the only guy who took a naturally aspirated 68 Firebird 400 single four barrel carb No Nitrous
and just some Cam 2 racing gas like we got back in the day and HE RAN 8 seconds, THAT'S RIGHT 8 SECONDS,
IN THE QUARTER MILE.. LOOK HIM UP HE WAS IN CAR CRAFT MAGAZINE IN THE LATER 60S into the 1970s. A true Legend 😮 Just like the GTO.. I loved the 2 body style I owned the most, 66 drop top and a 70 hardtop. Great stories for sure. Love my Pontiacs but the Legend is the 🐐....
Of course I have heard of Nunzi-I couldn’t be Muscle car Campy otherwise. Here’s me raising a glass to Jimbo.
@@musclecarcampy9922 Thanks Bud, I'll have to dig a up a few pics. Of Course you know Nunzi Automotive, fastest car in all the towns when I was a kid. Worked 400 holley 850 dbl pumper Nasty crane cam all kinds of Ram air and
10 to 1 plus he just either put in or suggested I get certain special parts and with a Doug Nash 5speed boy was that different. Monster car. All Nunzi stuff was incredible. RIP JIMBO 🍻 & Nunzi.
Here's to being above ground. ✌ Campy
Really nice GTO ! Thanks for feature guys 👍
Our pleasure!
My all time fav ,dad had one when I was little back in 69 ,I was 6yrs old..go go GTO!!!!!!
Classic.
Campy......thank you for this wonderful video. Quick story - my late step-father was a car salesman in Pasadena, CA , and a customer traded in a '65 Lemans for a newer vehicle. My step dad bought the Lemans and brought it home to me as my first car as a sophomore in high school - 1978. I was a punk kid and initially did not appreciate it. Thought it was an "old ladies" car. But when I drove it to school for the first time and some of the hot rodder gearheads gave me a thumbs up, my countenance completely changed. This started my love affair for A-body 60's cars. I eventually had the Lemans repainted, removed all the emblems and badges, and everyone assumed it was a GTO. LOL. So many great memories driving that Pontiac !! Gene's GTO here is absolutely gorgeous !
Thx for watching. Gene’s GTO is spectacular.
I was 16 in 1969 and our area had many muscle cars on the streets every night. Even at 16 I was working on many of them. Some belonged to my brother-in-law, a 68 442, 64 Stingray and later a 71 Duster with the Wedge head 340. But in my opnion hte 65 GTO was the best looking of all the muscle cars. And I still love the looks and perforance of three dueces and a four speed.
The ‘65 Goat is hard to beat from a looks standpoint.
Now that was a great car. The 65s were my favorite year.
Amazing style and performance.
The 65 GTO is GM at their very very best!!
I remember my 65 GTO three deuces 4-speed 389 best car I ever had
I had the exact red 65 gto in 1982 in high school. It had the 4 speed 389. I MISS IT SO MUCH! 😢
I don’t blame you. I miss a ‘67 GTO convertible I never even owned. My dad wouldn’t let me buy it. Too much rust.
Old school gearhead. Former owns were a 69 Plymouth Roadrunner, 70 Chevelle SS 454, 72 Dodge Challenger. Miss all of those but have always loved the GTOs.
Ahhhhh...the '65 Goat. Oooof... EVERYTHING was soooo right with that car.
It really was perfect.
I believe HPP took a pole years ago, and the 65 was the most popular of all the years.
I drove one for 10 yrs on the street, (and strip), from 77-87 and had a blast with it. I don't regret selling it, and don't want another, but is still my favorite yr. Next on my list is a 67, 68, or 70. (My bucket list)...:)
Great video Campi! Owned a 65 Ragtop back in the day, and it still stands out as my favorite Pontiac of all time.
Must have been a gorgeous car. Thx for watching!
Pontiac had it going on! That muscle and style, what a car! Damn it is sweet!
Yup.
Too bad they never were able to release the RA V
I've...got..a...Tiger by the tail it's plain to see!
My absolute favorites are '66-'79, but I love all GTOs.
All those ‘65-70s were outstanding
Sweet 389 rare matching nubers Sweet
Gotta love this car.
Gto burning gas,tires and oil lol I had a 66 ragtop loved it
Great cars.
Absolutely Gorgeous!
beautiful color inside and out! amazing sound, an American masterpiece!
thanks for the video
Thx for watching!
Great Car....Great Video. Really enjoyed it! They didn't mount Tach's on the console in the GTO's. 64's Tach was an option only from the factory. It was in place of the clock in the dash. 65 the option was Rally Gauges which included the Tach in the dash. They had a dealer installed Vacuum Gauge which resembled a tach in size and shape which was mounted on the console.
I once saw a '65 Impala SS with a 283 and a Powerglide, and it had a vacuum gauge mounted on the console!
Unfortunately it was rusty as heck - even the bright metal rings on the six round tail light lenses were corroded! Still had all four SS wheel covers though.
Mike, you have an encyclopedic knowledge of these things.
My best friend had a black one. He was a major collector. His family still owned it when he passed.
0:00-0:10 The tiger growls beautifully. Welp. I can always shoot for a similar, well kept and fun Lemans of the same vintage lol. Good video
Thx.
MY FRIEND AL "THE MAG"MARTIN HAD A 64 GOLD COLORED GTO CONVERTABLE WITH A 65 FRONT NOSE/HOOD ETC. HE BOUGHT IT FROM A BODY SHOP ON LONG ISLAND NY,WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM VIETNAM. EVEN THOUGH IT HAD A 4V AND AUTOMATIC TRANNY,IT ALWAYS BURNED RUBBER !!
Burning rubber was a standard feature!
The red dash is a nice touch! When I was a kid my best friend's Parents had a 65. It had the 389 with the3 duce set up, with a 2 speed power glide. The front, and rear carbs were unhooked, so i hooked the linkage back up, and we went cruising. We burned up a new set of snow tires that night. Had to pay for em to. Sure like that 65 especially with the 4 speed. Really like you're channel. PEACE ✌️
Great story.
I am working on right now i love it hope the Lord lets me live to finish it ❤
I had a red 65 lemans… it was my first car
Muscle power. Love goats. ❤️. Elcominos. Poor man pickup truck
! My there'd ❤️. Found on territory called, pueto rico. All matching under tarp❤
Thanks for watching.
Another winner!
Lol very nice ❤
The tri power is excellent on this car!
Works perfectly.
My first car at 17. Had custom paint too.😎
Very cool
Perfect hi-performance Poncho. Stripped, color combo, minor up-grades, everything is the way I would've done it. Also add the Ram air hood. Love it when you the opened up the trips in the video.
(Maybe I wouldn't have had a P/S pump on the motor, but it's still a great one. ) Thanks for posting.
You thx for watching.
Not quite perfect... that 4 bbl. engine doesn't make the tripower scream the way the true tripower engine did... I also noticed that when I puked the tripower 389 in my '65 GTO and put the tripower on a '68 base 400" 350 HP 4 bbl. GTO engine... it didn't scream like the hyper 389 did...
@@BuzzLOLOL This car does have Tri-Power. Not quite sure to what you're referring.
@@BuzzLOLOL The 68 head, (code 16, if it was a 350 Hp motor) would blow the doors off that dinky valved 389. The 67 up Poncho motors were far superior than the antique 66 on under motors. (with the exception of some of the original SDs). Not an opinion, but a proven fact over the last 50+ yrs.
@@joequillun7790 - Nope, the under rated 360 HP '65 389 would blow the doors off the mildly cammed base 400 350 HP engine... I used both engines...
American muscle cars❤
what rear end gears are in it I had a 66 gto but busted up the rear gears where are the Rear end I'd tags located on the gto I had a rear end put in with 355 gears in it from the junk yard and it never ran the same way.
Theresa’s a lavender color so sharp,
Indeed it is.
The color was called Iris Mist-----a one year offering. No formal records on how many were produced but definitely a very low production run. Probably more popular now than it was at that time..
GM is legendary guilty of dumping terrific models, for some insane reason
Well, with the GTO, sales were plummeting and in the case of the ‘73 and ‘74, virtually non-existent.
GTO=Grand Tempest Option was the original designation at Pontiac.
Sorry, but that is an urban legend. Jim Wangers himself said it was John DeLorean’s idea to pilfer the GTO name from Ferrari (Gran Turismo Omologato).
@@musclecarcampy9922 Jim Wangers was in marketing....Grand Tempest Option was the designation even before Jim Wangers was up to speed on what was going on and the whole idea was just an idea based on using the Tempest.
@@matrox Show me proof. I want documentation.
@@musclecarcampy9922 Do like I did. Do your own research. I found it and read it from old timers who were there.
@@matrox I’m not buying it. You made the assertion. Prove it. LOL. Seriously, I’ve never heard it.
Love it a dark Blue 65 GTO with 389- 3dues and a 4-speed Got married and sold it for a 1966 chevy wagon 327 family car Dumb ass me.
You are not the only person to do this.
We hate plastic cars BUT if they came out with these styles again in AMERICA....it would boost the car business overnight
Hard to go back in time. This is a timeless design, but people wouldn’t buy it new today because it isn’t an SUV.
@@musclecarcampy9922 We just disagree on this,if you remember the new version of older styles did VERY well and the actual cars from these generations are doing well also ,hell I'm restoring a 70 Delta 88 2 door myself that I will post in a month
I had one and I kick myself for ever selling it.
As well you should. LOL.
"Mid 14's" ????? My new '64 GTO ran high 13's all day long. My best time at Indy was a 13.89 at 106 mph. Get your facts straight.